书名：Kira-Kira 亮晶晶/闪亮闪亮

作者：Cynthia Kadohata

出版社: Aladdin

出版时间：2006年

平装: 272页

读者对象: 10-14岁

语种：英文

条形码: 9780689856402

商品尺寸: 13 x 2 x 19.4 cm

商品重量: 191 g

In Cynthia Kadohata's lively, lovely, funny and sad novel -- winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal -- the Japanese-American Takeshima family moves from Iowa to Georgia in the 1950s when Katie, the narrator, is just in kindergarten. Though her parents endure grueling conditions and impossible hours in the non-unionized poultry plant and hatchery where they work, they somehow manage to create a loving, stable home for their three children: Lynn, Katie, and Sammy. Katie's trust in, and admiration for, her older sister Lynn never falters, even when her sisterly advice doesn't seem to make sense. Lynn teaches her about everything from how the sky, the ocean, and people's eyes are special to the injustice of racial prejudice. The two girls dream of buying a house for the family someday and even save $100 in candy money: "Our other favorite book was Silas Marner. We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards." When Lynn develops lymphoma, it's heartbreaking, but through the course of her worsening illness, Katie does her best to remember Lynn's "kira-kira" (glittery, shining) outlook on life. Small moments shine the brightest in this poignant story; told beautifully and lyrically in Katie's fresh, honest voice. (Ages 11 to 14) --Karin Snelson 

这是一部描写家人亲情和姐妹情深的感人至深的力作，也是吐露漂泊异乡的追梦者孤独和寂寞之感的代表作。

姐姐林恩教会凯蒂说的第一个词是“基拉-基拉”，它在日语中是“亮晶晶”的意思。凯蒂喜欢这个词！长大一些后，她就用“亮晶晶”来形容自己喜欢的所有东西：蔚蓝的天空啊，皑皑的白雪啊，可爱的小猫小狗啊，美丽的蝴蝶啊，还有那五颜六色的餐巾纸啊，等等。

十岁那年，凯蒂全家从美国艾奥瓦搬到东南部佐治亚的一个小镇，日常生活的艰辛和周围人的对他们一家的歧视，像阴山一样笼罩在凯帝的心头，是姐姐教会了她如何勇敢地面对一切的不如意，努力去发掘和欣赏生命中各种各样美好的事物，而维系家庭成员的浓浓的亲情，更是为她增添了无比的勇气和力量。不幸的是，姐姐后来得了重病，凯蒂无微不至地照顾她，直到她生命的最后一刻。生活的道路依然漫长，形单影只的凯蒂，能否独自一人去实现她和姐姐共同的梦想呢？

本书是美国*权威的少儿读物奖纽伯瑞奖2005年获金奖的作品，上市后连续数月高居《纽约时报》十大少儿类畅销书之列，多次荣登亚马逊畅销书排行榜最前列。纽伯瑞奖评委会主席苏珊·福斯特评价本书说：“这部光彩夺目的书以静如止水的笔调叙述了凯蒂的童年之旅，其间包含了贫困、歧视以及家庭悲剧的苦痛。而小读者们在被深深吸引和感动的同时，也从弥漫于全书的哀婉与诙谐的氛围中看到了由内到外散发出来的希望的光辉。”

Cynthia Kadohatais a novelist who has also had stories published in The New Yorker, Grand Street Magazine, and Ploughshares. The New York Times called her "a luminous new voice in fiction" with the publication of her first novel, The Floating World. A Whiting Award fellow, she lives in Los Angeles, California.