![]() ![]() Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. “Kira-kira” is Japanese for glittering, and Kadohata’s Katie sparkles.Ĭhainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.Įvery four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school. The vivid writing and the portrayal of a most loving and honorable father lift this above the norm. Kadohata weaves details of life for a Japanese-American family into the narrative along with Lynn and Katie’s gradual acquirement of understanding of the dominant culture around them. So I didn’t need a bank, personally.” Starting out in Iowa, the family moves to Georgia both parents work long hours in the poultry industry to buy and then pay for a house of their own. Humor keeps the depth of sadness at bay as Katie reports events: “If a robber came to our apartment, I would hit him over the head with a lamp. The supporting cast of extended family and friends also fits within Katie’s vision of life. ![]() Katie loves and admires her older sister, Lynn, only to lose her in this story that reads like a memoir about a Japanese-American family in the 1950s.īuilt around the loss of Lynn to lymphoma, it belongs to Katie and stays true to her perspective. ![]()
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