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禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 禺賵丿賲丕賳
kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason and so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop on the street to stare, and it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow, but when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering -- kira-kira -- in the future.
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First published February 1, 2004
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Cynthia Kadohata
37听books578听followersCynthia Kadohata is a Japanese American writer known for her insightful coming-of-age stories about Asian American women. Her first published short story appeared in The New Yorker in 1986. As she spent her early childhood in the American South, the author set both her first adult novel and her first novel for children in Southern states. The former became a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and the latter--her first children's book, entitled Kira-Kira--won the 2005 Newbery Medal.
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February 1, 2009
Oh, do you ever wish a book could just go on? Kira-kira is such a beautiful piece of writing that the story has stayed with me since I finished it two days ago. It's one of those books that makes you feel like nothing you read after that will compare. The richness of the characters is what drives this story, and by the end of the book I felt as if I knew each and every one of them.
This is the story of a Japanese-American family named Takeshima. Katie, the middle child, is the narrator of their story. She is very close to her siblings, Lynn and Sammy, and their lives revolve around each other. When Katie is a very small child, Lynn teaches her the title word, Kira-Kira, which is the Japanese word for glittery or shiny. It is ironic that kira-kira becomes an important word between the girls, because their lives would not appear to be kira-kira to the outside world. Their parents, in an effort to accomplish their dream to own their own home, move the family to Georgia so that they can work in a poultry factory. As they are working themselves into exhaustion, the children are constant and loving companions to each other. As the kids assimilate into school life in Georgia, where the local people are less than welcoming, they remain each other's best friends. Together they play, talk, support each other, and dream of what life will be in the future. They create a sense of happiness and brightness around themselves.
When their parents dream of owning their own home comes to fruition, the Takeshima family is very proud and they are all convinced that their lives will be forever good. But the joy of owning a piece of the American dream is soon destroyed by Lynn's growing health problems. As Lynn's kira-kira diminishes, the reader is left with a heavy heart for Katie and her family.
Kira-kira is a beautiful story about spirit and strength. Kadohata's writing flows like a mountain stream, taking the reader with her. It's quietly dramatic, yet completely engaging. The story takes place over years, and the characters develop and change in obvious and subtle ways, just like children do in real life. Katie is not a magnificent, larger-than-life character in the way, say, Harry Potter is. She's a normal little girl, sometimes struggling in school, sometimes trying to find her way in a world that is familiar yet foreign to her. Even though life deals her some difficult cards, Katie is always guided by the love of her family. The reader can take comfort knowing that wherever Katie goes, the sweetness of her personality and love in her heart will always keep the kira-kira surrounding her.
This is the story of a Japanese-American family named Takeshima. Katie, the middle child, is the narrator of their story. She is very close to her siblings, Lynn and Sammy, and their lives revolve around each other. When Katie is a very small child, Lynn teaches her the title word, Kira-Kira, which is the Japanese word for glittery or shiny. It is ironic that kira-kira becomes an important word between the girls, because their lives would not appear to be kira-kira to the outside world. Their parents, in an effort to accomplish their dream to own their own home, move the family to Georgia so that they can work in a poultry factory. As they are working themselves into exhaustion, the children are constant and loving companions to each other. As the kids assimilate into school life in Georgia, where the local people are less than welcoming, they remain each other's best friends. Together they play, talk, support each other, and dream of what life will be in the future. They create a sense of happiness and brightness around themselves.
When their parents dream of owning their own home comes to fruition, the Takeshima family is very proud and they are all convinced that their lives will be forever good. But the joy of owning a piece of the American dream is soon destroyed by Lynn's growing health problems. As Lynn's kira-kira diminishes, the reader is left with a heavy heart for Katie and her family.
Kira-kira is a beautiful story about spirit and strength. Kadohata's writing flows like a mountain stream, taking the reader with her. It's quietly dramatic, yet completely engaging. The story takes place over years, and the characters develop and change in obvious and subtle ways, just like children do in real life. Katie is not a magnificent, larger-than-life character in the way, say, Harry Potter is. She's a normal little girl, sometimes struggling in school, sometimes trying to find her way in a world that is familiar yet foreign to her. Even though life deals her some difficult cards, Katie is always guided by the love of her family. The reader can take comfort knowing that wherever Katie goes, the sweetness of her personality and love in her heart will always keep the kira-kira surrounding her.
December 31, 2008
THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE AWESOMEST BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF AWESOME BOOKS. I cried at the end. I reccomend it to you and everyone you know. I read it like 10 times and so should you. It's about a Japanese girl and her family living in the U.S. in that descrimination era.
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Kira-Kira, Cynthia Kadohata
Kira-Kira is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie Takeshima, the middle child in a Japanese-American family. "Kira-Kira" means glittering or shining. In the early 1950s, Katie Takeshima and her family live in Iowa, where her parents own a Japanese supermarket. When the store goes out of business in 1956, the family moves from Iowa to an apartment in Georgia where Katie's parents work at a hatchery with other Japanese families. Katie's best friend is her older sister Lynn, whom Katie looks up to as the most intelligent person she knows. She cites Lynn's ability to beat their Uncle Katsuhisa, a self-proclaimed chess grand master, at his own game as an example. Katie holds close to her heart the Japanese term "Kira-Kira", which Lynn taught her. They use it to describe things that glitter in their lives. When they first move to Georgia, Lynn guides Katie around her new surroundings and teaches her to always be positive about things. In this period, Lynn is portrayed to be highly sensible and independent as she teaches Katie to save money for their parents. ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 倬丕賳夭丿賴賲 賲丕賴 丌诏賵爻鬲 爻丕賱 2008 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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Kira-Kira is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It won the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie Takeshima, the middle child in a Japanese-American family. "Kira-Kira" means glittering or shining. In the early 1950s, Katie Takeshima and her family live in Iowa, where her parents own a Japanese supermarket. When the store goes out of business in 1956, the family moves from Iowa to an apartment in Georgia where Katie's parents work at a hatchery with other Japanese families. Katie's best friend is her older sister Lynn, whom Katie looks up to as the most intelligent person she knows. She cites Lynn's ability to beat their Uncle Katsuhisa, a self-proclaimed chess grand master, at his own game as an example. Katie holds close to her heart the Japanese term "Kira-Kira", which Lynn taught her. They use it to describe things that glitter in their lives. When they first move to Georgia, Lynn guides Katie around her new surroundings and teaches her to always be positive about things. In this period, Lynn is portrayed to be highly sensible and independent as she teaches Katie to save money for their parents. ...
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July 23, 2008
This is by far one of the loveliest books I have read in a long time! I can't remember when I last cried over a children's book, but this touching story about a young Japanese-American girl definitely made me shed a tear or two. Katie and her family, including big sister Lynn and little brother Sammy, live in a small town in Georgia during a time when looking different means low-paying jobs and unaffordable housing. Katie's parents eventually end up working multiple factory jobs to support the family, and the situation worsens when Lynn becomes mysteriously ill. In spite of the family's hardships, Katie's quirky way of looking at life makes this book a cheerful read. Even a sad ending brings a smile to the reader's face, simply because it is so lyrically spun by the author through Katie's voice. I absolutely adored this book, and I can't wait to share it with my students. I know that they will laugh out loud at times when they read about the crazy predicaments that Katie manages to get herself into, but they might also cry when they find out what happens to this amazing family.
January 7, 2022
"I was born in Iowa in 1951. I know a lot about when I was a little girl, because my sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary in a drawer next to my bed." (PG. 2)
YA- John Newbery Medal
Japanese family moves from Iowa to Georgia in the 50s...
I really enjoyed the flow and the characters in this novel. I liked that the main character, Katie, just stated facts about being Japanese in Georgia not blaming her living conditions or situation on racism or blaming others. I am glad the author didn't give this experience to the characters. I do imagine it was hard being 1 of 32 Japanese people living in Southern Georgia at that time.
This was a book about a hard working family and having honor and a strong sense of character. I rooted for this family. I liked that the narrator was twelve-year-old Katie and her perception of that time in her life. I felt the loss the family went through. It broke my heart and that is why I thought the author did a great job in her storytelling.
Short and to the point. Recommend for YA and adults alike.
YA- John Newbery Medal
Japanese family moves from Iowa to Georgia in the 50s...
I really enjoyed the flow and the characters in this novel. I liked that the main character, Katie, just stated facts about being Japanese in Georgia not blaming her living conditions or situation on racism or blaming others. I am glad the author didn't give this experience to the characters. I do imagine it was hard being 1 of 32 Japanese people living in Southern Georgia at that time.
This was a book about a hard working family and having honor and a strong sense of character. I rooted for this family. I liked that the narrator was twelve-year-old Katie and her perception of that time in her life. I felt the loss the family went through. It broke my heart and that is why I thought the author did a great job in her storytelling.
Short and to the point. Recommend for YA and adults alike.
October 4, 2023
my favorite childhood book. the book closest to my heart. the book that taught me what it was to be a big sister before i even became a big sister. will always have a special place on my shelf. it's all tattered and frazzled because i've read it so much, but this book was the first book to ever move me the way it did to my eight year old self.
February 16, 2011
I had to take my mind off the fact that I was taking a life-changing exam at 1:30 pm. I had started this middle school, Newbury award winning little book earlier in the week in between cramming, and decided the morning of the exam that the best way to chill and prepare was to lie back and finish the back half of the book. Wow. What a great decision. Kadohata does an amazing job not only of evoking what it feels like to be a kid bewildered by family, world, school, and simply how to be, but especially excels at describing the alienated world of growing up in the south as a Japanese American. That said, I was in the South over a decade later than the protagonist (in my case, 1st and 2nd grade in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the turn of the 70s, not too many years after Wallace's notorious exclamation, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"; but the book is set earlier!). And talk about emotional catharsis: this book took me to the extremes of emotion, laughing one moment (in identification) to simply weeping. I can't wait to read more Kadohata. Oh, and by the way, I passed that dang exam.
February 16, 2010
Being of Japanese descent, I recognized so much that was in my childhood of the day to day existence and the way the family operated. I grew up in California but I think the racism that was experienced in the book was what my parent generation had to deal with in the South.
I particularly appreciate the correct pronunciation of the Japanese language. That's one downside of audio books, if you get it wrong, it is difficult to listen to. I once rented out a book by Gail Tsukiyama (the one with the red and white cover with an image of cherry blossoms). In any case, the pronuniciation was so bad by the reader, it grated on my nerves each time a Japanese word was mispronounced, and I didn't get past the first few chapters and ended up not completing the book.
This book was a beautifully written, thanks Julie for writing a review of it. A very simple but touching story about the experiences of a young Japanese American girl growing up in Georgia.
I particularly appreciate the correct pronunciation of the Japanese language. That's one downside of audio books, if you get it wrong, it is difficult to listen to. I once rented out a book by Gail Tsukiyama (the one with the red and white cover with an image of cherry blossoms). In any case, the pronuniciation was so bad by the reader, it grated on my nerves each time a Japanese word was mispronounced, and I didn't get past the first few chapters and ended up not completing the book.
This book was a beautifully written, thanks Julie for writing a review of it. A very simple but touching story about the experiences of a young Japanese American girl growing up in Georgia.
February 6, 2022
Why do I keep choosing such sad books???
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January 1, 2009
Kira-Kira is the story of the Japanese-American Takeshima family, told from the point of view of Katie, the youngest daughter. We learn in the opening passage of the story that Kira-Kira means 鈥済littering鈥� in Japanese, and that it was Katie鈥檚 first word, taught to her by her older sister Lynn. It鈥檚 obvious from the beginning that Katie adores Lynn.
Born in Iowa to Japanese immigrants, Katie and Lynn have a nice childhood, but everything changes when the family鈥檚 Asian food store goes out of business, and they move to Georgia to become factory workers in a poultry processing plant. It鈥檚 here that Katie realizes for the first time that she is different. Shunned by the white Georgians, the Japanese community in Georgia is tight knit, but life is very difficult. Katie and Lynn鈥檚 parents work extremely long hours under harsh conditions. Katie and Lynn rarely see their father, and when they do, he鈥檚 exhausted. Their mother is forced to wear 鈥減ads鈥� because bathroom breaks are not allowed in the factory. When their baby brother, Sammy, is born, the girls and a next door neighbor pretty much raise him. Just when things can鈥檛 get worse, Lynn becomes very ill, and the family鈥檚 bonds are tested.
This heart wrenching story is one that I will soon not forget. Cynthia Kadohata expertly gets into the mind of a girl Katie鈥檚 age who has to deal with some very adult situations but does not quite understand them. An example of this is when Lynn is very ill, and despite appearing very strong and brave in front of Lynn, Katie needs a moment alone and breaks down:
鈥淚 cried and cried. For a while as I cried I hated my parents, as if it were their fault Lynn was sick. Then I cried because I loved my parents so much. Then I didn鈥檛 feel like crying anymore. I just felt barren, my eyes felt dry. They sky was still gray. Everything was gray, the sky and the store and even my hand when I held it out in front of myself. I wondered in anyone else in history had ever been as sad as I was at that moment鈥� (p. 199).
We also see racism, prejudice, and the unfair treatment of the factory workers through Katie鈥檚 eyes. While some have criticized this book and being slow and uninteresting for young adults, it would have been right up my alley when I was younger. Certainly, it鈥檚 not for every kid and may appeal more to girls than boys, but it鈥檚 a story that I think will impact many. It was completely deserving of its 2005 Newbery Medal win.
Born in Iowa to Japanese immigrants, Katie and Lynn have a nice childhood, but everything changes when the family鈥檚 Asian food store goes out of business, and they move to Georgia to become factory workers in a poultry processing plant. It鈥檚 here that Katie realizes for the first time that she is different. Shunned by the white Georgians, the Japanese community in Georgia is tight knit, but life is very difficult. Katie and Lynn鈥檚 parents work extremely long hours under harsh conditions. Katie and Lynn rarely see their father, and when they do, he鈥檚 exhausted. Their mother is forced to wear 鈥減ads鈥� because bathroom breaks are not allowed in the factory. When their baby brother, Sammy, is born, the girls and a next door neighbor pretty much raise him. Just when things can鈥檛 get worse, Lynn becomes very ill, and the family鈥檚 bonds are tested.
This heart wrenching story is one that I will soon not forget. Cynthia Kadohata expertly gets into the mind of a girl Katie鈥檚 age who has to deal with some very adult situations but does not quite understand them. An example of this is when Lynn is very ill, and despite appearing very strong and brave in front of Lynn, Katie needs a moment alone and breaks down:
鈥淚 cried and cried. For a while as I cried I hated my parents, as if it were their fault Lynn was sick. Then I cried because I loved my parents so much. Then I didn鈥檛 feel like crying anymore. I just felt barren, my eyes felt dry. They sky was still gray. Everything was gray, the sky and the store and even my hand when I held it out in front of myself. I wondered in anyone else in history had ever been as sad as I was at that moment鈥� (p. 199).
We also see racism, prejudice, and the unfair treatment of the factory workers through Katie鈥檚 eyes. While some have criticized this book and being slow and uninteresting for young adults, it would have been right up my alley when I was younger. Certainly, it鈥檚 not for every kid and may appeal more to girls than boys, but it鈥檚 a story that I think will impact many. It was completely deserving of its 2005 Newbery Medal win.
December 18, 2012
Much of this book was predictable: young protagonist, struggles come to family, family begins to falter, and tragedy must be overcome at end. But I liked the setting and the plot. It was a Japanese family in Georgia in the 1950s. It was interesting to hear about the hard work and the different kind of prejudice. It made me wonder what my grandmother must have gone through when she relocated to the "land" states.
I think the part I most connected with was the relationship between the two sisters. It is told from Katie's point of view, who is about 4 or 5 years younger than Lynn. As this is the age difference between me and my sister, I instantly knew what it was like to look up to this seemingly perfect sister and idolize her. How the older sister made even the simplest things amazing and wonderful. That life was "kira-kira" because the older sister made it so.
One thing I question: the age group this is aimed at. I can certainly understand YA. But children's? How young are we going? The occasional use of language could be overlooked I suppose. But even the innocent dealings of some subjects.... Well, I would rather have talked to my own children before they ever encountered it in this book in the way it is handled.
I think the part I most connected with was the relationship between the two sisters. It is told from Katie's point of view, who is about 4 or 5 years younger than Lynn. As this is the age difference between me and my sister, I instantly knew what it was like to look up to this seemingly perfect sister and idolize her. How the older sister made even the simplest things amazing and wonderful. That life was "kira-kira" because the older sister made it so.
One thing I question: the age group this is aimed at. I can certainly understand YA. But children's? How young are we going? The occasional use of language could be overlooked I suppose. But even the innocent dealings of some subjects.... Well, I would rather have talked to my own children before they ever encountered it in this book in the way it is handled.
December 2, 2024
A close knit, insular Japanese-American family struggling for the American dream first in Iowa then in southern Georgia. A lot of hard work, little kindness from the white population around them, and then the illness of the elder daughter. Very moving tale from the younger sister's perspective and her coming of age, with insights into family dynamics, integrity, kindness and empathy.
Newbery winner.
Newbery winner.
May 1, 2025
I was initially intrigued by the look into life for Japanese Americans in the 1950s as I haven't seen much of that perspective in print, but the first half of the book quickly bored me with a string of low-key slice-of-life family moments. And just when it seems like nothing will ever happen, a most depressing plot finally kicks in as a health issue affects one member of the family.
I can't imagine a lot of children having a good time with this book.
It doesn't help that the narrator -- the younger daughter and middle child of the family -- is the least interesting person in the book with a prose style as simplistic as her childish insights.
I can't imagine a lot of children having a good time with this book.
It doesn't help that the narrator -- the younger daughter and middle child of the family -- is the least interesting person in the book with a prose style as simplistic as her childish insights.
February 8, 2009
This one never got to my currently reading shelf as I was too busy reading, or listening to it. Caused me to miss a few turns. It had been recommended to me two years ago by a friend who also got me into Audible Books. From the sounds of the crickets resounding in the words of the title to the glitter of the world, I can see how this book deserved the 2005 Newbery award. Cynthia Kadohata elaborated on so many themes from the personal connection of being Japanese in America to the universal themes of family, death and dying, and living in the complex world. It was especially satisfying when Katie's father apologized to the hatchery owner, removed Lynn's bedding, and made the conscientious decision to live as a happy family rather than a sad family. Suffering is universal, but so too is the decisions to live or not. I can't help connecting to the theme of to live or not, to be a happy family or not, to hate or not. At some time everyone meets with trajedy and major disappointment. The key to living is the decision to go on living. I felt like I was a part of this family as Katie told me about her sister, brother, parents, and uncle, each one trying to take care of the others. Kadohata realistically shared the thoughts of the young girls, honest thoughts about her sister's illness. How many young people feel guilty about something they did that they didn't understand? The way Kadohata unfolded the story of Katie getting mad at her sister, being impatient, thinking that her sister would get better, interacting with her parents, and worrying about her sister's friends showed a respect for and understanding for a child's thoughts and questions. I thought the way she let Katie change, grow up, understand from her reflections on her relationship with her sister that she could do well in school if she worked at it. Doing well at school is a metaphor for doing well in life. The story while sad, is full of hope. This well crafted story will stick with me and I am sure that middle school students can read it. The way kira-kira was woven through Katie' life and the world around her was masterful. Even to the night of her death, Lynn was looking at her world. This reminded me of a friend, dying of cancer, enjoying being read to, saying "I didn't know that, did you?"
I still have questions about the historical setting. I learned about the chicken sexers' job and how the hatchery's worked towards unionization. I had not known that Japanese people worked in this agricultural setting. So like other books, Night John, Baseball Saved Us, and ________________ I learned more about the social issues in the America we seldom talked about growing up.
I still have questions about the historical setting. I learned about the chicken sexers' job and how the hatchery's worked towards unionization. I had not known that Japanese people worked in this agricultural setting. So like other books, Night John, Baseball Saved Us, and ________________ I learned more about the social issues in the America we seldom talked about growing up.
February 2, 2012
Attention Yankees! The pronoun "y'all" is a contraction of "you all" and is plural. No one in the South ever addresses a single person as y'all. That would be like addressing that person as "you folks." It doesn't make any sense. I should be more forgiving, since the towering Russell Banks makes the same gaffe in Rule of the Bone, but Kadohata's persistence in this folly pretty much ruined the book for me. My willing suspension of disbelief deflated with an almost audible hiss. Other lame laziness: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was released during the Kennedy administration and not the Eisenhower years.
June 10, 2020
Cu峄憂 ti峄僽 thuy岷縯 tu峄昳 th啤 c峄 m矛nh, gi峄� l么i ra 膽峄峜 l岷. L岷 膽岷 ti锚n 膽峄峜 h峄搃 c貌n h峄峜 Ti峄僽 h峄峜, kh么ng 岷 t瓢峄g g矛 nhi峄乽, ch岷痗 b峄焛 ng脿y 岷 c貌n con n铆t qu谩. Gi峄� 膽峄峜 l岷 hai, 峄� c谩i tu峄昳 m矛nh 膽茫 nh岷璶 th峄ヽ 膽瓢峄 nhi峄乽 th峄� h啤n v峄� cu峄檆 膽峄漣, th矛 th岷 cu峄憂 n脿y bu峄搉 v么 h岷, 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿 峄� nh峄痭g ch瓢啤ng cu峄慽.
鈥淜ira-Kira鈥� m峄� 膽岷 c贸 th峄� kh么ng 膽瓢峄 h岷 d岷玭, v脿 th峄眂 s峄�, trong qu谩 kh峄� m矛nh 膽茫 t峄玭g c贸 l岷 c峄� g岷痭g 膽峄峜 l岷 cu峄憂 n脿y, nh瓢ng 膽脿nh ph岷 d峄玭g l岷 峄� ch瓢啤ng 2 hay 3 g矛 膽岷. Nh瓢ng r峄搃 c脿ng 膽峄峜, c芒u chuy峄噉 c脿ng chinh ph峄 m矛nh, b峄焛 t铆nh gi岷 d峄�, tinh t岷� v脿 tr脿n 膽岷 c岷 x煤c m脿 c贸 l岷� ch峄� nh峄痭g t谩c gi岷� ng瓢峄漣 Nh岷璽 ho岷穋 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 m峄沬 th峄� hi峄噉 膽瓢峄. M矛nh 岷 t瓢峄g tr瓢峄沜 t矛nh c岷 ch峄� em kh膬ng kh铆t c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie cho 膽岷縩 t岷璶 gi芒y ph煤t cu峄慽 c霉ng, d岷玼 cho trong qu谩 tr矛nh l峄沶 l锚n, m峄梚 ch峄� em 膽茫 c贸 nh峄痭g l煤c m岷 quan t芒m 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g m峄慽 quan h峄� b岷 b猫 kh谩c m脿 kh么ng d脿nh nhi峄乽 th峄漣 gian b锚n nhau.
B锚n c岷h t矛nh ch峄� em c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie, 鈥淜ira-Kira鈥� c农ng b脿y ra tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 膽峄檆 gi岷� b峄ヽ tranh th峄眂 t岷 ph农 ph脿ng c峄 th岷� h峄� nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 sinh s峄憂g v脿 l脿m vi峄嘽 tr锚n 膽岷 M峄�. Gia 膽矛nh c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie ch铆nh l脿 h矛nh m岷玼 膽岷 di峄噉 cho nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 nh岷璸 c瓢, l脿 x瓢啤ng s峄憂g cho qu谩 tr矛nh s岷 xu岷 h脿ng h贸a c峄 qu峄慶 gia m脿 h峄� t峄沬 膽峄媙h c瓢, th岷� nh瓢ng, h峄� ch峄� 膽瓢峄 xem nh瓢 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 l脿m c么ng th岷 k茅m. Cha m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie ch峄� c贸 m峄檛 瓢峄沜 m啤 duy nh岷, 膽贸 l脿 ki岷縨 膽峄� ti峄乶 膽峄� mua 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 c膬n nh脿 t瓢啤m t岷 膽脿ng ho脿ng cho c谩c con. 岷 v岷瓂 m脿 bi岷縯 bao ca l脿m th锚m 峄� tr岷 岷 tr峄﹏g hay nh脿 m谩y ch岷� bi岷縩 th峄媡, bao nhi锚u c么ng vi峄嘽 m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie l脿m th锚m 膽峄� c贸 th峄� m峄檛 ng脿y n脿o 膽贸 hi峄噉 th峄眂 h贸a 瓢峄沜 m啤 c峄 h峄�, cu峄慽 c霉ng v岷玭 kh么ng th峄� gi煤p h峄� t峄� th芒n ki岷縨 膽峄� ti峄乶 膽峄� mua nh脿, m脿 ph岷 膽i vay th岷� ch岷 ng芒n h脿ng. T矛nh c岷h l脿m vi峄嘽 li锚n t峄 18 ti岷縩g m峄檛 ng脿y, b谩n s峄ヽ lao 膽峄檔g c峄 m矛nh m峄檛 c谩ch r岷� m岷 cho 么ng ch峄� Lyndon c峄 cha m岷� Lynn v脿 Katie t瓢啤ng ph岷 m峄檛 c谩ch 膽au l貌ng v脿 ph岷玭 u岷 v峄沬 s峄� gi脿u sang nh峄� th峄玜 k岷� c峄 么ng ch峄� keo ki峄噒 Lyndon鈥�
V脿 c貌n 膽贸 nh峄痭g 谩nh nh矛n, h脿nh vi mang t铆nh ph芒n bi峄噒 ch峄g t峄檆 nh岷痬 v脿o ch峄� em Lynn v脿 Katie - nh峄痭g c么 b茅 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 ch芒u 脕 s峄憂g gi峄痑 bang Georgia n啤i ch峄� c贸 ch峄玭g 30 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 sinh s峄憂g. Ph芒n bi峄噒 ch峄g t峄檆 v岷玭 lu么n l脿 m峄檛 v岷 膽峄� g芒y nh峄ヽ nh峄慽 峄� M峄�, kh么ng ch峄� 峄� nh峄痭g n膬m 1950 trong c芒u chuy峄噉, m脿 c貌n c岷� b芒y gi峄�, n岷縰 nh瓢 c谩c b岷 c贸 theo d玫i t矛nh h矛nh ch铆nh tr峄� x茫 h峄檌 c峄 M峄� nh峄痭g ng脿y g岷 膽芒y. Nh峄痭g tr岷 nghi峄噈 kh么ng m岷 vui v岷� m脿 Lynn v脿 Katie 膽茫 tr岷 qua khi chuy峄僴 膽岷縩 s峄憂g 峄� Georgia, nh瓢ng ph岷 h峄﹏g ch峄媢 nh峄痭g 谩nh nh矛n ch岷眒 ch岷眒 nh岷痬 v脿o hai ch峄� em, s峄� 膽峄慽 x峄� c峄 m峄檛 s峄� b岷 h峄峜鈥� c贸 l岷� c农ng kh么ng kh谩c m岷 so v峄沬 nh峄痭g g矛 膽ang di峄卬 ra 膽峄慽 v峄沬 c谩c s岷痗 t峄檆 kh么ng ph岷 l脿 da tr岷痭g 峄� M峄� b芒y gi峄濃€�
C芒u chuy峄噉 di峄卬 ti岷縩 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g ch瓢啤ng cu峄慽 c霉ng, khi b峄噉h ung th瓢 m谩u c峄 Lynn 膽茫 膽岷縩 m峄ヽ kh么ng th峄� l脿m g矛 膽瓢峄 n峄痑. C贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 膽茫 khi岷縩 m矛nh kh贸c, v铆 d峄� nh瓢 khi Lynn v脿 Katie c霉ng nhau l岷 ti峄乶 ti岷縯 ki峄噈 l脿 v脿i tr膬m 膽么 膽峄� 膽瓢a cho m岷�, g贸p th锚m ti峄乶 mua nh脿. 膼贸 l脿 nh峄痭g 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 d末 nhi锚n ch岷硁g th岷 v脿o 膽芒u so v峄沬 s峄� ti峄乶 c岷 c贸 膽峄� t岷璾 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 c膬n nh脿 t瓢啤m t岷, th岷� nh瓢ng v岷玭 l脿 nh峄痭g 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie c岷 trong n瓢峄沜 m岷痶, 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 c峄 nh峄痭g 膽峄゛ tr岷� c貌n qu谩 b茅 膽峄� ph岷 lo l岷痭g ngh末 suy chuy峄噉 c啤m 谩o g岷 ti峄乶, nh瓢ng r峄搃 th峄眂 t岷 ph农 ph脿ng c峄 cu峄檆 s峄憂g v岷玭 b峄 v芒y l岷 ch煤ng. Hay khi Lynn b峄� b峄噉h h脿nh 膽岷縩 m峄ヽ t芒m t铆nh thay 膽峄昳, 膽貌i u峄憂g s峄痑 r峄搃 l岷 mu峄憂 u峄憂g n瓢峄沜, khi岷縩 Katie c农ng ph岷 v岷 v岷� chi峄乽 theo 媒 ch峄� m矛nh 膽峄� r峄搃 sau 膽贸 n峄昳 gi岷璶 v峄沬 ch峄�.
T谩c gi岷� 膽茫 mi锚u t岷� h岷縯 s峄ヽ ch芒n th峄眂 nh峄痭g g矛 m脿 b峄噉h nh芒n ung th瓢 v脿 ng瓢峄漣 nh脿 b峄噉h nh芒n tr岷 qua th么ng qua chi ti岷縯 n脿y. Kh么ng c贸 nhi峄乽 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶, ch峄� l脿 c谩i c谩ch m脿 c膬n b峄噉h 膽茫 bi岷縩 m峄檛 c么 thi岷縰 n峄� tr岷� trung, h峄峜 gi峄廼, th么ng minh, v峄沬 r岷 nhi峄乽 瓢峄沜 m啤 c貌n 膽ang 峄� ph铆a tr瓢峄沜, tr峄� th脿nh m峄檛 con ng瓢峄漣 n岷眒 v岷� v岷璽, 膽au 膽峄沶 tr锚n gi瓢峄漬g, kh么ng th峄� t峄� m矛nh r贸t cho m矛nh m峄檛 ly n瓢峄沜, ph岷 ch峄媢 膽峄眓g s峄� h脿nh h岷� c峄 b峄噉h t岷璽, khi岷縩 c岷� ng瓢峄漣 ch膬m s贸c cho Lynn - c么 em g谩i m脿 Lynn y锚u th瓢啤ng h岷縯 m峄眂 - c农ng ph岷 m峄噒 m峄廼 v脿 b峄� 岷h h瓢峄焠g ti锚u c峄眂 b峄焛 c膬n b峄噉h.
Nh瓢ng r峄搃 sau t岷 c岷�, sau c谩i ch岷縯 trong l岷穘g l岷� c峄 Lynn, sau nh峄痭g 瓢峄沜 m啤 v岷玭 c貌n ch瓢a th峄眂 hi峄噉 膽瓢峄 c峄 c么 thi岷縰 n峄�, nh瓢 mua cho ba m岷� b岷 c膬n nh脿, hay chuy峄僴 膽岷縩 California sinh s峄憂g, th矛 Lynn 膽茫 l脿m 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 tuy峄噒 di峄噓 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 ng岷痭 ng峄 c峄 m矛nh. 膼贸 l脿 gi煤p Katie nh岷璶 ra, v岷玭 c貌n c贸 膽i峄乽 g矛 膽贸 鈥渒ira-kira鈥� - l岷 l谩nh - 峄� trong nh峄痭g c岷h v岷璽 m脿 c么 b茅 nh矛n th岷, v脿 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿, 峄� ng脿y mai. Nh峄痭g d貌ng cu峄慽 c霉ng khi Katie c霉ng gia 膽矛nh 膽i du l峄媍h 峄� California m脿 kh么ng c貌n Lynn 峄� b锚n c岷h 膽茫 l脿m m矛nh kh贸c nh峄痭g gi峄峵 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 cu峄慽 c霉ng cho c芒u chuy峄噉 bu峄搉 nh瓢ng v岷玭 tr脿n 膽岷 hy v峄峮g n脿y. M矛nh kh贸c cho c谩i 瓢峄沜 m啤 nh峄� nhoi nh瓢ng kh么ng bao gi峄� c贸 th峄� th脿nh hi峄噉 th峄眂 c峄 Katie, 膽贸 ch铆nh l脿 瓢峄沜 g矛 Lynn c贸 峄� 膽芒y 膽峄� t岷璶 h瓢峄焠g l脿n n瓢峄沜 bi峄僴 California xanh ng岷痶 m脿 khi c貌n s峄憂g, Lynn v岷玭 lu么n m啤 t峄沬. R峄搃 m矛nh kh贸c cho nh峄痭g g矛 Katie 膽茫 c岷 nh岷璶 膽瓢峄 khi 膽峄﹏g gi峄痑 n啤i ch峄憂 瓢峄沜 m啤 n脿y c峄 ch峄� m矛nh: r岷眓g gi峄峮g n贸i c峄 ch峄� v岷玭 vang 峄� 膽芒u 膽芒y, trong ti岷縩g s贸ng v峄�, 鈥渒ira-kira鈥�.
鈥淜ira-Kira鈥� m峄� 膽岷 c贸 th峄� kh么ng 膽瓢峄 h岷 d岷玭, v脿 th峄眂 s峄�, trong qu谩 kh峄� m矛nh 膽茫 t峄玭g c贸 l岷 c峄� g岷痭g 膽峄峜 l岷 cu峄憂 n脿y, nh瓢ng 膽脿nh ph岷 d峄玭g l岷 峄� ch瓢啤ng 2 hay 3 g矛 膽岷. Nh瓢ng r峄搃 c脿ng 膽峄峜, c芒u chuy峄噉 c脿ng chinh ph峄 m矛nh, b峄焛 t铆nh gi岷 d峄�, tinh t岷� v脿 tr脿n 膽岷 c岷 x煤c m脿 c贸 l岷� ch峄� nh峄痭g t谩c gi岷� ng瓢峄漣 Nh岷璽 ho岷穋 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 m峄沬 th峄� hi峄噉 膽瓢峄. M矛nh 岷 t瓢峄g tr瓢峄沜 t矛nh c岷 ch峄� em kh膬ng kh铆t c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie cho 膽岷縩 t岷璶 gi芒y ph煤t cu峄慽 c霉ng, d岷玼 cho trong qu谩 tr矛nh l峄沶 l锚n, m峄梚 ch峄� em 膽茫 c贸 nh峄痭g l煤c m岷 quan t芒m 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g m峄慽 quan h峄� b岷 b猫 kh谩c m脿 kh么ng d脿nh nhi峄乽 th峄漣 gian b锚n nhau.
B锚n c岷h t矛nh ch峄� em c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie, 鈥淜ira-Kira鈥� c农ng b脿y ra tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 膽峄檆 gi岷� b峄ヽ tranh th峄眂 t岷 ph农 ph脿ng c峄 th岷� h峄� nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 sinh s峄憂g v脿 l脿m vi峄嘽 tr锚n 膽岷 M峄�. Gia 膽矛nh c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie ch铆nh l脿 h矛nh m岷玼 膽岷 di峄噉 cho nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 nh岷璸 c瓢, l脿 x瓢啤ng s峄憂g cho qu谩 tr矛nh s岷 xu岷 h脿ng h贸a c峄 qu峄慶 gia m脿 h峄� t峄沬 膽峄媙h c瓢, th岷� nh瓢ng, h峄� ch峄� 膽瓢峄 xem nh瓢 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 l脿m c么ng th岷 k茅m. Cha m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie ch峄� c贸 m峄檛 瓢峄沜 m啤 duy nh岷, 膽贸 l脿 ki岷縨 膽峄� ti峄乶 膽峄� mua 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 c膬n nh脿 t瓢啤m t岷 膽脿ng ho脿ng cho c谩c con. 岷 v岷瓂 m脿 bi岷縯 bao ca l脿m th锚m 峄� tr岷 岷 tr峄﹏g hay nh脿 m谩y ch岷� bi岷縩 th峄媡, bao nhi锚u c么ng vi峄嘽 m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie l脿m th锚m 膽峄� c贸 th峄� m峄檛 ng脿y n脿o 膽贸 hi峄噉 th峄眂 h贸a 瓢峄沜 m啤 c峄 h峄�, cu峄慽 c霉ng v岷玭 kh么ng th峄� gi煤p h峄� t峄� th芒n ki岷縨 膽峄� ti峄乶 膽峄� mua nh脿, m脿 ph岷 膽i vay th岷� ch岷 ng芒n h脿ng. T矛nh c岷h l脿m vi峄嘽 li锚n t峄 18 ti岷縩g m峄檛 ng脿y, b谩n s峄ヽ lao 膽峄檔g c峄 m矛nh m峄檛 c谩ch r岷� m岷 cho 么ng ch峄� Lyndon c峄 cha m岷� Lynn v脿 Katie t瓢啤ng ph岷 m峄檛 c谩ch 膽au l貌ng v脿 ph岷玭 u岷 v峄沬 s峄� gi脿u sang nh峄� th峄玜 k岷� c峄 么ng ch峄� keo ki峄噒 Lyndon鈥�
V脿 c貌n 膽贸 nh峄痭g 谩nh nh矛n, h脿nh vi mang t铆nh ph芒n bi峄噒 ch峄g t峄檆 nh岷痬 v脿o ch峄� em Lynn v脿 Katie - nh峄痭g c么 b茅 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 ch芒u 脕 s峄憂g gi峄痑 bang Georgia n啤i ch峄� c贸 ch峄玭g 30 ng瓢峄漣 g峄慶 Nh岷璽 sinh s峄憂g. Ph芒n bi峄噒 ch峄g t峄檆 v岷玭 lu么n l脿 m峄檛 v岷 膽峄� g芒y nh峄ヽ nh峄慽 峄� M峄�, kh么ng ch峄� 峄� nh峄痭g n膬m 1950 trong c芒u chuy峄噉, m脿 c貌n c岷� b芒y gi峄�, n岷縰 nh瓢 c谩c b岷 c贸 theo d玫i t矛nh h矛nh ch铆nh tr峄� x茫 h峄檌 c峄 M峄� nh峄痭g ng脿y g岷 膽芒y. Nh峄痭g tr岷 nghi峄噈 kh么ng m岷 vui v岷� m脿 Lynn v脿 Katie 膽茫 tr岷 qua khi chuy峄僴 膽岷縩 s峄憂g 峄� Georgia, nh瓢ng ph岷 h峄﹏g ch峄媢 nh峄痭g 谩nh nh矛n ch岷眒 ch岷眒 nh岷痬 v脿o hai ch峄� em, s峄� 膽峄慽 x峄� c峄 m峄檛 s峄� b岷 h峄峜鈥� c贸 l岷� c农ng kh么ng kh谩c m岷 so v峄沬 nh峄痭g g矛 膽ang di峄卬 ra 膽峄慽 v峄沬 c谩c s岷痗 t峄檆 kh么ng ph岷 l脿 da tr岷痭g 峄� M峄� b芒y gi峄濃€�
C芒u chuy峄噉 di峄卬 ti岷縩 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g ch瓢啤ng cu峄慽 c霉ng, khi b峄噉h ung th瓢 m谩u c峄 Lynn 膽茫 膽岷縩 m峄ヽ kh么ng th峄� l脿m g矛 膽瓢峄 n峄痑. C贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 膽茫 khi岷縩 m矛nh kh贸c, v铆 d峄� nh瓢 khi Lynn v脿 Katie c霉ng nhau l岷 ti峄乶 ti岷縯 ki峄噈 l脿 v脿i tr膬m 膽么 膽峄� 膽瓢a cho m岷�, g贸p th锚m ti峄乶 mua nh脿. 膼贸 l脿 nh峄痭g 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 d末 nhi锚n ch岷硁g th岷 v脿o 膽芒u so v峄沬 s峄� ti峄乶 c岷 c贸 膽峄� t岷璾 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 c膬n nh脿 t瓢啤m t岷, th岷� nh瓢ng v岷玭 l脿 nh峄痭g 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 m岷� c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie c岷 trong n瓢峄沜 m岷痶, 膽峄搉g ti峄乶 c峄 nh峄痭g 膽峄゛ tr岷� c貌n qu谩 b茅 膽峄� ph岷 lo l岷痭g ngh末 suy chuy峄噉 c啤m 谩o g岷 ti峄乶, nh瓢ng r峄搃 th峄眂 t岷 ph农 ph脿ng c峄 cu峄檆 s峄憂g v岷玭 b峄 v芒y l岷 ch煤ng. Hay khi Lynn b峄� b峄噉h h脿nh 膽岷縩 m峄ヽ t芒m t铆nh thay 膽峄昳, 膽貌i u峄憂g s峄痑 r峄搃 l岷 mu峄憂 u峄憂g n瓢峄沜, khi岷縩 Katie c农ng ph岷 v岷 v岷� chi峄乽 theo 媒 ch峄� m矛nh 膽峄� r峄搃 sau 膽贸 n峄昳 gi岷璶 v峄沬 ch峄�.
T谩c gi岷� 膽茫 mi锚u t岷� h岷縯 s峄ヽ ch芒n th峄眂 nh峄痭g g矛 m脿 b峄噉h nh芒n ung th瓢 v脿 ng瓢峄漣 nh脿 b峄噉h nh芒n tr岷 qua th么ng qua chi ti岷縯 n脿y. Kh么ng c贸 nhi峄乽 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶, ch峄� l脿 c谩i c谩ch m脿 c膬n b峄噉h 膽茫 bi岷縩 m峄檛 c么 thi岷縰 n峄� tr岷� trung, h峄峜 gi峄廼, th么ng minh, v峄沬 r岷 nhi峄乽 瓢峄沜 m啤 c貌n 膽ang 峄� ph铆a tr瓢峄沜, tr峄� th脿nh m峄檛 con ng瓢峄漣 n岷眒 v岷� v岷璽, 膽au 膽峄沶 tr锚n gi瓢峄漬g, kh么ng th峄� t峄� m矛nh r贸t cho m矛nh m峄檛 ly n瓢峄沜, ph岷 ch峄媢 膽峄眓g s峄� h脿nh h岷� c峄 b峄噉h t岷璽, khi岷縩 c岷� ng瓢峄漣 ch膬m s贸c cho Lynn - c么 em g谩i m脿 Lynn y锚u th瓢啤ng h岷縯 m峄眂 - c农ng ph岷 m峄噒 m峄廼 v脿 b峄� 岷h h瓢峄焠g ti锚u c峄眂 b峄焛 c膬n b峄噉h.
Nh瓢ng r峄搃 sau t岷 c岷�, sau c谩i ch岷縯 trong l岷穘g l岷� c峄 Lynn, sau nh峄痭g 瓢峄沜 m啤 v岷玭 c貌n ch瓢a th峄眂 hi峄噉 膽瓢峄 c峄 c么 thi岷縰 n峄�, nh瓢 mua cho ba m岷� b岷 c膬n nh脿, hay chuy峄僴 膽岷縩 California sinh s峄憂g, th矛 Lynn 膽茫 l脿m 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 tuy峄噒 di峄噓 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 ng岷痭 ng峄 c峄 m矛nh. 膼贸 l脿 gi煤p Katie nh岷璶 ra, v岷玭 c貌n c贸 膽i峄乽 g矛 膽贸 鈥渒ira-kira鈥� - l岷 l谩nh - 峄� trong nh峄痭g c岷h v岷璽 m脿 c么 b茅 nh矛n th岷, v脿 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿, 峄� ng脿y mai. Nh峄痭g d貌ng cu峄慽 c霉ng khi Katie c霉ng gia 膽矛nh 膽i du l峄媍h 峄� California m脿 kh么ng c貌n Lynn 峄� b锚n c岷h 膽茫 l脿m m矛nh kh贸c nh峄痭g gi峄峵 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 cu峄慽 c霉ng cho c芒u chuy峄噉 bu峄搉 nh瓢ng v岷玭 tr脿n 膽岷 hy v峄峮g n脿y. M矛nh kh贸c cho c谩i 瓢峄沜 m啤 nh峄� nhoi nh瓢ng kh么ng bao gi峄� c贸 th峄� th脿nh hi峄噉 th峄眂 c峄 Katie, 膽贸 ch铆nh l脿 瓢峄沜 g矛 Lynn c贸 峄� 膽芒y 膽峄� t岷璶 h瓢峄焠g l脿n n瓢峄沜 bi峄僴 California xanh ng岷痶 m脿 khi c貌n s峄憂g, Lynn v岷玭 lu么n m啤 t峄沬. R峄搃 m矛nh kh贸c cho nh峄痭g g矛 Katie 膽茫 c岷 nh岷璶 膽瓢峄 khi 膽峄﹏g gi峄痑 n啤i ch峄憂 瓢峄沜 m啤 n脿y c峄 ch峄� m矛nh: r岷眓g gi峄峮g n贸i c峄 ch峄� v岷玭 vang 峄� 膽芒u 膽芒y, trong ti岷縩g s贸ng v峄�, 鈥渒ira-kira鈥�.
December 16, 2010
I agree with the reviewer who said (in a review from January 2010): "Dear Yankees, the word "y'all" is a contraction of "you all" and it is plural." It was mind-numbingly annoying that Katie used it when addressing a single person with regularity. Kadohata claims she lived in the South when she was young; I can only guess it was for a very short time, a long time ago and she has not returned. Any young child who regularly heard people use this expression correctly and who would pick up the accent as Katie is supposed to have done would also use the expression correctly.
There is nothing poetic or vivid about the prose here. It verges on the pedestrian. The plot offers nothing that I did not see in afterschool specials when I was in junior high...except the characters are of Japanese descent. It was predictable and poorly paced and really quite maudlin. This is the weakest of the 33 Newbery winners I've read so far. Not heinous, just not award material--especially not "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" of the year. Good for bibliotherapy when dealing with grieving girls who might identify with Katie...but not much else.
I was at the awards ceremony when this won and I searched bookstores on the way home for a copy hoping to read it before everyone else (it was a surprise winner); I'm glad I didn't waste my money on it. (Oh, and I have been a member of the Newbery Committee too & will be again).
There is nothing poetic or vivid about the prose here. It verges on the pedestrian. The plot offers nothing that I did not see in afterschool specials when I was in junior high...except the characters are of Japanese descent. It was predictable and poorly paced and really quite maudlin. This is the weakest of the 33 Newbery winners I've read so far. Not heinous, just not award material--especially not "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" of the year. Good for bibliotherapy when dealing with grieving girls who might identify with Katie...but not much else.
I was at the awards ceremony when this won and I searched bookstores on the way home for a copy hoping to read it before everyone else (it was a surprise winner); I'm glad I didn't waste my money on it. (Oh, and I have been a member of the Newbery Committee too & will be again).
July 23, 2017
I can't say how much I loved this. It's got lots of serious issues in it, with just a few of them featuring loss, racism, cruelty, and lots of other stuff all presented greatly from a child's point of view. Which leads me to my next point: the narrative. The narration sounds exactly like you'd expect a nine year old girl to sound. The writing isn't beautiful, and it's very simple, but that's because Kadohata really put herself into the head of her protagonist and made herself sound exactly like the person she was trying to develop. It also had me laughing (sometimes hard) at the bits of "child wisdom" and the wicked bits of humor that lighten up some of the darker parts of the story. I'm surprised more people haven't commented on the gut-busting hilarity of it. But as mentioned, with some of the issues discussed, I really think this one is for the 12-and-ups, despite the young protagonist. Heartily recommended.
April 30, 2015
I found this insufferably cliche and childish.
November 9, 2022
Another book read in my study of the 21st century Newbery Award winners. Kira-Kira received the award in 2005. It is a wonderful story for middle-grade 8-12 year old readers.
Katie is the younger sister in her Japanese-American family. She adores her older sister, Lynn, a girl with a sparkling outlook in life who loves anything that glitters. Kira-kira means glittering in Japanese and Lynn proclaims kira-kira whenever she finds it, whether in fields of grain, the sky, a bracelet, or people's eyes.
The family is quite poor and when they move to Georgia, seeking a better life, the results are mixed. Both parents work long hours. Lynn becomes ill and is misdiagnosed.
Tragedy almost destroys the family. I cried hard at that point. But the way this family moved through their loss and the way Katie follows what she learned from Lynn, were both so excellently written about that much was redeemed.
This is a book that could help any child who has experienced loss make some sense of it. Also a book that demonstrated to me how brave and resilient children truly are. Sometimes lately I feel there is too much emphasis on the lingering effects of childhood trauma. For sure trauma happens to children every day but many rise above it in wondrous ways.
Katie is the younger sister in her Japanese-American family. She adores her older sister, Lynn, a girl with a sparkling outlook in life who loves anything that glitters. Kira-kira means glittering in Japanese and Lynn proclaims kira-kira whenever she finds it, whether in fields of grain, the sky, a bracelet, or people's eyes.
The family is quite poor and when they move to Georgia, seeking a better life, the results are mixed. Both parents work long hours. Lynn becomes ill and is misdiagnosed.
Tragedy almost destroys the family. I cried hard at that point. But the way this family moved through their loss and the way Katie follows what she learned from Lynn, were both so excellently written about that much was redeemed.
This is a book that could help any child who has experienced loss make some sense of it. Also a book that demonstrated to me how brave and resilient children truly are. Sometimes lately I feel there is too much emphasis on the lingering effects of childhood trauma. For sure trauma happens to children every day but many rise above it in wondrous ways.
October 31, 2009
Here are some of the things I thought about when reading this book:
1. The relationship between Katie Takeshima and her older sister Lynn reminded me of my own relationship with my little sister. Katie worships Lynn and does everything she tells her, thinking Lynn is a genius. I think my sister worshiped me too as a kid (I'm convinced she still does, but don't tell her I said that), although I may not be as perfect and protective and full of guidance as Lynn is. My sister also once told me I was smart. I believe her.
2. One of the reasons this book piqued my interest is because the title can be a pun. 'Kira-kira' in Indonesian means 'supposedly, approximately, in estimation'. Puns are always fun, aren't they?
3. Another reason I was interested in this book is because of the original meaning of 'kira-kira' in Japanese, which is 'glittering'. My little sister studied Japanese literature, and we are both quite familiar with Japanese entertainment. In the book Lynn used 'kira-kira' to describe the sky, the sea, and people's eyes. But my sister and I have heard the term being used to describe people -- not just women, but men as well. Some Japanese men can be very glittery.
4. I read the book and enjoyed it. Right after that I read another children's book, . I enjoyed it even better. I've decided to read more children's books that I have never got the chance to read in my childhood. After all, I was born on the 23rd of July, which is National Children's Day in my country. Which means all the children in the country celebrate my birthday every year. Therefore, the running joke in my family is that I am forever a child. I think that is a rather good thing.
1. The relationship between Katie Takeshima and her older sister Lynn reminded me of my own relationship with my little sister. Katie worships Lynn and does everything she tells her, thinking Lynn is a genius. I think my sister worshiped me too as a kid (I'm convinced she still does, but don't tell her I said that), although I may not be as perfect and protective and full of guidance as Lynn is. My sister also once told me I was smart. I believe her.
2. One of the reasons this book piqued my interest is because the title can be a pun. 'Kira-kira' in Indonesian means 'supposedly, approximately, in estimation'. Puns are always fun, aren't they?
3. Another reason I was interested in this book is because of the original meaning of 'kira-kira' in Japanese, which is 'glittering'. My little sister studied Japanese literature, and we are both quite familiar with Japanese entertainment. In the book Lynn used 'kira-kira' to describe the sky, the sea, and people's eyes. But my sister and I have heard the term being used to describe people -- not just women, but men as well. Some Japanese men can be very glittery.
4. I read the book and enjoyed it. Right after that I read another children's book, . I enjoyed it even better. I've decided to read more children's books that I have never got the chance to read in my childhood. After all, I was born on the 23rd of July, which is National Children's Day in my country. Which means all the children in the country celebrate my birthday every year. Therefore, the running joke in my family is that I am forever a child. I think that is a rather good thing.
April 11, 2009
Akhirnya saya bisa juga baca novel ini. Sejak lihat review novel ini di majalah, saya sudah naksir pengen tahu seperti apa jalan ceritanya..Dan ternyata bagus..Tema ceritanya menarik, karena sebelumnya saya belum pernah baca buku yang menceritakan suka duka kehidupan Imigran (terutama imigran jepang),jadi waktu membaca buku ini saya sangat menikmati jalan ceritanya.. Layak dibaca oleh siapapun.. ^_^
Singkat cerita :
Menjadi imigran di Amerika tidaklah mudah, juga bagi Katie Takeshima dan keluarganya. Apalagi saat keluarga Takeshima harus menutup toko makanan Asia yang mereka miliki di Iowa dan pindah ke Chesterfield, Georgia. Di sana orangtua Katie bekerja sebagai buruh peternakan ayam, berjuang mengumpulkan uang sedikit demi sedikit untuk membeli rumah. Di satu sisi juga harus berjuang untuk berasimilasi dengan masyarakat AS. Menghadapi prasangka dari sebagian masyarakat, menghadapi tatapan aneh dari orang-orang yang berpapasan dengan mereka di jalan, serta perlakuan yang kurang manusiawi terhadap buruh pabrik, profesi yang dijalani orangtua Katie.
Beruntung ada Lynn, kakak Katie, yang selalu menjadikan hidup 鈥渂ersinar鈥� (kira-kira, dalam bahasa Jepang, alias glittering atau shining dalam bahasa Inggris). Kata itulah yang pertama dikenal Katie dari sang kakak. Lynn juga yang menjelaskan pada Katie kenapa orang-orang selalu berhenti dan menatap mereka saat berpapasan di jalan.
Lynn-lah yang menjelaskan kepada Katie saat beberapa anak di sekolah tak mau berbicara pada mereka. Lynn juga, dengan cara uniknya memandang dunia, yang mengajar Katie melihat kehidupan jauh ke depan. Menjadi jembatan antar anggota keluarga dan selalu meyakinkan keluarganya bahwa selalu ada harapan bagi keluarga mereka untuk hidup lebih baik. Namun tak ada harapan bagi Lynn sendiri saat ia jatuh sakit. Keluarga mereka pun mulai pecah. Dan Katie-lah yang harus berusaha menyatukan kembali dan menunjukkan "kira-kira" dalam hidup pada keluarganya.
Bersetting tahun 1950-an, Cynthia Kadohata, sang penulis, cukup cantik memaparkan persoalan yang dihadapi keluarga imigran Jepang di AS serta hubungan kakak beradik, Katie dan Lynn, serta saudara laki-laki mereka, Sammy. Sebagian besar kisah yang ada di novel ini merupakan kejadian nyata, begitu juga hubungan yang ada, khususnya hubungan antara Katie dan Lynn.
review dari deeyand.multiply.com
I say : Saya agak kurang sreg dengan cover bukunya. Bayangan saya covernya gak jauh beda dengan cover buku terbitan Simon & Schuster. Kesannya simple banget dan minim desain. Jadinya isi bukunya tak terwakili oleh cover.. Tapi ceritanya saya suka banget..Sembari membaca saya membayangkan keadaan yang dialami Katie dan keluarganya di era tahun 50-an, dimana perbedaan ras bangsa masih menjadi persoalan yang serius..yang pada akhirnya menyengsarakan kaum imigran itu sendiri..
Singkat cerita :
Menjadi imigran di Amerika tidaklah mudah, juga bagi Katie Takeshima dan keluarganya. Apalagi saat keluarga Takeshima harus menutup toko makanan Asia yang mereka miliki di Iowa dan pindah ke Chesterfield, Georgia. Di sana orangtua Katie bekerja sebagai buruh peternakan ayam, berjuang mengumpulkan uang sedikit demi sedikit untuk membeli rumah. Di satu sisi juga harus berjuang untuk berasimilasi dengan masyarakat AS. Menghadapi prasangka dari sebagian masyarakat, menghadapi tatapan aneh dari orang-orang yang berpapasan dengan mereka di jalan, serta perlakuan yang kurang manusiawi terhadap buruh pabrik, profesi yang dijalani orangtua Katie.
Beruntung ada Lynn, kakak Katie, yang selalu menjadikan hidup 鈥渂ersinar鈥� (kira-kira, dalam bahasa Jepang, alias glittering atau shining dalam bahasa Inggris). Kata itulah yang pertama dikenal Katie dari sang kakak. Lynn juga yang menjelaskan pada Katie kenapa orang-orang selalu berhenti dan menatap mereka saat berpapasan di jalan.
Lynn-lah yang menjelaskan kepada Katie saat beberapa anak di sekolah tak mau berbicara pada mereka. Lynn juga, dengan cara uniknya memandang dunia, yang mengajar Katie melihat kehidupan jauh ke depan. Menjadi jembatan antar anggota keluarga dan selalu meyakinkan keluarganya bahwa selalu ada harapan bagi keluarga mereka untuk hidup lebih baik. Namun tak ada harapan bagi Lynn sendiri saat ia jatuh sakit. Keluarga mereka pun mulai pecah. Dan Katie-lah yang harus berusaha menyatukan kembali dan menunjukkan "kira-kira" dalam hidup pada keluarganya.
Bersetting tahun 1950-an, Cynthia Kadohata, sang penulis, cukup cantik memaparkan persoalan yang dihadapi keluarga imigran Jepang di AS serta hubungan kakak beradik, Katie dan Lynn, serta saudara laki-laki mereka, Sammy. Sebagian besar kisah yang ada di novel ini merupakan kejadian nyata, begitu juga hubungan yang ada, khususnya hubungan antara Katie dan Lynn.
review dari deeyand.multiply.com
I say : Saya agak kurang sreg dengan cover bukunya. Bayangan saya covernya gak jauh beda dengan cover buku terbitan Simon & Schuster. Kesannya simple banget dan minim desain. Jadinya isi bukunya tak terwakili oleh cover.. Tapi ceritanya saya suka banget..Sembari membaca saya membayangkan keadaan yang dialami Katie dan keluarganya di era tahun 50-an, dimana perbedaan ras bangsa masih menjadi persoalan yang serius..yang pada akhirnya menyengsarakan kaum imigran itu sendiri..
March 4, 2014
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August 12, 2016
M峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 tuy bu峄搉 膽岷, nh瓢ng m脿 l岷 l谩nh, 膽岷筽 y nh瓢 c谩i t锚n.
B峄慽 c岷h c芒u chuy峄噉 膽岷穞 t岷 n瓢峄沜 M峄�. Gia 膽矛nh c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie l脿 m峄檛 gia 膽矛nh ng瓢峄漣 Nh岷璽, l瓢u l岷 t峄沬 膽芒y do chi岷縩 tranh. H峄� v岷 ph岷 th谩i 膽峄� k茅m th芒n thi峄噉 c峄 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 x贸m gi峄乶g xung quanh ch峄� v矛 h峄� kh么ng ph岷 l脿 ng瓢峄漣 M峄�. Nh瓢ng Lynn, Katie v脿 c岷璾 em trai Sammy v岷玭 l峄沶 l锚n th岷璽 h峄搉 nhi锚n v脿 vui v岷�, b锚n nhau tr岷 qua 膽峄� chuy峄噉 bu峄搉 vui, v脿 g岷穚 膽瓢峄 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 b岷 m峄沬 d峄� th瓢啤ng n峄痑.
Trong m岷痶 Lynn, Katie lu么n l脿 m峄檛 膽峄゛ nh贸c t矛 c岷 膽瓢峄 ch峄� ch膬m s贸c. Katie th矛 c岷瓂 m矛nh c贸 m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 ch峄� 芒n c岷 v脿 xu岷 s岷痗 n锚n b岷 th芒n c农ng kh么ng th猫m c峄� g岷痭g. Nh瓢ng sau n脿y, m峄檛 bi岷縩 c峄� l峄沶 膽em Lynn 膽i xa kh峄廼 gia 膽矛nh Takeshima, khi岷縩 cho Katie d霉 mu峄憂 hay kh么ng c农ng ph岷 tr瓢峄焠g th脿nh, c岷 ph岷 l峄沶 l锚n, 膽峄� c霉ng c岷璾 em Sammy y锚u th瓢啤ng ch膬m s贸c ba m岷� thay c岷� ph岷 c峄 Lynn n峄痑.
Khi 膽峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y, m矛nh 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 th铆ch 膽o岷 Katie k峄� m峄檛 k峄� ni峄噈 v峄� ch峄� c峄 m矛nh. 膼贸 l脿 v脿o m峄檛 ng脿y 膽岷 gi贸, hai ch峄� em leo l锚n m谩i nh脿 c霉ng hai h峄檖 kh膬n gi岷 trong tay, v脿 th岷� ch煤ng bay kh岷痯 c谩nh 膽峄搉g b岷痯. Katie n贸i, nh矛n ch煤ng h峄噒 nh瓢 nh峄痭g c谩nh b瓢峄沵 kh峄昻g l峄�. Sau 膽贸, tuy hai ch峄� em b峄� ph岷 v矛 膽茫 phung ph铆 kh膬n gi岷, nh瓢ng trong t芒m h峄搉 hai 膽峄゛ tr岷�, c农ng th岷璽 x峄﹏g 膽谩ng 膽峄� 膽瓢峄 ng岷痬 nh矛n c岷h t瓢峄g m锚 li tr锚n c谩nh 膽峄搉g n脿y.
鈥淟ynn c贸 th峄� d霉ng m峄檛 v岷璽 d峄g h脿ng ng脿y 膽啤n gi岷, th么ng th瓢峄漬g nh瓢 m峄檛 h峄檖 kh膬n gi岷 v脿 d霉ng n贸 膽峄� ch峄� ra th岷� gi峄沬 di峄噓 k峄� t峄沬 ch峄玭g n脿o. Ch峄� c贸 th峄� ch峄﹏g minh 膽i峄乽 n脿y b岷眓g nhi峄乽 c谩ch kh谩c nhau, v峄沬 kh膬n gi岷 hay bong b贸ng x脿 ph貌ng hay c贸 l岷� c岷� v峄沬 m峄檛 ng峄峮 c峄�. 膼芒y l脿 媒 ngh末a ch铆nh trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 ch峄� t么i.鈥�
B峄慽 c岷h c芒u chuy峄噉 膽岷穞 t岷 n瓢峄沜 M峄�. Gia 膽矛nh c峄 Lynn v脿 Katie l脿 m峄檛 gia 膽矛nh ng瓢峄漣 Nh岷璽, l瓢u l岷 t峄沬 膽芒y do chi岷縩 tranh. H峄� v岷 ph岷 th谩i 膽峄� k茅m th芒n thi峄噉 c峄 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 x贸m gi峄乶g xung quanh ch峄� v矛 h峄� kh么ng ph岷 l脿 ng瓢峄漣 M峄�. Nh瓢ng Lynn, Katie v脿 c岷璾 em trai Sammy v岷玭 l峄沶 l锚n th岷璽 h峄搉 nhi锚n v脿 vui v岷�, b锚n nhau tr岷 qua 膽峄� chuy峄噉 bu峄搉 vui, v脿 g岷穚 膽瓢峄 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 b岷 m峄沬 d峄� th瓢啤ng n峄痑.
Trong m岷痶 Lynn, Katie lu么n l脿 m峄檛 膽峄゛ nh贸c t矛 c岷 膽瓢峄 ch峄� ch膬m s贸c. Katie th矛 c岷瓂 m矛nh c贸 m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 ch峄� 芒n c岷 v脿 xu岷 s岷痗 n锚n b岷 th芒n c农ng kh么ng th猫m c峄� g岷痭g. Nh瓢ng sau n脿y, m峄檛 bi岷縩 c峄� l峄沶 膽em Lynn 膽i xa kh峄廼 gia 膽矛nh Takeshima, khi岷縩 cho Katie d霉 mu峄憂 hay kh么ng c农ng ph岷 tr瓢峄焠g th脿nh, c岷 ph岷 l峄沶 l锚n, 膽峄� c霉ng c岷璾 em Sammy y锚u th瓢啤ng ch膬m s贸c ba m岷� thay c岷� ph岷 c峄 Lynn n峄痑.
Khi 膽峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y, m矛nh 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 th铆ch 膽o岷 Katie k峄� m峄檛 k峄� ni峄噈 v峄� ch峄� c峄 m矛nh. 膼贸 l脿 v脿o m峄檛 ng脿y 膽岷 gi贸, hai ch峄� em leo l锚n m谩i nh脿 c霉ng hai h峄檖 kh膬n gi岷 trong tay, v脿 th岷� ch煤ng bay kh岷痯 c谩nh 膽峄搉g b岷痯. Katie n贸i, nh矛n ch煤ng h峄噒 nh瓢 nh峄痭g c谩nh b瓢峄沵 kh峄昻g l峄�. Sau 膽贸, tuy hai ch峄� em b峄� ph岷 v矛 膽茫 phung ph铆 kh膬n gi岷, nh瓢ng trong t芒m h峄搉 hai 膽峄゛ tr岷�, c农ng th岷璽 x峄﹏g 膽谩ng 膽峄� 膽瓢峄 ng岷痬 nh矛n c岷h t瓢峄g m锚 li tr锚n c谩nh 膽峄搉g n脿y.
鈥淟ynn c贸 th峄� d霉ng m峄檛 v岷璽 d峄g h脿ng ng脿y 膽啤n gi岷, th么ng th瓢峄漬g nh瓢 m峄檛 h峄檖 kh膬n gi岷 v脿 d霉ng n贸 膽峄� ch峄� ra th岷� gi峄沬 di峄噓 k峄� t峄沬 ch峄玭g n脿o. Ch峄� c贸 th峄� ch峄﹏g minh 膽i峄乽 n脿y b岷眓g nhi峄乽 c谩ch kh谩c nhau, v峄沬 kh膬n gi岷 hay bong b贸ng x脿 ph貌ng hay c贸 l岷� c岷� v峄沬 m峄檛 ng峄峮 c峄�. 膼芒y l脿 媒 ngh末a ch铆nh trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 ch峄� t么i.鈥�
July 23, 2014
The story was predictable, but honestly that doesn't matter. It's a simple story but a powerful one. One of the morals of the story is to look for something "Kira-Kira", or "glittering" in everything. And that's a pretty great moral.
I don't have a sister, so I can't personally relate to Katie and Lynn's relationship, but I thought their bond was very sweet.
The main focus of the story is Katie and Lynn's relationship, but there are other things going on too, like the racism prevalent in the American South in the '50s, and unions for factory workers. I think this historical fiction book is perfect for kids, to introduce them to these topics in a gentle way.
Kira-Kira is a good book, and I recommend. Three stars.
I don't have a sister, so I can't personally relate to Katie and Lynn's relationship, but I thought their bond was very sweet.
The main focus of the story is Katie and Lynn's relationship, but there are other things going on too, like the racism prevalent in the American South in the '50s, and unions for factory workers. I think this historical fiction book is perfect for kids, to introduce them to these topics in a gentle way.
Kira-Kira is a good book, and I recommend. Three stars.
March 15, 2018
Kira-Kira was a very heartfelt book, it took awhile for me to finish reading the book because I was reading few other books at the same time. The word Kira Kira has a very deep meaning, you will figure it out as you read the book. A short summary of the book is when Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, Lynn, her sister, explains to Katie why people stop on the street to stare at them. Hope you guys all read this book. It's amazing.
August 17, 2016
膼岷 n膬m 膽岷 th谩ng m脿 kh贸c v矛 truy峄噉...
Nh瓢ng kh么ng sao, 膽芒y kh么ng ph岷 l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 qu谩 bi k峄媍h. N贸 bu峄搉, nh瓢ng nh岷� nh脿ng, t瓢啤i s谩ng v脿 l岷 l谩nh.
Katie h峄搉 nhi锚n, vui t铆nh d峄� s峄�, 膽峄峜 m脿 nhi峄乽 l煤c c峄� ph峄 c瓢峄漣. T矛nh ch峄� em c峄 Lynn v峄沬 Katie v脿 Sam thi峄噒 膽谩ng qu媒.
Nh瓢ng kh么ng sao, 膽芒y kh么ng ph岷 l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 qu谩 bi k峄媍h. N贸 bu峄搉, nh瓢ng nh岷� nh脿ng, t瓢啤i s谩ng v脿 l岷 l谩nh.
Katie h峄搉 nhi锚n, vui t铆nh d峄� s峄�, 膽峄峜 m脿 nhi峄乽 l煤c c峄� ph峄 c瓢峄漣. T矛nh ch峄� em c峄 Lynn v峄沬 Katie v脿 Sam thi峄噒 膽谩ng qu媒.
August 27, 2021
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October 8, 2020
Th岷璽 l岷� l脿 cu峄憂 s谩ch be b茅 n脿y h岷硁 膽茫 c贸 m峄檛 v峄� tr铆 n脿o 膽贸 trong l貌ng 膽峄檆 gi岷� 9x 峄� Vi峄噒 Nam.
C贸 nhi峄乽 th峄� khi岷縩 t么i nh峄� v峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y. 膼贸 l脿 cu峄憂 s谩ch t么i t峄� mua trong Fahasa Qui Nh啤n. Ng脿y 膽贸 ba m谩 th峄塶h tho岷g v岷玭 cho ti峄乶 t么i ti锚u x脿i nh瓢 th岷� (c岷 啤n ba m谩). Th峄� n峄痑 l脿 c谩i ngh峄� ph芒n lo岷 gi峄沬 t铆nh g脿 con 膽瓢峄 mi锚u t岷� trong s谩ch r岷 b岷, song 峄� Vi峄噒 Nam th矛 ngh峄� n脿y ki岷縨 膽瓢峄 ti峄乶 t峄� (n脿y b岷 c贸 th峄� google, Vi峄噒 Nam mu么n n膬m). Th峄� cu峄慽 l脿 t峄 tr岷� con trong truy峄噉 r岷 hay ch峄� ng瓢峄漣 l峄沶, gi峄憂g nh瓢 t么i ng脿y nh峄�. Tu峄昳 nh峄� v峄沬 ch峄� 膽峄 l脿 m峄檛 c谩i g矛 膽贸 r岷 l岷�. B岷 c贸 th峄� qu锚n h岷縯 nh峄痭g vui v岷� l岷玭 bu峄搉 b茫, nh瓢ng b岷 ch岷硁g th峄� qu锚n 膽瓢峄 nh峄痭g l岷 ph岷 ch峄� 膽峄.
Ng脿y 膽贸 th峄塶h tho岷g t么i v岷玭 hay v峄� n峄檌. V脿 c峄� 4 r瓢峄 5h s谩ng l脿 n峄檌 t么i d岷瓂 t瓢峄沬 rau. T么i th矛 kh么ng d谩m 峄� m峄檛 m矛nh. Th岷� n锚n t么i ra ru峄檔g rau v峄玜 膽峄﹏g v峄玜 ng峄� ch峄� n峄檌 t瓢峄沬 rau, th峄塶h tho岷g th岷 m峄檛 con s芒u xanh to t峄� b峄�. T么i kh么ng th峄� n脿o qu锚n nh峄痭g bu峄昳 s谩ng nh瓢 th岷�.
Anw sau bao nhi锚u n膬m, b矛a t岷 b岷 l岷 c峄 Nh脿 xu岷 b岷 Tr岷� x岷 nh瓢 c峄ヽ.
C贸 nhi峄乽 th峄� khi岷縩 t么i nh峄� v峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y. 膼贸 l脿 cu峄憂 s谩ch t么i t峄� mua trong Fahasa Qui Nh啤n. Ng脿y 膽贸 ba m谩 th峄塶h tho岷g v岷玭 cho ti峄乶 t么i ti锚u x脿i nh瓢 th岷� (c岷 啤n ba m谩). Th峄� n峄痑 l脿 c谩i ngh峄� ph芒n lo岷 gi峄沬 t铆nh g脿 con 膽瓢峄 mi锚u t岷� trong s谩ch r岷 b岷, song 峄� Vi峄噒 Nam th矛 ngh峄� n脿y ki岷縨 膽瓢峄 ti峄乶 t峄� (n脿y b岷 c贸 th峄� google, Vi峄噒 Nam mu么n n膬m). Th峄� cu峄慽 l脿 t峄 tr岷� con trong truy峄噉 r岷 hay ch峄� ng瓢峄漣 l峄沶, gi峄憂g nh瓢 t么i ng脿y nh峄�. Tu峄昳 nh峄� v峄沬 ch峄� 膽峄 l脿 m峄檛 c谩i g矛 膽贸 r岷 l岷�. B岷 c贸 th峄� qu锚n h岷縯 nh峄痭g vui v岷� l岷玭 bu峄搉 b茫, nh瓢ng b岷 ch岷硁g th峄� qu锚n 膽瓢峄 nh峄痭g l岷 ph岷 ch峄� 膽峄.
Ng脿y 膽贸 th峄塶h tho岷g t么i v岷玭 hay v峄� n峄檌. V脿 c峄� 4 r瓢峄 5h s谩ng l脿 n峄檌 t么i d岷瓂 t瓢峄沬 rau. T么i th矛 kh么ng d谩m 峄� m峄檛 m矛nh. Th岷� n锚n t么i ra ru峄檔g rau v峄玜 膽峄﹏g v峄玜 ng峄� ch峄� n峄檌 t瓢峄沬 rau, th峄塶h tho岷g th岷 m峄檛 con s芒u xanh to t峄� b峄�. T么i kh么ng th峄� n脿o qu锚n nh峄痭g bu峄昳 s谩ng nh瓢 th岷�.
Anw sau bao nhi锚u n膬m, b矛a t岷 b岷 l岷 c峄 Nh脿 xu岷 b岷 Tr岷� x岷 nh瓢 c峄ヽ.
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