kira-kira kee ra kee ra: glittering; shiningGlittering. 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.