Cynthia Kadohata's Books
There are 6 books
1.
The Thing About Luck
By: Cynthia Kadohata
Illustrated by: Julia Kuo
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: June 4, 2013
Ages: 10 - 14
There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck—which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family in this novel from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata.Summer knows that kouun means “good luck” in...
Other Formats: eBook
2.
A Million Shades of Gray
By: Cynthia Kadohata
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: 10 - 14
A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.
3.
Outside Beauty
By: Cynthia Kadohata
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: June 3, 2008
Ages: above 12
"My mother had four daughters by four different men." There's only one way Shelby and her sisters can describe their mother: She's a sexpot. Helen Kimura collects men (and loans, spending money, and gifts of all kinds) from...
4.
Cracker!
The Best Dog in Vietnam
By: Cynthia Kadohata
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: February 6, 2007
Ages: 10 - 14
CRACKER IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY'S MOST VALUABLE WEAPONS: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She's a Big Deal, and she...
5.
Weedflower
By: Cynthia Kadohata
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2006
Ages: 10 - 14
Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in...
6.
Kira-Kira
By: Cynthia Kadohata
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2004
Ages: 10 - 14
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...
