In the book Kira- Kira, the main character is Katie Takeshima, and I think that she is in some ways like me. She is kind of like me because she has a little temper. One night she and her little brother Sammy were sleeping in the living room, and Katie wakes up to find her older sister Lynn curled up on the couch. She tells Katie that Amber, her best friend, just dropped her as a friend. She said she didn’t care, but Katie could tell Lynn had been crying. The next day at school, Lynn is home sick, but Katie sees Amber with a group of friends. Amber makes fun of Katie’s clothes and her friends laugh. Then Katie balled up her right hand and punched Amber right in the face!
Even though she can have a temper sometimes, Katie is usually a very gentle and caring person. In the middle of the book, Katie’s parents went out and bought a new house that Lynn got to pick out. Lynn picked one on the first day of looking, and she chose a sky blue one. Lynn and Katie had to share a room and both new which side of the room was best; the side that was facing the big Magnolia tree in the neighboring yard. Both of them wanted the good side, but neither wanted to be rude, so they flipped a coin. Lynn guesses tails and it was heads, so Katie got to pick her side first. She wanted Lynn to be happy so she could be healthy again, so Katie chose the other side, even though she really wanted the pretty side.
Even though I would’ve handled some situations differently, I think Katie is mostly like me. Maybe that’s why I found this book so interesting.
Monday, November 2, 2009
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I read the book Kira-Kira rated it a 9.9. I love everything about the book except Lynn dying in the end. On the other hand, if she would have gotten well again, and she and her family lived happily ever after, the book would have been way too predictable.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters’ personalities. I like how when someone really hurts her, Lynn’s still able to forgive them right away. In the beginning of the book, Lynn gets attacked by a dog. Her little sister Katie throws a milk bottle at the dog, but misses, making the bottle crash on the road. The dog forgets about Lynn and sprints to lap up the milk. Katie helps Lynn up and starts walking her back to the house, but Lynn runs to the dog and shoos it away from the milk. “He might cut his tongue on the glass,” Lynn worried.
Katie has a different personality than her sister. She’s sweet and caring, for others like Lynn, but also has a temper. In the middle/end of the book, Lynn asks for a glass of water, and Katie gladly gets it for her. When she comes back, Lynn says she wanted milk, not water, so Katie has to go get that for her instead. When she arrives back with Lynn’s glass of milk, Lynn, being sick with anemia, is annoyed easily. She says she wanted water, not milk, and smashes the milk-filled glass on Katie’s brand new rug. Katie is furious, and starts yelling at her sister. They get into a huge fight, ending in, “I hate you!” Lynn dies before they were able to apologize.
Except for the minor fights, Lynn and Katie were best friends. Reading about all the fun they had was really enjoyable.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters’ personalities. I like how when someone really hurts her, Lynn’s still able to forgive them right away. In the beginning of the book, Lynn gets attacked by a dog. Her little sister Katie throws a milk bottle at the dog, but misses, making the bottle crash on the road. The dog forgets about Lynn and sprints to lap up the milk. Katie helps Lynn up and starts walking her back to the house, but Lynn runs to the dog and shoos it away from the milk. “He might cut his tongue on the glass,” Lynn worried.
Katie has a different personality than her sister. She’s sweet and caring, for others like Lynn, but also has a temper. In the middle/end of the book, Lynn asks for a glass of water, and Katie gladly gets it for her. When she comes back, Lynn says she wanted milk, not water, so Katie has to go get that for her instead. When she arrives back with Lynn’s glass of milk, Lynn, being sick with anemia, is annoyed easily. She says she wanted water, not milk, and smashes the milk-filled glass on Katie’s brand new rug. Katie is furious, and starts yelling at her sister. They get into a huge fight, ending in, “I hate you!” Lynn dies before they were able to apologize.
Except for the minor fights, Lynn and Katie were best friends. Reading about all the fun they had was really enjoyable.
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