Katie, a first generation Japanese-American girl, moves with her family to Georgia, where her parents struggle to earn a living and care for Katie’s sister, Lynn, who becomes ill with lymphoma.

--Published February 2004, this novel is the winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association.
--It sits at #2 on Barnes & Noble.com’s bestseller list for readers ages 9 to12.
--This is Cynthia Kadohata’s first novel for middle grades.