Cynthia Kadohata
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Cynthia Kadohata is a Japanese American
writer known for winning the 2005 Newbery Medal
. Her first published short story appeared in The New Yorker
in 1986.
Weedflower, her second children's book, was published in Spring 2006. It is about the Poston internment camp
where her father was imprisoned during World War II
. Her third children's novel, about the Vietnam War
from a war dog's perspective, was published in January 2007 by Atheneum Books
for young readers. She has three more children's books scheduled to be published by Atheneum.
"Outside Beauty", another children's novel, was published in 2008. It is about a 13-year-old girl and her three sisters, all fathered by different men and what happens when she and her sisters are separated from each other after their mother gets into an accident.
Japanese American
are American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
writer known for winning the 2005 Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
. Her first published short story appeared in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
in 1986.
Weedflower, her second children's book, was published in Spring 2006. It is about the Poston internment camp
Poston War Relocation Center
The Poston War Relocation Center, located in Yuma County of southwestern Arizona, was the largest of the ten American internment camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II....
where her father was imprisoned during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Her third children's novel, about the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
from a war dog's perspective, was published in January 2007 by Atheneum Books
Atheneum Books
Atheneum Books was a publishing house and adult publisher created by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. in 1959. He recruited editor Jean E. Karl personally, to come and establish a Children's Book Department in 1961....
for young readers. She has three more children's books scheduled to be published by Atheneum.
"Outside Beauty", another children's novel, was published in 2008. It is about a 13-year-old girl and her three sisters, all fathered by different men and what happens when she and her sisters are separated from each other after their mother gets into an accident.
Novels
- The Floating World, 1989
- In the Heart of the Valley of Love, 1992
- The Glass Mountains, 1995
- Kira-KiraKira-KiraKira-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...
, 2004, 2005 Newbery Medal winner, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner - Weedflower, 2006, a PEN USAInternational PENPEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
Award winner - Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam, 2007 California Young Reader MedalCalifornia Young Reader MedalThe California Young Reader Medal is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in California. The medal was established in 1974 and encourages recreational reading...
2011
- Outside Beauty, 2008
- A Million Shades of Gray, 2010
Personal
- High school drop-out
- BA in journalism from the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
- Attended graduate programs at the University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
and Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... - Lives in Los Angeles
External links
- Kadohata's homepage
- 2007 Audio Interview of Cynthia Kadohata
- :de:Amerikanische Kinder- und JugendliteraturAmerikanische Kinder Literatur