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Cynthia Kadohata (born July 2, 1956)〔 is a Japanese American children's writer known best for winning the Newbery Medal in 2005.〔 She won the U.S. National Book Award in 2013.〔 Kadohata was born in Chicago, Illinois.〔 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. ''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'' (Viking, 1989) *''In the Heart of the Valley of Love'' (Viking, 1992)〔 *''The Glass Mountains'' (Clarkston, GA, White Wolf Pub, 1995), illus. Terese Nielson and Larry S. Friedman〔〔. Retrieved 2013-11-22.〕 * ''Kira-Kira'' (Atheneum, 2004) — Newbery Medal,〔 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature * ''Weedflower'' (Atheneum, 2006) — a PEN USA Award * ''Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam'' (Atheneum, 2007) — California Young Reader Medal, 2011〔("Booklist – Middle School / Junior High" ). California Young Reader Medal. Retrieved 2013-11-22.〕 :: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award, Nebraska Golden Sower, Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award, South Carolina Junior Book Award * ''Outside Beauty'' (Atheneum, 2008) * ''A Million Shades of Gray'' (Atheneum, 2010) * ''The Thing About Luck'' (Atheneum, 2013), illustrated by Julia Kuo — National Book Award for Young People's Literature * ''Electricity'' (Atheneum, 2014)〔("Electricity" ). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-11-22.〕 * ''Half a World Away'' (Atheneum, 2014) ==Personal== *BA in journalism from the University of Southern California *Attended graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University *Lives in Los Angeles 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cynthia Kadohata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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