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In this interview we listen to Jane R tell us about her favorite book called Saucy by Cynthia Kadohata!

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Cynthia Kadohata - Young Readers Festival 2021

Colin Marshall talks with Cynthia Kadohata, author of novels for young readers like the Newbery Medal-winning Kira-Kira, the National Book Award-winning The Thing About Luck, and the new Half a World Away. She has also written for adults with such novels In the Heart of the Valley of Love, a grim but hopeful vision of Los Angeles' future.

Aug. 30, 2014. Cynthia Kadohata appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Though this Japanese-American author is able to sum up her life in eight simple words -- "laughter, writing, son, dog, California, tacos, ice cream" -- she has many memorable stories to tell young readers. Kadohata has received numerous awards and honors, including the Newbery Medal for "Kira-Kira," the National Book Award for "The Thing About Luck," the Jane Addams Peace Award and Pen USA Award for "Weedflower" and the California Young Reader Medal for "Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam." Her current novel is "Half a World Away," about a troubled Romanian boy who has been adopted by an American family and whose parents are now seeking to adopt another child from Kazakhstan. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6502

Aug. 30, 2014. Cynthia Kadohata appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Though this Japanese-American author is able to sum up her life in eight simple words -- "laughter, writing, son, dog, California, tacos, ice cream" -- she has many memorable stories to tell young readers. Kadohata has received numerous awards and honors, including the Newbery Medal for "Kira-Kira," the National Book Award for "The Thing About Luck," the Jane Addams Peace Award and Pen USA Award for "Weedflower" and the California Young Reader Medal for "Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam." Her current novel is "Half a World Away," about a troubled Romanian boy who has been adopted by an American family and whose parents are now seeking to adopt another child from Kazakhstan. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6502" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6502</a>

Cynthia Kadohata: 2014 National Book Festival