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Cynthia Kadohata
Cynthia Kadohata is a Japanese-American children's writer best known for her teenage novel Kira-Kira, which won the Newbery Medal in 2005. She won the National Book Award for Human Literature and Youth in 2013 for The Thing About Luck.
BornJuly 02, 1956, Chicago, Illinois, USA
OccupationWriter
Alma materUSC
GenreChildren's and Young-adult literature
Notable worksKira-Kira, Weedflower, The Thing About Luck
Notable awardsWhiting Award, 1991, Newbery Medal, 2005, PEN USA, 2006, National Book Award, 2013
ChildrenSammy

About Cynthia Kadohata

Children's Author Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 2, 1956 in Illinois, United States (She's 67 years old now).

She is best known for Kira-Kira, a Newbery Medal and Asian/Pacific American Literature Award-winning children's novel published in 2004, but she has also written acclaimed young adult titles such as Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam and The Luck Thing.

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Cynthia Kadohata before becoming famous

Cynthia Kadohata was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1956 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

She received a journalism degree from the University of Southern California after dropping out of high school and moved on to Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh to further her education.

Achievement of Cynthia Kadohata

Her young adult novel The Thing About Luck, published in 2013, won the National Book Award in the United States.

Cynthia Kadohata's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She grew raised in Illinois, Georgia, Arkansas, and California, where she was born into a Japanese-American family. She went on to have a son named Sammy.

Cynthia Kadohata Collabed with

She and Novelist Lydia Millet, the author of My Happy Life, were both awarded the prestigious PEN Literary Award.

Cynthia Kadohata Income & Net worth

Cynthia Kadohata's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a children's author. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Cynthia Kadohata.

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Latest information about Cynthia Kadohata updated on March 16 2023.