Audiobook Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Listening to Cynthia Kadohata's Kira-Kira as an audiobook is like having a quiet, tender conversation with a friend who understands the deepest parts of your heart. The Newbery Medal-winning story of Katie and her radiant sister Lynn feels even more intimate when heard, not read. Lynn's voice-her gentle way of seeing the world shimmering with "kira-kira," glittering-comes alive through the narrator's soft, precise delivery. You don't just hear her words; you feel how she taught Katie to find light in ordinary moments: the way sunlight hits water, the quiet strength in a mother's hands, the stubborn hope in a small town's rhythm.
What makes this audiobook extraordinary isn't just the story-it's how the narrator, with a voice like warm honey, carries you into the heart of Katie's grief and resilience. When Lynn falls ill, the silence between lines feels heavy, real. You hear the fear in Katie's voice as she tries to hold her family together, the way she clings to Lynn's lessons about "kira-kira" not as a pretty phrase, but as a lifeline. The Southern setting-Georgia's heat, the rhythm of small-town life-comes alive through subtle shifts in tone, making you feel the humidity, the weight of loss, the fragile beauty of a single blooming flower in a cracked pot.
Kadohata's writing, already spare and profound, gains new depth in audio. You hear the unspoken love between the sisters, the way Lynn's optimism isn't naive but a quiet act of courage. The audiobook doesn't rush; it lets you sit with the ache of Katie's loneliness, the way she learns to see "kira-kira" not in grand gestures, but in the stubborn persistence of life itself-the way a garden pushes through cracked concrete, the way a family's love, though fractured, still glimmers. It's a story about loss, yes, but more deeply, it's about how we carry each other forward, one small, shining moment at a time. For anyone who's loved someone who taught them to see beauty in the broken, this audiobook isn't just heard-it's felt. And that's the truest kind of magic.
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Download audiobooks from any site in any of the supported formats.
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Listen to audiobooks by controlling playback from your phone, headphones, Apple Watch or CarPlay.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
App for those who love audiobooks
ListenBook has the features you need no matter what you are listening to
Listening to fiction
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
Every day, thousands of people download ListenBook to listen to audiobooks.
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