Cynthia Kadohata

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cynthia Kadohata
Occupation	Children'S Author
Date Of Birth	Jul 2, 1956(1956-07-02)
Age	68
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Cynthia Kadohata Biography

Cynthia Kadohata is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on July 2, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her most well-known work is her 2004 Newbery Medal and Asian/Pacific American Literature Award-winning book for children Kira-Kira. However, she created such critically popular young adult novels like Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam and The Thing About Luck.

She as well as My Happy Life novelist She and My Happy Life novelist Lydia Millet were both recipients of the prestigious PEN literary award. both received the highly coveted PEN literary prize.

Kadohata was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her first published short story appeared in The New Yorker in 1986. She received a BA in journalism from the University of Southern California. She also attended graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.

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, Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam about the Vietnam War from a war dog’s perspective, was published in January 2007 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Born to a Japanese-American family she was raised in Illinois, Georgia, Arkansas and California. She later had a daughter called Sammy.

Cynthia Kadohata Net Worth

Cynthia Kadohata is one of the richest Children'S Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cynthia Kadohata 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having dropped out of secondary school, the student obtained an undergraduate degree in journalism at The University of Southern California and then went on to attend two universities: Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh.

She was awarded an award from the United States National Book Award for her 2013 novel for young adults, The Thing About Luck.

Cynthia Kadohata (born July 2, 1956) is a Japanese American children’s writer best known for her young adult novel Kira-Kira which won the Newbery Medal in

2005. She won the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature in 2013 for The Thing About Luck.

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Who is Cynthia Kadohata Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Cynthia Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cynthia Kadohata celebrates birthday on July 2 of every year.

Is Cynthia Kadohata alive?

Kadohata lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, son, and dogs.

Where is Cynthia Kadohata?

Chicago, IL

In which of Kadohata's novels is there tension between the haves and the

have nots?

For her next novel, In the Heart of the Valley of Love (1992), Kadohata traveled much further ahead in time, setting her story in Los Angeles in 2052. In Kadohata’s fictional world the city is in shambles with tension constantly erupting between two groups: the haves, who live in “richtowns,” and the have- nots.

How many books has Cynthia Kadohata?

Books