Home of the Brave is a 2008 Bank Street – Best Children’s Book of the Year. It is the story of a teenage boy named Kek, a Sudanese refugee who saw his father and brother killed in Africa and then came to America to live with his aunt. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrant’s journey from hardship to hope. Home of the Braveis a verse novel by Katherine Applegate. As Kek awaits word of his mother’s fate, he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country. Slowly, he makes friends: a girl who is in foster care an old woman who owns a rundown farm, and a cow whose name means “family” in Kek’s native language. But only he and his mother have survived, and now she’s missing. In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter – cold and unkind. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. You can read this before Home of the Brave PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Home of the Brave written by Katherine Applegate which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
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