Home of the Brave

Kek comes from Africa In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting He s never walked on ice, and he falls He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter cold and unkind.In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother But only he and his mother have survived, and now she s missing Kek is on his own 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 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.Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrant s journey from hardship to hope Home of the Brave is a 2008 Bank Street Best Children s Book of the Year. Best Read [ Home of the Brave ] author [ Katherine Applegate ] – kino-fada.fr This is the story of a young Sudanese boy, one of the Lost Boys, who comes to the U.S to live with his aunt and cousin and tries to adjust to life in a new land Things like snow and American food are new, he barely knows the language, and, above all, he s anxious that they find his mother in a refugee camp and send her to be with him.I think anyone reading th...A touching beginning One feels for Kek right away.Finished and so glad I read this story Kek s courage, love of life and sorrow for his family is felt on every page.This book is a wonderful story of what it must be like to emigrate to America after a life of war and camps Kek braves both his home and his new home, never losing hope that Life will somehow be alright, even while he mourns and hopes for his lost mama A humbling story, reminded me of how much I have and how much I haven t had to A touching beginning One feels for Kek right away.Finished and so glad I read this...This is an important book in today s environment It is a beautiful look at the experiences of a young refugee whom moves from Africa to Minnesota It is a reminder of humanity A story of loss and hope and love and discovery A little glimpse into a life of someone who went through so much and is discovering how different things can be A little reminder that sometimes we have no clue about what others have gone through, and maybe we need to remember to treat people with kindness I got through This is an important book in today s environment It is a beautiful look at the experiences of a young refugee whom moves from Africa to M...I never thought I would read a novel in verse Somehow the concept made me think of William Wordsworth or Burt Bacharach Or Dr Seuss And to be honest, I didn t want to read anything written by those people for 200 pages or .But last year someone gave me Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas I ignored it for a while, let it sit on the shelf But let me tell you, when I finally opened it, I couldn t put it down I was blown away.So this year I was actually excited when I got my hands on I never thought I would read a novel in verse Somehow the concept made me think of William Wordsworth or Burt Bacharach Or Dr Seuss And to be honest, I didn t want to read anything written by those people for 200 pages or .But last year someone gave me Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas I ignored it for a while, let it sit on the shelf But let me tell you, when I finally opened it, I couldn t put it down I was blown away.So this year I was actually excited when I got my hands on Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate I had seen positive reviews from people and the story sounded interesting ...Katherine Applegate puts words together creating beautiful images Dave is a an American helping Kek, a Sudanese refugee, settle in Minnesota with his cousin and aunt Kek thinks Dave s partial use of Dinka and English sounds like a song always out of tune, missing notes To help him, I try some English but my mouth just wants to chew the words and spit them on the ground She captures what it is like to be new to a country To not understand the language To know this new place is Katherine Applegate puts words together creating beautiful images Dave is a an American helping Kek, a Sudanese refugee, settle in Minnesota with his cousin and aunt Kek thinks Dave s partial use of Dinka and English sounds like a song always out of tune, missing notes To help him, I t...I m not a fan of books in verse in general and that was the first problem The greater problem was my concern with the portrayal of a young Sudanese refugee as naive to the modern world in the extreme.I find it hard to believe a young man having spent time in refugee camps has never heard of jeans and calls television a TV machine At best it was an unsuccessful attempt at telling the story in broken English and at worst poorly researched and first world, white bias on Katherine Applegate s I m not a fan of books in verse in general and that was t...Home of the brave is a very inspiring and sad book It is silly too, the way Kek talks sometimes and humorous It is a amazing book 10 10 and I think any reader would enjoy it unless they don t like a bit of sadness The author Katherine Applegate has vivid descriptions and very good humor.Have you ever went to a public library or school library, trying to look for a common book Well today is your lucky day, My book is called Home of the Brave The genre is Realistic Fiction.My opinion on this book is I liked it, at first I took it because it had short words and paragraphs But once i started reading it I was starting to get the hang of it I liked how the author described the way the character Kek was talking because he was not from the country When he arrived to America, he Have you ever went to a public library or school library, trying to look for a common book Well today is your lucky day, My book is called Home of the Brave The genre is Realistic Fiction.My opinion on this book is I liked it, at first I took it because it had short words and paragraphs But once i started reading it I was starting to get the hang of it I liked how the author described the way the character Kek was talking because he was not from the country When he arrived to America, he called a airplane a flying boat Kind of interesting eh The setting of my book is Minnesota America.The setting is relevant because that is where the story starts and where the conflict starts.Kek is a young boy who wants to fit in and be known with everyone else But he is from a different country, so its kind of hard to fit in w...I have some reservations about the book For starters, I think I should start a tag called something like, Books about refugees and or people of color from war torn countries written by white women because for some reason lately I have been coming acrossandbooks that would fall under this genre The Breadwinner author, I m looking at you.While I found the book compelling, my big complaint about it is that the reader doesn t learn Kek is from Sudan until maybe about halfway through I have some reservations about the book For starters, I think I should start a tag called something like, Books about refugees and or people of color from war torn countries written by white women because for some reason lately I have been coming acrossandbooks that would fall under this genre The Breadwinner author, I m looking at you.While I found the book compelling, my big complaint about it is that ...As I go to write this review, I m reminded of Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, which I reviewed pretty negatively because I was distracted by its literary shortcomings as I was reading it A lot of other goodreads reviewers told me I completely missed the point of Out of My Mind They told me that it was such an important book for throwing light on a kind of life most kids don t know much about it How could I criticize it so harshly Well, that s kind of how I feel about this book I ve read As I go to write this review, I m reminded of Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, which I reviewed pretty negatively because I was distracted by its literary shortcomings as I was reading it A lot of other goodreads reviewers told me I completely missed the point of Out of My Mind They told me that it was such an important book for throwing light on a kind of life most kids don t know much about it How could I criticize it so harshly Well, that s kind of how I feel about this book I ve read some ne...

• English
• 11 October 2018
Katherine Applegate
• Hardcover
• 249 pages
• 0312367651
• Katherine Applegate
• Home of the Brave