When kek spots a lonely cow on a farm, he is reminded of his father and their life herding cattle. In the book it said that in his camp they only got tiny bits of food. Gol lous cow, gol, is symbolic of the life blood of keks people. Well today is your lucky day, my book is called home of the brave. Home of the brave book charlotte mecklenburg library. In home of the brave, we learn about the hardest year in the life of kek, an immigrant from africa. The background for home of the brave is the civil war that devastated the sudan on and off from the 1950s to the 1990s and the ethnic war in the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Short read creates empathy creates a desire to learn more about ell students high interest great for relating to immigrant students whole class reading could be. The discovery of diversity and discrimination in america overwhelm kek, but with determination and spirit.
Home of the brave is katherine applegates first standalone novel. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the wintercold and unkind. Katherine applegate on her book home of the brave youtube. One should never give up, no matter what situation that person is in. Today, tomorrow, sooner or later, you will meet someone who is lost, just as you yourself have been lost, and as you will be lost again someday. Home of the brave is a 2008 juvenile novel by katherine applegate that is written entirely in free verse. A novel written in free verse, home of the brave is a poignant story about an african war refugee from sudan named kek who arrives in the us in the thick of winter inof all placesminnesota. As kek awaits word of his mothers fate, he weathers the tough minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in.
Home of the brave is a sensitive story that covers many of the issues faced by new immigrants from third world countries, from misunderstandings of appliances, to the struggle to learn english, to racism. This shows that kek was very hungry and maybe he was grateful that he could get food soon. Having lost his father and brother, he goes to minnesota to live with his aunt and cousin ganward. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. In america he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. Home of the brave by katherine applegate in which book does a man quote the saying, a cow is god with a wet nose. And when that happens, it is your duty to say ive been lost, too. In america, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. Home of the brave, by katherine applegate inkweaver. Home of the brave simile, metaphor and personification 30 04 2010 kek compares many things in his new life to his own using the words like or as similes or metaphors comparisons without the words like or as. Home of the brave by katherine applegate, paperback. Bestselling author katherine applegate presents home of the brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrants journey from hardship to. Cattle are a critical part of sudanese culture and livelihood, and kek is mystified as to why americans dont value their cows more than they seem to. As a member of the neur tribe, kek has been a cattle herder, someone who knows and appreciates the value of a cow.
In the book, home of the brave, kek takes care of a cow and names it gol. Home of the brave by katherine applegate by prezi user on. The story revolves around the protagonist, a young boy named kek, who has fled from violence and upheaval in his native sudan and traveled alone to the united states. This book would pair up great with a long walk to water. Educational uses professional development classroom library provides insight into many issues immigrant students face. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter. I enjoyed how in this book he does all he can to keep his hopes alive of seeing his moither again and even takes a job with a lonely cow because it reminds hime of home. Publishers weekly aug, 2007 in her first standalone book, applegate the animorphs series effectively uses free verse to capture a sudanese refugees impressions of america and his slow adjustment. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the home of the brave, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Kek, a tenyearold refugee from sudan, lands in minnesota in the middle of winter and has to make sense of his new world. In her first standalone book, applegate the animorphs series. Home of the brave books may 25, 2016 by katherine applegate. Applegates novel, perfect for readers in the middle.
In this easy to read, imminently accessible novel for ages 1014, applegate creates one of fictions most compelling characters, kek, a fifthgrade boy who has just arrived as a refugee from sudan to live in minnesota. As kek awaits word of his mothers fate, he weathers the tough minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country. Home of the brave by katherine applegate readaloud revival. He longs for his missing mother but finds friendship with a cow an. In her first standalone book, applegate the animorphs series effectively uses free verse to capture a sudanese refugees impressions of america and his slow adjustment. Kek, an african refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner. It is at once a story of leaving a life behind, engaging with a. This book made me think of a book i blogged about, a young girl emmigrating from poland. It is a fantastic description of when you are hungry. Kek goes through a lot during these situations in the story but his friends and. Home of the brave is a brief book, written in a poetic style that reflects keks simple sentences as he learns english. Home of the brave book midcontinent public library. Kek comes from africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. A man i helped to settle here taught me a saying from africa.
See all books by katherine applegate about katherine applegate katherine applegate is the author of the bestselling animorphs series and the novels home of the brave, available on audio from listening library, and the one and only ivan, winner of the 20 newbery medal. I understand home of the brave better now because now i see how keks life was like in africa. Home of the brave by katherine applegate was a beautifully written novel in verse about kek and his struggles to fit in, learn a new language, and make america feel like his native home of sudan. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading home of the brave. Katherine applegate is the author of several bestselling series, including animorphs, as well as the buffalo storm, a picture book. In keks story, i hope readers will see the neighbor child with a strange accent, the new kid in class from some faraway land, the child in odd clothes who doesnt belong, she says.
He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter cold and unkind. I can visualize the cattle better and seeing the pictures helped me understand how everything looked different from the united states. How does the author use descriptions of the weather and climate to reflect. The book home of the brave by katherine applegate, is one of the most touching and entertaining books ive read in a long time and it never stopped making me want to read more. This strikes me because i think it is a very good simile. Katherine applegates novelinverse, home of the brave, is an intricate story. Bestselling author katherine applegate presents home of the brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrants journey from hardship to hope. Home of the brave by katherine applegate goodreads. Using poetry, the author, katherine applegate, tells this story of sadness, loneliness, discovery, and a new chance at life through keks prospective. Keks journey through the book is very lighthearted but funny and he perseveres through the tough situations he goes through and doesnt stop believing in what he wants. Katherine applegate on writing, research, and cows middle grade lunch break. The film was shot in morocco and in spokane, washington.
The most emotional, funny book you will ever read, is home of the brave by katherine applegate. Home of the brave, her first standalone novel, received the scbwi 2008 golden kite award for best fiction and the bank street 2008 josette frank award. Kek doesnt give up hope that his mother will come to america join him, even when everyone around him has given up. As he waits for word of his mothers fate, kek weathers the tough minnesota winter by finding. Home of the brave katherine applegate macmillan publishers. Book trailer by analine johson, who is a librarian in laredo, texas.
In africa, kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. Home of the brave by katherine applegate scholastic. Bestselling author katherine applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrants journey from hardship to hope. Home of the brave, by katherine applegate greene online. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Home of the brave is a 2006 american drama film following the lives of four army national guard soldiers in iraq and their return to the united states. His father and brother have been killed, his mother is missing, and he has lost everything about his life that he has ever known. Home of the brave by katherine applegate when the flying boat returns to earth at last i open my eyes and gaze. Youll find many literature, language arts, and social studies lessons in the novel and many opportunities for discussion. Home of the brave kindle edition by applegate, katherine. Kek, an african refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin. Kek is the main character, who emigrated from africa to america without knowing much english.