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. to live with his aunt and cousin and tries to adjust to life in a new land. I think anyone reading this book is bound to come away with a new appreciation for the courage it takes to emigrate to a new place, especially after experiencin This is the story of a young Sudanese boy, one of the "Lost Boys," who comes to the U.S. This is the story of a young Sudanese boy, one of the "Lost Boys," who comes to the U.S. Home of the Brave is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.more
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.īestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. 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. Slowly, he makes fr Kek comes from Africa.
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