And when that happens, it is your duty to say ive been lost, too. It tells the story of kek, a refugee who makes it out of africa, where he witnessed his father and brother being killed and his mothers fate is unknown. Kek compares many things in his new life to his old life using the word like or as for example, the cold is like claws on my skin. One should never give up, no matter what situation that person is in.
This is one of keks first realizations, and it is one of the themes of the novel. This perspective is what defines the title, kek is brave to come and make a. Home of the brave, by katherine applegate greene online. 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. Author katherine applegates novel home of the brave is memorable and haunting. Home of the brave, by katherine applegate is a realistic fiction novel about a young emigrant boy named kek.
Home of the brave by katherine applegate scholastic. See more ideas about home of the brave, brave and black fist. Shortly after learning their unit will soon return home, american soldiers lieutenant colonel. When kek spots a lonely cow on a farm, he is reminded of his father and their life herding cattle. 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. Kek comes from africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the wintercold and unkind. Now shes missing, and kek has been sent to a new home. Students will make a similar project on books theyve recently finished. Bestselling author katherine applegate presents home of the brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrants journey from hardship to hope.
The first edition of the novel was published in august 21st 2007, and was written by katherine applegate. What does it feel like to be a refugee from sudan in america. Above all, keks boundless capacity for hope stands out as a beacon of inspiration for his friends and family. After seeing the video i understand how it mustve been uncomfortable for the africans to be around whites. It is intended to encourage readers to read this book. But countless others have to make their own way and cross our borders illegally to find the hope that america promises. Similes its been a long time since ive known that feeling, like a soft blanket on a night when the wind howls.
I can visualize the cattle better and seeing the pictures helped me understand how everything looked different from the united states. 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. Kek, a tenyearold refugee from sudan, lands in minnesota in the middle of winter and has to make sense of his new world. The most emotional, funny book you will ever read, is home of the brave by katherine applegate. Kek is a cattle herder from sudan who has seen his father and brother killed, found his way to a. Even though kek has come from such a violent and extreme situation, applegate chooses to focus on the emotions of his displacement and his fierce desire to be strong and understand who he is now. This video is gives a brief description of the book home of the brave. Radio stories by this american life contributor scott carrier. With the help of a resettlement center, kek is reunited with his aunt and older cousin. Home of the brave is a 2008 juvenile novel by katherine applegate that is written entirely in free verse. Home of the brave is a 2008 bank street best childrens book of the year.
In kek s 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. Kek flees his country because of war and becomes an immigrant to the united states. The main characters of this poetry, young adult story are kek. Pick one of these saying and explain its significance in light of keks experience. Home of the brave by katherine applegate made me think alot of the immigration going on in this area. Learn more about the childrens fiction book home of the brave at. In spare verse filled with detailed imagery, she introduces us to kek, an african refugee struggling to come to terms with the loss of his immediate family and his new life in america. Pick one of these sayings and explain its significance in light of kek s experience. Katherine applegates novelinverse, home of the brave, is an intricate story. The film was shot in morocco and in spokane, washington. I understand home of the brave better now because now i see how keks life was like in africa.
He screams, runs out of her house, and quits his job. Kek arrives in the united states knowing his father and brother are dead, and his mother is missing. Home of the brave by katherine applegate goodreads. In america, he sees the snow for the first time, and feels its sting. Katherine applegate a man i helped to settle here taught me a saying from africa. Home of the brave and the secret language of stories. Kek doesnt give up hope that his mother will come to america join him, even when everyone around him has given up. Kek is the main character, who emigrated from africa to america without knowing much english. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Home of the brave essay example topics and well written.
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, until he finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner. Hope is hard work, kek says at the end of his first year in. Home of the brave by katherine applegate, paperback. In home of the brave, kek, a sudanese immigrant to america minnesota, specifically, tries to adjust to his new home, retain his past, discover whether his mother is alive and forge a new identity. Home of the brave tells the story of kek, an eleven year old boy from sudan, using poetry.
Home of the brave by katherine applegate is a fiction text written in free verse. 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. Simile, metaphor and personification in home of the brave. Divided into four main sections and an epilogue, home of the brave is narrated from keks firstperson perspective. Home of the brave kindle edition by applegate, katherine. Katherine applegate, quote from home of the brave 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 introduction home of the brave by katherine applegate is the story of an african boy, kek, who loses his father and a brother and flees, leaving his mother to secure his safety. This book would pair up great with a long walk to water. Homeofthebrave michele and keith selected to create a cultural xray for their initial response to the story. This is one of kek s first realizations, and it is one of the themes of the novel.
Having lost his father and brother, he goes to minnesota to live with his aunt and cousin ganward. Home of the brave major character analysis supersummary. Each of the five sections of home of the brave opens with an african proverb. Kek as a young refugee from sudan, kek, the novels protagonist, arrives in minnesota alone. In america he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. At the beginning of the novel, kek is picked up by dave from an airport in minnesota. 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. There are many immigrants like kek, ganwar and keks aunt, whose plights are so dire that american relief organizations with workers like dave, the helping man in home of the brave, bring here for humanitarian reasons. Kek, now in minnesota, is faced with difficulties of adapting to a new life and of finding his lost mother. Your students will now have a new resource to use for when they write their own poems and stories. The day after they get the word theyll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from spokane are ambushed in an iraqi city.
Home of the brave, by katherine applegate inkweaver. Alex and conner keep on getting themselves into sticky situations. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading home of the brave. Pdf home of the brave book by katherine applegate free. His father and brother were killed in a violent raid back home and he has been separated from his mother, who was left behind. In home of the brave kek, the main character, describes things in his new life in america using similes, metaphors and personifications.
Back stateside we follow four of them a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher whos a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman. Feb 16, 20 this board is supposed to illustrate the personality traits of kek from the novel home of the brave by katherine applegate. In america, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. In this easy to read, imminently accessible novel for ages 1014, applegate creates one of fictions most compelling characters, kek, a fifthgrade. Keks aunt believes life will be harder for kek and ganwar than it has been for her. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in hardcover format. Watch this author video to hear katherine applegate, author of the hit young adult series, animorphs, talk about home of the brave, her first standalone novel for children. Using poetry, the author, katherine applegate, tells this story of sadness, loneliness, discovery, and a new chance at life through keks prospective. Free download or read online home of the brave pdf epub book. Katherine applegate on her book home of the brave youtube.
In home of the brave, we learn about the hardest year in the life of kek, an immigrant from africa. 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. 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. It is the story of a teenage boy named kek, a sudanese refugee who saw his father and brother killed in. He does this while taking care of a cow whom he relates to and meeting new friends.
Home of the brave book charlotte mecklenburg library. In the book, home of the brave, kek has a piece of soft cloth that he keeps in his pocket. 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 moves to minnesota after being in a refugee camp.