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  2. Overview. Home of the Brave is a 2008 juvenile novel by Katherine Applegate that is written entirely in free verse. 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.

  3. The book 'Home of the Brave' follows the story of Kek, a young refugee from Sudan who resettles in Minnesota. It explores his struggles and experiences as he adapts to a new culture, learns English, and navigates the challenges of starting a new life in a foreign land.

  4. A cow is God with a wet nose. Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived. Now she's missing, and Kek has been sent to a new home. In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting.

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  5. Aug 21, 2007 · 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. This book would pair up great with A Long Walk to Water.

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  6. 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 Darfur region of Sudan that has raged from 2003 to the present .

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  7. Dec 23, 2014 · Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents Home of the Brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. Kek comes...

  8. Home of the Brave. Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2007. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

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