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Home of the Brave
Contributor(s): Applegate, Katherine (Author), Nankani, Sandhya

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ISBN: 1613834780     ISBN-13: 9781613834787
Publisher: Turtleback Books
OUR PRICE: $17.34  

Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" L (0.60 lbs) 267 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Cultural Region - African
- Cultural Region - Midwest
- Cultural Region - Upper Midwest
- Ethnic Orientation - African
- Geographic Orientation - Minnesota
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 118014
Reading Level: 3.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Publisher Description:

"A man I helped to settle here"
"taught me a saying from Africa."
"I'll bet you would like it: "
"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. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter--cold and unkind. But slowly he makes friends: a girl in foster care, an old woman with a rundown farm, and a sweet, sad cow that reminds Kek of home. As he waits for word of his mother's fate, Kek weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country.

 
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