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A review by knotsorry
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Rounding up to 3 stars because it’s from 2007 but this is honestly maybe one of the most unflattering depictions of African immigrants I’ve ever seen. At the same time though it was truly beautiful, and very touching.
I read this because it was chosen as the class book for my fifth grade students who are largely the children of African immigrants or African immigrants themselves, and while reading this book I truly questioned if they were the intended audience of the author, and if they would even be able to relate to Kek at all or would just see him as an unflattering caricature of themselves. I’m not an African fifth grader though so I will try and remember to come back and update this with their opinions once they read it.
I read this because it was chosen as the class book for my fifth grade students who are largely the children of African immigrants or African immigrants themselves, and while reading this book I truly questioned if they were the intended audience of the author, and if they would even be able to relate to Kek at all or would just see him as an unflattering caricature of themselves. I’m not an African fifth grader though so I will try and remember to come back and update this with their opinions once they read it.