A review by kimabill
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

5.0

Oh wow. This was a good one. I pulled it off the shelf at the library for Ella and Audrey just because we love the author and, wow, what a find. This book, written in verse, is the story of Kek, a young refugee from Sudan who ends up in the strange world of Minnesota. There are sweet and funny moments, but also terrible tragedy as Kek remembers the violence that took so much of his family. I want everyone to read this book and I want every school to teach it. It is such a lesson in empathy and survival inside grief. I loved how people in Kek's new hometown show kindness in so many small ways and I loved Kek's big-hearted personality. I recommend this one to all!