HOME OF THE BRAVE: Katherine Applegate: Feiwel & Friends: Young Adult: 249 pgs.Fifth-grader Kek, a Sudanese refugee, has just joined his aunt and cousin in Minnesota, while he waits for news of the mother he left behind in a camp. Lonely and bewildered by things such as snow and washing machines, Kek finds solace in caring for a cow that reminds him of home and the friendship of a neighbor girl.
Written in free verse, this is a touching book with a sweet narrator who makes the crisis in Sudan accessible and human.
MBC
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