We chose this novel for its thoughtful attention to some powerful social and emotional themes: culture, immigration, loss, perseverance, family, and resilience.

What is the story Home of the Brave about?

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 from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He’s never walked on ice, and he falls.

What is the problem in Home of the Brave?

The conflict in Home of the Brave is that Kek is hoping that is mother will come home. His cousin doesn’t want him to get his hopes up. So his cousin tells him not to think about her. Kek wasreally upset when he said that.

Does Kek find his mom?

People search the refugee camps, but they cannot find her. Dave and Kek’s cousin Ganwar tell Kek that his mother is probably dead. But Kek never gives up and finds the strength to keep believing his mother will come back to him.

Is there a movie for Home of the Brave book?

Home of the Brave is a 2006 American drama film following the lives of four Army National Guard soldiers in Iraq and their return to the United States.

What lessons does Dave teach KEK before leaving the apartment?

Dave taught Kek three lessons. One, was to lock your door to keep yourself safe. That didn’t sound right to him because back at home, his father was the one who protected him. The second lesson was how to turn on and off a light switch.

What is the ending of Home of the Brave?

In the long run, Kek and his two friends; Lou and Gol help him adjust to his new American life as well as the joy and pain that he will go through along the way (Applegate, 42). Towards the end, his mother comes to Minnesota and they make it a new home.

What is the flying boat in Home of the Brave?

In the book, Home of the Brave, what does Kek call an airplane? Kek calls an airplane a flying boat. In the book, Home of the Brave, when Kek’s plane lands, what does he see for the first time that makes him wonder, ‘Where is all the world’? Kek sees snow for the first time.

Who is the antagonist in Home of the Brave?

The main thing in our story that is really important is our theme. It also has our Antagonist and our Protagonist. Our Protagonist is Kek and the Antagonist is the men with guns.

Why does Kek cry when he sees his aunt?

Why does Kek cry in the grocery store? He is surrounded by food and remembers a child who died of starvation. He wants to buy his aunt food, but didn’t bring money. He doesn’t want Lou to move away.

What inspired Katherine Applegate to write?

On her inspiration for Home of the Brave I was in Minneapolis at the time [I wrote Home of the Brave], and there were tons of Sudanese refugees–that’s the catalyst for the book. I hated the cold. And these people were coming. You come straight from Africa, and you are dumped into this world.

Why does Kek name the cow gol?

Kek names the cow Gol which means family. Gol symbolizes both his family and his search for manhood because of the responsibility he assumes in caring for the cow.

Who is the main character in Home of the Brave?

The most emotional, funny book you will ever read, is Home Of The Brave by Katherine Applegate. Kek is the main character, who emigrated from Africa to America without knowing much English. Having lost his father and brother, he goes to Minnesota to live with his aunt and cousin Ganward.

What is the setting of Home of the Brave?

The setting of the book, Home of the Brave, is Minnesota, U.S.A. For Kek and his family, this is a big change. They were used to the hot climate of Africa, but when Kek gets to America it’s winter, and its snowing. The setting changes from the wonders of Kek’s school, to his aunt’s house, to Lou’s farm.

What time period does Home of the Brave take place?

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.