HOME OF THE BRAVE KATHERINE APPLEGATE SERIES

Applegate was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has lived in Texas, Florida. a thought-provoking book about a topic sure to evoke the empathy of readers. Katherine Applegate is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2013 Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan, Crenshaw, Home of the Brave, Wishtree, the Roscoe Riley Rules series, Endling, and with her husband, Michael Grant, the Animorphs series.

'The evocative spareness of the verse narrative will appeal to poetry lovers as well as reluctant readers and ESL students.' - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books In Keks story, I hope readers will see the neighbor child with a strange accent. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter cold and unkind. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. Like Hanna Jansen's Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You, the focus on one child gets behind those news images of streaming refugees far away.' - Booklist Home of the Brave is Katherine Applegates first standalone novel. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents Home of the Brave, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. 'The boy's first-person narrative is immediately accessible. is an almost lyrical story.' - Voice of Youth Advocates

'This beautiful story of hope and resilience. A memorable inside view of an outsider.' - Publishers Weekly Summary: Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapo. 'Precise, highly accessible language evokes a wide range of emotions and simultaneously tells an initiation story. Book trailer by Analine Johson, who is a librarian in Laredo, Texas. Kek is both a representative of all immigrants and a character in his own right.' - School Library Journal, Starred Review Katherine Applegate Spouse Michael Grant Children 2.

HOME OF THE BRAVE KATHERINE APPLEGATE SERIES

She also wrote a chapter book series in 200809 called Roscoe Riley Rules. Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner. Thank Katherine Applegate for writing it.' - Karen Hesse Her book Home of the Brave has won several awards.

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