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Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate is a middle-grade novel in free verse about Kek, a Sudanese refugee who arrives alone in Minnesota during winter, adjusting to a strange new world of snow, English, and modern life while holding onto hope of finding his missing mother. The story follows Kek as he finds unexpected connections with a foster girl, a kind farm owner, and a cow he names "Gol" (family), learning resilience and finding courage in friendship and memories. It explores themes of immigration, courage, loss, and the meaning of "home" through a young immigrant's optimistic and poignant perspective.
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