{"product_id":"home-of-the-brave-katherine-applegate-9780312535636","title":"Home of the Brave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Katherine Applegate presents \u003ci\u003eHome of the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautifully wrought middle grade novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKek 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. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter - cold and unkind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived, and now she's missing. Kek is on his own. Slowly, he makes friends: a girl who is in foster care; an old woman who owns a rundown farm, and a cow whose name means \"family\" in Kek's native language. As Kek awaits word of his mother's fate, he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome of the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Applegate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312535635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312535636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e118014 \/ Home of the Brave\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Katherine Applegate","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053341143295,"sku":"9780312535636","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4f071b0-866b-4c5b-92dc-0832d25f438c.jpg?v=1685023814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-of-the-brave-katherine-applegate-9780312535636","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}