Kids' Wings Activities for Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

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Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
2010 Texas Bluebonnet Nominee^SMKids' Wings Award for Outstanding Literature

“Hope is a thing made only for people, a scrap to hold onto in darkness and in light.”
(Kek, page 246)

Kek is a refugee.
Poor.
Alone.
Scared.
His father is dead.
His brother is dead.
His mother is missing.
His herd has been stolen.
His home has been destroyed.
He has been rescued from the wars in his country.
What will he do when he arrives in America?
Will he find it to be heaven on earth as they all said in the camp?

Kek might be in your ESL class, learning English with you.
Maybe, your ESL teachers, like Kek's, give you hope as you learn.
Maybe you, like Kek, have ghosts that haunt you from your past.
Perhaps you, too, have heard the taunts of your classmates because you look and sound different from them.
Hopefully, you have a sense of humor, an optimist attitude, and a good brain like Kek to help you find your cow.

But, maybe you haven't.
Maybe you were born in America.
Maybe you have always had enough to eat.
Maybe you have not lost someone you loved in a war you didn't understand.
Maybe you have chosen to become a friend to one who is new, frightened, and confused.

Home of the Brave is a one-of-a-kind, poetic narrative, written in the first person by Kek through metaphors and similes that paint pictures when he has no words. His story will encourage you to reach out to those who are different, to learn about the problems in Africa, and to find a place in your heart for the Keks around you.

Research Links
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Author, Katherine Applegate

Book Trailer

Manute Bol, Freedom Fighter
Interview with Manute Bol

New Violence in Sudan
News Story from Africa
New York Times: War in Sudan
Violence in Sudan Displaces Nearly a Million in 2004
Refugee Settlement Center of Texas

Office of Refugee Settlement: The Lost Boys of Sudan
Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services

Helping Children Mange their Grief

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Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

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The Kids' Wings Study Guide Contains:
Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
Map Study
Research the Violence in Sudan
2-page Readers’ Theater Introduction
Making Connection--Predict/Confirm Chapter Questions
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities
Character Studies
Words that Paint Pictures
Crossword Puzzle
Changing Voice and Genre
Visualizing the Story--2 pages
Questions for Discussion and Writing for Reviewing Part 2
Write about Your Emotional Foods
Sequencing Part 3
A Comic Book Story of Kek's Idea in Action
Writing Prompts
Answer Keys
PLUS A Jeopardy-Type Game

Special Thanks to Robert Finley and Laura's Midi Heaven for our background music: Pavane for a Dead Princess by Joseph Maurice Ravel

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