a thought-provoking book about a topic sure to evoke the empathy of readers. “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 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 “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
“Precise, highly accessible language evokes a wide range of emotions and simultaneously tells an initiation story.
Kek is both a representative of all immigrants and a character in his own right.” - School Library Journal, Starred Review He moves to the United States, in Minnesota where he stays with his aunt and cousin. It tells the story of Kek, a refugee who makes it out of Africa, where he witnessed his father and brother being killed and his mother’s fate is unknown. Thank Katherine Applegate for writing it.” - Karen Hesse Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate is a fiction text written in free verse.
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