![]() ![]() ![]() But more than that, these are the stories of soldiers who risked everything to save lives and defend freedom. These are the powerful, true-life stories of the hopes, fears, and triumphs these men and women experienced fighting the War on Terror. Home of the Brave takes readers beyond the bullets and battles and into the hearts and minds of the men and women who are fighting terrorists overseas so that America doesn't have to fight them at home. Hall tell stories of jaw-dropping heroism and hope in Afghanistan and Iraq. In this riveting, intimate account, former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Wynton C. They are nineteen of the most highly decorated soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines in the United States military, and yet most Americans don't even know their names. Weinberger brings us a chronicle of heroism in the War on Terror. His real test comes when he must step up for his new friend and trust his new family.ĭescription: In Home of the Brave, former Secreatary of Defense Caspar W. With Orenda’s help, Collin works hard to overcome his challenges. Collin’s quirk is matched by that of his neighbor, Orenda, a girl who lives mostly in her treehouse and believes she is turning into a butterfly. Collin arrives in Duluth with his loyal dog, Seven, and quickly finds his mom and his new home to be warm, welcoming, and accepting of his condition. She is Ojibwe, and lives on a reservation. When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he's never met. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. Collin can't help himself-he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. Home of the Brave is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.ĭescription: Perfect for fans of Rain Reign, this middle-grade novel The Brave is about a boy with an OCD issue and his move to a reservation to live with his biological mother. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrant's journey from hardship to hope. 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. 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. ![]() But only he and his mother have survived, and now she's missing. In Africa, Kek lived with his mother, father, and brother. 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. ![]()
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