Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
Building Background Knowledge
Republic of the Sudan, Africa
The main character of
the book is from the
country of Sudan on
the continent of
Africa.
Sudan
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Sudan is the largest
country in Africa and
almost the size of the U.S.
east of the Mississippi
River.
The climate in the north is
desert-like and savanna.
The climate in the south is
tropical. The southern
regions are inundated
during the annual floods of
the Nile River system.
The people of Sudan
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Sudan’s population is
one of the most
diverse in Africa.
Within two distinct
major cultures- Arab
and black Africanhundreds of ethnic
and tribal
subdivisions, as well as
language groups,
exist.
Civil War in Sudan
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Cultural and religious
differences between
the north and south
have forced the
displacement of many
people within the
southern region of
Sudan.
Civil War in Sudan
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4 million people have
been forced from their
homes into refugee
camps.
This is an aerial view of
a section of a refugee
camp.
Civil War in Sudan
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Two million people
have died from
violence, famine, and
disease as a result of
this conflict.
This photo is a hut in a
refugee camp.
Aid from the U.S.- $10 billion
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Food
Water sanitation
Health services
Hygiene
Camp management
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Schools
Roads
Electricity
Agricultural support
Government development
How does this connect?
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Kek is the main character of the
book Home of the Brave that we
will be reading in class.
Kek was born and raised in
Sudan and is about your age.
Kek’s father and brother were
killed due to the violence of the
civil war in Sudan. His mother is
missing.
As an orphaned refugee, Kek is
sent to a new home- Minnesotato live with his aunt and cousin.
Kek patiently waits for word of
his mother’s fate as he begins this
new and strange life in America.