{"product_id":"home-of-the-brave-9780312367657","title":"Home of the Brave","description":"\u003cp\u003eKek comes from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time  and feels its sting. Hes never walked on ice  and he falls. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter  cold and unkind. In Africa  Kek lived with his mother  father  and brother. But only he and his mother have survived  and now shes 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 Keks native language. As Kek awaits word of his mothers fate  he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships  strength in his memories  and belief in his new country. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate presents a beautifully wrought novel about an immigrants journey from hardship to hope. Home of the Brave is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960610086965,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312367651","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312367657.jpg?v=1788291339","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/home-of-the-brave-9780312367657","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}