Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
21 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African American
- African
Year Published 2007
Word Count 21,702
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 118014, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Great Middle School Reads
- Sense of Place, Sense of Self
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- ELL Stories
- Refugee Experience
- Refugees from Africa
- Refugees Middle Grade Books
- SpringBoard Grade 6 Unit 3
- Units of Study, Grade 5
- Journeys, Grade 6
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- Sample: Units of Study Mentor Texts
- Sample: HMH Into Literature
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Katherine Applegate about Home of the Brave
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Katherine Applegate
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from ReadWorks.org
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
Created by Indiana Library Federation

Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dominic Hoffman
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2022
Winner, 2008

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Fiction Winner, 2008
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