Picture Book 22 / Brothers in Hope

Title	Brothers in Hope
Author	Mary Williams
Illustrator	R. Gregory Christie
Publication Year	2005
Awards	n/a
Publisher	Lee & Low Books Inc.
ISBN	978-1-58430-232-2
Readability Score (GLE = Grade Level Equivalent)	Lexile	670L
	DRA	40
	GLE	3.5
	Guided Reading	Q
Genre /      Sub-Genre	Picture Book / Diversity
Theme	There is always hope
Primary Character	Garang
Secondary Characters	Lost boys
Classroom Use	This would be a great book to discuss character, values, social studies and geography
Book Summary	Garang lives in Sudan. His village comes under attack and it kills all of his family members. He thinks that he is the only person left in this town but he finds that there are several hundreds of other boys. They take a journey to escape the attacks and face several challenges. The boys meet a man named Tom and he comes back several years later and tells the boys that the United States is offering them and the others a home.