The Miami Valley School Library

Ground Zero /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-

Ground Zero / Ground Zero : a novel of 9/11 Alan Gratz - First edition - 304 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of end matter : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Includes a long authors note about the real 9/11 attack, the aftermath, and the ongoing war that followed

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11

Grades 4-7

5.4

9781338245752 1338245759 9781338747690 133874769X

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