[CASL-L] 9/11 book recommendations

[Monica Ahern]

Hi Kim,
I enjoyed *All We Have Left *by Wendy Mills.  Here's the SLJ review:
Gr 7 Up-This beautifully written coming-of-age story traces the lives of
two girls whose worlds intersect on September 11, 2001. Chapters alternate
between the present-day story of Jesse, whose brother died on that fateful
day, and an emotional account of Muslim teen Alia's experience inside one
of the beleaguered Twin Towers. The wounds are so deep that Jesse's family
doesn't talk about her brother Travis. Her parents are on the brink of a
divorce, and she has feelings for a bad boy who leads her astray. After her
arrest for hate speech tagging, she is sentenced to community service at
the Islam Peace Center. Alia is a teenage girl and aspiring comic book
writer/illustrator. An incident at school causes her parents to withdraw
permission for Alia to attend a program for talented high school artists.
On September 11, she heads to her father's office at the World Trade Center
to plead with him to change his mind. Jesse's journey to discover why
Travis was at the Twin Towers and what happened to him before he died
eventually leads her to a search for Alia, the girl Travis was with when
the planes hit. Her work at the Islam Peace Center and the friends she
makes there instill in Jesse a new understanding of Muslims and the Islamic
faith. VERDICT This outstanding, touching look at a national tragedy
promotes healing and understanding and belongs in every library.

Best,
Monica
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Monica Ahern
Library Media Specialist
William H. Hall High School
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 8:31 AM Musket, Kimberly <
kmusket at wallingfordschools.org> wrote:

> Hello-
> I am working with a seventh grade English teacher on a historical fiction
> unit. We are looking for some FICTION books about 9/11.
>
> I have the following already on my list:
> Nine, Ten: a September 11 Story
> Ground Zero
>
> Can anyone recommend good titles for middle school? They must be fiction.
>
> Thank you
> Kim
>
> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
>
> Currently reading:
> *You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! *by Alex Gino
>
> Current listening to:
> *Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish *by Pablo Cartaya
>
>
> Recently finished:
> *Genesis Begins Again *by Alicia D. Williams
> *Emmy in the Key of Code *by Aimee Lucido
> *The Shattered Castle *by Jennifer A. Nielsen
> *The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise *by Dan Gemeinhart
> *Good Enough *by Jen Petro-Roy
>
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