Library's review
Two powerful 9/11 stories, told in alternating viewpoints, reveal the profound connection between present-day Jesse, whose brother died in the attacks, and Alia, a Muslim girl trapped in one of the Towers on that tragic day.
Genres
Publication
Bloomsbury USA Childrens (2016), 368 pages
Description
In interweaving stories of sixteen-year-olds, modern-day Jesse tries to cope with the ramifications of her brother's death on 9/11, while in 2001, Alia, a Muslim, gets trapped in one of the Twin Towers and meets a boy who changes everything for her as flames rage around them.
Awards
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2019)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2018)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2019)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2019)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2021)
Florida Book Award (Gold Medal — Young Adult Literature — 2016)
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2017)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2016)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2017)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2016
Pages
368
Physical description
368 p.; 8.57 inches
ISBN
1619633434 / 9781619633438
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |