Ground Zero
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 Talib...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 336 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: | 9781338245752 1338245759 9781338739121 1338739123 |
| Author Notes: | Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including War Games , Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor , Two Degrees , Ground Zero , Allies , Grenade , Refugee , Projekt 1065 , Prisoner B-3087 , Code of Honor , and Captain America: The Ghost Army , an original graphic novel. Alan lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest. Look for him online at alangratz.com. |
