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Ground Zero : a novel of 9/11
—Gratz, Alan, 1972- author.
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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Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001- -- Juvenile fiction.Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile fiction.
Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.ISBN:
9781338245752
1338245759
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
304 pages : illustration, maps ; 22 cm
Target Audience Note:
008-012.
Grades 4-6.
Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
LCCN:
2020041442
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