Ground Zero
Title
:
Ground Zero
Personal Author EPSB
:
Alan, Gratz
Summary
:
Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger?
Other Title
:
Subtitle on cover: Novel of 9/11
Year Published
:
2021
Physical Description
:
304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subject
:
Teenage boys -- New York -- Fiction.
Teenage girls -- Afghanistan -- Fiction.
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001 -- Fiction.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger?
ISBN
:
9781338245752
9780702306747
9781338747690
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic Inc., 2021.
©2021
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian West | FIC GRA | Book | 38515000489057 | Historical Fiction |