Towers Falling
$47.74
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2016
Summary
When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Deja can’t help but feel confused. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too. Like, why does Pop get …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316262224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316262226 |
| Author: | Jewell Parker Rhodes |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
“This tender retelling of tragedy is a solid vessel to help young readers understand the gravity of 9⁄11 and how it touches all Americans, no matter where we come from. ” – Kirkus Reviews
“Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book’s audience.” –Publishers Weekly “This tender retelling of tragedy is a solid vessel to help young readers understand the gravity of 9⁄11 and how it touches all Americans, no matter where we come from. ” –Kirkus Reviews Praise for Towers Falling “History made personal–and what a person! Deja’s voice is real and memorable, her compelling story one of hope unmarred by sentimentality.” –Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author “This is a welcome contribution to children’s literature.”–School Library Journal
About The Author
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jewell Parker Rhodes is the recipient of a Yaddo Creative Writing Fellowship and the National Endowment of the Arts Award in Fiction. She is professor of creative writing and American literature and Director of the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Arizona State University. She lives in Phoenix, AZ.
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