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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
What’s this book about?
I really did like this book, very hard topic to cover so the author did well. The book is about Deja the main character of this book. Her family’s homeless living at Avalon homeless shelter. Avalon is not very nice. Her mom (ma) has a bad paying job that barely supports the family, and her dad (pop) refuses to work because of his coughing and head aches. Deja has to take care of her younger siblings who she wishes had a better life. Deja get enrolled in a school that just over looks the big new tower in New York. Deja uncovers how the two towers from years ago disappeared with her two friends Ben and Sabeen. Also finding out why Pops sick and what’s he’s hiding.
Likes
I liked this book because it’s really described a story about the pain and suffering of the towers falling from several points of opinion. It’s a great book to read around 9/11 and fully get a feel for what happened.
Dislikes
I disliked this book because the ending was a bit fast and blah. It could have been made more meaningful and a sweet end to the great book. I really wish I could have been left off satisfied but I just felt wanting a better end. We don’t really see Ma and Deja’s siblings at the end only that their living a bit of a better life.
Overall
Overall the only reason I gave this book a 4 was because of the end. :)
I really did like this book, very hard topic to cover so the author did well. The book is about Deja the main character of this book. Her family’s homeless living at Avalon homeless shelter. Avalon is not very nice. Her mom (ma) has a bad paying job that barely supports the family, and her dad (pop) refuses to work because of his coughing and head aches. Deja has to take care of her younger siblings who she wishes had a better life. Deja get enrolled in a school that just over looks the big new tower in New York. Deja uncovers how the two towers from years ago disappeared with her two friends Ben and Sabeen. Also finding out why Pops sick and what’s he’s hiding.
Likes
I liked this book because it’s really described a story about the pain and suffering of the towers falling from several points of opinion. It’s a great book to read around 9/11 and fully get a feel for what happened.
Dislikes
I disliked this book because the ending was a bit fast and blah. It could have been made more meaningful and a sweet end to the great book. I really wish I could have been left off satisfied but I just felt wanting a better end. We don’t really see Ma and Deja’s siblings at the end only that their living a bit of a better life.
Overall
Overall the only reason I gave this book a 4 was because of the end. :)
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read it while my 5th grader was reading it. Good read for them to have a better understanding of what it meant to people who were there.
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No