538 reviews for:

Ground Zero

Alan Gratz

4.35 AVERAGE

andersonh92's review against another edition

5.0

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One of a kind!

marnitanya's review

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

readingpro's review

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

nisanre's review

4.75

adventurous emotional informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was excellent. Anxiety-inducing and heartbreaking, yes, but excellent. I love the way Gratz used the dual perspectives to draw parallels between the more-present and the past. This was a page turner (or kept tuner? since I listened to it?) FOR SURE.

cxbedd's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional informative sad 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: No

booksojwhi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War

jlswimuk's review against another edition

4.0

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Love any book by Alan Gratz. He masterfully blends these two perspectives together and will open your eyes to what the Afghan people have and are currently suffer through.

cstange17's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

peyton_'s review against another edition

4.0

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A great look at a tragic event from multiple viewpoints and showing unique perspectives. It also shows the lasting effects of 9/11 as well. There’s great information at the end, which was nice to follow up with even though I was already looking stuff up throughout the story. I still have a ton of questions, but this book is a great introduction for kids to learn about 9/11.

emshannon's review against another edition

4.0

reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes