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nic_renee3 's review for:
Towers Falling
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
We read this for Tween Book Club this month. I think this is a great way to introduce 9/11 to tweens and/or teens. Rhodes' construct of this book works well to teach them because their learning process at this point would be very similar to the characters in this book; so they can relate to Deja's lack of knowledge on the event, they may have a military parent like Ben, have a parent who survived 9/11 or lived/s in New York, or they may be able to relate to Sabeen's feelings as a young Muslim who has dealt with others' treatment of her following the attacks.
I related to Miss Garcia as I was also in fifth grade at the time of the attacks and I think I had a very similar wariness/ apprehension about having to explain how the effects of a past event affect tweens now.
I related to Miss Garcia as I was also in fifth grade at the time of the attacks and I think I had a very similar wariness/ apprehension about having to explain how the effects of a past event affect tweens now.