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A review by laleha
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
5.0
After reading SLJ’s starred review, I requested this for my 11-y-o who has been interested in 9/11 for years. Outside our public library is a 9/11 Memorial that led him to ask many questions as a young child. We had conversations and read children’s non-fiction books so he could learn more, and being familiar with Gratz’s works I recognized he would doubtlessly humanize the atrocities of that day in a way my son would understand.
While my son was not quite ready for the parallel story of Reshmina’s life, he devoured Brandon’s story and asked questions about the day’s horrors and the people directly impacted.
Gratz deftly, respectfully, and truthfully told the story of Ground Zero for young readers.
While my son was not quite ready for the parallel story of Reshmina’s life, he devoured Brandon’s story and asked questions about the day’s horrors and the people directly impacted.
Gratz deftly, respectfully, and truthfully told the story of Ground Zero for young readers.