dianalrendina 's review for:

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes

3.0

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This book deals with the topic of what happened on 9-11 in a sensitive, age-appropriate manner. It would work well for upper-elementary. The main character and her family are homeless. Some parts of it feel a bit contrived and hard to believe, like how the main character makes instant friends, and how she could somehow not know about 9-11 despite living in Brooklyn her whole life. I'm not sure how many students would pick up this book and read it, but it could work well for teaching a unit about 9-11.