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sandyreadss 's review for:
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz
Fave Line: “Moving forward was scary. Sometimes you made mistakes. Sometimes you took the wrong path. And sometimes, even when you took the right path, things could go wrong.”
Genre: MG Historical Fiction
Synopsis:
Brandon goes to work with his dad in the Twin Towers on 9/11. While there he decides to sneak away and suddenly everything changes. The tower is hit and now him and father are separated. What will Brandon, a 9 year old, do when the world literally starts crumbling around him.?
Reshmina, a young girl in Afghanistan, has grown up with war but hope for peace. One day a battle erupts and she stumbles upon a injured American soldier. She wants to help him but is afraid of the consequences her family could face from the Taliban. Will she put herself, her family, even her village in danger to help him?
Rating:
5/5 ⭐️s
I don’t know if living through 9/11 made the story that much more powerful to me but I devoured this book. I appreciate the Gratz wrote from from both the American’s POV and the young girl from Afghanistan. I learned so much about that day and the war in Afghanistan. The tie in of the two
POVs is done so well. A must read for EVERYONE!
Genre: MG Historical Fiction
Synopsis:
Brandon goes to work with his dad in the Twin Towers on 9/11. While there he decides to sneak away and suddenly everything changes. The tower is hit and now him and father are separated. What will Brandon, a 9 year old, do when the world literally starts crumbling around him.?
Reshmina, a young girl in Afghanistan, has grown up with war but hope for peace. One day a battle erupts and she stumbles upon a injured American soldier. She wants to help him but is afraid of the consequences her family could face from the Taliban. Will she put herself, her family, even her village in danger to help him?
Rating:
5/5 ⭐️s
I don’t know if living through 9/11 made the story that much more powerful to me but I devoured this book. I appreciate the Gratz wrote from from both the American’s POV and the young girl from Afghanistan. I learned so much about that day and the war in Afghanistan. The tie in of the two
POVs is done so well. A must read for EVERYONE!