cggerwin 's review for:

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes

5.0

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A powerful story about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, especially during the current presidential election, that reminds us we are more alike than different. This story is unfolds as three fifth-graders explore this important event in history - one whose father is still suffers health issues from the devastation of being in the Twin Towers during the attack that caused his family to live in a homeless shelter, one whose father served in the military to fight against the terrorists who flew the planes into the towers, and one muslim girl. The story also was a powerful reminder to me as a teacher that my instruction in the classroom and more importantly my humanity to children matters. "A story of resilience, hope and finding yourself in a complicated world." Wonderfully told with honesty and detail, but in a way elementary school children can understand.