Ground Zero
About this book
September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape?
September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger?
Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.
Subjects
- adolescence, fiction
- afghanistan, fiction
- boys, fiction
- children's fiction
- collectionid:texchallenge2021
- girls, fiction
- new york (n.y.), history, fiction
- new york times bestseller
- nyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2021-02-21
- survival, fiction
- terrorism, fiction