Monday, September 2, 2019

Towers Falling

I was nervous about this one.  Anything having to do with that horrific day of course builds tension.  I wanted to make sure any book I add to the collection is appropriate for my students.  Jewell Parker Rhodes has written a beautiful story that I believe will answer questions and get students thinking.  I love the way she does it.  The students in Brooklyn start a new school year close to the 15th anniversary of the disaster.  Their teachers integrate lessons about community and what it means to be American.  They are leading the students to the event in a way that won't traumatize them.  The main character knows nothing about it, and yet lives with the fall-out of it every day.  Her discovery of her father's story is beautifully told.  I had chills reading it.  (FIC RHO)

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