BOOKED THIS WEEKEND: 9/11 Anniversary

This Monday will be the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Though it might not seem like a topic people would want to read about, there are some really great books out there that give us all an idea what that day was like and how so many lives changed that day.

The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
When thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of United States airspace, the citizens of this small community were called upon to come to the aid of more than six thousand displaced travelers.

Truthers by Geoffrey Girard
When her veteran dad is committed to a psych ward, one girl must unravel a conspiracy that connects her past and the terrorist attack on 9/11.

Cinnamon Girl by Juan Felipe Herrera
Yolanda, a Puerto Rican girl, tries to come to terms with her painful past as she waits to see if her uncle recovers from injuries he suffered when the towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.

Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan
Three New York City teens express their reactions to the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and its impact on their lives and the world.

Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
Struggling with the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and sniper shootings throughout the Washington, D.C. area, Craig and Lio consider a romantic relationship that is complicated by Craig's ex-boyfriend, Lio's broken family, and the death of Lio's brother.

With Their Eyes: September 11, the View From a High School at Ground Zero ed. by Annie Thoms
The students of Stuyvesant High School, located a few blocks away from the World Trade Center, provide a dramatization of the events of September 11, 2001 from their perspectives.



 
 

The Memory of Things by Gae Polisner

On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down, then while fleeing home to safety, he finds a girl covered in ash who has no memory.

Bullyville by Francine Prose

After the death of his estranged father in the World Trade Center on 9/11, thirteen-year-old Bart, still struggling with his feelings of guilt, sorrow and loss, wins a scholarship to the local preparatory school and there encounters a vicious bully whose cruelty compounds the aftermath of the tragedy.

911: The Book of Help ed. by Michael Cart
A collection of essays, poems, short fiction, and drawings created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by authors and illustrators of books for young adults.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Revelations by J. Michael Straczynski
Vowing to always use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man, Peter comes to understand--in the wake of the tragedy at the World Trade Center--that not all heroes possess great powers. Also, Aunt May discovers Peter's greatest secret, setting a new status quo for the wallcrawler and the woman who raised him.