Bookmarks Submitted by the Upper Arlington Public Library Books Reflecting on 9/11 Adult Books The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
DeFede’s book is a story of kindness and compassion, a story of hope and resilience. On 9/11, Gander, Newfoundland became a new landing designation as the U.S. and Canada closed airspace to all aircraft. Displaced passengers and airline crew landed in Gander, raising their resident population by 66 percent. Residents quickly organized Operation Yellow Ribbon, extending extraordinary measures to assist all displaced passengers, crews and animals. Both your head and heart will enjoy this book; embrace a bit of faith in humanity.
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff
Mitchell Zuckoff’s latest book is a collection of 9/11 stories. Zuckoff, using a timeline method, writes about the attacks, the victims and their families in New York City and Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. The stories within the book are moving and inspiring, depicting everyday people who became true heroes during a harrowing experience.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, computer consultant, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, amateur astronomer, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, great explorer, jeweler, origamist, detective, vegan and collector of butterflies. Upon discovering a key in a vase that belonged to his father, who was killed during the 9/11
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attacks, he embarks on an epic journey all over New York City to find out more information about the key. This engaging and poignant novel will crack your heart wide open and simultaneously cause you to smile, all while appreciating the crazy adventure that is life.
Children’s Books Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree by Ann Magee
Remember and honor the events of 9/11 by learning about The Survivor Tree. Start with it being found at Ground Zero and continue on its journey from being rescued to rehabilitated and then replanted at the 9/11 memorial site in 2011. This nonfiction picture book is recommended for preschool-second grade.
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz
It’s Sept. 11, 2001, and Brandon is visiting his dad in the World Trade Center when an airplane crashes into the tower, and Brandon must find a way to escape. Then, flash forward to the same day 18 years later in Afghanistan where Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz, but should she help him and put herself and her family in mortal danger? Find out in this fast-paced historical fiction novel. Recommended for grades 4-8.
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