From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a tense...and thought-provoking ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers.
Award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin weaves together their stories into an unforgettable novel about that seemingly perfect September day--the day our world changed forever..
These four don\'t know one another, but their lives are about to intersect in ways they never could have imagined.
Aimee is starting a new school in a new city and missing her mom, who has to fly to New York on business.
Naheed has never before felt uncomfortable about being Muslim, but at her new school she\'s getting funny looks because of the head scarf she wears.
Will\'s father is gone, too, killed in a car accident that has left the family reeling.
Sergio, who lives in Brooklyn, is struggling to come to terms with the absentee father he hates and the grandmother he loves.
But right now it is a few days earlier, and four kids in different parts of the country are going about their lives.
Ask anyone: September 11, 2001, was serene and lovely, a perfect day--until a plane struck the World Trade Center.
From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a tense...and thought-provoking ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers
