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Author Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Title Ground Zero / Alan Gratz.
Publication Info. New York : Scholastic Inc., 2021.
©2021
Open Library Cover
Location Call No. Status
 Children's Fiction  Juv-F G    IN LIBRARY
Edition First edition.
Description 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Audience Ages 8-12. Scholastic Press.
Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press.
Summary Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Subject World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) -- Juvenile fiction.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Juvenile fiction.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile fiction.
Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre or Form Historical fiction.
Added Title Ground Zero : a novel of 9/11
ISBN 9781338245752 (hardcover)
1338245759 (hardcover)
9781338747690 (hardcover)
133874769X (hardcover)