In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers
The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years After the 9/11 Attacks: a Graphic Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 13, 2024
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001.
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic, journalistic account connects individual stories to the lasting consequences of September 11.
- Themes
- 9/11 aftermath, Political and personal consequences, History’s impact on the future
- Genres
- Graphic History, 21st Century America for Teens, Wars & Military History for Teens
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Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001. From the Sibert Honor– and YALSA Award–winning creator behind The Unwanted and Drowned City. The consequences of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, both political and personal, were vast, and continue to reverberate today.
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Don Brown brings his journalistic eye and attention to moving individual stories to help teens contextualize what they already know about the day, as well as broaden their understanding of the chain of events that occurred in the attack’s wake. Profound, troubling, and deeply moving, In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers bears witness to our history—and the ways it shapes our future. Read more books by Don Brown: - 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary - Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust - Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 - The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
History Still Reverberates
A graphic, journalistic account connects individual stories to the lasting consequences of September 11.
Come here for
- Individual stories alongside political and personal consequences
- A way to contextualize what you already know about the day
Expect
- A moving look at events in the attack’s wake
- History viewed through its continuing effects
Where it sits
| 21st Century America for Teens | 73% |
|---|---|
| Graphic History | 72% |
| Wars & Military History for Teens | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Graphic History
- Graphic Social Topics
- Middle East History for Teens
- Wars & Military History for Teens
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- 21st Century America for Teens
- Middle East for Teens
- United States for Teens
- Immigration for Teens
- Authors
- Don Brown
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 13, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- 9/11 aftermath · Political and personal consequences · History’s impact on the future
- Reading lane
- Graphic History