Realistic Fiction – 222 pages – Published 2016

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes is a book about 9/11. The main character Deja who’s in 5th grade, wants to learn more about 9/11 because her father gets mad when she brings it up. Her father is ill and her mother is a waitress,  so they live in homeless shelter. When Deja moves to a new school she makes two new friends, Sabeen and Ben. Her teacher hints stuff about 9/11 to Dejas class, Ben shows her what happened during 9/11 because she wanted to know. When her father finds out, he wants her to transfer to another school. Deja wonders why he father is so protective about 9/11 and tries to find out. This book is really good, and I recommend this book, if you like suspense then this book is good for you. This book teaches you more about 9/11 and shares how people were affected.

Star Rating:4

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