In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years After the 9/11 Attacks

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. 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.

Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/10/2021
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 10.46h x 7.09w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780358223573
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513816 / In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years Afte


Award: Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2021 pg. 102
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2021
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 132
Shelf Awareness 08/13/2021
Publishers Weekly 08/30/2021

About the Author

Don Brown is a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction- and Sibert Honor award-winning creator of nonfiction teen graphic novels. Praised for his resonant storytelling and evocative, delicate watercolor paintings, Brown "has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies, says School Library Journal. He lives in New York.
www.booksbybrown.com
Instagram: @donsart