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Remembering 9/11

9/11/2014

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Part of a writer's job is to make sense of the world. When something horrific happens, we flail for meaning and struggle with how to go on. Writers take that experience and try to find perspective. They describe how the world has changed and what the new normal feels like. They grapple for meanings.

On this anniversary, it seemed appropriate to compile a shortlist of books for children and adults about the 9/11 attacks.

For Children
  • Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey  by Maira Kalman - the true story of a retired boat called back into service immediately after 9/11. For ages 4 and up.
  • 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy - the true story of a Masai student who witnessed the 9/11 attack in New York City and what happened when he returned home and told the story to his village. For ages 6 to 10.
  • America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001 by Don Brown -  a clear, straightforward account for young readers. One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011. For ages 6 to 10. 
For Adults
  • The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Laurence Wright - This Pulitzer Prize winner is comprehensive, lucid, and gripping.
  • Falling Man by Don DeLillo - After 9/11 come all the days and months and years that follow.
  • Saturday by Ian McEwan - Set in London in 2003 on the day of the protest against the Iraq War, this book explores the post-9/11 world, random violence, and the fragility of life.
I chose only those books that resonated with me, and it is indeed a short list. If you have others to recommend, please share them in the Comments section below.




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