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Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story

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Four very different kids, four very different lives forever changed by the same devastating event. Nine, Ten is a bittersweet story about four children from all over the country in the days leading up to September 11th and the varying ways in which it directly affected each of their lives. This ultimately hopeful novel will help young readers build understanding and empathy for those around them.

From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a “tense…and thought-provoking” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers.

Ask anyone: September 11, 2001, was serene and lovely, a perfect day—until a plane struck the World Trade Center.

But right now it is a few days earlier, and four kids in different parts of the country are going about their lives....

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