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"History made personal--and what a person! Deja's voice is real and memorable, her compelling story one of hope unmarred by sentimentality."
―Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author
"This tender retelling of tragedy is a solid vessel to help young readers understand the gravity of 9/11 and how it touches all Americans, no matter where we come from. "
―Kirkus Reviews
"This is a welcome contribution to children's literature."―School Library Journal
"Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book's audience."
―Publishers Weekly
Additional praise and awards for Jewell Parker Rhodes' books:
Ninth Ward was named a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a CCBC Choices pick, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction pick, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, an SLJ Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing.
Sugar was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Jane Addams Book Award winner, an IRA Top Chapter Books selection, and a CCBC Choices Pick.
Bayou Magic was an LA Times summer reading selection and a Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books selection.
Towers Falling was an Indiebound Kids' Next List selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a Seventeen Magazine Best Book of the Year, and a Notable Book for a Global Society.
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Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
My 5th grader enjoyed reading this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
The whole family read this book was a good loved it
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book. Highly recommend
Excellent book. Would be a great read aloud for late August/September. Really shows the reader different long term effects of 9/11, helping see situations are more than meets the eye. 5th grade and up to understand and grasp the seriousness of what happened and how real these characters could be. We do a lot to remember 9/11 in my class but still felt 4th graders weren’t quite ready for this.
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
I purchased this for my 9-year-old daughter (who reads on a middle school level), and wound up reading it myself first. The author does a great job handling the subject, and I loved the varied backgrounds of the central characters. My daughter said the main character wasn't her favorite, and yet this is still one of the books she has re-read numerous times, so she clearly enjoyed the story in it. I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 and 12 year old loved it
Purchased for my kids. Both eagerly read it and enjoyed. They did both like Nine, Ten better. I did not read it myself to check fir any inaccuracies.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids!
I recently bought this and all I have to say is it’s amazing how good it is Is
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Absolutely excellent treatment of a difficult topic. The author deals with so many serious questions in this book: why history is important, how poverty hurts on so many levels, how what we don't know can hurt us and others - by using examples from the adolescent protagonist's daily life to make them relevant. I highly recommend this book to every English/History teacher. Jewell Parker Rhodes has a true gift for teaching, writing and relating what adolescents really think and feel.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow . . . leaves me thinking . . .even when the book is done.
Wow . . . I love a book that once I’m done reading, it leaves me thinking about all the connections I am making now that it is over. While the narrator is only in fifth grade, that fact quickly falls away when the teacher explains to the students that they will be working on a new curriculum this year. The story focuses on the relationships of three students and their families. Deja who lives in a homeless shelter, dears anyone to give her a hard time or the other new student in class. She finds herself intrigued by the girl who always has a smile for her. As these students find their “communities” they also learn about 9/11 and how it relates to not only themselves, but all Americans. Charming, thought provoking, a definite keep in my library.
Powerful!
Powerfully written. Excellent for middle school students. Provides lots of information, that students can further investigate. Celebrates difference, and now to forgive.
Extraordinary! In the same league as "The Little Prince" ...
Extraordinary!In the same league as "The Little Prince"!
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Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"History made personal--and what a person! Deja's voice is real and memorable, her compelling story one of hope unmarred by sentimentality."
―Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author
"This tender retelling of tragedy is a solid vessel to help young readers understand the gravity of 9/11 and how it touches all Americans, no matter where we come from. "
―Kirkus Reviews
"This is a welcome contribution to children's literature."―School Library Journal
"Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book's audience."
―Publishers Weekly
Additional praise and awards for Jewell Parker Rhodes' books:
Ninth Ward was named a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a CCBC Choices pick, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction pick, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, an SLJ Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing.
Sugar was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Jane Addams Book Award winner, an IRA Top Chapter Books selection, and a CCBC Choices Pick.
Bayou Magic was an LA Times summer reading selection and a Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books selection.
Towers Falling was an Indiebound Kids' Next List selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a Seventeen Magazine Best Book of the Year, and a Notable Book for a Global Society.
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
My 5th grader enjoyed reading this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
The whole family read this book was a good loved it
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book. Highly recommend
Excellent book. Would be a great read aloud for late August/September. Really shows the reader different long term effects of 9/11, helping see situations are more than meets the eye. 5th grade and up to understand and grasp the seriousness of what happened and how real these characters could be. We do a lot to remember 9/11 in my class but still felt 4th graders weren’t quite ready for this.
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
I purchased this for my 9-year-old daughter (who reads on a middle school level), and wound up reading it myself first. The author does a great job handling the subject, and I loved the varied backgrounds of the central characters. My daughter said the main character wasn't her favorite, and yet this is still one of the books she has re-read numerous times, so she clearly enjoyed the story in it. I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 and 12 year old loved it
Purchased for my kids. Both eagerly read it and enjoyed. They did both like Nine, Ten better. I did not read it myself to check fir any inaccuracies.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for kids!
I recently bought this and all I have to say is it’s amazing how good it is Is
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Absolutely excellent treatment of a difficult topic. The author deals with so many serious questions in this book: why history is important, how poverty hurts on so many levels, how what we don't know can hurt us and others - by using examples from the adolescent protagonist's daily life to make them relevant. I highly recommend this book to every English/History teacher. Jewell Parker Rhodes has a true gift for teaching, writing and relating what adolescents really think and feel.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow . . . leaves me thinking . . .even when the book is done.
Wow . . . I love a book that once I’m done reading, it leaves me thinking about all the connections I am making now that it is over. While the narrator is only in fifth grade, that fact quickly falls away when the teacher explains to the students that they will be working on a new curriculum this year. The story focuses on the relationships of three students and their families. Deja who lives in a homeless shelter, dears anyone to give her a hard time or the other new student in class. She finds herself intrigued by the girl who always has a smile for her. As these students find their “communities” they also learn about 9/11 and how it relates to not only themselves, but all Americans. Charming, thought provoking, a definite keep in my library.
Powerful!
Powerfully written. Excellent for middle school students. Provides lots of information, that students can further investigate. Celebrates difference, and now to forgive.
Extraordinary! In the same league as "The Little Prince" ...
Extraordinary!In the same league as "The Little Prince"!
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