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Chargement... All We Have Left (2016)par Wendy Mills
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Alia dreams of going to art school for comics, but a stupid teenage mistake now seems to have obliterated any chance that her parents will even consider it. On the morning of September 11, 2001, in a last-ditch effort to confront her father and convince him to change his mind, she ascends the north tower of the World Trade Center. Fifteen years ago Jesse's older brother Travis perished in the WTC disaster. To this day her parents refuse to talk about him, and why he was in one of the towers at all continues to haunt them, tearing their family apart. I really liked the flow of the narrative, despite the time difference between alternating chapters. Some parts were not easy reading; I was almost able to imagine myself in Alia's and Travis' shoes, among the horror and experiencing their panic, compassion and determination. Some of the messages are a bit heavy-handed at times, but many scenes throughout the book are powerful. Highly recommended. The story bounces between Alia and Jesse. Alia is a teen in the World Trade Center on 9/11 and Jesse is an angry teen anger now. Jesse's brother was in one of the towers on 9/11 and didn't survive. Her family won't talk about it, and it has left her angry and confused. She makes some bad choices that get her arrested and in community service. After a slow start, the pieces start to connect making the read compelling. The structure of the narrative is a hook in for students for whom 9/11 is history and helps illustrated the lasting impact of the event on NYC and American life. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In interweaving stories of sixteen-year-olds, modern-day Jesse tries to cope with the ramifications of her brother's death on 9/11, while in 2001, Alia, a Muslim, gets trapped in one of the Twin Towers and meets a boy who changes everything for her as flames rage around them. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Although the first 100 pages are a little slow, hang in there because the plot improves dramatically afterwards and all I wanted to do was keep reading. I became totally invested in Jesse, Alia and Travis, and the end brought tears to my eyes. A poignant, heart-breaking and uplifting read. ( )