![]() ![]() ![]() Jewell’s powerful fiction is almost magical.” - James Blasingame, Associate Professor of English, Arizona Sate University Towers Falling is a great book for pairing with history/social studies, and a great book to help young readers untangle the knots of growing up in America. “Once again, Jewell Parker Rhodes uses the power of story to help young people make sense of their world, even among the most confusing of circumstances. ![]() “History made personal-and what a person! Deja’s voice is real and memorable, her compelling story one of hope unmarred by sentimentality.” -Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park Like, why does Pop get so angry when she brings up anything about the towers?Īward-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes tells a powerful story about young people who weren’t alive to witness this defining moment in history, but begin to realize how much it colors their every day. ![]() But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Deja can’t help but feel confused. Curriculum Subject: Personal Development: Diversity, Social Studies: America, Social Studies: Patriotism, Personal Development: Loss ![]()
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