num_pages: 208
description: From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a touching 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. Sergio who lives in Brooklyn is struggling to come to terms with the absentee father he hates and the grandmother he loves. Wills father is gone too killed in a car accident that has left the family reeling. Nadira has never before felt uncomfortable about being Muslim but at her new school shes getting funny looks because of the head scarf she wears. Amy is starting a new school in a new city and missing her mom who has to fly to New York on business.These four dont know one another but their lives are about to intersect in ways they never could have imagined. Award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin weaves together their stories into an unforgettable novel about that seemingly perfect September day  the day our world changed forever.
language: English
title: Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers