Ground Zero

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Ground Zero: a Novel of 9/11 by Alan Gratz 

Text from the back cover:

September 11, 2001, New York City:  Bandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.  Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion.  And Brandon is in the middle of it all.  Can he survive -- and escape?

September 11, 2019, Afghanistan:  Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress.  When a battle erupts in her village, Reshimina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz.  Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

Two kids.  One devastating date.  Nothing will ever be the same.

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  I had no idea...so many amazing details of that terrible day.