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Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 19.50cm
Weight: 0.200kg
ISBN: 9780316262217
ISBN 10: 0316262218
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 17 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Praise for Towers Falling: ""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 ""Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book's audience."" --Publishers Weekly ""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 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.
Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with <b>insight and grace</b>, providing context to an event distant to the book's audience. <b><i><i>Publishers Weekly</i></i>
Author Information
Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of Ninth Ward, a Coretta Scott King honor book, and Sugar, winner of the Jane Adams Peace Association book award. She has also written many award-winning books for adults. Jewell lives with her family in Arizona.
