In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks

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Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist

A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001.From the Sibert Honor and YALSA Awardwinning creator behindThe Unwanted and Drowned City.

The consequences of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, both political and personal, were vast, and continue to reverberate today. Don Brown brings his journalistic eye and attention to moving individual stories to help teens contextualize what they already know about the day, as well as broaden their understanding of the chain of events that occurred in the attacks wake.

Profound, troubling, and deeply moving, In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers bears witness to our historyand the ways it shapes our future.

Read more books by Don Brown:

• 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
• Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust
• Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918
• The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

Reviews

"Once again, Brown shows his mastery of the graphic format for portraying humanity in the most trying of circumstances." Horn Book (starred review) "With striking illustrations and immersive storytelling, this is a helpful primer for young readers who want to learn about the significance of 9/11." New York Times An award-winning author/illustrator again masterfully applies his journalistic eye and art style to give facts, raise questions and put events into fresh perspective. San Francisco Chronicle "A deeply moving account of the immediate aftermath and lasting effects of the largest terrorist attack on United States soil." Kirkus Reviews "A succinct and impactful look at one of Americas worst tragedies, skillfully rendered by one of comics journalisms best." School Library Journal

Author Bio

Don Brown is the author of Thunder in the Morning Calm, The Malacca Conspiracy, The Navy Justice Series and Black Sea Affair, a submarine thriller that predicted the 2008 shooting war between Russia and Georgia. Don served five years in the U.S. Navy as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, which gave him an exceptional vantage point into both the Navy and the inner workings of "inside-the-beltway" as an action officer assigned to the pentagon. He left active duty in 1992 to pursue private practice, but remained on inactive status through 1999, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He and his family live in North Carol