I really enjoyed this novel. Talked about the history of 9/11 on a level children can understand while being honest and direct about the impact it has on the country, the people, and the world.
I really enjoyed this novel. Talked about the history of 9/11 on a level children can understand while being honest and direct about the impact it has on the country, the people, and the world.
This book takes a unique approach to introducing the events of 9/11 to young readers. It tells the story of Deja, as she starts attending a new school. She makes friends and starts to build a better understanding of what it means to be part of a family and community. She also gradually learns about what happened on 9/11, her father‘s connection to that day, and why he‘s been so secretive about it.
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This middle grade novel broke my heart. Deja is starting at a new school in a new neighborhood. Deja knows that her home life is different from her classmates and friends. But when she has to do an assignment about the two towers that are missing from the skyline outside of her classroom windows. She learns the heartbreaking truth about 9/11 and how her father was there on that awful day.
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This was such a difficult story to read right now but such an important story. For so many now, there is no world before 9/11. Dejá has to figure out what‘s her connection to 9/11 and the way it impacts her life, even though it happened before she was born. Makes me wonder about the COVID equivalent one day. “She says people helping people made her feel safe again. Strong.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book 20/24 for #bfc28 and 2/6 for #easterextravaganza
Tagged book is Maya‘s first book complete during our break-but-not-a-break from school. No book picture, instead here is our social distancing outdoor adventure.
She loved this book, and Rhodes is becoming a favorite author.
Today‘s activities also included making a stop animation video, vocab practice, and Statistics on Khan Academy.
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Towers Falling (RF) is a touching story for upper elementary (LC). The story is set in Brooklyn, New York. Read along as fifth-grader Deja, sets out on an adventure to learn more about the towers and September 11, 2001. The information is written elegantly and is comprehensible for students. #LAE3414SP19
Towers Falling (RF) by Jewel Parker Rhodes is about a fifth grade girl who goes an a journey to discover herself as well as our country. She also learns about the tragic day in 2001. This novel is the perfect IR for classes, especially during September. It is such a good read! UDL 9.3 Develop self-assessment and reflection. EL Strategy 49 Give students pre-lexicon assignments when introducing new topics.
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I would use this historical fiction novel for a literature circle in my classroom. Deja can‘t help but feel confused when her fifth grade teacher is teaching a series of lessons about how community will have one big answer about two tall towers ones visible outside the classroom windows. As she gets closer to answering questions about herself, what America means, and how communities can grow and heal, she discovers new questions too.
Ladies I am soooooooo sorry to have missed out on our discussion. I usually wait until the next day to respond. Well my son had a big hockey game Monday night and ended up getting a concussion. 😥 He's doing fine, but that took over most of the week then I ended up sick by the end of the week. 😷 We are all back on track now! Thank you for yet again having another incredibly thoughtful discussion. I really enjoyed everyone's thoughts.
This photo was taken summer of 2014, just before our girl started kinder. Such a somber experience; our girl was prepared for the museum visit by watching documentaries with us beforehand. We also visited the Pennsylvania site. Photo credit: my husband, Tom.
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I‘ll admit it, I love the fact that I can wait until the last minute and usually still participate in #MGBuddyRead. There are several other books I am in the middle of or should knock off the TBR list, but I‘ve been curious about this one so I‘m reading it. I‘m also enjoying Saturday snacks instead of cooking today.
Deja, the 10-year-old protagonist of “Towers Falling,” a native New Yorker, knows nothing of 9/11 as the book begins. Throughout its pages, she learns about the profound & hidden impact it‘s had on her family. By the end, she admits she hasn‘t learned everything about the tragedy but that she knows *more*, & specifically that she understands the “enormous hurt.” That‘s what this book will do for young readers: give them real *feelings* of empathy.
A story for kids born after the events of 9/11, but also a story for all who were around as well. The classroom where the story takes place is ideal. All the 5th graders are kind. All at the school are accepting. I read to escape so I didn't mind. I like to imagine a world where all are kind. All are accepting. I will be adding this to my school collection. (Saving the rest of my thoughts for our #mgbuddyread on Sunday.)
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I'm ready for our #mgbuddyread discussion next weekend.(no spoilers) I just listened to this on Audible today. It was a good story but I wish I had bought the paperback, the narration was terrible. #Middlegrade @Lmstraubie
An interesting middle grade view of 911 fifteen years after the tragedy. This book also depicts a sweet story of friendship and loyalty. At times it was a little preachy and felt like a political commercial for everything the author feels passionate about. Still, I think this is a very sensitive look at people directly involved with the towers falling and an important book.
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Up next for our #mgbuddyread Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes. The discussion will be held on Sunday, February 24th (so hurry up and get your book!). Questions are posted late in the afternoon. Jump in when you can! Questions?? Comment below 🙂
Up next for our #mgbuddyread Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes. The discussion will be held on Sunday, February 24th (so hurry up and get your book!). Questions are posted late in the afternoon. Jump in when you can! Questions?? Comment below 🙂
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Towers Falling is the story of 3 new fifth grade friends in Brooklyn studying #9/11 15 years later and learning the impact of that day on their teacher, community, and family. This would be an excellent novel to use when teaching middle grades about that horrendous day.
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“Unlike me, Sabine doesn‘t hold grudges. She doesn‘t have an off switch for happy.”
“I thought I knew home was a place, but it‘s more. Home is where you have your people.”
Deja is a very wise fifth grader.
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A great middle-grade book focusing on 9/11 through the fictional eyes of a young girl whose father lived through it. Thought provoking and relevant for today‘s youth. A more personal way to learn about it, and appropriate as well.
A young girl doesn‘t understand why her father can‘t hold a job, why he is so anxious, and why it causes him so much distress to find out she is studying the terrorist attack of September 11. A complex book about community, friendship, fear, grief, loss, and healing.
Read this book a few years ago. It‘s good for talking about 9/11 with kids. The story is about three kids learning about it as a historical event. The main character‘s father is skittish around the topic. His respiratory issues and nightmares make it fairly easy for adult readers to understand why. Rhodes‘ writing style is simple enough for upper elementary and middle school students, yet engaging enough hold anyone‘s attention.
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes is a Coretta Scott King award winning RF book. Deja is a fifth grader who is going to a new school in Brooklyn New York. At first she has her guard up when meeting new people because of the hardships she faces at home. She eventually makes friends who have the same interest in finding out what really happened on 9/11. This book would be best for RA. UDL 9.1 Facilitate personal coping skills and strategies.
#NYClove I listened to both these books this year. Falling Towers is a middle grades book and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is adult. Both books are about the aftermath of 9/11 and how people were effected by this tragedy years later.
Nice middle grades book about 9/11. The narrator was annoying with her 10 year old whiney voice though.
Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to using this novel to teach about 9/11 in future years to my homeschooled children. The author did a great job of taking heavy subject matter and making it relatable for today's kids and she treated Muslims with respect in the book. That's what I was hoping for and that's what I got. A must-read for upper elementary. Applause for Ms. Jewell Parker Rhodes!
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I don't say my last name, because in my old neighborhood, folks knew the Barneses were really poor. Saw boxes of our clothes, Ma's trunk, her "Hope Chest" she calls it, broken in the street. Saw Leda hanging on to her raggedy baby doll. Raymond crying. Me helping Ma and Pop stuff what they could in our car and still have enough room for five of us to sleep. After a month of living in the car, we got a room at Avalon.