Alan Gratz's "The Long Walk Home" from Ground Zero

TING: bought it for my son, he said it was a good book.

United States on Oct 09, 2023

Gin: Kids are loving this book.

United States on Oct 09, 2023

alona: Excellent book. Hard to put down. Highly recommend it. Started reading it because my granddaughter’s class was reading it in school and I couldn’t put it down.

United States on Oct 06, 2023

GoldenGirl: My daughter (incoming 6th grader) chose to read this book for required summer reading and really enjoyed it. It spurred her to ask me questions, as well as do some independent research about 9/11. She largely preferred Brandon's story since it took place on that day but appreciated Reshmina's story and how it correlated in the end. She already had 2 other books from this author; hoping this will lead her to read those during the school year.

United States on Jul 30, 2023

Enya: Aber Ecken des Buches leider schon geknickt. Schade, da es verschenkt werden soll.

Germany on Aug 08, 2022

LAF1970: Absolutely stunningly reading

United Kingdom on Sep 23, 2021

Katy McEvoy: My son loved this book, he was done it in 2 days, the only thing I would say is that he was confused if the story line in the book was a real story from a little boy and girl that dealt with this tragic even from that day. I have looked it up and no the story line in the book is not true, however the main event in it is obviously true.

Canada on Jul 19, 2021

Sandra K. Stiles: I loved this book. It was raw and emotional. Brandon finds himself going to work with his dad in the Twin Towers because he has been suspended from school. Trying to fix the damage done due to standing up to a bully, Brandon sneaks away from his father, who is a chef at Windows on the World. It is during this time the first plane is flown into the twin towers. Reading the raw account of events from that day brought back so many memories and emotions. The story is told in alternation chapters. The other person in this story is Reshmina, a young Afghan girl whose family is caught between the fighting between the Americans and Afghan soldiers and the Taliban. Reshmina saves the life of an American Soldier and puts her whole village in danger. The only issue I had with this book was the set up. I didn't learn until the book was almost finished what the connection was between the two main characters. It went beyond 9/11. For this book alone I did something I've never done before. I used small sticky notes to separate the two stories. I read all of Brandon's story, then went back and read all of Reshmina's story. That was how I learned that Brandon's story takes place the year 9/11...

United States on Jun 23, 2021

OnlyMe: My ten year old loves this book. I needed to explain the context. The description of the Afghani mountains is vivid.

India on Jun 20, 2021