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September 11, 2001 is a day most of us will never forget. Fifteen-year-old Tess won't forget it because that is the day her 3-year-old sister Zoe was killed. Told in the form of a letter to Zoe, the story is captivating and I thought captured the thoughts of a teenager well. I was a bit nervous about some of Tess' actions and thoughts which were less-than "good examples." However, there are teenagers that make bad choices so these events merely distracted me momentarily from the actual story. It isn't a happy story, and will make you think of all those who passed away on that horrible day with their passing having nothing to do with New York, Washington D.C. or Penn. It is also a coming of age story.
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(On the CD) The book, narrated by the teenaged sister of a little girl killed by a hit-and-run driver, shows a very unique view of the tragedies of Sept 11, while not really about them at all. What about all the other "little" tragedies that happened that day? Were they somehow less important because they were less newsworthy? A very tragic and thought-provoking novel.
