TOWERS FALLING, Written and Read by Jewell Parker Rhodes by HACHETTE AUDIO

From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after September 11th, 2001, following three dynamic, diverse students who know the events only as history – but slowly discover how much the attacks still color their community. “This is a welcome contribution to children’s literature.” – School Library Journal “Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book’s audience.” – Publishers Weekly

Why we like it: The author, Ms. Parker Rhodes, reads her work with such passion and conviction, gripping the audience from the very start. An inspiring story that addresses heavy topics easy that are easy to digest for young students.