Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.A haunting and heart-wrenching story of two girls, two time periods, and the one event that changed their lives-and the world-forever. VERDICT This outstanding, touching look at a national tragedy promotes healing and understanding and belongs in every library.-Cindy Wall, Southington Library & Museum, CT

Her work at the Islam Peace Center and the friends she makes there instill in Jesse a new understanding of Muslims and the Islamic faith.

Jesse's journey to discover why Travis was at the Twin Towers and what happened to him before he died eventually leads her to a search for Alia, the girl Travis was with when the planes hit. On September 11, she heads to her father's office at the World Trade Center to plead with him to change his mind. An incident at school causes her parents to withdraw permission for Alia to attend a program for talented high school artists. Alia is a teenage girl and aspiring comic book writer/illustrator. After her arrest for hate speech tagging, she is sentenced to community service at the Islam Peace Center. Her parents are on the brink of a divorce, and she has feelings for a bad boy who leads her astray. The wounds are so deep that Jesse's family doesn't talk about her brother Travis. Chapters alternate between the present-day story of Jesse, whose brother died on that fateful day, and an emotional account of Muslim teen Alia's experience inside one of the beleaguered Twin Towers. Gr 7 Up-This beautifully written coming-of-age story traces the lives of two girls whose worlds intersect on September 11, 2001. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016 selection In the final hours, she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them.

When the planes collide into the Twin Towers, Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. After being grounded for a stupid mistake, Alia decides to confront her father at his Manhattan office, putting her in danger she never could have imagined. it's being a teenager that she finds difficult. In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim. The only way to make amends is to face the past, starting Jesse on a journey that will reveal the truth about how her brother died. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad since has filled their home with anger and grief. Interweaving stories from past and present, All We Have Left brings one of the most important days in our recent history-September 11th-to life, showing that love and hope will always triumph.

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills