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All we have left / Wendy Mills.

Mills, Wendy, 1973- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 1619633434 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9781619633438 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 1619633434 : HRD
  • ISBN: 9781619633438 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 1619633434 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 9781681194325 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1681194325 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9780605981898
  • ISBN: 0605981892
  • Physical Description: 362 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

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Now: Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. 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. Then: In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim... it's being a teenager that she finds difficult. After being grounded for a stupid mistake, Alia is determined to show her parents that they must respect her choices. She'll start by confronting her father at his office in downtown Manhattan, putting Alia in danger she never could have imagined. When the planes collide into the Twin Towers Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. In the final hours she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 5.6 12.
Awards Note:
ILA: 2017 Young Adults' Choices.
2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies.
Nutmeg Award Nominee, Teen, 2019.
Subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Juvenile fiction.
Muslim girls > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Death > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes > Juvenile fiction.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Conduct of life > Fiction.
Muslims > Fiction.
Love > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 41 of 42 copies available at Bibliomation.

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  • 0 current holds with 42 total copies.
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Babcock Library - Ashford YA Mil (Text) 33110143422754 Adult Fiction Available -
Beardsley Branch - Bridgeport YA MILLS (Text) 34000081333619 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford YOUNG ADULT MILLS, W. (Text) 32544072474496 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton YA FIC Mil (Text) 33160142351330 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Public Library TEEN F MILLS (Text) 34030137409279 Teen Fiction Available -
Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport YA MILLS (NUTMEG NOMINEE 2019) (Text) 34000081333601 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry YA MIL (Text) 33260000228016 Teen Fiction Available -
Brookfield Library TEEN F/MILLS (Text) 34029136900346 Teen Fiction Available -
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport X YA MILLS (Text) 34000081333627 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Canterbury Public Library YA MILLS (Text) 33190000424507 Young Adult Fiction Available -

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All We Have Left
All We Have Left
by Mills, Wendy
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All We Have Left


Now: Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad since has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. 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. Then: In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim . . . it's being a teenager that she finds difficult. 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. When the planes collide into the Twin Towers, Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. In the final hours, she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them . . . Interweaving stories from past and present, All We Have Left brings one of the most important days in our recent history to life, showing that love and hope will always triumph.

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