Authors: Ernie Colon & Sid Jacobson
Publisher: Hill and Wang (2006)
Media Format: Graphic Novel
Genre: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel
Selection Source: YALSA: 2007 Best Books for Young Adults
Recommended Audience: High School
Reading Recommendation: 3 ***
Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, Political Science, History
Summary
This book is a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report. It is a condensed version of the report, but it keeps the most important elements, and turns it into a comic book that is digestible for young readers. The 9/11 report uses hindsight to shed light on the pre-9/11 environment, as well as the response to 9/11. It deals with the Clinton administration's response to the first WTC bombing and the rough transition between the Clinton and Bush administrations. It also reveals the steps taken by the suicide bombers that got them into those planes. It deals with how the major players in the Bush administration responded to the attacks. It offers a clear eyed, non-partisan review of the events surrounding the tragic defining moment of the young millenium.
Evaluation
I think this book is best used as part of a class, rather than for student leisure reading. It could be very useful in engaging reluctant readers to take on a serious subject. The most impressive part of the book to me is its capitalization on the graphic novel medium. It excels in the early parts of the book using fold out, graphic timelines of the morning of 9/11. It puts the events in perspective in a way print never could. I would highly recommend this book for any class that deals with the 9/11 events, American History, or American foreign policy.
This book is a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report. It is a condensed version of the report, but it keeps the most important elements, and turns it into a comic book that is digestible for young readers. The 9/11 report uses hindsight to shed light on the pre-9/11 environment, as well as the response to 9/11. It deals with the Clinton administration's response to the first WTC bombing and the rough transition between the Clinton and Bush administrations. It also reveals the steps taken by the suicide bombers that got them into those planes. It deals with how the major players in the Bush administration responded to the attacks. It offers a clear eyed, non-partisan review of the events surrounding the tragic defining moment of the young millenium.
Evaluation
I think this book is best used as part of a class, rather than for student leisure reading. It could be very useful in engaging reluctant readers to take on a serious subject. The most impressive part of the book to me is its capitalization on the graphic novel medium. It excels in the early parts of the book using fold out, graphic timelines of the morning of 9/11. It puts the events in perspective in a way print never could. I would highly recommend this book for any class that deals with the 9/11 events, American History, or American foreign policy.
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