TKE presents ONLINE | Alan Gratz | Ground Zero

Join NTY bestselling author of Refugee, Alan Gratz, who will read from and discuss his new YA historical fiction novel, Ground Zero.

This free, virtual event will take place on Crowdcast and you must register. Buy your copy of Groung Zero from The King’s English Bookshop and receive an autographed bookplate.

September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive — and escape?

September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz — and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.