![]() ![]() ![]() Ninth Ward was named a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a CCBC Choices pick, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction pick, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, an SLJ Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing. "Rhodes approaches a complex, painful topic with insight and grace, providing context to an event distant to the book's audience."Īdditional praise and awards for Jewell Parker Rhodes' books: ![]() "This is a welcome contribution to children's literature."- School Library Journal "This tender retelling of tragedy is a solid vessel to help young readers understand the gravity of 9/11 and how it touches all Americans, no matter where we come from. Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author " History made personal-and what a person! Deja's voice is real and memorable, her compelling story one of hope unmarred by sentimentality." ![]()
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