Deja's Family
What are Deja's siblings are named?
Leda and Raymond
How old is Deja?
10
Deja is in what grade?
Fifth
The towers fell on what year and date?
September 11, 2001
Who is the author?
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Deja's mom works as a _____________?
waitress
What is the new building at the World Trade Center site called?
The Freedom Tower
Deja's homeroom teacher is _______________?
Miss Garcia
The North tower was completed first in what year?
1970
When her editor asked her to write a book about 9/11, she initially thought it would be _________?
Too hard
Where is Deja's mom from?
Jamaica
Name two things Deja finds in her dad's locked suitcase.
clothes, photograph, and name tag
On Deja's first day of school, which two students befriend her?
Ben and Sabeen
The South tower was completed after the first in what year?
1971
Where was the author when the title and a possible approach to writing the book came to her?
On a plane heading to London.
What is offered at the shelter where Deja's family lives to help parents find jobs?
Day care
Name two of Dad's symptoms.
Coughing, anxiety, nightmares
In science class, students are asked to build a 'skyscraper' that can support what?
a golf ball
How many people died building the towers?
60
In the author's notes, she writes, "I like doing hard things. I like writing______________ books."
challenging
What is the name of the shelter where Deja and her family live?
Avalon Family Residence
What dessert does Sabeen share that was also a favorite of Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Turkish delight
What is the name of Deja's school?
Brooklyn Collective Elementary
How many people died in the towers?
2,753
What real school helped her create her fictional school?
Brooklyn New School PS 146