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Posted On: September 11th 2026, 11:07 am
I first read Ground Zero by Alan Gratz with my son for Battle of the Books last year and I sobbed my way through it. I was a senior in high school when 9/11 happened. We were in English class reading Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales when we heard the news and our lives changed forever.
The pilot of the first plane, Capt. John Ogonowski, was a farmer in my hometown and we felt the devastating loss of that day firsthand. 25 years later and we still feel it.
Ground Zero gave me a chance to talk to my son, himself a fan of history, about that day and what it meant. He asked questions. We watched videos. We talked about its lasting impact. We’ll Never Forget that day or the people who were lost.
Sending our love to everyone who was touched by 9/11.
The pilot of the first plane, Capt. John Ogonowski, was a farmer in my hometown and we felt the devastating loss of that day firsthand. 25 years later and we still feel it.
Ground Zero gave me a chance to talk to my son, himself a fan of history, about that day and what it meant. He asked questions. We watched videos. We talked about its lasting impact. We’ll Never Forget that day or the people who were lost.
Sending our love to everyone who was touched by 9/11.
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