LUCAS
The main character
I love this book because it was dramatic and it was written well. What I didn't like is nothing. I would recommend this to Clayton because he likes these kinds of books.
SELF CONNECTION
SOLUTION
PROBLEM
Lucas suffered too many concussions
playing football and his parents told him
he would need to quit.
Lucas takes the train to NYC to talk with Uncle Benny. Lucas hopes he can help convince his parents to let him continue playing. While in NYC Lucas realizes there is more to life than football after Uncle Benny is injured while helping save people from the Twin Towers.
When Lucas was told by his parents he was not allowed to play football any more he was super upset. He then went to Uncle Benny because he did not like his parents idea. Once I really wanted a certain video game, so I asked my parents and they told me no. I did not like their response just like Lucas did not like his parents decision about football. I then went to ask my grandma who was super nice and bought it for me.
* Loved playing football but suffered concussions
* Looked up to Uncle Benny
* Went to NYC to talk to Uncle
Benny about his parents makinghim quit football
* Witnesses the twin towers collapse
* Worries about his dad and Uncle Benny at the
Command Center
* Super happy when he finds out his dad and Uncle
Benny made it out of the twin towers alive
Sequence of Events
1. Lucas takes a train to NYC to talk to Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend and fellow NYC firefighter, about football. His parents wanted him to stop playing due to too many concussions.
2. While at the fire station in NYC, Lucas heard a low flying plane hit the twin towers and saw rubble falling everywhere.
4. Lucas's dad showed up at the station and was surprised to see him.
5. Uncle Benny and Lucas's dad were called to the scene of the plane crash and Lucas was told to stay at the abandoned station.
6. Lucas got curious and worried so set out to find Uncle Benny and his dad at the Command Center.
7. The towers collapsed and they all ran for their lives.
8. In the end all three survived although Uncle Benny was injured. Unfortunately a lot of people did lose their lives though,
THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001
Written by
Lauren Tarshis
Main Characters
* Lucas
* Lucas's dad
* Uncle Benny
Reviewed by
Mason Strey