Nine ten captures the tragedy shock and awe of september 11th in a whole new way through the eyes of 4 middle schoolers whose lives are not connected until that life altering day the storytelling is vivid and emotional and the intertwining plot structure while not new feels reawakened because of the thematic elements of the subject. Nine ten opens with the first plane striking the world trade center on september 11 2001 then immediately jumps back in time to two days earlier the reader then follows new yorkers sergio who is hispanic nadira who is muslim and aimee who is jewish as well as will from pennsylvania through their activities in the 48 hours prior to the 9 11 attacks. Nine ten a september 11 story september 9 2001 746 am cdt ohare international airport it was september 9 2001 raining in that chicago slow drizzle sort of way outside the windows of ohare international airport the sky was painted a particular shade of gray and leaving droplets of water on the large glass windows that looked out onto the airstrip. Nine ten a september 11 story starts out with four middle school kids from different parts of the united states crisscrossing an airport on sept 9 2001 two days before the 9 11 terror attacks the story takes place during those two days as well as on 9 11 and theres a short section about one year later showing how their lives are affected. From the critically acclaimed author of anything but typical comes a touching look at the days leading up to the tragic events of september 11 2001 and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers ask anyone september 11 2001 was serene and lovely a perfect day until a plane struck the world trade center