911
THE BOOK OF HELP
Authors Respond to The Tragedy

From the poem "Not Like TV" by Jaime Adoff

"As I turn the corner, reality smacks me in the face and kicks me in the stomach.
Its not like what you see
on
tv...
That last piece of twisted metal hovering over what once was.
Looking like the grim reaper, five stores high..."


"They carry untold souls on their shoulders, buckets of agony in twelve-hour shifts.
Digging through hell, I can tell, they've seen things a person should never have to see.
Seen things they'll want to forget, but never will...."

In 911: The Book of Help, award-winning writers share their responses to the September 11, 2001 tragedy and describe the heroism of those who first rushed to help. The works in 911 are donated, and 50 percent of the net proceeds will go to a charity assisting children and spouses of victims.

Authors and Artists who contributed their work:


Arnold Adoff
Jaime Adoff
Marc Aronson
Avi
Joan Bauer
Marion Dane Bauer
Marina Budhos
Michael Cart
Susan Cooper
Sharon Creech
Russell Freedman
James Cross Giblin
Nikki Giovanni
Robie Harris
Betsy Hearne
Nicole Hollander
Margaret Mahy
Kyoko Mori
Jim Murphy
Walter Dean Myers
Naomi Shihab Nye
David Paterson
Katherine Paterson
Chris Raschka
Sonya Sones
Suzanne Fisher Staples
Virginia Euwer Wolff

NOVELS

The Death of Jayson Porter
Sixteen year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the harsh realities of his life never seem to change . . .
JIMI & ME
After the sudden and violent death of his father, there remains only one certainty in Keith James’s life: everything is going to be different now...
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME
IN THIS GRIPPING STORY, four very different teens reveal their deepest feelings and fears during a day in which the hurts and struggles of high school escalate dangerously . . .
PICTURE BOOKS
SMALL FRY
Fun poems about the "ups & downs" of being small!!
REVIEWS THAT ROCK!/AWARDS
BOOKLIST-STARRED REVIEW!-"Jayson Porter"
VOYA REVIEW! "Jayson Porter"
*RAWSISTAZ REVIEW
*CSK AWARD
*Richie's Picks REVIEW
*Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award-Honor Book
POETRY
THE SONG SHOOTS OUT OF MY MOUTH: A Celebration Of Music
"His free verse is highly rhythmic and demands to be performed." (SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL)
SHORT STORIES/POEMS
Dude!
Check out my poem "Twelve" in this very cool new compilation!
Twice Told
2 Author's inspired by 1 piece of art. Check out "The God of St.James and Vine."
911 THE BOOK OF HELP
"NOT LIKE TV" by Jaime Adoff