Attack of 9/11 childrens biography books

Are you looking for 9/11 books for elementary and middle school kids and students?

Twenty years after 9/11, the tragic terrorist attack in New York and Washington D.C., there is an entire generation of kids who weren’t alive– and perhaps don’t know what happened.

It feels strange to think that September 11, 2001, is now history, and the children’s books about it are historical fiction, not realistic fiction.

(That means I’m getting old, I think!)

Since it’s vital that our past inform our present, the best way to do that is to start with books…good children’s books about how the events of 9/11 impacted the lives of ordinary kids all over the world, but especially in the New York area.

I’ve tried to indicate which books are better for sensitive readers and which are more disturbing — but you’ll need to use your own judgment as you know your children and students best.

It is not okay to traumatize kids in an attempt