Ashes and Sky
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[A 9/11 Dual Perspective Novel | Inspired by Ground Zero by Alan Gratz]
Two strangers. Two cities. One sky.
📍 New York City, 2001
Danny Ryland never expected to become a hero. But on the morning the North Tower falls, he carries a young girl out of the rubble - and finds a hand-drawn picture clutched in her fist. A picture that will change his life.
📍 Kabul, Afghanistan, 2001
Laila Amiri draws skies filled with stars - not smoke. But in the wake of 9/11, her world becomes even more dangerous. With her father gone and the Taliban closing in, she must protect her younger brother... and a drawing she thought she'd lost forever.
Across letters, loss, and the long echo of war, two lives collide without ever meeting. Bound by a single image, Danny and Laila carry each other through the darkest of days - one holding on from the ashes, the other looking up at the sky.
💌 For fans of Alan Gratz, Ruta Sepetys, and real stories of resilience.
🔁 Told in alternating POVs. Based on true events. Inspired by hope.
(Also my first story so I hope you enjoy it)
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