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Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close - Trauma, Nostalgia, and the Search for Hope (opens the original)
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In memory of the events of 9/11, we read and reviewed a book inspired by that time. "Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close," is the story of a boy who's father dies in the Twin Towers Attack, and the story of that same boy's grandfather who never knew his son who died. The story follows the boy's grief process as he adventures through the streets of New York City, searching for answers, searching for hope. The story also follows the grandfather who is searching for a lost family and seeking a way to
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