How dowe remember tragedy? Which moments do we carry with us, and which do we try toforget? Moreover, what do we preserve for history and teach to our children?With these powerful questions as its driving force, a new collection of poetryrevisits the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of youth. The book's20 poems unfold roughly in chronological order, beginning in classrooms on themorning of the 11th and moving to homes and the surrounding community in thefollowing hours, days, and weeks. Drawing from her experience as a schoollibrarian in Arlington, VA, Jules inhabits an array of identities--mostlyteenagers, with a few elementary-aged children and one young adult. Each poem'sfirst-person narration evokes a subtly different shade of emotion, ranging fromshock to sorrow, from fear to anger, from uncertainty to resolve, honoring thecomplexity of the societal response to the attack. Potent simile ("He lookslike a fish gulping air," "the fear I feel inside,/ like a helium balloonslowly leaking") and personification ("a building that's bruised/ and burnt")heighten the immediacy of the events. In expressionistic collage art, Ráczdepicts a diverse cast of characters, their downcast faces and slumped bodylanguage suggesting a deep and heartfelt period of mourning. VERDICT Apowerful, humanistic look at the aftermath of a ­national tragedy, and animportant purchase for modern ­collections.-Jonah Dragan.