Rating: 5
Recommended for: middle grade students and beyond

"This message comes to you today from an old country, France, from an old continent, Europe. A continent that has known wars. Occupation. Barbarity. A country that does not forget and knows everything it owes to the freedom-fighters who came from America and elsewhere. And yet has never ceased to stand upright in the face of history and before mankind."

September 11, 2001: The Day the World Changed Forever is a great introduction to the 9/11 attacks for readers middle grade and higher. It introduces the horrifying event through the lens of a European 9th grader as she, her family, and her classmates learn about the events in real time. It was interesting to view the events from a Eurocentric standpoint and even more so how the media presented the attack to its viewers. It also highlights succeeding events, such as the London attacks, the U.N.'s response to terrorism, and more. We as a society have been so desensitized to acts of terror, and this book is a means of reflection for generations both young and old to re-examine our history and beyond.

A book framed as about/by a Frenchwoman going to visit her cousin in New York – her first time in America, and an experience that obviously demands she make a further attempt at parsing 9/11, which she failed to do as a student at the time. Along the way she manages to give biographical details and record in tribute to a chap who was one of the few to survive from the uppermost floors, the firemen first on the scene, and so on. But it's not a brilliant read, by far – it's repetitive in its script, telling us several times how far apart the tower collapses were, etc. And it's also repetitive in that it hammers old lessons and messages in, covering the same old ground as everything and everyone since then, offering nothing new.

In fact it's easy to get quite angry with this, when the twentieth anniversary is but weeks away, and when it manages to fluke itself into the news (or the news into it). For the final third is a dove's diatribe against the War on Terror, and the US being in Iraq and Afghanistan, and therefore (according to it) the entire response to 9/11 from Bush et al was entirely wrong, and boy won't Afghanistan still be a shit-hole when the Yanks leave? Well, yes, we can see that thrust down our throats on every news channel today, thanks. But seeing as you, Ms Fictional Narrator, and as you, this book's creators, offer zero that is beneficial to discussions about Islam, fighting terrorism or global politics, I call you out. You've recycled all that we already knew, you've gone so far up Obama's arse you're cleaning his teeth for him from the inside, and have just spewed your propaganda in lieu of entertainment for the last 150pp, in a book aimed at teens and young adults. Thanks for nothing.

I must admit I am a sucker for a graphic novel but this one was so different from the rest. I was too young to remember 9/11 and I found this a really informative read. Once you start it you'll be gripped on the people in the story and need to know how things pan out for each of them. A very impressive read.

This comic won't give you any information that any adult won't know, but it is still worth a reading! Loved the artwork and the colour palette, and it was very touching it included real-life stories.

This is the first graphic novel I have read in probably 6 years but I was immediately intrigued by a graphic novel about 9/11. The "main character" in this is actually a French woman, and the story rotates between facts/timelines of 9/11 and following days in America, and how other countries (like France), heard and responded to the attacks. The story talks about months and years following the attacks and how the world shifted - NSA, Patriot Act, war in the Middle East, and even some other terrorist attacks in other countries. The story ends with the French woman from the beginning making it to NYC and going to Ground Zero.

This story shared a bit of a different perspective and, I think, does a good job of giving an overview of not only that day in history, but what followed. I would recommend this especially to middle and high schoolers who are learning about 9/11 as a day in history, rather than remembering that day in their own memories.

I really enjoyed this book, having read books with first hand information from people on the ground that day and knowing there was some information missed out (probably because it leads to a more conspiracist mindset) it is for this reason I can't give it 5 stars, along with that the first 60% was more of a memory jog of what happened and if you were alive when the events happened then there wasn't any new information, however the individuals concentrated on and seeing specific stories was really interesting and the style in which all this was depicted was really nice to read.

The Graphic novel format was done really nicely and even reading as an ebook it was clear concise and easy to follow.

The last 40% of the book I found really interesting as it more to followed how the 9/11 terror attacks impacted the entire world and the follow on events. It was really interesting to see all of these thing laid out one after another and truly made you realise just how much was impacted by this day, and the things still going on today especially when regarding government agencies.

Overall this was a really good book and if this is a subject your interested in then I would recommend.

With the 20th anniversary upcoming of the events of 9/11 this book caught my eye. I really like that the story is seen through the eyes of a Juliette a fourteen year old girl in France. She hears about the attacks, and watches the news coverage with the same questions that much of the world had at that moment. The book does go through the attack following some people inside the World Trade Center, a photographer and first responders entering the scene. It also follows President Bush as he gets the news and speaks to the world.

For me I was very interested that the story continues with the move to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And I appreciate that it includes terrorist attacks in Spain, England, France and Belgium as part of the story. (America is not the only country impacted by 9/11 and terrorism.) As I read I thought about the many security measures that we have today and think of as common place but didn't exist before that day. This is a graphic novel and the drawings are helpful in telling the story. There is a few mild curse words and some disturbing images (people jumping from the towers). This would be very good reading for 5th grade and up. Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for a temporary ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was in two minds about whether to go for this book or not. I have read two fabulous books on this topic just last year and I am old enough to know what exactly happened on 9/11. But having the story told in graphic format was a new appeal and so I decided to give this a try. The result? Mixed feelings.

Every adult already knows the details of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Whether you are an US citizen or not, there is no way you could have forgotten the image of the plane smashing into the two towers of the WTC. No matter what nationality you belong to, your life has changed since 9/11/2001, even if you weren’t alive that day. And this graphic novel shows you exactly how!

This book presents the events that day in two perspectives: the actual unfolding of the attacks in New York, and the reactions of the French citizens who were watching it on their TV sets. This happens over the first one-third of the book. The rest of the 150 odd page book contains the aftermath at a global scale: the implementation of the Vigipirate plan in France, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the increased vigilance by the NSA as revealed by Snowden, the high security surveillance in airports that exists to date… This was more interesting to me as it contained a perspective that 9/11 books don’t usually cover. The overall story is written as a French woman’s reminiscences as she is aboard a plane to New York in 2021 and pondering over the attacks that took place when she was a teenager.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this book. I just kept my fingers crossed that it wouldn’t try to milk out the tragedy or portray it insensitively. Thankfully, neither happens. For those of us who have never seen the inside of the towers, seeing a visualised depiction of the structure of the buildings makes it easier to see the dilemma faced by the people inside and the rescue teams outside.

What I didn’t like was how the story doesn’t go in a chronological order. While it begins in the present, it moves to 2001 within a few pages. And within this 2001 time frame, it keeps going back and forth. For instance, you have the towers collapsing in a panel and the next page goes to a few minutes before the collapse. Or you have the reaction of the French on Sept 12th and then again the narrative moves to Sept. 11th in the US. A sequential narrative would have worked better.

The illustrations are quite simple and with dullish colours. The font is quite stark. Both these points help in focussing on the story rather than being distracted by the vibrancy of the panels.

I think that this book would be a good way for YA readers to know the extent of the attacks and how our world as we knew it changed. This year will mark twenty years since these attacks, and if you don’t know what happened that day, you really ought to. After all, it is one of the few historical events that impacted the entire world. However, the presentation is much too simplistic for adult readers and there are too many jumps in the timeline for a proper informative experience. There are far better adult books that cover the 9/11 attacks in astounding detail. So unless you prefer a graphic novel to a nonfiction book OR unless you want to know more about the repercussions of the attacks than the attacks themselves, I wouldn’t suggest this book to you.

3.5 stars from me, rounding up to 4.

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for the ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Everyone knows 'what' happened in September 11, 2001. The Twin Tower crash. But few of them know 'How' And 'Why' it happened.
This documentry book is the answer to your How and why.

Not only about the destruction of twin towers of the world trade centre there's also few incident highlighted about global terrorism, attacks and more.

Being a teenager and discovering this tragic event in the perspective of a teenager named Juliette is similar. I would have reacted the same. I stayed up late just to finish this, it was so much intriguing.
And it left my heart broken and sore.

applause to the writer and the illustrator who recreated this tragic event as a documentary novel and reached up to us.

Thank you netgally for providing me a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve never read a graphic novel like this before and wasn’t sure what to expect. I have a great interest in the 9/11 and the events surrounding it so thought I would take the plunge and give it a read. I quite enjoyed it, I found the script hard to read at times and occasionally got lost but overall it was well written and interesting enough to hold my attention, saying that I am not sure I would read another graphic novel unless the subject was something I was deeply interested in.

This graphic novel provides information about the events of 9/11 in New York City and the subsequent events that followed, spanning twenty years. The use of Juliette as a narrator made the graphic novel feel less of a history lesson and more of a personal story. On the day of events Juliette is a fourteen year old student in France. Readers follow as she grows up and reacts to other terrorist attacks around the world, including her home country.

It was interesting to witness these events through a young French woman. I am Canadian and was in high school when 9/11 occurred. Reading this felt like a similar experience to my own, since Canadians watched what was happening in America as outsiders. (Much closer than France, but also not American.)

I liked that the author also chose to tell the story from a few others, such as people in the World Trade Center, a journalist at ground zero, and first responders.

I think the use of graphic novels are an excellent way to help kids and teens learn about historical events, but this graphic novel is also suitable for adults.

I received an electronic ARC from Europe Comics through NetGalley.

I really enjoyed this and the In-depth detail of the presidents doing and NSA! Very sad too as this was based off a real event and you see personal stories and also you see if they make it or not. The sacrifices the first responders made makes me respect them so much more

A graphic novel about the tragic events of 9/11 from the perspective of a French teenager this a beautiful yet harrowing account of the day the world changed forever. Well handled given the subject matter and brings back the memories of that dreadful time. If you know nothing about 9/11 you should read this. If you know everything about 9/11 you should read this. Recommended but you will have a tear in your eye at some point. Thanks to #EuropeComics #NetGalley for this review copy.

September 11, 2001: The Day the World Changed Forever is a remarkable Graphic Novel. It is the story of Juliette a French teenager and her memories of the day that really did change the world. Reading Juliette's perspective was so similiar to my own. I was in secondary school and like everyone who remembers 9/11, its so hard to forget exactly where you were when you heard the news. Following Juliette's story over the days made me flashback to that eerie time where everyone was glued to their TV. It didn't seem real.

This would be a great addition to any library for people too young to recall 9/11. It is extremely thorough and very informative. A must-buy.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I wasn't expecting to like this book that much, but surprisingly I finished it in less than an hour. It's really easy to understand. Even if you are already informed about the topic, is cool to see every fact in order to make up your mind. It explores not only the 9/11 itself, it talks about the after hours to this day, and how it affected to the present. Also, I liked the drawings, and the use of color. The only bad thing I found is that it's you aren't going to learn a lot probably.

I'm not entirely sure how to review this one, but I can say that I'm pleasantly surprised. This graphic novel recalls the events of 9/11 through the eyes of a French high school student and her family who remember the day as the news came out. This graphic novel is factual and emotionally distant, as expected from a journalistic point-of-view, but does also weave in some stories of personal accounts from survivors. This book is a nice way to remember a horrific event in modern US history. It is as relevant as ever as we are seeing the collapse and ramifications of 9/11 in Afghanistan today, 20 years later.

Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

September 11, 2001 is a short illustrated book that chronicles the events of the eponymous day.

I wasn't sure what to think when I started reading this. A graphic novel/comic about the events of September 11th, 2001? I was concerned that it was going to be insensitive and trivialised. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This is a factual story. A French woman remembers the events, and we are shown what happened on the fateful day, as well as the impact it had on the world.

This is an interesting book. The format of the book, which initially concerned me, actually made it easier for the authors to portray their story - they could jump in time without needing lengthy explanations. The content is handled very sensitively and the illustrations are good.

Thanks to NetGalley, Baptiste Bouthier and Héloise Chochois, and Europe Comics for this copy.

September 11, 2001: The Day the World Changed Forever is a powerful nonfiction, memoir-esque graphic novel. Part of the graphic novel comes from the perspective of the artist, who brings in an international perspective to 9/11. The other part of the graphic novel details the actual events of 9/11 and international policy that occurred afterwards. The art and the storytelling was well done and added a different view of an event we are all familiar.

I can see this graphic novel not being everyone’s cup of tea, because it brings forth some uncomfortable truths. Some parts were also not easy to follow due to the graphic novel jumping from the artist’s perspective and actual events. A solid nonfiction graphic novel perfect for anyone interested in 9/11 and the aftermath. 4.25 stars.

I received a free digital ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What do younger generations know about the terrible tragedy that shook America and the world on September 11, 2001? In this gripping documentary work by journalist Baptiste Bouthier and illustrator Heloïse Chochois, we first learn about the historic day from several inside perspectives. In the second half, the authors take stock of 9/11 in the days, weeks, and years that followed, from tramautized America to George W. Bush’s crusade against the “axis of evil.” A not-be-missed piece of graphic non-fiction, published 20 years after the events in question.
Recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I try to read everything i can find on 9/11. I am thankful i got the opportunity to read this graphic novel. The depictions of the people, situations and actions taken are well done. I liked that the book showed more than just what happened here in NY. This is great for younger generations who didnt experience 9/11 first hand to see what that day was like. I also liked that specific peoples stories were told, such as Brian Clark and Joseph Pfiffer.
My only criticism is the jumping back and fourth in the timeline. A few times you see the towers collapse but then go back in time to another persons experience. When you go back you are on a different timd period and for someone just learning about the events of that day, it can be confusing.