Monday, October 3, 2011

September Roses by Jeanette Winter

Reviewed by Miss Dewey at Orenda

Four paw prints.  In South Africa there are two sisters who own a flower shop.  The flowers they specialized in were roses, and one year they decided they would share their roses with the world.  They did this by designing a beautiful display that they would take to the big flower show in New York City.  In September 2001 they took approximately 2,000 roses and their ideas to the other side of the world.  But, when they arrived in New York they learned something terrible had happened just before they landed.  Now, there was no flower show, no hotel rooms, and no way to get home.  The sisters weren't sure what to do.  Fortunately, all will end well for the sisters, even if the world as they knew it will never be the same.  So, why do I like this book?  This is an extremely good book that deals with 9/11.  The story itself is NOT about 9/11, but the events on 9/11 directly affect the story.  The pictures are simple and clear without being scary.  And, the story deals with the important events that happened as a result of 9/11 without getting in to the specifics of some very serious topics that may not be appropriate for younger students.  To learn more about 9/11, ask a parent or guardian to visit http://www.911memorial.org/ with you.
Fic Win

37 comments:

Courtney L.--3L said...

My favorite part of this book was when they outlined the Twin Towers in flowers.

Lexi K.-3L said...

My favorite part was when they made the twin towers with their roses and said we have made the fallen twin towers in the park.

Alexandra L. said...

My favorite part was when the two sisters made the display of the two twin towers.

Jacob G.--3L said...

I do not like this book because it has roses in it.

nicky R.--3L said...

I did not like it because it had roses in it.

Emma M. said...

my favorite part of the book was when the two sisters made the outline of the twin towers with roses.

Lindsay.--B 3l said...

My favorite part of this was when the two sisters outlined where the twin towers were in flowers.

klarrissa f.-3l said...

i choose this book becuse i love roses.my favrite part was when the twin towers stood in the story.

Brenden T.--3L said...

My favorite part of this book was when they outlined the twin towers with flowers

katieE.3L said...

My favorite part of this story was when the two sister my the twin tower with the rose.

Abby S--3L said...

I liked when the two sisters out lined and filled in the fallen twin towers with roses.

Isabella R.--3L said...

My favorite part of this book is when the sisters outline the twin towers with their roses.

Sydney L--3L said...

One of my favorite parts of this story is when the sisters made the twin towers the beautiful colered roses.I also like the part when the kind man gave them a place to stay.Also i liked seeing the greenhouse full of the different colered roses.

Christian A 3L said...

I like part when the two siste made a display of roeses in the park.

Kendall G 3L said...

My favorite part of the book was when thet made the twintowers with the flowers.I think it look pretty.

Jonathan C. 3L said...

I did not like this because the twin towers crashed.

Regan M. said...

I liked the part when they outlinied the twin towers with the roes. and I liked it was true. I got kindov sad when the plains crashed.

Mike F--3L said...

my favorite part of this book was is when the stiser got stranded.

George P 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when the sisters were rescued.

Sean S. 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when the two sisters planted the roses in honor of the twin towers.

GiannaC 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when they decorated the spot where the twin towers used to stand.

AnnaC. 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when it showed the beautiful display of roses.

SulemanY 3G said...

My favorite part of this story is when they put the flowers all over the place.

emily P 3g said...

I liked this book because it was funny.

tomas R 3g said...

I did not like this book because it did not have any aciton in it.

ZainM. 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when the two sisters made the roses look like the Twin Towers.

Sydney H. 3g said...

My favorite part of this book was when the two girls made a buliding out of roses.

Ryan M. 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when the two sisters put the roses where the twin towers were.

Lillian M 3G said...

My faveorite part of this book was when the sisters planted the roses near where the twin towers crashed.

Leila B. 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when the to sisters put down there roses at a park in New York City as in memory of the people that dide.

Bella S 3G said...

my favorite part of this book was when the two sisters planted the pretty colerful roses

Cole.S 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was,when the tow sisters made flowers for the memory of the "Twin Towers".

Connor S 3g said...

My favorite part of this book was :
whwn they put the flowers in the park.

AidanG 3G said...

My favorite part of this book was when ther green house got tookin over by the roses

EvanY 3g said...

MY favorite part was when the sisters plant the flowers.

Rachael T 3g said...

My favorite part of this book was that the sisters placed the flowers in the park neer the two twin towers.

Jenna B. 3G said...

I didn't like this book because they where taiking about two sisters and there flower's.