Helaina Hovitz was twelve years old and in middle school just blocks away when the World Trade Center was attacked. Her memoir encapsulates the journey of a girl growing up with PTSD while still living blocks from Ground Zero after living through the events firsthand.

Memoir,

I was in school three blocks from the WTC on September 11, 2001, separated only by a highway and a few sidewalks. It was my second day of seventh grade. After the first plane hit, we were led down to the cafeteria and told not to stop at our lockers. We had no idea what would come next.

I find hope, many levels of recovery, and happiness (first within myself, then with a husband and a rescue dog) in a world still filled with terrorism, fear and sadness, and become a journalist focusing on inspiring stories.

New York City

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Tragedy

Coming of Age, Meaningful Message, Happy Ending

Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity

Name: Helaina Hovitz

Age: 12

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Empathetic, Heroic, Perseverance, Sexy, Aspiring, Beautiful, Engaging, Funny, Strong Moral Code

Name: Other child survivors, parents, boyfriends, etc.

Age: 12

Gender:

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Empathetic, Complex

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Age: 18-34

Target Gender: Female leaning

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Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Skyhorse

Year Published: 2016

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