The 9/11 Report. Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon

Everyone remembers what they were doing on September 11^th 2001 when they hear the news about the attacks. It was a time of great tragedy and a time of great realizations. The 9/11 Report gives a timeline of events leading up to September 11^th 2001 dating back to the early 1980’s. As a reader, the book is meant to inform about why certain events transpired. The authors do this very well and the graphics are great but the layout of the graphics are a bit hard to follow sometimes.

This book hits very close to home with me because my father was deployed to Iraq in 2004 due to the War on Terrorism. The 9/11 Report gave me answers to questions that I had about why my dad was being sent overseas.

Learning American history is essential for students and the attacks on September 11^th are a huge part of history, especially leading into the 21^st century. This book can be used in the classroom to educate about history and inform student what a graphic novel is.