I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion. 
 Kyle Donohue is a junior at Stuyvesant High School on September 11, 2001 and sees the first twin tower come down from his school's window that morning. As he is heading home in the chaos that morning, he notices a girl about his age wearing wings at the edge of the Brooklyn Bridge. Afraid of her mental state and safety, he takes her home with him to his apartment. Kyle's dad is a police officer who would be responding to the Twin Towers instead of heading for safety. His mom and sister have been in L.A. for the summer and are supposed to be flying home that morning. Kyle, the girl (who cannot remember her who she is), and Kyle's uncle Matt (living with Kyle's family while recovering from a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed) spend the next few days in the apartment, coming to terms with what has happened in their city. 
 I was a high school senior when 9/11 happened, and I remember how terrifying it was seeing it unfold from Indiana; I can only imagine how the real people who, like Kyle, were there in the thick of it would have felt. This story was captivating, and the pages flew by while I was reading it. As a book with such a traumatic event as its setting, it could easily have been a maudlin read, but it remained fairly upbeat, focusing on the resiliency of people. I definitely recommend this book!