Branches of Hope: The 911 Survivor Tree by Ann Magee

Author:Ann Magee [Magee, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

A Note from the Author

On September 11, 2001, I was preparing my

three-year-old for her first day of preschool.

Images of the towers falling flooded the TV

screen before we left our house in New Jersey.

Many young children, like my daughter and the

girl in this story, knew nothing about the tragic

event when it happened because their parents

protected them. The skies were silent because

all air travel was prohibited. It was a day of

overwhelming sadness.

Much like the Survivor Tree, those of us

who remember that day were witnesses to

history. Years later, my children’s homework

assignments required them to interview me,

as someone who remembered the events of that

terrible day. Like the child in this story, my daughter was in middle school when

the tree was replanted at Ground Zero. I found it incredibly difficult to relive the

images and my feelings of that day. I wish I had known the hopeful story of the

Survivor Tree then.

Hope lets the light in.

ANN MAGEE IN FRONT OF THE ORIGINAL SURVIVOR TREE IN

NEW YORK CITY. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR

Selected Bibliography

“9/11 Attacks.” History.com.

The Trees, directed by Scott Elliott (2016; El Segundo, CA: Gravitas Ventures).

National September 11 Memorial & Museum, www.911memorial.org.

“September 11, 2001: The Day That Shook America.” People, special issue,

September 24, 2001.

The Survivor Tree: A Story of Hope and Healing. New York: National September 11

Memorial & Museum, 2012.

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