September 11, 2001, New York. Nine-year-old Brandon accompanies his father to work on the 107th floor of one of the World Trade Center towers. Out of nowhere the entire building starts moving and a terrible fire starts. It turns out that an airplane has crashed into the building. Can Brandon and his father escape and survive? 18 years later, Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old Reshmina grows up in a country torn by war, yet she continues to dream of freedom and peace. One day she helps a young, wounded American soldier, putting her entire family in danger. Brandon and Reshmina's lives are far apart in distance and time. And yet they are connected. Alan Gratz shows in an exciting and powerful way that the past and present are always intertwined, and how the events of 9/11 could influence the future of the entire world.