The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
When the airspace over the United States was closed following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001, several thousand passengers were diverted to Gander, a small town in Newfoundland. Faced with the “plane people” staying amongst them for a few days, the people of Gander jumped into action. They organized clothes, towels, medication, food, entertainment, and places for the stranded passengers to stay. They made lifelong friends. They restored a belief in humanity that was lost when the terrorists turned planes into missiles. The Day the World Came to Town is a quick and easy read. It’ll make you smile and maybe cry, but it’ll definitely make you feel good. It closely follows the stories of a few days in the lives of several people, flipping between them in a more or less linear timeline. Even almost twenty years after 9/11, this story is a wonderful snapshot of a bunch of people making a horrible situation into something not nearly so bad. I recommend it to all adults.
5 (out of 5) Stars
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