Ti-årige Deja starter i femte klasse på en ny skole. Ting er hårde derhjemme: Pop er altid syg og trist, Ma er altid på arbejde, og Deja tager sig altid af sin lillebror og søster, mens Pop sover. Hendes nye skole er anderledes end noget andet sted, Deja har været, og den uddannelse af nyere historie, som Deja modtager, vil ændre hendes liv og hendes venners og families liv for altid.
Eleverne kan lave en tekst til selvforbindelse efter at have læst Towers Falling ved at illustrere deres favorit eller et mindeværdigt citat.
Storyboard Tekst
Favorite Quote from Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
To me, Miss Garcia's quote means that no matter what happens, if you have a strong foundation or base, anything is possible. Miss Garcia means this literally because the building that the kids made was strong from the gound up, but it also has other meanings: Deja, Sabeen, and Ben have a strong friendship. America has a strong foundation, and we will get through what happened to us together.
Skyscrapers
A strong foundation supports everything. Skyscrapers, engineer's dreams. It's amazing what people can build.