With Their Eyes: September 11th

A deeply moving play written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold, remembers September 11, 2001.

The day started off like any other at Stuyvesant High School in New York City, located only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. The semester was just beginning, and the students, faculty, and staff were ready to start a new year.

But within a few hours on that Tuesday morning, they would all share an experience that transformed their lives—and the lives of all Americans.

with their eyes is a deeply moving play based on a series of interviews conducted by Stuyvesant students with their school community, collecting their firsthand accounts of what they were forced to witness on that devastating day. Commemorating twenty years since the tragedy, we honor those who were lost on that day we will never forget. This updated edition includes a new foreword from bestselling author David Levithan.

Praise for with their eyes

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

“Profound.” —Booklist

“Moving.” —Publishers Weekly

“Rings with authenticity and resonates with power.” —School Library Journal

© 2023 HarperTeen (Ebook): 9780062120366

Release date

Ebook: December 15, 2023