Dej'a is 10 years old and lives in Brooklyn. Her and her family live in a homeless shelter called Avalon. She lives with her parents, brother, and sister.
Dej'a goes to a new school and they talk about 9/11. She still wonders about it. She meets Ben and Sabeen, her new friends.
Dej'a meets her teacher and she says history is alive. Ben shows Dej'a a video of 9/11 with Sabeen.
Dej'a looks in her Pop's suitcase and she find clothes and custy thing in bags.
Dej'a talks to ben about skipping school and going to the world trade center. Dej'a and Ben meet a man who lost his daughter in 9/11. Dej'a's dad is happy she went to the site.
Dej'a and her pop talk about 9/11 and about all the things in his suitcase. He was also in 9/11.