'' Dear Zoe '' tells the story of 15-year-old Tess DeNunzio , who is wracked by guilt after losing her half-sister in a hit-and-run accident on the day of the September 11 attacks . The novel was selected by '' Booklist '' , a magazine of the American Library Association , as one of the ten best first novels of 2005
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Dear Zoe