Since the number one Post-9/11 unasked question was, "Why do they hate the U.S.?", the new novel by the noted U.S. author John Updike will shed much light on this issue. His inspiration on this topic came after he witnessed the 2nd air strike on the World Trade Center (and its subsequent collapse) from a building rooftop in Brooklyn.

The book focuses on an 18-year-old U.S. Muslim high school student and his experiences with radical Islamic clerics, high school counselors, and the Department of Homeland Security. It's a gripping read.

Title: Terrorist
Author: John Updike
Format: Available both in audio and hardcover editions.
ISBN: 0-307-26465-3
Price: $24.95, or read it for free via your local public library. Note: College and high school libraries may also have this new book, since Updike is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, etc.

[edit on 8-6-2006 by FutureLibrarian]

[edit on 8-6-2006 by FutureLibrarian]