What happened when Naheed and her family visited Ground Zero on the one-year anniversary of the attacks in the novel, Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story?

On the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Naheed and her family visited Ground Zero. Because they were clearly Muslim, the family was confronted by an angry white man, who insisted they had no business at the service. Aimee heard the man’s angry accusations and wondered why no one was helping the family. The father clearly did not want to fight and was trying to protect his wife and daughters behind him. Suddenly, a white boy (Will) and a black boy (Sergio) stepped between the angry man and the Muslim family. A group of New York firefighters, as well as various other people from the crowd, began to join them, standing up to protect fellow Americans against the man’s hate.