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121) Homeland security
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A riveting fictionalization of the events leading up to and following 9/11 and the formation of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Vivid eyewitness accounts by those who worked in and around the Trade Center and at the Pentagon, by rescue workers who rushed to the scene, as well as the stories of people around the country and abroad who watched as events unfolded on television and waited for news of friends, family, and acquaintances.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The world watched in horror on September 11, 2001, when two passenger planes were flown into the World Trade Center buildings, killing nearly three thousand people. Soon after, the United States entered a war that would last many years. This book explores the events leading up to this horrific attack and the terrorist group responsible, as well as the attack itself and its long-lasting ramifications. Students will be guided in their reading with a...
124) September 11, 2001
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"On the morning of September 11, 2001, Muslim extremists hijacked U.S. airplanes and crashed them in New York City, Washington, DC, and rural Pennsylvania. These attacks killed 2,977 people and made Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and terrorism household words. This important book looks at the events leading up to 9/11, the morning of the attacks, the devastating consequences, and the life-altering aftermath. Stunning images and thoughtful sidebars and...
125) Refugees
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Dawn, a California teen who has run away to New York, tries to contact her foster mother Louise, a Red Cross doctor in Pakistan, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and instead reaches Louise's assistant, Johar, a refugee from Afghanistan, and the two form a bond that gives them both hope and courage to face the future.
126) The looming tower
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
127) Inside 9/11
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Inside 9/11 traces the time line that led up to the deadly attacks and deconstructs the fateful day, tracking the movements of all four terrorist teams and patching together the ad hoc response of government.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Out of the tragedy of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon came heroic stories of incredible courage, sacrifice and patriotism. Stories that reminded us why the strength and spirit of America will always stand tall against the cowardice of terrorism.
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book relates the events of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, discussing the search for the people responsible, response from other countries and from the United States government, and the heroism of rescuers.
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Description
This book presents vivid eyewitness accounts by those who worked in and around the Trade Center and at the Pentagon, by rescue workers who rushed to the scenes, and by people who waited for news of friends, family, and acquaintances.
Series
Stories to remember volume 2
Pub. Date
[2002]
Formats
Description
Stories by writers and artists including Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Eduardo Risso, Neil Gaiman, and Stan Lee offer responses to the events of September 11, 2001.
139) United 93
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Fact-based story about the 40 passengers and crew aboard San Francisco bound flight United 93, who sat down as strangers and found the courage to stand up as one. This hijacked flight was the fourth terrorist attack plane on September 11, 2001. As a result of a delay on takeoff, the passengers on the flight know about the carefully scheduled planned attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Once hijacked, the passengers and crew are able...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
This title examines heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the initial and continuing effects of the event on first responders, the New York City fire and police departments, rescue workers, service dogs, and volunteers and includes the creation of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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