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I survived volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Ashley Baxter, convinced she is unlovable, hides her heart from her family, the man who loves her, and even God, but she moves to a position of hope and faith with the help of four Alzheimer's patients, and the life-changing events of September 11, 2001.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts.
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
A gripping true story of six elite ex-military operators assigned to protect the CIA who fought back against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked in the U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.
Publisher
Life Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In this inspiring portrait, a nation and a world come together in sadness, pride and resolve after September 11, 2001, vowing never again to allow such a tragedy to occur. September 11, 2002, began a new era in the United States of America. The attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and the courage exhibited in those cities and in the skies over Pennsylvania, changed forever the way Americans viewed their security and their country's place...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the events and immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, in which planes were crashed into the Twin Towers buildings in New York City as well as into the Pentagon building near Washington, D.C.
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The 9/11 Commission Report is widely declared to be the definitive account of the most devastating attack ever to take place on American soil, but in truth the most vital questions about 9/11 have not been asked, and an ever-growing number of facts casts clouds of suspicion over the actions and motivations of many key government officials and agencies. The 5 Unanswered Questions cuts through the official accounts and political "spin" to the questions...
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A reconstruction of the events of September 11, 2001 by a team of German journalists includes coverage of their investigation into the terrorists' identities; early interviews with firemen, police, and survivors; and rescue attempts.
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Author
Series
Baxter family series. Redemption volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
Devastated by the events of September 11, 2001, Luke Baxter has walked away from everything that mattered to him: his faith, his family, and Reagan, his only love. What Luke doesn't know is that he is about to become a father. Someone in his family discovers the truth, but she has a secret of her own -- one that will change the Baxter's lives forever
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Series
Quick response research report volume 146
Publisher
[Natural Hazards Center]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Contains an analysis of one newspaper's coverage of these incidents and their aftermath for the 12 weeks following the disaster. The first three weeks of coverage concentrated on the disaster story; the last nine weeks were dominated by the war story. The rapid shift in interest from the World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters to the military response is a bit troubling.
Series
Quick response research report volume 139
Publisher
[Natural Hazards Center]
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This brief report focuses on "perishable" information about the World Trade Center Disaster. Perishable information is information that is temporarily available and would likely be lost if not collected quickly after the event.