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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001, in time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 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....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Relates how the lives of four children living in different parts of the country intersect and are affected by the events of September 11, 2001.
Sergio is struggling to come to terms with the absentee father he hates and the grandmother he loves. Will's father was killed in a car accident that has left the family reeling. Naheed has never before felt uncomfortable about being Muslim, but at her new school she's getting funny looks because of the head...
5) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
Author
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A blind man and his guide dog show the power of trust and courage in the midst of devastating terror.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When the Twin Towers fall on September 11, 2001, blocks from her school, twelve-year-old Molly, unable to reach her dads or Gran, must find her seven-year-old sister, Adi, and get her safely home. Includes author's note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On September 11, 2001, an entire country ground to a halt as terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City, the U.S. Pentagon in Washington D.C., and crashed an airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, how the tragic events unfolded, and the ways in which one devastating day changed America forever"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as...
11) Ground Zero
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ranger the time-traveling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001 just as the first plane hits, and he must rescue fifth-graders Risha and Max who are trapped in the wreckage, guide them to safety, and hopefully reunite them with Risha's...
13) The red bandanna
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day, and just about every day to come; it became a fixture and his signature. Welles became a volunteer with the local fire department in New York. When the Twin Towers fell, Welles's parents had no idea what happened to him. In the unbearable days that followed, they came to accept that he...
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