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1) Ground Zero
Author
Language
English
Description
"Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace...
2) Survivor
Author
Series
Alone (James Phelan) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jesse and a ragged band of survivors crawl through the wreckage of New York City. They escaped the Chasers, but the infected zombie freaks are getting bolder and stronger. So when they begin to see signs of human life, they can't believe their luck. Of course, luck can be good or bad and the enemy could be closer than your reflection in the mirror.
Author
Series
Spider-Man graphic novel volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miles Morales, Brooklyn's Spider-Man, learns that the disappearance of a new student's father is linked to the giant corporation sponsoring Miles' fundraiser for the victims of the Puerto Rico earthquake and sets out to discover the truth.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
There is a lot going on in his life that thirteen-year-old Tony Miglione does not really understand--like why his parents suddenly have money enough to buy a house on Long Island, why his mother has changed, why his rich friend Joel shoplifts, why he is obsessed with Joel's sixteen-year-old sister, and why he is having terrible stomach pains.
5) Grandmaster
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"A father-son chess tournament reveals the dark side of the game"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A thriller about one boy's attempt to unravel the mysterious phenomenon affecting students in his new town, as he finds a way to resist sinister forces and pursue hope for them all.
Wallace Cole's father has some deeply important job with an energy company. They're constantly moving, and Wallace finds the job suspicious. Just as Wallace is getting settled into a comfortable life in Kentucky, his father lets him know they need to immediately depart...