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162) Pentagon escape
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's attempting to save him. Twelve-year-old Mikey is doing a school project on the Pentagon, where his father works as a civilian contractor. Mikey has been given special permission to visit his dad's office and do some research on the facility, all for a school report. At first he finds the tour strangely...
163) Survivor tree
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
165) Big Apple diaries
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations...
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Presents the script of a play written by students at New York's Stuyvesant High School, presented in a series of monologues based on interviews with students on their experiences and feelings about the attack on the World Trade Center -- visible from the school -- and its aftermath.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan--where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward to spearhead the war. Eight CIA officers are dropped into the mountains of northern Afghanistan on October 17, 2001. They are Team Alpha, an eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors:...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Language
English
Description
Independence Day: The spirit of 1776 comes alive as children learn about the signing of the Declaration of Independence and witness the events preceding it, such as Paul Revere's famous ride through Concord and a historical reenactment of the colonial era.
Pow wow: In this program, children discover the creative traditions of Native American crafts as they make a kachina doll of their own and learn the folklore behind the dream catcher. This program...
178) America's leaders
Author
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Discusses the leadership of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and many other powerful political and military players following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
