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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard reveal the startling, dramatic story of the global war against terrorists. In Killing The Killers, #1 bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard take readers deep inside the global war on terror, which began twenty years ago on September 11, 2001. As the World Trade Center buildings collapsed, the Pentagon burned, and a small group of passengers...
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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.
5) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Faith. Trust. Triumph. "I'm sorry," the doctor said. "He is permanently and totally blind. There is nothing we can do for him." George and Sarah Hingson looked at each other, devastated. Their six-month-old son, Michael was a happy, strawberry blond baby boy, healthy and normal in every way except one. When the Higson's switched on a light or made silly faces, Michael did not react. Ever. "My best suggestion is that you send him to a home for the...
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A historical account of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the events leading up to that day, the people involved, the monumental rescue and recovery efforts, and the lingering aftermath"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
In 9-11, published in November 2001 and arguably the single most influential post 9-11 book, internationally renowned thinker Noam Chomsky bridged the information gap around the World Trade Center attacks, cutting through the tangle of political opportunism, expedient patriotism, and general conformity that choked off American discourse in the months immediately following. Chomsky placed the attacks in context, marshaling his deep and nuanced knowledge...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Perfect for fans of the musical Come From Away!
When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the
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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He -- and all the other passenger heroes -- lost their lives in a Pennsylvania field. But that plane was the only one of the four hijacked planes on 9-11 that didn't hit its target- most likely the white House or the Capitol. Todd's last known words, "Let's roll!" have become a rallying cry for the entire American...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle who is a 9/11 hero. Includes author's notes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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God works miracles in the lives of two people even in the midst of tragedy when driven businessman Eric Michaels loses his memory after being injured in the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and is mistaken for fireman Jamie Bryan, a joyful Christian husband and father who was killed in the collapse of the towers.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
15) All we have left
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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In interweaving stories of sixteen-year-olds, modern-day Jesse tries to cope with the ramifications of her brother's death on 9/11, while in 2001, Alia, a Muslim, gets trapped in one of the Twin Towers and meets a boy who changes everything for her as flames rage around them.
16) September roses
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On September 11, 2001, two sisters from South Africa find a good use for the roses they have grown when the flower show in New York City is canceled due to the attack on the World Trade Center.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
There is a ship, a Navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other Navy ships, and it sails like other Navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the World Trade Towers. The beam was driven from New York to a foundry in Louisiana. Metal workers heated the beam to a high, high temperature....
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
[Spanish edition].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Lo ico por lo que Lucas siente m adoraci que por el fbol Americano es su t Benny, el mejor amigo de su padre del departamento de bomberos donde ambos trabajan. Benny le enseo a Lucas todo lo que hay que saber sobre el fbol americano, asque cuando los padres del chico consideran que el deporte es demasiado peligroso y que por ello debe renunciar a practicarlo, Lucas tiene que conversar con su principal admirador. A la mana siguiente, Lucas toma el...
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
20) Canine hero
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Bear claw books edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When terrorists struck the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, heroes stepped up. Follow canine Trakr and his handler James as they locate a survivor in the rubble more than a day after the towers fell. The search and rescue team from Canada was working beside many heroes responding to the attacks on 9/11. Based on the true story and in honor of the K9 and handler team who found the last survivor trapped at Ground Zero. Additional material...
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