terrorism

Jack Ryan's son and his two cousins are recruited by Hendley Associates, an organization that tracks terrorists and destroys their plans and capabilities.

Examines the experience of the department of Antioquia, Columbia, during the first seven years of the struggle for power between members of the Conservative and Liberal parties.

"This title examines the response of American leaders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks from George W. Bush's declaration of the War on Terror to Barack Obama pulling the last troops from Iraq and Donald Trump's reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--.

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 provides an overview of the events of the day and other stories of canine heroism at Ground Zero.

"Cyber technology--or cyber tech--is a major part of warfare, but it might seem too complex or complicated for young people to understand. However, with the help of this . . . comprehensive guide to military cyber tech, readers can become experts on this . . . STEM topic"--Provided by publisher.

"A convoy of cars carrying several family members of the President's cabinet to Camp David for "Family Day" is ambushed, killing and wounding wives, husbands and children. Immediately in the aftermath, Vick Harwood watches a Facebook live feed of his former ranger buddy Sammie Samuelson's apparent suicide and confession in his Thurmont, Maryland apartment, just one mile from Camp David. Remnants of a firefight are in the background: sniper rifle, rocket launchers, and ammunition. Simultaneously, an intruder breaks into Harwood's house. Harwood arrives in Thurman to investigate the suicide and, with the help of attractive FBI agent Valerie Hinojosa, traces evidence left by Samuelson to a fiendish plot involving transnational terrorists and domestic political opponents"--Provided by publisher.

The events surrounding September 11 did not look the same to everyone involved. Readers can step back in time and into the shoes of a New York Muslim student, a NYFD firefighter, and a Midwestern student as readers act out scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud.

"Amaryllis Fox's . . . memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter"--Provided by publisher.

"From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the . . . story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS"--Provided by publisher.

"A definitive account of the rescue mission to free hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls after their kidnapping by Boko Haram describes how a global social media campaign initiated with the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls prompted a dramatic worldwide intervention"--OCLC.