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"In a world where the pale-skinned naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, teenagers Callum--a naught--and Sephy--a Cross--test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society's racism"--OCLC.

"An agent working for the U.S. Bureau of Temporal Affairs sets out to discover the source of several anomalies in the timeline--only to become imprisoned in an inescapable time loop"--Amazon.

Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows; until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and daughter. She has to go dark. The Division wants to erase her. And they know every detail about her identity, her history, and her family. Agent Cornwall's countdown has begun.

A passionate young foreign service officer, a dedicated journalist, and a smart, determined, but as yet untested new secretary of state must team up to defeat an intricate, carefully constructed conspiracy planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs.

"Erik Edstrom grew up in suburban Massachusetts with an idealistic desire to make an impact, ultimately leading him to the gates of West Point. Five years later, he was deployed to Afghanistan as an infantry lieutenant. Throughout his military career, he confronted atrocities, buried his friends, wrestled with depression, and struggled with an understanding that the war he fought in, and the youth he traded to prepare for it, was in contribution to a bitter truth: The War on Terror is not just a tragedy, but a crime. The deeper tragedy is that our country lacks the courage and conviction to say so. Un-American is a hybrid of social commentary and memoir that exposes how blind support for war exacerbates the problems it's intended to resolve, devastates the people allegedly being helped, and diverts assets from far larger threats like climate change . . . a revolutionary act, offering a blueprint for redressing America's relationship with patriotism, the military, and military spending"--Provided by publisher.

When Lucas's parents tell him he needs to quit football because it is too dangerous, he skips school to go and talk to his football hero and uncle, Benny. That day was September 11, 2001, and Lucas is trapped in the city when the planes hit the towers.

"A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy and offer a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era. Enrique Prado found himself in his first firefight at age seven. The son of a middle-class Cuban family caught in the midst of the Castro Revolution, his family fled their war-torn home for the hope of a better life in America. Fifty years later, the Cuban refugee retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general. [This book] is the story of Ric's legendary career that spanned two eras, the Cold War and the Age of Terrorism"--Adapted from publisher description.

Adama Bah recounts when she was a teenager after September 11 and how she was arrested and accused of being a suicide bomber.

"This title examines philanthropic efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks from volunteers providing food and care to first responders to the creation of organizations such as America's Camp, Tuesday's Children, Project Liberty, My Good Deed, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, Heart 9/11, the Concert for New York City, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act"--Amazon.

This title examines the War on Terror after the 9/11 terrorist attacks from the beginnings of al-Qaeda, the organization's attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993, the USS Cole, American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the capture of Saddam Hussein and assassination of Osama bin Laden, and the 2020 peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States.