september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Michael Hingson, blind since infancy, shares the story of his escape from the seventy-eighth floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, with the help of his guide dog, Roselle, and discusses how his life, faith, parents, friends, and mentors throughout the years prepared him to meet the emergency without panic.

The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star. He taught Lucas the game and helps him practice. So when Lucas's parents decide football is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. On a whim, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at the firehouse, everything changes ... and nothing will ever be the same again.

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.

Focuses on terror attacks that struck America on September 11, 2001, and describes U.S. anti-terrorism efforts and stories of survival and recovery.

A collection of photographs from Life Magazine that chronicles the September 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath; and includes portraits of firefighters, volunteers, and survivors, articles on the events, and the reaction of Americans to the tragedy.

Collects twelve articles on Arab Americans in the United States, covering studies of race, multiculturalism, Americanization, and Arab American history before and after 9/11.

Examines the September 11 terror attacks of 2001 from perspective of President George W. Bush.

Relates how the lives of four children living in different parts of the country intersect and are affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

"Alex Douglas always wanted to be a hero. But nothing heroic ever happend to Alex. Nothing, that is, until his eleventh birthday. Then everything changed. When Alex rescues a stray dog as a birthday gift to himself, he doesn't think his life can get much better. And Radar, his new dog, pretty much feels the same way. But this day has bigger things in store for both of them"--Back cover.