september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Describes the events leading up to, during and after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in which planes were crashed into the Twin Towers buildings in New York City and into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C.

Presents the final report of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, assembled to discuss the causes of the terrorist attacks on the U.S., and what needs to be done to prevent such attacks from happening again.

Describes how the bow of the USS New York was made from a steel beam that came from the World Trade Center towers.

"On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down from the window of Stuyvesant High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered in ash, and wearing a pair of costume wings. With his mother and sister in California and unable to reach his father, a NYC detective likely on his way to the disaster, Kyle makes the split-second decision to bring the girl home. What follows is their story, told in alternating points of view, as Kyle tries to unravel the mystery of the girl so he can return her to her family. But what if the girl has forgotten everything, even her own name? And what if the more Kyle gets to know her, the less he wants her to go home?"--Dust jacket.

Leslie Haskin recounts her escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and explains how the terrorist attacks gave her a second chance at life and helped teach her what is truly important.

Provides a chronological account of September 11, 2001, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.

Describes the planning, development, and construction of the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, New York, featuring photographs, providing a detailed history of the World Trade Center and an account of September 11, 2001, and including a comprehensive list of the names of the victims of 9/11 and the location of each name on the memorial.

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.

Presents stories showing courage, heroism, and generosity after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks.

"A look at the causes and global effects of the terror attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001, which set in motion the events of the War on Terror and hunt for al Qaeda"--Provided by the publisher.