september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Yolanda, a Puerto Rican girl, tries to come to terms with her painful past as she waits to see if her uncle recovers from injuries he suffered when the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.

Describes Islam's beginnings and tenets, the history of Muslims in America, and the challenges Muslims in America have faced since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and examines how religious prejudice is perpetuated by Arab stereotypes in movies.

Discusses the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, and provides information about the people who launched the attack, and America's response.

Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked.

Provides an account of the events of September 11, and looks at the lasting effects of this tragedy.

When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City.

The terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 triggered U.S. military action abroad and changes in U.S. society. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of the September 11 Attacks and then examines the following questions How Did the Afghan Soviet War Contribute to the Rise of Islamist Terrorism? How Did Middle East Politics Contribute to the Rise of al Qaeda? How Did the Attack by a Stateless Group Lead to US Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? How Did Life in the United States Change After the September 11 Attacks?.

Photographs, diagrams and first-hand accounts take the reader back to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the world trade center.

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.