explosions

"New York Times bestselling author and art critic Laura Cumming reveals the fascinating, little-known story of the Thunderclap--the massive explosion at a gunpowder store in Holland that killed Carel Fabritius, renowned painter of The Goldfinch, and nearly killed Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring--two of the greatest artists of the 17th century"--.

"A collection of stories, each one featuring an explosion of some sort"--Provided by publisher.

Told in their separate voices, when six Muslim teens are falsely accused of an alleged attack on a Los Angeles beach, they must decide whether to trust or turn their backs on each other to prove their innocence.

Do you like to get messy? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Create slippery slimes and frothy foams. Have a blast making colorful chalk explosions. Then, learn the science behind each marvelous mess! Simple step-by-step instructions supported by clear photos make it easy to start experimenting and discover just how fun STEM can be.

"A collection of six stories, each one featuring an explosion of some sort"--Provided by publisher.

"Trapped in a nightmarish time loop, 17-year-old Ana?s must take control of her own fate by stopping the explosion that rips through the palace killing everyone, including herself, by entering a dark world of courtly intrigue to untangle a web of deadly deception"--Provided by publisher.

"Crimson Magic Clan members Megumin and Yunyun are at the top of their class, but they still have a lot to learn. Yunyun's begun learning advanced magic, but Megumin has gone down a different path--the path of explosion magic! Despite being warned of its limited usefulness, Megumin believes explosion magic is the way for her to become a great, voluptuous wizard, and she won't be convinced otherwise!"--Back cover.

Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas, in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.

". . . recounts the history of five blowups that continued to rattle the world long after the smoke had cleared."--Back cover.

Provides an account of the disaster that occurred on December 6, 1917, when two ships carrying munitions and relief supplies to Europe collided, causing an explosion that leveled the towns of Halifax and Dartmouth and resulted in the deaths of nearly two thousand people.