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Ten stories of the first-responders who risked their lives on September 11, 2001.

Michael Gates Gill shares how a job at his local Starbucks helped him rebuild his life after he lost his job and his family, sharing how the job taught him about what was truly important and offering an inside look at life behind the Starbucks' counter.

Illustrations and text follow a young boy while his father takes him on a tour of Manhattan, and they visit Grand Central Station, the Empire State Building, Union Square Park, and other places.

Presents information about the state of New York, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems.

Tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in graphic novel format, describing the conditions under which garment workers labored, dramatizing their attempts to escape the blaze, and discussing changes that resulted from the tragedy.

Illustrations and text relate the life story of Florence Mills, touching on her family history, and describing her accomplishments as a singer during the Harlem Renaissance.

Fifteen-year-old Maria leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.

Gossip Girl, an unknown narrator, shares the inside scoop on her friends and foes in a privileged private school in New York City, focusing on the return of the beautiful Serena van der Woodson, who is rumored to have been kicked out of boarding school.

When fourteen-year-old Lindsay meets Talon and discovers the Downsiders world which had evolved from the subway built in New York in 1867 by Alfred Ely Beach, she and her new friend experience the clash of their two cultures.

After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.