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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texasand nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition, which he just knows he can win. Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. Because this year is the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anniversary that has everyone in his Muslim community on edge. With Never Forget
3) Time Riders
Author
Series
TimeRiders series volume 1
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Rescued from imminent death, teens Maddy, Liam, and Sal join forces in 2001 Manhattan to correct changes in history made by other time travelers, using a "time bubble" surrounding the attack on the Twin Towers to hide their journeys.
5) Ground Zero
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
6) Throwback
Author
Series
Throwback volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When Corey learns that he has the ability to save lives while time traveling, he is determined to go back in time to save his grandmother who died on September 11, 2001.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Abbey's world is turned upside-down by both personal and national events of September 11, 2001, as well as their aftermath, but finds greater strength through art, friendship, and family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When the Twin Towers fall on September 11, 2001, blocks from her school, twelve-year-old Molly, unable to reach her dads or Gran, must find her seven-year-old sister, Adi, and get her safely home. Includes author's note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Author
Publisher
Moon Shower, an imprint of Bushel & Peck books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Author Jacqueline Jules, who was a school librarian in Arlington, Virginia on 9/11, tells the story of that day through a tapestry of poems. These poems tell the stories of young people from all aspects of the Arlington and Pentagon communities and are composites drawn from personal experiences with students and friends residing in Northern Virginia at the time of the attack." --Provided by Publisher.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ranger the time-travelling Golden retriever was trained for search-and-rescue and even though he did not pass the tests he has used his training on his many trips to help people caught up in disasters; now he has arrived at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001 just as the first plane hits, and he must rescue fifth-graders Risha and Max who are trapped in the wreckage, guide them to safety, and hopefully reunite them with Risha's...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A day that forever changed the nation... The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the firehouse where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. The next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Lo único por lo que Lucas siente más adoración que por el fútbol Americano es su tío Benny, el mejor amigo de su padre del departamento de bomberos donde ambos trabajan. Benny le enseñó a Lucas todo lo que hay que saber sobre el fútbol americano, así que cuando los padres del chico consideran que el deporte es demasiado peligroso y que por ello debe renunciar a practicarlo, Lucas tiene que conversar con su principal admirador. A la mañana...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
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