Towers Falling
Title | Towers Falling PDF eBook |
Author | Jewell Parker Rhodes |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 167 |
Release | 2016-07-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0316262234 |
From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift. When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Dèja can't help but feel confused. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too. Like, why does Pop get so angry when she brings up anything about the towers? Award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes tells a powerful story about young people who weren't alive to witness this defining moment in history, but begin to realize how much it colors their every day.
Once More to the Sky
Title | Once More to the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Raab |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2021-08-31 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1982176148 |
In late 2014, One World Trade Center-- or the Freedom Tower-- opened for business. It had taken nearly ten years, cost roughly four billion dollars, and had suffered setbacks that would have most likely scuttled any other project. Today it serves as a reminder of what America is capable of when we put aside our differences and pull together for a common cause. Raab's articles appeared in the pages of Esquire between 2005 and 2015, and here are accompanied by many never-before-seen photos. -- adapted from back cover.
The Fall
Title | The Fall PDF eBook |
Author | Garth Nix |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0007261195 |
First of a thrilling fantasy adventure series set on the Dark World, where society is ranked according to its colour clan and the most precious commodity is light. In all the world there is only one place that ever sees the sun. A seven-towered castle built upon a mountain high above the desolate ice lands below.
Into Battle
Title | Into Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Garth Nix |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0007261233 |
Fifth book of the thrilling fantasy adventure series, THE SEVENTH TOWER, from international bestselling author, Garth Nix.
City in the Sky
Title | City in the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | James Glanz |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2003-11-12 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0805074287 |
Like David McCullough's "The Great Bridge, City in the Sky" is a riveting story of New York City itself, of architectural daring, human frailty, and a lost American icon.
The Day the Towers Fell
Title | The Day the Towers Fell PDF eBook |
Author | Heather E. Schwartz |
Publisher | Teacher Created Materials |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2019-10-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1644913410 |
Sari doesn't like being the only Muslim student in her class, especially when kids like Andrew ask difficult questions. Then, a trip back in time takes them both to September 11, 2001. A tragic day in U.S. history helps them see their world in a whole new way. This graphic novel introduces the events of 9/11 to students and explores important social issues such as religious prejudice. This hi-lo book will capture the interest of kids who enjoy graphic novels involving time travel, tragic events, and historical fiction.
Fall and Rise
Title | Fall and Rise PDF eBook |
Author | Mitchell Zuckoff |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 2019-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0062275666 |
“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9/11, or who weren’t yet born, will find it revelatory.” — John Farmer, senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission and author of The Ground Truth “With his rigorous research and moral clarity, Mitchell Zuckoff has provided us with an invaluable service. He has deepened our understanding of what happened on 9/11 and recorded the voices of the victims and the survivors. What’s more, he has ensured that we never forget.” —David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9/11. This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day. In the days and months after 9/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the Boston Globe, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled Fall and Rise with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder. Fall and Rise will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9/11, bringing to life—and in some cases, bringing back to life—the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history. Destined to be a classic, Fall and Rise will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.