Helen Plum Library

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,...

The tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is an occasion sure to be observed around the world. But among the memorials, political speeches, and news editorials, the most pressing consideration--and often the most overlooked--is the lives and well-being of the 9/11 first responders, their families, and the victims' families over the past decade

A veteran military and security analyst and commentator, reconstructing a minute-by-minute narrative of 9/11, asks and answers some vital questions: What did we learn from 9/11? And are we any more likely to be ready if something like it ever happened again?

"Offers readers a captivating look into the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history. Learn about the survivors and first responders involved and how the United States responded to this tragedy. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, a timeline, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, information about the author, and an index."--

"While learning about September 11th, fifth grader Dèja (born after the attacks) realizes how much the events still color her world"--

"9/11/2001 is a date that should never be forgotten. This book is a collection of ten individual stories that recall that horrific day. Four of the contributors were in the World Trade Center Towers when the planes hit. Two more who share their stories were right outside of the Towers, witnessing the carnage as it unfolded. Two of the contributors were in the Pentagon that day and the days, weeks, and months immediately following, reentering the...

An instant New York Times bestseller, Thunder Dog tells the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the life-changing power of faith and trust in the face of terror.When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson, a district sales manager for a data protection and network security systems company, was sitting down for a meeting. His guide dog, Roselle, was at his feet.Blind...

Recounts the events before, during, and after the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001

Offers explanations of the scientific and legal processes used in the investigation into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.