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In the aftermath of 9/11, high school sophomore Omid grapples with finding the right words to connect with his grandfather, embrace his Iranian heritage, and express his feelings towards a girl, until he immerses himself in the rhymes and rhythms of rap music and finds his voice.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle who is a 9/11 hero. Includes author's notes.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department 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 York. But just as Lucas arrives at his...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In interweaving stories of sixteen-year-olds, modern-day Jesse tries to cope with the ramifications of her brother's death on 9/11, while in 2001, Alia, a Muslim, gets trapped in one of the Twin Towers and meets a boy who changes everything for her as flames rage around them.
10) Survivor tree
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial.
11) Bullyville
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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After the death of his estranged father in the World Trade Center on 9/11, thirteen-year-old Bart, still struggling with his feelings of guilt, sorrow and loss, wins a scholarship to the local preparatory school and there encounters a vicious bully whose cruelty compounds the aftermath of the tragedy.
13) TimeRiders
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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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.
14) Towers falling
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"While learning about September 11th, fifth grader Deja (born after the attacks) realizes how much the events still color her world"--
15) Truthers
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English
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"When her veteran dad is committed to a psych ward, one girl must unravel a conspiracy that connects her past and the terrorist attack on 9/11"--
17) Enduring freedom
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"In this dual-narrative tale, a teenage American army private and an Afghan boy living under the horrors of the Taliban, caught on separate sides of the world during the tumultuous times leading up to and following 9/11, come to discover how much more they have in common than they ever could have imagined"--
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I survived volume 6
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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Ranger in time volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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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...
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