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September 11 Attacks

For younger readers | September 11, 2001

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For younger readers

Dudley, William, ed. The Attack on America: September 11, 2001. Greenhaven, 2002. For readers in grade 9 and up.

Hampton, Wilborn. September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City. Candlewick, 2003. Answers many questions about the attack; for readers in grades 6 to 9.

Lalley, Patrick. 9.11.01: Terrorists Attack the U.S. Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

Landau, Elaine. Osama bin Laden: A War Against the West. Millbrook, 2002. For readers in grades 6 to 10.

New York Times Staff. A Nation Challenged: A Visual History of 9/11 and Its Aftermath (Young Reader's Edition). Scholastic, 2002. For readers in grade 5 and up.

Stewart, Gail. America Under Attack: September 11, 2001. Lucent, 2002. For readers in grades 6 to 12.

September 11, 2001

Bernstein, Richard, and the Staff of the New York Times. Out of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero. Times Books, 2002. A synthesis of news coverage produced by the New York Times in the aftermath of the disaster.

Friedman, Thomas L. Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002. A collection of columns by New York Times writer Thomas Friedman in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Halberstam, David. Firehouse. Hyperion, 2002. Tribute to the firefighters who rushed to the World Trade Center after the September 11 attack.

Magnum Photographers. New York September 11. Powerhouse Books, 2001. A record of the day in words and photographs.

Murphy, Dean E., ed. September 11: An Oral History. Doubleday, 2002. Accounts from those who witnessed the attacks.

New York Times. Portraits: 9/11/01. Times Books, 2002. A collection of brief biographies of the victims of the September 11 attacks, written by New York Times reporters.

Picciotto, Richard, and Daniel Paisner. Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World Trade Center. Berkley, 2002. First-hand account of the tragedy by a New York fire department battalion commander.

Posner, Gerald. Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11. Random House, 2003. A lively account of U.S. intelligence before and after the September 11 attacks.

Smith, Dennis. Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center. Viking, 2002. A retired New York City firefighter describes the events of September 11 and the heroic efforts of the fire department.

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