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"Idlewild is a tiny, artsy Quaker high school in lower Manhattan. Students call their teachers by their first names, there are no grades, and every day begins with 20 minutes of contemplative silence in the Meetinghouse. It is during one of those meetings that an airplane hits the Twin Towers. For two Idlewild outcasts, 9/11 serves as the first day of an intense, 18-month friendship. Fay is prickly, aloof, and obsessed with gay men; Nell is shy, sensitive,...
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"Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he's ever known. Neither the school play's Shakespearean English nor his parents' Farsi seems up to the task, and it's only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice. But even...
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Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Moving back and forth from the tumultuous years surrounding Partition to the era of renewed global sectarianism following 9/11, this extraordinary historical novel portrays a family and nations divided by the living legacy of colonialism"--
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Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's attempting to save him. Twelve-year-old Mikey is doing a school project on the Pentagon, where his father works as a civilian contractor. Mikey has been given special permission to visit his dad's office and do some research on the facility, all for a school report. At first he finds the tour strangely...
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Publisher
Otwarte
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Polish
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"Druga nad ranem. Nowy Jork. Bar. Dwudziestoośmioletnia Cecily topi smutki w alkoholu. Zastanawia się, czy popełniła błąd, zrywając z Matthew, swoim wieloletnim chłopakiem. W chwili słabości sięga po telefon, żeby do niego zadzwonić, ale siedzący obok mężczyzna radzi jej: „Nie rób tego. Będziesz żałować". Zaskoczona Cecily zaczyna z nim rozmawiać. Następnego dnia budzi się obok nieznajomego... Przygoda na jedną noc zmienia...
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Series
House document volume 118-65
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English