terrorism

After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing party, and his own ascent becomes increasingly linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a spirited, impoverished, relentlessly optimistic hjira, who harbors dreams of becoming a Bollywood star, can provide the alibi that would set Jivan free, but her appearance in court will have unexpected consequences that will change the course of all of their lives.

"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"--Provided by publisher.

"After a chance encounter with the son of billionaire Nikolei Drevin, Alex Rider finds himself in the middle of an international plot to destroy the Pentagon. The weapon Ark Angel, a revolutionary space hotel with catastrophic potential"--Provided by publisher.

Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked.

When the peaceful alien-run government decides to simply withdraw from Earth, it seems that the terrorist group Sapience is going to get the "free" Earth it wanted; but Donovan Reyes, member of the security forces, and once a prisoner of Sapience, realizes that freedom comes with a price--other alien races want to strip the planet of its resources, and if anyone is going to survive, what is left of the security forces and Sapience have to work together.

Looks at the circumstances and events that happened on September 11, 2001.

Looks at the terrorist hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, and the heroism of passengers who prevented the hijacking's ultimate success by crashing the plane into a field in Pennsylvania.

Ryker, the Recon Academy's computer expert, tries to locate the hacker who tapped into the Federal Reserve Bank computer, but he realizes he will need the help of the whole team to capture the e-bandit.

High school senior Salma Bakkioui, who has a connective tissue disorder, faces prejudice and hidden danger, especially after being framed for a Muslim terrorist act she did not commit.

Web's science project is causing alot of curiosity even from two strange-looking men in a black van so the Castle Court kids investigate.