accidents

Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster.

Follows the heroic actions of a Soviet firefighter as he describes the disastrous nuclear plant accident at Chernobyl.

Details the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker in Prince William Sound, discusses why this disaster happened, describes the cleanup effort, and suggests lessons learned from the event.

In Peru in 1714, Franciscan Brother Juniper inquires into the lives of five travelers who died when a bridge collapsed, in an attempt to prove that this was not an accident but part of God's plan.

Sixteen-year-old Marnie is thrilled when she is asked to be a flyer for her competitive cheerleading team, but as she tries to prepare for the provincial championship and fit in with the other cheerleaders, Marnie's personal life begins to fall apart.

Describes the events before and after the 2001 nuclear disaster in Kukushima-ken, Japan, and describes other nuclear reactor successes and failures.

Account of the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster as written by reporter and eyewitness Wilborn Hampton.

When the plane flying Chris and his father crashes on the Serengeti Plain, Chris sets out to find help and finds that his journey is paralleled by that of an aging lion.

Thirteen-year-old Nyle learns about relationships and death when fifteen-year-old Ezra, who was exposed to radiation leaked from a nearby nuclear plant, comes to stay at her grandmother's Vermont farmhouse.