accidents

The controller of a nuclear power plant and a news reporter discover a fault in the reactor's system that could lead to disaster and they must battle against limited time to reveal the cover-up.

Discusses the disastrous 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.

Discusses the massive tsunami caused by the strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan that triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident twenty-five years earlier.

Austin Jackson sets out to prove his mountain bike accident was deliberate, caused by his rival, Slice.

"Draws on twenty years of research, recently declassified files, and interviews with survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers"--OCLC.

"Frank's dad was a champion hot-rod racer, Gilbert the Great. But when a terrible accident sees him go from hero to zero, Frank and Gilbert are left with nothing--and in the grips of a wicked crime boss and his henchmen. After Gilbert is thrown in prison, only Frank can come to his rescue . . ."--Jacket flap.

Early readers will learn about the science behind the Challenger disaster through carefully leveled text and photo illustrations.

Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return.

"As the Summer of Love comes to an end, 15-year-old Ida Petrovich waits for a father who never comes home. While commercial fishing in Alaska, he is lost at sea, but with no body and no wreckage, Ida and her mother are forced to accept a "presumed" death that tests their already strained relationship. While still in shock over the loss of her father, Ida overhears an adult conversation that shatters everything she thought she knew about him. This prompts her to set out on a search for the truth that takes her from herWashington State hometown to Southeast Alaska, where she works at a salmon cannery, develops love for a Filipino classmate, and befriends a Native Alaskan girl. In this wild, rugged place, she also begins to understand the physical and emotional bonds that took her father north and why he kept them secret--a journey of discovery that ultimately brings her family together and helps them heal."--Provided by publisher.