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Apollo 13

Jim Lovell

Recounts how after only fifty hours into its flight to the moon, the Apollo 13 space ship was rocked by an explosion, and tells how the ship was brought under control, and the crew safely returned to

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Apollo 13

Contains seventeen excerpts from communications between Apollo 13 astronauts and NASA, including the well-known announcement "Houston, we have a problem," and features President Kennedy's 1961 "To the

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Just Like That

Marsha Qualey

A tragic accident ending with the death of two people her own age changes life forever for an eighteen-year-old woman.

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Born to Fly

Shane Osborn

Navy pilot Shane Osborn tells his life story, describing the development of his love of flying and chronicling the experiences he and his crew had after their plane was struck down by a Chinese jet on

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Thornton Wilder

Reconstruction of five lives lost when the finest bridge in all Peru collapses.

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Meltdown

Wilborn Hampton

Describes the worst nuclear disaster to occur in the United States.

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Thirteen, the Apollo Flight That Failed

Henry S. F. Cooper

Tells the story of the Apollo XIII mission to the moon in April of 1970 during which an explosion disabled both engines on the command module and crippled the life-support system, forcing ground contr

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Out of the Fire

Debroah Froese

Dayle, a sixteen-year-old girl dealing with the typical teen problems of relationships, boys, school, and family, is faced with a whole new set of complications when she is badly burned in an accident

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Summer's End

Todd Strasser

Jess lets her guilty feelings about Gary Pilot's drowning drive a wedge between her and Reed, leaving the door open for Paula who will do anything to get Reed back.

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