Struggle For Survival

Who can predict the exact moment when a disaster can strike? When a blizzard begins, high school student Scotty Weems' biggest concern is that his basketball game will be cancelled. However, this issue is quickly forgotten when Scotty and six other students are left behind at school because their parents are caught in the storm and can't pick them up. At first, the group feels that staying overnight at school is a big adventure as they raid the cafeteria's food supply and "camp out" on the hallway floor. Eventually, their high spirits deflate as the heat and power go out, the roof threatens to cave in, anxiety mounts, and days pass without any interruption in the snowfall or rescue attempts from the outside world. When a teacher walks out into the storm to try and find help, he does not return. As the students attempt to figure out what to do next, only one question remains: How can an ordinary day at school turn into a struggle for survival? Read Trapped by Michael Northrop to see who escapes from the blizzard's unyielding clutches. What would you do in this situation?

Disaster At Sea

Meticulously researched and engagingly presented, The Watch That Ends The Night:Voices From The Titanic by Allan Wolf offers a fresh perspective on the sinking of this luxury liner in 1912. Written in superbly crafted poems which resound with a variety of emotions (from hope to fear), intensity, and prophetic overtones, the reader hears the voices of  carefully delineated characters representative of all social classes, the Captain and crew, "The Unsinkable" Margaret Brown, the Iceberg itself, and a ship's rat. Other unique touches are actual telegrams and how shipbuilder Thomas Andrews' poem seems to sink on the page. A detailed section of Character Notes, Morse Code message translations, Titanic Miscellany, and a comprehensive bibliography of books, articles, periodicals, government documents, and Internet and Audio Resources enhance this outstanding volume.