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  As we approach the 20 th  anniversary of September 11 th , these works cover the events and af termath of a devastating act of  terrorism  that shaped modern American history.    Fiction and Non-Fiction   102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers  by Jim Dwyer   The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States  by  The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States   9/12: The Epic Battle of the Ground Zero Responders  by  Tom  Teicholz ; William H. Groner   The Black Banners (declassified): How torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11  by A.H. Soufan   The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland  by  Jim DeFede   Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11  by  Mitchell Zuckoff   Flight 93 : the story, the aftermath, and the legacy of Am...

We're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!  Dating back to 1979, where a Presidential proclamation w as made by President Carter  that May 4 th  would be the start of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Week. That week would celebrate the contributions made to American society and culture  from Asian/Pacific Americans. In May 1990 that week was extended to a full month of acknowledg ing the contributions from  Asian/Pacific Americans  to arts, entertainment, science, and government and commerce.  Please enjoy this short list of recommended reads!    Fiction/Nonfiction   The Good Immigrant  by Nikesh Shukla   Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu   Spellbound: a graphic memoir by Bishakh Som   Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A journey by Marie  Mutsuki Mockett   Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong   Young Adult    Patron Saints of Nothing by Ra...