Age
8-12
Grade
3-7
Larry Verstraete
At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times
Paperback
(Scholastic Paperbacks Feb. 1, 2011)
, 1 edition
More than 20 true stories of people forced to make difficult, split-second decisions in life-threatening situations!
Danger, even death, may be imminent unless a key decision is made . . . and in desperate situations, that decision must be made in seconds! How do people decide on the best course of action? At the Edge recounts 22 stories of kids, men, and women who faced critical, life-threatening situations and made wrenching decisions during the Holocaust, the 2004 tsunami in Asia, Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Tiananmen Square and more.
Danger, even death, may be imminent unless a key decision is made . . . and in desperate situations, that decision must be made in seconds! How do people decide on the best course of action? At the Edge recounts 22 stories of kids, men, and women who faced critical, life-threatening situations and made wrenching decisions during the Holocaust, the 2004 tsunami in Asia, Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Tiananmen Square and more.
- Series
- At the Edge
- ISBN
- 0545273358 / 9780545273350
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 4.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.8 in.
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