Escape from the Twin Towers (Ranger in Time #11)

by Kate Messner (Author) Kelley McMorris (Illustrator)

Escape from the Twin Towers (Ranger in Time #11)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Ranger in Time

Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, travels to New York City on the morning of the 9/11 attacks.

COURAGE IN THE FACE OF DANGER!

Ranger has never needed his search-and-rescue training more than when he arrives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. There he meets Risha Scott and her friend Max who have come to work with Risha's mother for a school project. But when the unthinkable happens and the building is evacuated, Risha is separated from her mom. Can Ranger lead Risha to safety and help reunite her family?

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Review quotes

Praise for Ranger in Time:

"This excellent story contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and enough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged." — School Library Journal

"The third-person narration expertly balances Ranger's thoughts between the appropriately doglike (squirrels! bacon!) and the heroic (Ranger's drive to find and protect)." — Kirkus Reviews

"McMorris's richly rendered illustrations heighten the plot's many moments of danger and drama, and Messner incorporates a wealth of historical details into her rousing adventure story." — Publishers Weekly

"Readers will love following Ranger on his thrilling adventure along the Oregon Trail. What a great way to learn about history!" — Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series
Kate Messner
Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books for kids who like to wonder. A former teacher, she has written more than thirty picture books, chapter books, and novels for young readers. Kate Messner lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

Heather Ross is an illustrator and fabric designer. She lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338537949
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
February 04, 2020
Series
Ranger in Time
BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV016190 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
Library of Congress categories
Time travel
History
Dogs
New York (State)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
21st century
Missing persons
Search and rescue operations
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Golden retriever
Rescue work
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.: 1970-2001

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