Click the Google Preview button to take a look inside this book. Homegrown TerrorThe Oklahoma City BombingSeries: Disasters—People in PerilBy Victoria Sherrow DetailsDetails ReviewsReviews At the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a quiet spring day began like any other in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Government employees arrived for a busy workday. Parents dropped their children off at the day care center. Suddenly, a colossal explosion tore through the nine-story building, the front of it crumbling to the ground. More than one hundred people died instantly. Many more were injured. Tragedy gripped the nation. What caused the explosion? An American terrorist had detonated a bomb. Author Victoria Sherrow examines this catastrophic day, including stories from witnesses and survivors, and the cause of this hateful crime—homegrown terrorism.Publication Date: 07/01/2012Copyright: 2013Pages: 48Trim Size: 7 1/2 x 9Illustrations: Illus. with color photographsGrade Level: 5–9Age Level: 10–14LC Number: 2011050738Lexile: 960ATOS Reading Level: 6.6ATOS Points: 1Quiz #: 152866AR Interest Level: MGDewey: 363.32509766 For Reluctant ReadersFormatsFormatISBNList PriceDiscount PriceLibrary Bound Book978-0-7660-4016-8$27.27$20.45eBook978-0-7660-4393-0$27.27$20.45 ". . . this book is an example of how well difficult subjects can be presented . . . the violence and impact of the Oklahoma City bombing are presented in these well written (for the age of the reader) stories . . . The author also evenly notes information about the perpetrators and their personal histories, which can help students understand the pathology of criminals."TriState Young Adult Book Review Committee, September 2012"The quality of these short titles is good, and the informational texts are written in a way that lend themselves to a cover-to-cover read."School Library Journal, December 2012 Loading… Other books in Disasters—People in Peril 1 Loading… Loading… eBook: 978-0-7660-4393-0 List Price: $27.27 Discount Price: $20.45 + Add to wish list Library Bound Book: 978-0-7660-4016-8 List Price: $27.27 Discount Price: $20.45 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading… -----OR----- Click to buy at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble