Search and Rescue

Written by Alex London

A boy and a rescue dog face chaos during the Pentagon attack on 9/11.

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192 pages· 34,402 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Twelve-year-old Mikey visits the Pentagon for a school project when the 9/11 attacks unfold. Amidst the chaos, Sage, a young rescue dog, embarks on his first mission. Together, they navigate the devastation, each driven by survival and hope. Can Mikey and Sage find safety and help others in the midst of tragedy? Their courage will be tested on this fateful day.

From the publisher

A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who’s attempting to save him.Twelve-year-old Mikey is doing a school project on the Pentagon, where his father works as a civilian contractor. Mikey has been given special permission to visit his dad’s office and do some research on the facility, all for a class report. At first he finds the tour strangely tame – until all the TVs across the office space begin showing the attacks on the Twin Towers. Like everyone, Mikey is transfixed and horrified by what he’s seeing. Then, the world around him explodes.Sage is an 18-month-old border collie and search-and-rescue dog. He’s been training since he was a young pup, and is eager for his first official mission. Sage is confident in his skills, perhaps even too confident. But today those skills will be put to a dire and tragic test.Thrust together on one of the darkest days in American history, Mikey and Sage are both are still young. But they’ll do everything they can to help – and to survive.

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