Basher Five-Two

Basher Five-Two
Author: Scott O'Grady
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1998-07-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0440413133

U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down in his F-16 over Bosnia while helping to keep the peace. The plane exploded, and Captain O'Grady fell 5 miles to the ground below. In exciting detail, Captain O'Grady tells how he evaded capture and how, with little water and no food, he was able to survive on his own in enemy territory.

Basher Five-Two

Basher Five-Two
Author: Scott O'Grady
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307764966

U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down in his F-16 over Bosnia while helping to keep the peace. The plane exploded, and Captain O'Grady fell 5 miles to the ground below. In exciting detail, Captain O'Grady tells how he evaded capture and how, with little water and no food, he was able to survive on his own in enemy territory. This is a thrilling look at an American hero--a hero not because the captain survived, but because of the skill, faith, and courage he displayed and the duty he fulfilled as a member of the armed forces.

Scott O'Grady

Scott O'Grady
Author: Barbara A. Somervill
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Fighter pilots
ISBN: 9780516243320

Chronicles U.S. Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady's six days hiding from enemy fire in a Bosnian forest after his jet was shot down in 1995, and describes his dramatic rescue.

Return with Honor

Return with Honor
Author: Scott O'Grady
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1996-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0061011479

O'Grady tells how he managed to survive after being shot down over Bosnia, evading the Bosnian Serbs for six days, and how he was rescued by U.S. Marines.

Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose
Author: Michael Sandler
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 161772484X

Success in the NBA came early for Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose. His outstanding passing and scoring earned him the 2008-2009 Rookie of the Year Award. Then just a year later, at age 22, he was named the 2010-2011 Most Valuable Player, making him the youngest NBA player ever to receive this honor. Though Derrick is proud of his accomplishments, he knows that he couldn't have reached his goals without the support of his family. It's the reason he works hard to make a difference in other people's lives. From providing backpacks to needy schoolchildren to pledging money to help victims of natural disasters--such as the people affected by the 2011 earthquake in Japan--Derrick Rose is a true basketball hero! In Derrick Rose, readers will follow this point guard's amazing basketball career and discover how he has made a difference in people's lives both on and off the court. Large, full-color action photos and engaging text will keep readers turning the pages for more.

A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
Author: C. Coco De Young
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307487423

Eleven-year-old Margo Bandini has never been afraid of anything. Her life in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with Mama and Papa and her little brother, Charlie, has always felt secure. But it's 1933, and the Great Depression is changing things for families all across America. One day the impossible happens: Papa cannot make the payments for their house, and the Sheriff Sale sign goes up on their door. They have two weeks to pay the bank, or leave their home forever. Now Margo is afraid--but she's also determined to find a way to help Papa save their home.

Good to Go

Good to Go
Author: Mary Pat Kelly
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612518176

Just five hours after radio contact was first made with Basher 52—O’Grady’s call sign—the Air Force captain was safely on board the USS Kearsarge. The downed F-16 fighter pilot’s rescue from a Bosnian mountainside by Col. Martin Berndt’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit electrified the nation in June 1995 and renewed many Americans’ faith in the military. To get the inside account, Mary Pat Kelly traveled to U.S. ships and bases and UN posts in Croatia and Bosnia where participants were stationed to conduct more than one hundred interviews. Adm. Leighton W. Smith Jr., commander in chief of U.S. naval forces in Europe and head of NATO forces in the Southern European theater, provides a day-to-day commentary on the efforts to find Captain O’Grady. This edition contains an interview with Brig. Gen. Selmo Cikotíc, former Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who discusses the dangerous conditions on the ground during the rescue and the impact the success of the mission had on NATO expansion in the area.

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481415824

About a little burro who was found running wild along Bright Angel Creek. Grades 5-8.

Basher Five-Two : (Accelerated Reader)

Basher Five-Two : (Accelerated Reader)
Author: Scott O'Grady
Publisher:
Total Pages: 133
Release: 1997
Genre: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ISBN:

WHILE FLYING HIS F-16 ON A MISSION TO KEEP THE PEACE IN BOSNIA, U.S. AIR FORCE PILOT SCOTT O'GRADY WAS SHOT DOWN. THE PLANE EXPLODED, AND CAPTAIN O'GRADY PARACHUTED FIVE MILES TO THE GROUND. IN EXCITING DETAIL, CAPTAIN O'GRADY TELLS HOW HE EVADED CAPTURE AND HOW, WITH LITTLE WATER AND NO FOOD, HE SURVIVED ON HIS OWN IN ENEMY TERRITORY. THIS IS A THRILLING LOOK AT AN AMERICAN HERO A HERO NOT BECAUSE HE LIVED TO TELL THE TALE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SKILL, FAITH, AND COURAGE HE DISPLAYED WHILE FULFILLING HIS DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.