House of the Red Fish

In 1943 on the island of Oahu, Tomi Nakaji’s father is imprisoned and his grandfather is taken away. All people of Japanese descent are suspect and placed under a nightly curfew. To keep hope alive, Tomi decides to raise Papa’s fishing boat that had been sunk by the army. The nearly impossible task is accomplished through Tomi's determination, perseverance, and ingenious approaches to the problem. Along with Tomi's best friend, Billy, who is a haole (white), other Hawaiian friends and many of their family members, the boat is successfully raised. This well-balanced novel brings the historical period and realistic characters to life.
Salisbury, Graham. House of the Red Fish. Wendy Lamb Books, ©2006.

Code Orange

Mitty Blake is searching for his infectious disease report topic. Unfortunately, the search turns into a nightmare when Mitty finds two scabs in an old medical book in his family’s weekend house. The scabs are variola major, a virus that has the potential to kill everyone in New York City. While searching on the Internet, Mitty and his friend, Olivia, inadvertently, tip off terrorists about his findings. This leads to Mitty’s kidnapping and the terrorists’ plans to use him as a human biological weapon against the people of New York. Sympathetic readers will rally around Mitty and his heroic efforts against terrorist in this modern day thriller.

Cooney, Caroline B. Code Orange. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, ©2005.

Jackie's Wild Seattle

Using the words of the title post a comment predicting what you think this book will be about. Some things you may want to know more about before you start the book:

Seattle,

Washington

Wildlife Rescue

9/11

Doctors without Borders

Look them up at http://go.grolier.com/

A brother and sister stay with an uncle in Seattle for a summer while their parents go to Pakistan to work in a refugee camp. Shannon takes on the responsibility of helping her little brother Cody deal with his lingering fears of 9/11 and helping her uncle. He is no longer a rock climbing engineer - he's changed his life. Now he drives a beat up old van all over Seattle rescuing animals. What does it take to heal broken souls? This is a heart warming story for anyone who has lived with suffering. Hobbs, Will. Jackie's Wild Seattle. HarperCollins, ©2003