TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Title Page Foreword 1 JUST ANOTHER DAY 2 FORTY SECONDS 3 TRAPPED 4 PRAYERS IN THE DARKNESS 5 IN THE RUBBLE 6 RESCUED 7 THE LAST SURVIVORS Epilogue Timeline Glossary
Critical Thinking Using the Common Core Internet Sites Further Reading Selected Bibliography Index About the Author Copyright Back Cover
FOREWORD On January 12 2010 residents of Haiti located on the small island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea went about their usual routines Living in one of the poorest countries in the world with a history of slavery brutal dictatorships and deadly revolutions many Haitians were working hard simply to earn enough to support their basic needs The markets in the capital city of Port-au-Prince were