Longman is the author of '' The Girls of Summer '' ( 2000 ) , a book about the United States soccer team that won the 1999 Women 's World Cup . He also wrote '' Among the Heroes '' ( 2002 ) , a book about United Airlines Flight 93 that was hijacked during the September 11 attacks and crashed in Pennsylvania after the passengers and crew rebelled against the hijackers . '' Among the Heroes '' became a '' New York Times '' bestseller . In addition , Longman authored '' The Hurricanes '' ( 2008 ) , about a high school football team in Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana , struggling to be reborn in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . '' The Hurricanes '' was chosen by '' Slate '' magazine as one of the Best Books of 2008
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93
Not Without Hope