The Red Bandanna (Young Readers Adaptation)By: Tom Rinaldi Winner of the Christopher Award An ILA CBC Childrens Choices Book A NCSS CBC Notable Social Studies Book Welles Crowther did not see himself as hero. He was just an ordinary kid who played sports, volunteered at his local fire department, and eventually headed off to college and then Wall Street to start a career. Throughout it all, he always kept a red bandanna in his pocket, a gift from his father. On September 11, 2001, Welles was