Braille Book Review, Vol. 69, No. 6, November-December 2000 Braille Book Review November-December 2000 Volume 69, Number 6 _Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly in large-print, braille, and computer diskette formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists braille magazines and books available through a network of cooperating libraries. The braille edition also lists recorded books, giving abbreviated annotations. News about library services is featured in both editions. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries. Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer requests for special materials. Readers can receive _Braille Book Review_ and other information through the Internet by accessing the the NLS home page at http://www.loc.gov/nls. To order books or for subscription changes, contact your local cooperating library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should be sent to Publications and Media Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542. Library of Congress, Washington 2000 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Braille Magazines In Brief New braille Instruction Manual issued NLS has announced publication of the fourth edition of the Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing. This version of the manual was developed under the leadership of Constance Risjord, literary braille transcriber, former member of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) literary technical committee, and past chair of the National Braille Association (NBA) literary technical committee; John Wilkinson, NLS literary braille advisor; and Mary Lou Stark, head, NLS Braille Development Section. More than forty transcribers, peer reviewers, computer specialists, educators, and editors contributed to the project. The manual is designed for use in the correspondence course in English braille transcribing conducted by NLS and by instructors of similar braille classes in locations across the United States. The course is intended to familiarize students with the braille system, with braille contractions and their usage, and with the rules of braille transcribing set forth by BANA and published in English Braille, American Edition, which became the authorized braille code for the United States in 1959. The original plan for the manual was to slightly modify the 1984 edition to reflect code changes adopted in 1987 and 1991, but the need for more drastic revision emerged over the course of the project. In the new edition, explanations have been expanded and many simulated braille examples added; drills and exercises have been updated and increased; and lessons have been modified to smooth the progression of the course. Persons interested in enrolling in the braille transcription course or wishing to obtain further information should contact the Braille Development Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, at 1-800- 424-8567. Sport magazine discontinued Sport magazine ceased publication in August. A replacement is being considered. Harry Potter collection complete J.K. Rowling's popular Harry Potter stories are all available for loan in braille through network libraries. The latest novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (BR 12764), was shipped to libraries in mid-September and will be formally announced in a forthcoming issue of Braille Book Review. The other titles in the series are Harry Potter and the Sorcererūs Stone (BR 11879), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (BR 12276), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azbakan (BR 12390). The three earlier books are available for use online or for download through Web-Braille at the NLS web site www.loc.gov/nls, and the latest will be available in the near future. The books are available for purchase from the National Braille Press, 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115, and may also be purchased on NBP PortaBook diskette for use with a refreshable braille notetaker at the same prices as the embossed editions. For further information, visit the National Braille Press web site www.nbp.org or call 800-548-7323. Newsstand The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcement selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement. Year 2001 calendars. Listed below are organizations that produce calendars in braille or print/braille. American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults 18440 Oxnard Street Tarzana, CA 91356 (818) 343-2022 or 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9315 web site: http://www.actionfund.org/saysee11.htm 6 x 6 1/2-inch braille calendar. Features one page per month, a personal day page, and a listing of major holidays. Accepts orders by mail only. Free. American Printing House for the Blind (APH) P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 (502) 895-2405 800-223-1839 web site: http://www.aph.org/products/ca/2001/htm 8 1/2 x 11-inch large-print/braille sixteen-month InSights Calendar. Includes holidays and Moon phases. Features selected art from the APH juried competition. Accepts orders by mail or telephone. $7.50. English edition, catalog #5-18971-01; Spanish edition, catalog #5-18973- 01. 2 x 3 1/2-inch (business card size) braille pocket calendar. Allows a braille user to track dates for an entire year. $2. JaJo Braille Pocket Calendar 2001, catalog #1-18990-01. Braille Institute Press 741 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 663-1111, ext. 1513 800-272-4553 8 1/2 x 11-inch print/braille calendar. Provided as an insert in the December issue of the Braille Mirror and the holiday issue of Expectations. A limited quantity of extras are available and can be ordered by mail or telephone. Free. Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center for the Visually Impaired 1170 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14209-0398 (716) 882-1025 (716) 882-5577 fax 5 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch braille desk calendar with two days per page and dividers for each month. Accepts orders by mail, telephone, or prepaid. $33 for base and refills, $27.50 for refills only. John Milton Society for the Blind 475 Riverside Drive, Room 455 New York, NY 10115 (212) 870-3336 for orders (212) 870-3229 fax e-mail: order@jmsblind.org web site: http://www.jmsblind.org/pubs.htm 12 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch braille calendar. Features a motto on each page. Accepts orders by mail or telephone. Free. Lutheran Mission with Blind and Visually Impaired Persons Attn: Lynne Borchelt 1333 South Kirkwood Road St. Louis, MO 63122 (314) 965-9000 800-433-3954 8 1/2 x 11-inch braille calendar entitled Words to Live By. Features a monthly verse from the Bible. Accepts orders by mail or telephone. Free. National Braille Press Attn: Customer Service 88 St. Stephen Street Boston, MA 02115 (617) 266-6160 800-548-7323 web site: http://www.nbp.org/catalogue.html 8 1/2 x 11-inch print/braille calendar with Winnie the Pooh motif. Accepts prepaid orders by mail or telephone. $10.99. TFB Publications 238 75th Street North Bergen, NJ 07047 (201) 662-0956 e-mail: TFB@rockpile.com 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch braille appointment calendar with separate week at the top of each braille page. Accepts prepaid orders by mail only. $5. Maps of Bible lands issued. The Princeton Braillists have issued a collection of tactile maps for students of the Bible and the history of the ancient Near East. Because the maps are detailed and include no descriptive material, some familiarity with the subject matter along with tactile experience are recommended. Maps of the Bible LandsūOld Testament contains 25 maps and accompanying key pages and index in two bound volumes totaling 96 pages. The price is $22. For information, contact the Princeton Braillists, 28-B Portsmouth Street, Whiting, NJ 08759, or call (732) 350-3708. The following information is reprinted from Talking Books Topics, November-December 2000. Reminder: Last TBT on flexible disc This is the last issue of Talking Book Topics (TBT) to be produced on flexible disc (FD). Beginning in January 2001, NLS's remaining FD magazines, including TBT, will be switched to cassettes. TBT will continue to be available in large print, on computer diskette, and online at www.loc.gov/nls/tbt. The braille edition of Braille Book Review also includes the one- line annotations from TBT. Patrons who have been receiving TBT on FD will automatically receive it on cassette unless they request another format through their network library. Magazine changes in 2001 In response to patrons' and librarians' requests, Teen People magazine will be available to patrons on cassette beginning in January 2001, replacing Seventeen. Patrons who now receive Seventeen in recorded format will automatically receive Teen People unless they request another title or cancel their subscription through their network library. Seventeen will continue to be produced in braille. Newsstand The following announcement may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement. Art education: a multisensory approach. The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) announces the publication of the first three volumes of a multisensory series adapted for readers with impaired vision. The Building Blocks of Art, The Art of Ancient Egypt, and European Modernism: 1900-1940 are part of the series "Art History through Touch and Sound," which conveys information about individual artworks and events and perspectives that have influenced major movements in art and architecture. Each volume includes tactile diagrams, photographs with large-print and braille captions, narratives on cassette, and a teacher's supplement on computer disk. The cost of the kit for each volume is $99. The teacher's supplement is available in braille for an additional $49. Diagram manuals and computer disks may also be purchased separately. For further information, visit the APH web site at www.aph.org, e-mail info@aph.org, call toll free 1-800-223-1839, or visit Art Education for the Blind at www.arteducation.org. ### _Books for Adults_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Note:_ For the infomation of the reader, a notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, or violence. The word "some" before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurence, as in "some strong language." _Nonfiction_ Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 2, 1941-1952. BR 11530. by Thomas Merton. 6 volumes. In these diaries the author tells of entering the novitiate and adjusting to the ascetic Trappist regimen. His comments reveal his early impressions of the monastery, the conflict he felt between writing and contemplation, and his embrace of prayer and solitude as a way of life. 1996. BR 11530. ## Turning toward the World: The Pivotal Years; the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 4, 1960-1963. BR 11538. by Thomas Merton. 4 volumes. In these diaries the monk and author recounts his years at a forest hermitage. He reflects on his growing concern with peace and civil rights issues and the proper role of the church in addressing them. The material reveals the development of the social activist that Merton would remain until his death in 1968. 1996. BR 11538. ## Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered. BR 11576. by James Kirby Martin. 7 volumes. A biography of the premier turncoat of the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold. Explores Arnold's life from childhood to his successes as a military leader in the Revolution and beyond. Explains why and how Arnold decided to return his allegiance to the crown. Examines the myths surrounding Arnold's reputation. 1997. BR 11576. ## Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 2. BR 12230. by Julia Child and Simone Beck. 7 volumes. In this companion to _Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 (BR 12229)_, the authors offer "Americans, working with American ingredients," the opportunity to create additional French cuisine. Here they concentrate on the expansion of basic dishes in seven areas, including soups, breads, meats, chicken, and desserts. 1983. BR 12230. ## This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age. BR 12316. by William E. Burrows. 10 volumes. A history of flight based on three decades of research and 175 taped interviews. The first part traces human fascination with flying from the Greek era to the space race between the Russians and the Americans. The second focuses on events since 1964 and the future of space programs. 1998. BR 12316. ## A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage. BR 12350. by Beth Kephart. 2 volumes. The author writes of her small son, whose differences from his peers eventually led to physical and psychological testing and the puzzling diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder. She describes the difficulties she encountered and her eventual success in helping him abandon behavior that often resembled autism. 1998. BR 12350. ## Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776-1995. BR 12363. by David E. Kyvig. 8 volumes. Traces the origin, nature, and function of the American constitutional amendment system and explores its role in the development of the U.S. Constitution of the 1990s. Focuses on both successful and unsuccessful efforts to implement revisions between 1776 and 1995. Winner of the 1997 Bancroft Prize in American history. 1996. BR 12363. ## Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History. BR 12418. edited by Euan Cameron. 5 volumes. Collection of essays on a period of time from the end of the Middle Ages (around 1500) to the beginning of the nineteenth century. These chronologically arranged articles by American and British historians discuss cultural, religious, and political trends. 1999. BR 12418. ## Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship. BR 12429. by Mark Derr. 4 volumes. Traces the history of the bond between dogs and humans from nomads' relationship with wolves to the contemporary family's domesticated pets. Discusses a wide variety of dogs and their contributions throughout the ages. Contains many anecdotes and recommends ways to improve situations for dogs. 1997. BR 12429. ## One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism. BR 12434. by William Greider. 7 volumes. Contends that twentieth-century capitalism is driven by the imperatives of global industrial revolution. Examines negative consequences of the trend toward multinational corporations. Recommends remedies for economic problems of the future emphasizing the need for cooperation among countries. 1997. BR 12434. ## Acupuncture: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know. BR 12440. by Gary F. Fleischman. 2 volumes. Board-certified acupuncturist and medical doctor discusses the use of his specialty and other traditional Chinese healing practices. In a question- and-answer format he explains such topics as balancing yin and yang, the energy known as qi, and the role of diet in overall well-being. 1998. BR 12440. ## Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends. BR 12457. by Allen Barra. 5 volumes. The author contends that much popular material on Wyatt Earp is dubious. Drawing on his own research and that of several historians, Barra portrays Earp's life and adventures. He discusses the fight at the O.K. Corral and shows how this complex man became a symbol of the Old West. 1998. BR 12457. ## Teenage Wasteland: Suburbia's Dead End Kids. BR 12464. by Donna Gaines. 3 volumes. Sociologist probes the causes of teenage alienation with an investigation into the 1987 suicide pact of four teenagers in Bergenfield, New Jersey. Posits that the culture of a typical high school, with its social stratification and worship of athletes, works to the detriment of the majority of students and contributes to violence. Strong language. 1991. BR 12464. ## Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates. BR 12465. by David Cordingly. 3 volumes. Dispels the romantic fantasy about swashbuckling pirates and exposes them as brutal, violent criminals. Highlights their daily lives, the major ports where they thrived, the pets commonly kept, and the eventual demise of their class by government sanction. Includes notorious women and infamous buccaneers. 1995. BR 12465. ## When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. BR 12471. by David Maraniss. 7 volumes. The life and times of football giant Vince Lombardi are chronicled, including his humble beginnings in Brooklyn and his many years in school athletics, before he became head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1959. Recalls his philosophy of winning and the influences on his life. Bestseller 1999. BR 12471. ## Not Dying. BR 12473. by William Saroyan. 2 volumes (Reissue). Autobiographical reflections of the American author and playwright when he is entering his fifties and sensing a time of transition. Written in the summer of 1959 in Paris while his teenage son and daughter are visiting and he has three works in progress. Originally published in 1963. 1996. BR 12473. ## The Road to Kosovo: A Balkan Diary. BR 12474. by Greg Campbell. 3 volumes. A reporter describes his solo sojourn into Kosovo in 1998 just when the Kosovo Liberation Army was becoming known in the West. Campbell had been to Bosnia in 1996 and wanted to ascertain the success or failure of the Dayton Accords. 1999. BR 12474. ## Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill; the Story of Mary Bell. BR 12501. by Gitta Sereny. 3 volumes. A journalist's interviews with Mary Bell, who was convicted of killing two little boys in England in 1968, when she was eleven. Now a free woman with a child of her own, Mary talks about her troubled childhood. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998. BR 12501. ## Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event That Changed History. BR 12509. by William Ryan and Walter Pitman. 3 volumes. Two geophysicists present the results of years of international research that sought historical data from the mid-sixth millennium B.C. to confirm biblical and mythical accounts of a great flood. They explore linguistic, archaeological, and other evidence of an inundation around the Black Sea and hypothesize that a diaspora followed. 1998. BR 12509. ## Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness: A Dictionarrative. BR 12520. by Karen Elizabeth Gordon. 1 volume. The author takes a humorous approach to explaining English usage in an imaginative narrative that employs Balkan-sounding sites and hilariously named characters. This unique word play underscores differences between puzzlers like amend and emend, disparate and desperate, prescribe and proscribe. 1998. BR 12520. ## Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life. BR 12521. by Nathaniel Branden. 2 volumes. Therapist discusses the virtue of self-reliance, the value of individualism, and the practice of responsibility. Includes a thirty-week sentence- completion exercise. 1996. BR 12521. ## Making Miracles Happen. BR 12522. by Gregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh. 3 volumes. At thirty-four, Gregory White Smith, coauthor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning _Jackson Pollock (RC 33540)_, was told he had an inoperable brain tumor and had three months to live. Ten years later he uses his story and those of others who overcame severe medical problems to illustrate the importance of finding the correct treatment. 1997. BR 12522. ## The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes. BR 12523. by Stephen Holmes and Cass R. Sunstein. 2 volumes. Examines the relationship between individual liberty, social cooperation, and government action in the U.S. Asserts that the political branches that extract taxes and reallocate public resources affect the value, scope, and predictability of Americans' interests. Observes the inevitability of government and its important role in protecting and enforcing fundamental rights. 1999. BR 12523. ## 'Tis: A Memoir. BR 12529. by Frank McCourt. 3 volumes. This sequel to _Angela's Ashes (BR12543)_ continues McCourt's reminiscences from October 1949, when he arrives in New York City at age nineteen, until his father's funeral in 1985. Describes his adjustments to America--gaining an education, finding a career, marrying, and raising a family--interwoven with childhood memories. Some strong language. Bestseller 1999. BR 12529. ## Angela's Ashes: A Memoir. BR 12543. by Frank McCourt. 4 volumes. Frank McCourt recollects his "miserable Irish Catholic childhood" in the squalor of Limerick. Without any support from his glib but shiftless alcoholic father, the family suffered hunger, cruelty, disease, and the death of children. McCourt recounts his story without rancor. Strong language. Pulitzer Prize. Bestseller 1996. BR 12543. ## Tall Tales. BR 12545. retold by Tana Reiff. 1 volume. Seven tall tales from America, Ireland, Burma, and Syria. Includes the legendary Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. The Irish tale "Oona and the Giants" tells how the wife of one giant outwits another giant. Grade 1 braille. 1993. BR 12545. ## ### _Fiction_ Weird Women, Wired Women. BR 12334. by Kit Reed. 2 volumes. Nineteen short stories about women's problems at various stages of life. In "The Wait," a mother and daughter lose their way and are stranded in an odd place made even stranger by the customs for virgin daughters. In "The Mothers of Shark Island," elderly, unwanted mothers are incarcerated on an island. Some strong language. 1998. BR 12334. ## City of Light. BR 12355. by Lauren Belfer. 5 volumes. Buffalo, New York; 1901. Niagara Falls is harnessed for electricity, and environmentalists and union agitators fight the power company for control. Louisa Barrett, the progressive headmistress of a girls' school, becomes involved when the head engineer is murdered, and she suspects the adoptive father of her illegitimate daughter. 1999. BR 12355. ## When Wallflowers Die: A Phoebe Siegel Mystery. BR 12435. by Sandra West Prowell. 3 volumes. Montana private investigator Phoebe Siegel is hired by gubernatorial candidate Bob Maitland to look into the murder of his wife that has remained unsolved for twenty-seven years. Soon disgusted by Maitland's political motives, Siegel drops him as a client but continues the search on her own. Strong language and violence. 1996. BR 12435. ## Wings of Fire: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. BR 12443. by Charles Todd. 3 volumes. Inspector Ian Rutledge from Scotland Yard is sent to Cornwall to investigate three recent deaths in a prominent family. He discovers one victim was a famous poet whose works involved the Great War. Although still suffering from shell shock, Rutledge discovers more ghastly murders in the family's past. Some violence. 1998. BR 12443. ## The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race. BR 12450. by Ernest Hemingway. 1 volume (Reissue). Satirical view of American writers and their literary pursuits, presented as author's inserts and commentary within a portrayal of the lives of two men who work in a Michigan pump factory. 1926. BR 12450. ## Watermelon Nights. BR 12461. by Greg Sarris. 4 volumes. Multigenerational tale about a Native American family in California trying to reclaim their heritage. Three members take turns telling their life story: Johnny; his grandmother Elba, who maintains her people's traditions; and Iris, Johnny's mother and Elba's daughter. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998. BR 12461. ## If I Were Boss: The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis. BR 12463. by Sinclair Lewis. 4 volumes. Fifteen short stories originally published in magazines in the early part of the twentieth century. In the title piece, a young salesman learns about office politics and getting ahead. In "Number Seven to Sagapoose," a longtime shoe peddler has more influence on people than he thinks. 1997. BR 12463. ## Blue Genes: A Kate Brannigan Mystery. BR 12472. by Val McDermid. 2 volumes. Manchester private investigator Kate Brannigan is hired to rescue a punk rock band from saboteurs. But things become more complicated when her friends Alexis and Chris, who are involved in an illegal fertility experiment, become frightened after their gynecologist is murdered. Some strong language and some violence. 1996. BR 12472. ## Sanctuary. BR 12478. by William Faulkner. 2 volumes. Mississippi lawyer Horace Benbow becomes involved with young coed Temple Drake, who is then brutally raped. The investigation reveals human evil amidst poor white moonshiners, half-wits, and prostitutes. First published in 1931; contains 1985 changes made by Noel Polk based on the author's notes. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1931. BR 12478. ## Spinners. BR 12479. by Anthony McCarten. 2 volumes. Sixteen-year-old Delia Chapman is a virgin until she is visited by a spaceman who impregnates her. The rest of Delia's New Zealand townspeople are incredulous, but Delia is insistent. Philip Sullivan, the town's new young librarian, is intrigued by Delia and her story. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 12479. ## The Dinosaur Club. BR 12482. by William Heffernan. 3 volumes. Jack Fallon's life suddenly goes downhill--his wife is leaving him, his spoiled kids demand money, and his company is deliberately laying off older workers. Fallon teams up with a beautiful and sympathetic company lawyer and his work buddies to sabotage the evil machinations of the CEO. Some strong language. 1997. BR 12482. ## Marry Me: A Romance. BR 12484. by John Updike. 2 volumes. Lighthearted novel of well-to-do suburbia and adultery in the 1960s. Jerry and Sally are in love, though married to others. Jerry's nice wife, Ruth, is having an affair with Sally's quirky husband, Richard. Strong language. 1976. BR 12484. ## Wildside. BR 12502. by Steven Gould. 3 volumes. Charlie Newell, eighteen, inherits an unusual ranch. The back door of the barn opens into an alternate world containing extinct animals and mineral deposits. Charlie entrusts his secret to four friends, and together they begin mining gold. All is well until the government discovers their secret. For senior high and older readers. 1996. BR 12502. ## Act of Revenge. BR 12505. by Robert K. Tanenbaum. 4 volumes. Assistant district attorney Roger ("Butch") Karp and his private investigator wife Marlene Ciampi both take on cases involving Mafia family members, and they soon learn that the two crimes are related. Butch and Marlene's twelve-year-old daughter, Lucy, witnesses a murder in Chinatown that is also connected. Strong language and violence. 1999. BR 12505. ## Helm. BR 12508. by Steven Gould. 4 volumes. For colonists to survive on Agatsu, once each generation someone must be imprinted with Earth's scientific knowledge contained in the Glass Helm. Dulan de Laal selects his oldest son to be that person. But his youngest son, Leland, climbs the needle and dons the helmet--without knowing the consequences. For senior high and older readers. 1998. BR 12508. ## A Farewell to Arms. BR 12510. by Ernest Hemingway. 3 volumes (Reissue). Romance between American lieutenant Frederic Henry in the ambulance service in Italy during World War I and the English nurse Catherine Barkley, who tends him when he is wounded. When Catherine becomes pregnant, she refuses to marry Frederic. 1929. BR 12510. ## Monster. BR 12515. by Walter Dean Myers. 1 volume. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in jail accused of being a lookout in a deadly robbery. An aspiring filmmaker, Steve reviews his time in jail as a movie script. He wonders if he has become the monster that the prosecutor has made him out to be. For senior high readers. 1999. BR 12515. ## Syrup. BR 12517. by Maxx Barry. 3 volumes. Scat has a new marketing degree and a wonderful idea for a new cola. Coke offers him three million, but Scat's roommate, Sneaky Pete, beats him to the trademark office. Scat scrambles to come up with another winning idea to impress an appealing Coke marketing employee named 6. Strong language. 1999. BR 12517. ## Kidnapped. BR 12524. by Robert Louis Stevenson. 2 volumes. Young David Balfour relates his adventures of 1751 when he was kidnapped and marooned after a shipwreck, his journey through the wild Highlands of Scotland, his friendship with the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, and his suffering at the hands of his uncle Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws. For senior high and older readers. 1886. BR 12524. ## The Cat Who Robbed a Bank. BR 12532. by Lilian Jackson Braun. 2 volumes. Autumn in Pickax brings festivals, the Scottish Games, and the return of estate jeweler Mr. Delacamp. But Mr. Delacamp is murdered in the newly restored hotel, and his assistant and the desk clerk are missing. Qwilleran takes clues from his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, to solve the crime. Bestseller 1999. BR 12532. ## Take It Easy. BR 12541. by David Hill. 1 volume. New Zealand. Rob Kennedy, still mourning his mother's passing, joins five other teenagers for a week-long hike through rugged mountains. But when they wake up one morning, their adult guide is dead. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 12541. ## Catherwood. BR 12548. by Marly Youmans. 1 volume. In 1676 Catherwood and her husband, Gabriel, emigrate from England to a settlement near Albany, New York. Catherwood, herself an orphan, gives birth to a daughter, Elisabeth. One day, as mother and child are returning home from a visit, they become desperately lost and remain in the wilderness for months. 1996. BR 12548. ## Murder at the Library of Congress. BR 12564. by Margaret Truman. 2 volumes. Annabel Reed-Smith is happily ensconced at the Library of Congress's Hispanic Room researching an article on Christopher Columbus and his aide Las Casas, whose lost diaries are rumored to reveal hidden treasure. When she finds the expert librarian on the subject murdered, Annabel and her husband, Mac, investigate. Some violence. 1999. BR 12564. ## The Pearl. BR 12570. by John Steinbeck. 1 volume (Reissue). A folktale of lower California is the basis for this narrative about Kino, a simple fisherman, who finds an enormous pearl that promises to provide for all his family's needs. When it brings nothing but misfortune, Kino throws it back to the sea and resumes his difficult way of life. 1945. BR 12570. ## Before I Say Good-Bye. BR 12590. by Mary Higgins Clark. 3 volumes. Just as Nell MacDermott has decided to run for her grandfather's New York congressional seat, her architect husband's yacht blows up with him on board. When a medium claims to be in touch with the dead man, Nell, psychically gifted herself, is drawn into an investigation of conspiracy and murder. Bestseller 2000. BR 12590. ## The Bluest Eye. BR 12618. by Toni Morrison. 2 volumes. 1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1970. BR 12618. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Science in Ancient Greece. BR 12448. by Kathlyn Gay. 1 volume. Presents scientific and mathematical beliefs held about two thousand years ago. Discusses ancient Greek thinkers: Ptolemy, an astronomer; Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes, mathematicians; and Hippocrates, a physician, among others. For grades 5-8. 1998. BR 12448. ## Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories. BR 12477. by Rosemary Wells. 1 volume. Three accounts of medical care for poor families in 1920s and 1930s Appalachia. A trained nurse rides horseback to reach isolated cabins, where she sets a broken leg, gives typhoid shots, and mends a child's broken heart. Contains a biographical sketch of Mary Breckinridge, founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. For grades 3-6. 1998. BR 12477. ## The History of Counting. BR 12540. by Denise Schmandt-Besserat. 1 volume. Explains the evolution of counting. Presents examples from past cultures of various systems for numbering and recording quantities. Describes the importance of abstract counting and the advantage of inventing zero. For grades 3-6. 1999. BR 12540. ## The Riches of Oseola McCarty. BR 12553. by Evelyn Coleman. 1 volume. Traces the youth of Oseola McCarty, an African American woman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; her career as a laundress; and her rise to fame in 1995. Then age eighty-seven, she donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students. For grades 3-6. 1998. BR 12553. ## Get Up and Go! The History of American Road Travel. BR 12560. by Sylvia Whitman. 1 volume. Chronicles transportation in the United States from Native American trails to superhighways. Includes information on horse-drawn conveyances, railroads, cycles, and automobiles. Also describes the legislation that changed the way Americans traveled. For grades 5- 8. 1996. BR 12560. ## Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems. BR 13005. selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. 1 volume. A collection of fifteen poems exploring the physical world. Includes "What Is Science?" by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, "Magnet" by Valerie Worth, "Dinosaur Bone" by Alice Schertle, "How?" by Lee Bennett Hopkins, "What Are You, Wind?" by Mary O'Neill, and "Stars" by Carl Sandburg. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 13005. ## ### _Fiction_ The Huckabuck Family: And How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back. BR 12050. by Carl Sandburg. 1 volume. When Pony Pony Huckabuck finds a Chinese silver slipper buckle in a squash, her parents say it is a sign their luck will change one way or another. That very night a fire starts popping the popcorn harvest on their farm. One of the _Rootabaga Stories_, first published in 1923. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1999. BR 12050. ## Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door. BR 12476. by Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 1 volume. Fox sisters Zelda and Ivy are playing in their backyard when their new neighbor, Eugene, climbs over the fence. The three get involved in several adventures, but it usually ends up being two foxes against one. Companion to _Zelda and Ivy (BR 11866)_. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 12476. ## Little Men. BR 12486. by Louisa May Alcott. 3 volumes (Reissue). Describes life at Plumfield, the progressive school established by Jo and her husband. Advanced theories of education mingle with the escapades of the students. Originally published in 1871. Sequel to _Little Women (BR 11778)_. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1986. BR 12486. ## Playoff Dreams. BR 12493. by Fred Bowen. 1 volume. Brendan is the best baseball player on a losing team. His uncle Jack takes him to a Chicago Cubs game where he learns that there are more important things than winning. For grades 3-6. 1997. BR 12493. ## T.J.'s Secret Pitch. BR 12494. by Fred Bowen. 1 volume. Twelve-year-old baseball player T.J. is not very good at pitching until his grandfather shows him an unusual method perfected by Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell. T.J. practices nonstop until he gets an opportunity to help his team. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 12494. ## The Yearling. BR 12512. by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 3 volumes (Reissue). Classic story about the Baxter family, who make a precarious living on a backwoods farm in northern Florida. The young son, Jody, tames an orphaned fawn. When the deer begins to eat the family corn, Jody is ordered to shoot him. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1938. BR 12512. ## Can You Feel the Thunder?. BR 12527. by Lynn E. McElfresh. 1 volume. Seventh-grader Mic Parsons has mixed feelings about his fifteen-year-old deaf and blind sister Stephanie. And if he doesn't pass mathematics, his parents won't let him try out for baseball. After Stephanie helps Mic learn fractions, he comes to appreciate her in a new way. For grades 5-8. 1999. BR 12527. ## Zooman Sam. BR 12537. by Lois Lowry. 1 volume. In preparing for Future Job Day at Sam Krupnik's nursery school, his parents and sister Anastasia help him put together a zookeeper's costume. In the process Sam learns to sound out some words. Companion to _See You Around, Sam! (BR 10909)_. For grades 3-6. 1999. BR 12537. ## Frindle. BR 12547. by Andrew Clements. 1 volume. In the fifth grade Nick has his first difficult class-- language arts with Mrs. Granger. He and his classmates decide to "beat her at her own game" by inventing a new word. They begin calling their pens "frindles," even though it means being on detention every day. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 12547. ## Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad. BR 12562. by Elvira Woodruff. 1 volume. In 1853, Levi writes letters to his older brother about his adventures in Pennsylvania. Then Darcy--the sister of Levi's African American friend Jupiter--disappears, so Levi and Jupiter head south to search the slave markets for her. Levi recounts his subsequent experiences with the Underground Railroad. Sequel to _Dear Levi...(BR 10365)_. For grades 4-7. 1998. BR 12562. ## Bud, Not Buddy. BR 12592. by Christopher Paul Curtis. 2 volumes. During the Great Depression, ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy, runs away from his latest (bad) foster home in Flint, Michigan. He sets out for Grand Rapids in search of the man he believes to be his father-- renowned bandleader Herman E. Calloway. For grades 4-7. Coretta Scott King and Newbery awards. 1999. BR 12592. ## The House of Wisdom. BR 13001. by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland. 1 volume. Based on the true story of Ishaq, a young boy in ninth- century Baghdad. When the caliph sends him on an expedition in search of books for the House of Wisdom, Ishaq enjoys his journey. But his greatest discovery is the power of the written word. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 13001. ## The Drums of Noto Hanto. BR 13002. by J. Alison James. 1 volume. Villagers in ancient Japan use their wits to avert an attack by a fleet of samurai warriors. Relying on their mighty drums, masks of bark and seaweed, and beach bonfires, residents frighten off the invaders. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1999. BR 13002. ## Mandy Sue Day. BR 13003. by Roberta Karim. 1 volume. Mandy Sue's farmer father promises each of the children one day without chores, and today is Mandy Sue day. She spends it riding and talking to her horse, Ben, and although Mandy Sue is blind, she knows her best friend's ears flick back to hear her. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1994. BR 13003. ## A Symphony of Whales. BR 13006. by Steve Schuch. 1 volume. Young Glashka's sled dogs lead her to thousands of Beluga whales trapped by the ice freezing over a great bay. An icebreaker clears a path for the whales, but they don't leave until Glashka's dream about music provides a solution for their rescue. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1999. BR 13006. ## Little Bunny on the Move. BR 13007. by Peter McCarty. 1 volume. A little bunny is hurrying through the countryside, past other animals and even past a little girl who wants him for a pet. For the little bunny has a special destination. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1999. BR 13007. ## ### Braille Magazines The following is a list of braille magazines in the Library of Congress program. Readers may obtain free personal subscriptions to these magazines. For information on the availability of specific magazines, consult the library that send you braille materials. Boys' Life (for children and teens, monthly) Braille Book Review (bimonthly) Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly) Braille Music Magazine (British monthly) Conundrum (British monthly) Cooking Light (bimonthly [3] and monthly [6]) Harper's (literary; monthly) Health Newsletters (includes Harvard Health Letter, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, and University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter, monthly) Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine (monthly) Ladies' Home Journal (monthly) Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; 10 issues) Muse (for children; 6 issues) The Musical Mainstream (quarterly) National Geographic (monthly) The New York Times Large Type Weekly (weekly) News (NLS quarterly) Parenting (monthly except January and July) PC World (personal; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (monthly) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 26 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens; monthly) Short Stories (monthly) Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly) Stone Soup (children's writings; 5 issues) Update (NLS quarterly) The Washington Post Book World (weekly) The following sports schedules are also available: American Baseball League Schedule National Baseball League Schedule National Basketball Association Schedule National Football League Schedule National Hockey League Schedule Women's National Basketball Association Schedule