Braille Book Review May-June 2012 Volume 81, Number 3 About Braille Book Review Braille Book Review is published bimonthly in braille, large-print, and online formats and distributed at no cost to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress reading program. It lists braille books and magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and carries news of developments in library services. The braille edition also lists NLS audiobooks appearing in Talking Book Topics with brief annotations. 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 bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance novels, mysteries, and how-to guides. Some books in Spanish are also available. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, access the NLS International Union Catalog online at loc.gov/nls or contact your local cooperating library. Braille Book Review is available online in HTML and plain text at www.loc.gov/nls/bbr. Patrons enrolled in the Web-Braille service may download contracted braille files for use with braille output devices. About Web-Braille Most books and all magazines listed in Braille Book Review are available for download for use with braille output devices. To use the Web-Braille service contact your cooperating library. Music scores and instructional materials Individuals registered for NLS music services may receive braille and large-print music scores, texts, and instructional recordings about music and musicians through the NLS Music Section. For more information about the NLS music collection call 1-800-424-8567, send an e-mail to nlsm@loc.gov, or visit www.loc.gov/nls/music/index.html. 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Library of Congress, Washington 2012 Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Foreign-Language Books Spanish Braille Magazines ### In Brief Newsstand The following announcements 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. The items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listings do not imply endorsement. Online education on diabetes and vision impairment The Carroll Center for the Blind offers Diabetes and Visual Impairment: A New View for Patients and Families through its online education center, http://carroll.org/online-courses. The course, developed by a registered nurse with thirty years of experience as a diabetes educator, is designed to supplement information provided by your physician. Registration is required. For more information call (617) 969-6200, ext. 224, or e-mail brian.charlson@carroll.org. Pedestrian Safety Handbook updated The American Council of the Blind (ACB) recently released an updated version of its Pedestrian Safety Handbook, originally published in 1999. The publication includes a guide to advocating for pedestrian safety improvements that discusses specific regulations. Case studies of successful efforts are included in an appendix. The handbook can be found online at www.acb.org/node/625. Hadley School launches blinded veterans initiative The Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, Illinois, is recruiting blinded veterans from across the country to enroll in its Adult Continuing Education Program. As part of the Blinded Veterans Initiative, veterans may receive free distance education on subjects such as business and entrepreneurship, independent living skills, and braille literacy. For more information call 1-800-323-4238 or visit www.hadley.edu/veterans.asp. Affordable computers available for blind or visually impaired users The Texas Center for the Visually Challenged (TCVC) offers refurbished computers to blind and visually impaired residents of the United States and Canada in exchange for $100 donations. Computers are customized for accessibility and come with speakers, a sound card, and a demo copy of the screen reader Window-Eyes, as well as audio and large-print tutorials. For more information visit the TCVC website at www.computersfortheblind.net or call Bob Langford at (214) 340-6328. Accessible Sudoku game available from Perkins The Perkins School for the Blind is offering its wooden Sudoku set, which has tiles labeled in both braille and large print, for $79. For more information visit the Perkins online store at www.perkins.org/ store/ or e-mail PerkinsProducts@Perkins.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 information of the reader, a notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of violence, strong language, or explicit descriptions of sex. The word "some" before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurrence, as in "some strong language." Adult Nonfiction It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff BR 18868 by Peter Walsh 2 volumes Organizational consultant from television’s Clean Sweep presents a step-by-step program to help readers eliminate clutter and organize their homes. Covers each room—from kitchen and bath to home office and garage— with suggestions for taking inventory, assessing value, and cleaning out. Provides real-life examples and advice on coping with emotional attachment. 2007. BR 18868 ## Beethoven BR 18940 by Barry Cooper 6 volumes This chronological narrative integrates events from the private life of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) with study of his devotion to music. Discusses the effects of Beethoven’s increasing deafness on his social interactions and composition. 2000. BR 18940 ## Betty Crocker Comfort Food: One Hundred Recipes for the Way You Really Cook BR 19110 selected by Betty Crocker editors 1 volume Recipes for nostalgic home cooking include breakfast dishes for any time, comfort classics such as chicken noodle soup and macaroni and cheese, healthful choices, ethnic foods, and sweet offerings, including chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. Provides nutrional information and a metric conversion guide. 2007. BR 19110 ## Inside My World BR 19118 by Larry Johnson 1 volume Author of Mexico by Touch (BR 15306) and You Can if You Think You Can (BR 18602) reminisces about growing up a blind child in Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s. Describes learning braille in grammar school, joining the Boy Scouts, and pledging a fraternity at age sixteen. 2010. BR 19118 ## The Death of Conservatism BR 19126 by Sam Tanenhaus 1 volume Expanded version of “Conservatism Is Dead,” an essay published in the New Republic. Tanenhaus argues that American conservatives are divided into two factions: realists, who believe in the virtue of government, and revanchists, who distrust government and society. Urges revanchists to restore conservatism’s tradition of “conserving, not destroying.” 2009. BR 19126 ## Life after High School: A Guide for Students with Disabilities and Their Families BR 19191 by Susan Yellin and Christina Cacioppo Bertsch 3 volumes Guide for high school students with disabilities and the adults in their lives provides advice on transitioning from teen years to adulthood and from high school to college or the workplace. Covers handling medical issues without parental assistance and creating a paper trail to document the disability. 2010. BR 19191 ## The Unseen Minority: A Social History of Blindness in America BR 19219 by Frances A. Koestler 8 volumes Examines U.S. contributions toward improving conditions for blind individuals, focusing on the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. Details the struggles to enact mid-twentieth-century federal and state legislation. Discusses the origins of braille and the talking book. Portrays Louis Braille of France, Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan Macy, and Dorothy Eustis. 1976. BR 19219 ## The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece BR 19226 by Eric Siblin 3 volumes A pop music critic recounts his infatuation with Bach’s Cello Suites and search for the original manuscript. Explores the contrasting lives of composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and cello virtuoso Pablo Casals (1876–1973), who discovered and recorded the suites. Includes interviews with cellists about the works’ performance challenges. 2009. BR 19226 ## Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places BR 19276 by Bill Streever 3 volumes Scientist living in Alaska offers a year’s worth of observations on the properties of cold and its physical and mental effects. Covers topics from geography and weather to biology and folklore. Includes specific discussions of hibernation, Arctic explorers, absolute zero, wind chill, blizzards, and human survival in extreme cold. 2009. BR 19276 ## Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA BR 19293 by Lance Allred 3 volumes Allred describes his childhood in a polygamous Mormon community in Montana. Covers his dealing with hearing loss and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Discusses maintaining a high GPA and a dedication to basketball in college— despite having an abusive coach—and eventually earning a stint in the NBA. Some strong language. 2009. BR 19293 ## Mirage Men: An Adventure into Paranoia, Espionage, Psychological Warfare, and UFOs BR 19294 by Mark Pilkington 3 volumes Journalist investigates the possibility that UFOs are real and concludes that U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies have promoted the idea, sometimes as a cover for clandestine operations. Suggests psychological, meteorological, and scientific explanations for other sightings. Some strong language. 2010. BR 19294 ## Adult Fiction Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder BR 18644 by Evelyn Waugh 3 volumes Waugh’s classic exploration of faith, tradition, and moral values in a rapidly changing Britain. Charles Ryder narrates the story of an aristocratic Catholic family between the First and Second World Wars. Charles first meets alcoholic Sebastian Flyte at Oxford and later falls in love with Sebastian’s married sister Julia. 1945. BR 18644 ## The Empress of Mars BR 18650 by Kage Baker 3 volumes Former British Arean Company (BAC) employee Mary Griffith and others are stranded after BAC’s Martian experiment fails. Mary establishes a barter- and-trade system at her new bar, the Empress of Mars. But when BAC attempts to reclaim colonist land, Mary and her patrons must find ways to outwit the company. 2009. BR 18650 ## Home Safe BR 18665 by Elizabeth Berg 2 volumes The husband of Chicago author Helen Ames passes away unexpectedly, and she becomes overly dependent on her adult daughter. In need of additional income, Helen decides to teach a writing workshop for adults. With assistance from her students, and a developing love interest, Helen embarks upon a new life. 2009. BR 18665 ## Diary of a Witness BR 18777 by Catherine Ryan Hyde 2 volumes Overweight Ernie and his best friend Will are ridiculed and humiliated by the bullies in high school. When the tortured Will cracks emotionally and plots revenge, Ernie is torn between their friendship and doing the right thing. For junior and senior high readers. 2009. BR 18777 ## The Windup Girl BR 19099 by Paolo Bacigalupi 4 volumes In a post-oil world where calories are currency, agriculture manager Anderson Lake searches a politically unstable Thailand for new food sources. He meets Emiko, a bioengineered “windup” girl who works in a Bangkok brothel. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009. BR 19099 ## Twisted BR 19103 by Jay Bonansinga 3 volumes A Tulane professor’s call to his friend Ulysses Grove is cut off right before the professor is murdered. As a hurricane bears down on New Orleans, FBI profiler Grove hunts for the killer with the help of journalist Maura County. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006. BR 19103 ## Perfect Victim BR 19104 by Jay Bonansinga 2 volumes FBI senior profiler Ulysses Grove teaches new recruits about the archetypal serial killer. Now someone is committing murder using the identical methods outlined in Grove’s lectures—right down to the blood-spray patterns. Grove and student Edith Drinkwater investigate and find bizarre links to Grove’s Kenyan birth. Violence and strong language. 2008. BR 19104 ## Frozen BR 19105 by Jay Bonansinga 3 volumes FBI profiler Ulysses Grove collapses while investigating the latest development in the frustrating Sun City serial killings. Grove heads to Alaska to both recuperate and help journalist Maura County profile the murder of a recently uncovered ancient corpse. But the signature patterns of the two cases are identical. Violence. 2005. BR 19105 ## Houston, We Have a Problem BR 19113 by Erin McCarthy 2 volumes Dr. Houston Hayes struggles to control his attraction to medical resident Josie Adkins. Chubby Josie, afraid her desire for Houston and extreme clumsiness at the hospital will get her fired, is shocked when she realizes he returns her feelings. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2004. BR 19113 ## The Last Illusion BR 19114 by Rhys Bowen 3 volumes New York City, 1903. Private investigator Molly Murphy and her fiancé, policeman Daniel Sullivan, are watching a magic show when an illusionist’s trick turns fatal. Harry Houdini’s wife Bess believes that whoever tampered with the equipment will target her husband next and hires Molly to find the culprit. 2010. BR 19114 ## Miss Quinn’s Quandary BR 19115 by Shirley Marks 2 volumes Larissa Quinn falsely claims Sir Randall Trent is her husband so they can obtain the last room at an inn. She later runs into Sir Randall at a ball while visiting London with her aunt. When their sham marriage becomes public, the pair face scandal—and fall in love. 2008. BR 19115 ## Just Married! BR 19116 by Cara Colter and Shirley Jump 2 volumes Two romance novellas about unexpected love. In Kiss the Bridesmaid Samantha meets Ethan at a wedding but isn’t impressed—at first. In Best Man Says I Do Vivian returns home for a wedding determined to remain just friends with former boyfriend Colton, the best man and town mayor. 2009. BR 19116 ## To Tame a Dangerous Lord BR 19117 by Nicole Jordan 3 volumes England, 1817. Former spy Rayne Kenyon, the earl of Haviland, marries spinster Madeline Ellis, the impoverished daughter of one of his late comrades, in order to have an heir. But Madeline wants true love and works to light the spark. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2010. BR 19117 ## A Million Blessings BR 19121 by Angela Benson and others 2 volumes Three novellas featuring protagonists whose financial windfalls test their faith. In Showers of Blessing Andrew Gooden, a pastor and compulsive gambler in suburban Atlanta, wins the lottery. But Andrew continues his vice, putting his family in jeopardy—until only a miracle can save him. 2010. BR 19121 ## A Golden Web BR 19124 by Barbara Quick 2 volumes Fourteenth-century Italy. Alessandra Giliani, a brilliant young girl, defies convention and risks death by disguising herself as a boy to attend medical school at the university and study anatomy. For senior high readers. 2010. BR 19124 ## Reliquary BR 19238 by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 4 volumes After cops find headless corpses, assistant museum curator Margo Green, journalist Bill Smithback, Lieutenant D’Agosta, and FBI agent Pendergast— from Relic (BR 19235)—team up again to battle a horrific beast that dwells and kills in the tunnels under Manhattan. Violence and some strong language. 1997. BR 19238 ## A Nose for Justice BR 19269 by Rita Mae Brown 3 volumes Mags Rogers leaves her Wall Street job behind and moves to the Nevada ranch of her wealthy great-aunt Jeep. When a skeleton is found in the barn, Mags’s dachshund Baxter and Jeep’s shepherd-mix King join the investigation. Meanwhile a water-rights war leads to sabotage and more dead bodies. 2010. BR 19269 ## One Fine Day You’re Gonna Die BR 19277 by Gail Bowen 1 volume On Halloween, a caller to radio personality Charlie D.’s talk show threatens to commit suicide—but not until he kills the young daughter of Charlie’s on-air guest Dr. Robin Harris, who happens to be an expert on death and dying. Uncontracted braille. 2010. BR 19277 ## The Magic Knot BR 19279 by Helen Scott Taylor 2 volumes London accountant Rosenwyn Tremain travels to Cornwall to investigate a pub’s finances and find her father. Rose is shocked to discover, through pub owner Niall O’Connor, that she is part fairy. Niall must help Rose accept her destiny—and their bond. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009. BR 19279 ## The Way It Works BR 19280 by William Kowalski 1 volume Twenty-year-old biracial Walter Davis becomes homeless after his mother’s death. He struggles to maintain his dignity and make his own place in the world through hard work—and some luck. Uncontracted braille. 2010. BR 19280 ## Five Flavors of Dumb BR 19295 by Antony John 2 volumes Eighteen-year-old Piper, who is deaf, volunteers as a manager for a rock band called Dumb. While trying to make Dumb profitable, Piper learns a few things about music and business—and about herself. For senior high readers. Schneider Award. 2010. BR 19295 ## Felaheen: The Third Arabesk BR 19299 by Jon Courtenay Grimwood 3 volumes North Africa. Ex-policeman Ashraf Bey, from Effendi (BR 16867), investigates an assassination attempt on the emir of Tunis—who may be his father. Bey becomes embroiled in the politics he despises while searching for his parentage. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2006. BR 19299 ## The Deceived BR 19301 by Brett Battles 3 volumes After the events in The Cleaner (BR 17435), body-disposal expert Jonathan Quinn is asked to clear out the corpse of his friend and former CIA colleague Steven Markoff. Quinn and his team go to Singapore to search for Markoff’s fugitive lover Jenny Fuentes. Violence and strong language. 2008. BR 19301 ## Private Lessons BR 19303 by Donna Hill 2 volumes African American studies professor Naomi Clarke has a fling with a stranger named Brice Lawrence during her summer vacation in Antigua. Back at her Georgia college, Naomi must choose between work and love when she discovers Brice is a student in her class. Descriptions of sex. 2010. BR 19303 ## The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein BR 19304 by Peter Ackroyd 3 volumes Percy Bysshe Shelley challenges his friend, scientist Victor Frankenstein, to study electricity as a source of life and energy. Frankenstein ponders this idea and reanimates newly departed Jack Keat, but quickly abandons his creation out of fear. Then Jack follows Frankenstein, bringing death and destruction. Some violence. 2008. BR 19304 ## Stolen BR 19305 by Lucy Christopher 2 volumes Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback. She soon realizes that escape attempts are futile and comes to an understanding about her captor. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2010. BR 19305 ## Buried Prey BR 19398 by John Sandford 3 volumes When the Jones sisters’ remains are discovered, Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport revisits his first plainclothes investigation—the siblings’ 1985 disappearance. Never happy with the case’s outcome, Lucas is now convinced the wrong man was convicted and the killer is at large. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011. BR 19398 ## Sixkill BR 19399 by Robert B. Parker 2 volumes Boston police captain Martin Quirk asks PI Spenser to quietly investigate after a young woman is found dead in bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson’s bed. Spenser takes in Nelson’s bodyguard, Zebulon “Z” Sixkill, after Z is fired, and together they dig for the truth. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2011. BR 19399 ## The Passion of Mary-Margaret BR 19405 by Lisa Samson 3 volumes Orphan Mary-Margaret Fischer grows up at a Catholic convent school on a small island in the Chesapeake Bay and can speak with Jesus. Mary-Margaret wants to pursue a religious life, but Jesus instructs her to marry Jude Keller, a troubled childhood friend. Christy Award. 2009. BR 19405 ## A Gift to Last BR 19410 by Debbie Macomber 2 volumes Two novellas. In Can This Be Christmas? passengers create an impromptu celebration at a New Hampshire depot when their train is stranded by a blizzard on Christmas Eve. In Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy three hapless angels reform an aging man. 1998. BR 19410 ## A Good Man Is Hard to Find BR 19413 by ReShonda Tate Billingsley 2 volumes When investigative reporter Ava’s company is bought out, she is reassigned to a tabloid magazine. Her first assignment is to report on pop star India’s wedding in Aruba. Photographer Cliff joins Ava, and the irregularities they discover involving India’s manager and the groom put Cliff and Ava in danger. 2010. BR 19413 ## Frenchman’s Creek BR 19428 by Daphne Du Maurier 2 volumes Cornwall, England. Lady Dona St. Columb, tired of London frivolity and ashamed of a scandalous prank, flees with her children to her husband’s country estate. She meets a French pirate and enjoys adventures aboard his ship—until her husband’s arrival forces her to choose between family and romance. Some violence. 1941. BR 19428 ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Children’s Nonfiction Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa BR 18033 by Jeanette Winter 1 volume Recounts the way Wangari Maathai’s love of trees led to her winning the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Realizing that trees are disappearing from her homeland, Wangari starts a farm for baby trees and encourages the women of Kenya to plant trees to renew their land. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 18033 ## Easy Earth-Friendly Crafts in Five Steps BR 18035 by Anna Llimós 1 volume Lists materials—many recycled, such as egg cartons, paper-towel tubes, pudding cups, wooden clothespins, corks, and scraps of cloth—and the five instructions needed to make animal-shaped toys, dolls, a top, a coin purse, and more. Encourages substitutions and adult participation. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 18035 ## Egypt BR 18983 by Ann Heinrichs 1 volume Overview of the Arab Republic of Egypt, a desert country nourished by the Nile River. Describes Egypt’s wildlife, including camels and crocodiles; government from Pharaohnic rule to the 1971 adoption of its constitution; and religions, focusing on Islam and Coptic Christianity. Discusses city versus rural living. For grades 5-8. 2007. BR 18983 ## Pelé, King of Soccer/Pelé, El Rey del Fútbol BR 19040 by Monica Brown 1 volume Biography of Pelé, who, as a poor child in Brazil, made an unlikely promise to his father, later leading the country to three World Cup victories and scoring more than a thousand goals in his remarkable soccer career. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. English/Spanish language. (Biografía de Pelé, quien, como un niño pobre en Brasil, le hizo una promesa improbable a su padre, más tarde dirigiendo su pais a tres victorias en la Copa Mundial y anotando más de 1.000 goles en su carrera futbolística extraordinaria. Edición en tinta con braille. Para grados K a 3. Texto bilingüe en inglés y español.) 2009. BR 19040 ## Explaining Cerebral Palsy BR 19239 by Sarah Levete 1 volume Discusses the causes and effects of cerebral palsy and the various challenges it presents to individuals during activities such as moving around, learning, and communicating. Covers ways of managing everyday tasks and the role of assistive technology. Includes case studies of children and adults. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19239 ## Adventure beneath the Sea: Living in an Underwater Science Station BR 19282 by Kenneth Mallory 1 volume Describes a seven-day mission in a steel cylinder off the Florida Keys, sixty feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Examines the scientists’ living conditions and work, which includes inserting computer tags into fish. Discusses scuba diving and explains the need to return to the surface slowly. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19282 ## Children’s Fiction Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken BR 18036 by Kate DiCamillo 1 volume Louise longs for true adventures far away from the henhouse. At sea, she encounters pirates who want to eat her. In the circus, she is chased by a lion. In a foreign bazaar, she is locked in a cage. What should she do next? PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 18036 ## The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate BR 18654 by Jacqueline Kelly 2 volumes Texas, 1899. Being the only girl in the middle of six brothers, it is deemed odd that eleven-year-old Calpurnia Virginia Tate (Callie Vee) does not prefer knitting socks and learning cookery with her mother to roaming outdoors with her naturalist grandfather. For grades 5-8. 2009. BR 18654 ## A Season of Gifts BR 18770 by Richard Peck 1 volume Rural Illinois, 1958. The new preacher and his family learn to appreciate their seemingly gruff neighbor Mrs. Dowdel, who is no church woman. Mrs. Dowdel doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but she does give surprising gifts—all the time. Companion to A Year down Yonder (BR 12930). For grades 5-8. 2009. BR 18770 ## After Ever After BR 18878 by Jordan Sonnenblick 2 volumes Jeffrey Alper, from Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie (BR 17937), makes a deal with best friend and fellow cancer survivor Tad: in return for math tutoring, Jeffrey will help Tad learn to walk again before eighth-grade graduation. Meanwhile, Jeffrey falls for new girl Lindsey. For grades 5-8. 2010. BR 18878 ## Ramona Forever BR 19128 by Beverly Cleary 1 volume The year that Ramona Quimby is in third grade brings many discoveries and two surprises—one very big and the other very little. For grades 2-4. 1984. BR 19128 ## The Case of the July 4th Jinx: The Milo and Jazz Mysteries, Book 5 BR 19208 by Lewis B. Montgomery 1 volume When things start going wrong at the Fourth of July celebration, it feels like a jinx. Milo and Jazz—with some help from world-famous private eye Dash Marlowe—investigate whether the so-called jinx is really sabotage. For grades 2-4. 2010. BR 19208 ## Clash of the Sky Galleons: The Edge Chronicles, Book 9 BR 19228 by Paul Stewart 3 volumes Quint leaves his studies at the Knights Academy in Sanctaphrax to assist his father, Wind Jackal, in Wind’s obsessive and dangerous quest to track down and bring to justice the evil Turbot Smeal. Sequel to Winter Knights (BR 17604). For grades 6-9. 2006. BR 19228 ## Murder Afloat BR 19275 by Jane Leslie Conly 1 volume Baltimore, 1880s. When pampered fourteen-year-old Ben Orville is on his way to the market, he is kidnapped and forced into back-breaking labor aboard the ill-reputed oystering vessel the Ella Dawn. For grades 6-9. 2010. BR 19275 ## Penny Dreadful BR 19289 by Laurel Snyder 2 volumes Ten-year-old Penelope Grey is a bored rich kid who wishes for something interesting to happen. And then it does. Her father quits his big-city job, money becomes a problem, and the family moves to an inherited house in Tennessee. For grades 3-6. 2010. BR 19289 ## Masters of Disaster BR 19296 by Gary Paulsen 1 volume Twelve-year-old Henry invites his best friends Reed and Riley to join in a series of adventures to prove their bravery and possibly impress girls. Henry’s wild schemes—from riding a bicycle off a roof to a wild-animal campout—end in calamity, but his sidekicks stick with him. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19296 ## Mouse and Mole: A Winter Wonderland BR 19297 by Wong Herbert Yee 1 volume On a snowy winter day, Mouse likes to be outside sledding and ice skating. Mole wants to stay snug in his bed. Mouse wishes for a friend to share her fun and comes up with the idea of a Sno-Mole. Four short chapters. For grades K-3. 2010. BR 19297 ## How Tía Lola Learned to Teach BR 19298 by Julia Alvarez 1 volume After Tía Lola reluctantly agrees to be a volunteer Spanish teacher in Juanita and Miguel’s elementary school in Vermont, she quickly finds that taking the plunge was worth it. Then her visa expires. Sequel to How Tía Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (BR 16969). For grades 3-6. 2010. BR 19298 ## Guys Read: Funny Business BR 19306 edited by Jon Scieszka 2 volumes Ten humorous short stories featuring a raging robot, a homicidal turkey, a teenaged mummy, and a biker who takes over a kid’s bedroom. Includes works by authors Eoin Colfer, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Scieszka, David Yoo, David Lubar, Christopher Paul Curtis, Jack Gantos, and others. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19306 ## Eggs over Evie BR 19311 by Alison Jackson 1 volume When Evie’s parents divorce, her dad takes the dog, leaving Evie doubly sad. Missing cooking with her chef father, Evie signs up for a summer cooking class and partners with Corey, whose aunt Shanti runs a pet shelter. Soon Evie’s summer greatly improves. Includes sixteen recipes. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19311 ## The Case of the Missing Moose: The Milo and Jazz Mysteries, Book 6 BR 19320 by Lewis B. Montgomery 1 volume Milo and Jazz, detectives in training, attend summer camps on opposite sides of a wide lake. When the counselors declare a “color war” for the boys, Milo is on the blue team, which makes a moose for its mascot. Right before the judging, the moose disappears. For grades 2-4. 2011. BR 19320 ## Okay for Now BR 19362 by Gary D. Schmidt 2 volumes Maryville, New York; 1968. Eighth-grader Doug, who loves baseball statistics and drawing, manages to be upbeat and honorable—despite having an abusive father, a brother who has been accused of robbery, and another brother who has returned from Vietnam injured. Companion to The Wednesday Wars (BR 17810). For grades 6-9. 2011. BR 19362 ## Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice, and Destructive Properties of Deception BR 19402 by Gary Paulsen 1 volume Fourteen-year-old Kevin, an exceptionally good liar, finds that lying usually makes life easier—until it doesn’t. Now Kevin’s in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers and must figure out how to make amends. For grades 5-8. 2011. BR 19402 ## The Devil’s Door: A Salem Witchcraft Story BR 19403 by Paul B. Thompson 1 volume 1692. Sarah Wright and her father Ephraim move to Salem Village, Massachusetts, where they witness the growing witchcraft hysteria. When her father is arrested, Sarah plans his escape from jail. For grades 4-7. 2011. BR 19403 ## Paddle-to-the-Sea BR 19406 by Holling Clancy Holling 1 volume A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario’s Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: “Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea.” For grades 3-6. Caldecott Honor Book. 1941. BR 19406 ## Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key BR 19407 by Jack Gantos 1 volume When Joey’s medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder wears off during the school day, he forgets that his house key is not on a string and swallows it. Joey keeps causing problems for his classmates and himself, while his mother and his teachers try to help him. For grades 5-8. 1998. BR 19407 ## The Golden Ghost BR 19417 by Marion Dane Bauer 1 volume Delsie and her friend Todd ride their bikes to an old cement mill, where they discover that someone is staying in one of the abandoned houses nearby—and Delsie encounters a golden ghost dog. For grades 2-4. 2011. BR 19417 ## The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True: The Knights’ Tales, Book 3 BR 19421 by Gerald Morris 1 volume Sir Gawain—the only undefeated knight in King Arthur’s court—receives an odd challenge from the giant Green Knight, who teaches Sir Gawain that friendship and courtesy are as important as strength and courage. For grades 3-6. 2011. BR 19421 ## ### _Foreign-Language Books_ The following book was recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Spanish Pelé, El Rey del Fútbol/Pelé, King of Soccer BR 19040 por Monica Brown 1 volumen Biografía de Pelé, quien, como un niño pobre en Brasil, le hizo una promesa improbable a su padre, más tarde dirigiendo su pais a tres victorias en la Copa Mundial y anotando más de 1.000 goles en su carrera futbolística e xtraordinaria. Edición en tinta con braille. Para grados K a 3. Texto bilingüe en inglés y español. (Biography of Pelé, who, as a poor child in Brazil, made an unlikely promise to his father, later leading the country to three World Cup victories and scoring more than a thousand goals in his remarkable soccer career. PRINT/ BRAILLE. For grades K-3. English/Spanish language.) 2009. BR 19040 ## ### 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 (11 issues) ESPN: The Magazine (biweekly) 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 (11 issues) Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; monthly) Muse (for children; 9 issues) Musical Mainstream (NLS quarterly) National Geographic (monthly) The New York Times Book Review (weekly) The New York Times Large Print Weekly (weekly) News (NLS quarterly) Parenting Early Years (11 issues) Parenting School Years (11 issues) PC World (personal computing; monthly) Playboy (11 issues) Poetry (11 issues) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 24 issues) Science News (26 issues) Seventeen (for teens; 10 issues) Short Stories (British monthly) Spider: The Magazine for Children (9 issues) Stone Soup (children's writings; 6 issues) Update (NLS quarterly) Schedules for the following sports leagues are also available: American Baseball League National Baseball League National Basketball Association National Football League National Hockey League Women’s National Basketball Association ###