Braille Book Review July-August 2012 Volume 81, Number 4 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. 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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 More titles announced in Talking Book Topics Beginning with the July–August 2012 issue, Talking Book Topics will list up to five hundred titles per issue to eliminate a backlog of unannounced digital talking books. For space and cost considerations, until further notice these titles will be listed as one-line annotations with their subject categories and advisories for violence, strong language, or explicit descriptions of sex. We hope that readers will enjoy the larger selection of titles. Next BARD upgrade brings new features The Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site will be updated to include braille materials, locally produced magazines, instructional music audiobooks and braille music scores, and foreign-language materials. 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To learn more, visit https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/NewBARDOverview.html. ### _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 Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths BR 18673 by Robin Waterfield 3 volumes Examines the myths behind the philosopher Socrates and his prosecution and execution. Analyzes Socrates’s relationship with Alcibiades and uses Athenian history, wars, culture, and democracy to explain the complex background of the trial. Discusses the written work of Socrates’s followers Plato and Xenophon. 2009. BR 18673 ## American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America BR 18677 by Edmund S. Morgan 3 volumes Pulitzer Prize-winning historian compiles seventeen essays he penned over a span of nearly seventy years that portray aspects of American Puritanism. Covers politicians William Penn and George Washington, religious leader Anne Hutchinson, and accused witches Giles Cory and Mary Easty. 2009. BR 18677 ## Surviving after Cancer: Living the New Normal BR 18745 by Anne Katz 2 volumes Clinical nurse and sexuality counselor offers advice for cancer survivors. Uses anecdotes from patients with different types of the disease to discuss common issues such as follow-up care, return to work, fear of recurrence, depression, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, sex, and childbearing. Includes resources. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011. BR 18745 ## Unlikely Friendships: Forty-seven Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom BR 18747 by Jennifer S. Holland 1 volume Senior writer for National Geographic describes relationships between animals of different species, including an elephant and a sheep; a pot-bellied piglet and a Rhodesian ridgeback dog; and a lion, tiger, and bear trio. Explains that such “friendships” meet needs that range from companionship and nursing to protection. Bestseller. 2011. BR 18747 ## Going Blind: A Memoir BR 18764 by Mara Faulkner 2 volumes A Benedictine nun reminisces about her father’s gradual loss of sight from retinitis pigmentosa and the effects his condition had on her Irish American family. She interweaves her recollections of growing up in North Dakota with meditations on the metaphorical meaning of blindness in our culture. 2009. BR 18764 ## Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat BR 18765 by David Dosa 2 volumes Geriatrician describes Oscar, a prickly cat living at a Rhode Island nursing home who senses when residents are dying and stays with them, providing comfort during their final hours. Details Dosa’s and Oscar’s interactions with the patients, many of whom have dementia, and their families, and discusses end-of-life care. Bestseller. 2010. BR 18765 ## Guide to Chamber Music BR 19122 by Melvin Berger 5 volumes Presents 231 well-known chamber music works for three to eight players arranged alphabetically by composer. Provides biographical sketches and historical context. Discusses compositions by fifty-five composers, including Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky, as well as modern masters Britten, Carter, Copland, Ravel, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky. 2001. BR 19122 ## The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times BR 19123 by Robert H. Frank 2 volumes Collection of essays from a New York Times economics columnist. Examines national and personal fiscal themes such as taxes, health-care costs, energy and the environment, increased income inequality, consumer spending issues, saving, lending, and more. 2009. BR 19123 ## Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty BR 19307 by Yasmin Sabina Khan 3 volumes Examines political events, symbolism, and principal figures guiding the monument’s development from its 1865 inception in Paris to its 1886 unveiling in New York Harbor. Discusses contributions of French promoter Édouard-René Lefebvre de Laboulaye, French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, American architect Richard Morris Hunt, and French engineer Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. 2010. BR 19307 ## The Diabetes Manifesto: Take Charge of Your Life BR 19397 by Lynn Crowe and Julie Stachowiak 3 volumes Public-health specialist Stachowiak and veteran diabetes educator Crowe offer advice for living with diabetes and managing setbacks. They explain possible complications, emotional and psychological issues, and the importance of health literacy. They also discuss ways to optimize medical care and take charge of one’s life. 2011. BR 19397 ## Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan BR 19400 by Greg Mortenson 3 volumes Author of Three Cups of Tea (BR 16830) and cofounder of the Central Asia Institute chronicles his school-building efforts and promotion of female literacy in remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Discusses Mortenson’s long-term goals and shares anecdotes about those affected by his work. Bestseller. 2009. BR 19400 ## Angel Face: The True Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox BR 19418 by Barbie Latza Nadeau 1 volume Rome-based reporter’s account of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, and the case against her American roommate Amanda Knox, Amanda’s Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, and local acquaintance Rudy Guede. Includes the author’s own theory of Kercher’s homicide. 2010. BR 19418 ## Chaucer: Ackroyd’s Brief Lives BR 19422 by Peter Ackroyd 2 volumes Brief account of fourteenth-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales (BR 13235). Discusses Chaucer’s royal service to the Duke of Clarence and Edward III and his legal problems. Examines Chaucer’s poem Troilus and Criseyde, which is considered the first modern work of English literature. 2004. BR 19422 ## Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing BR 19426 by Ann Angel 1 volume Biography of Janis Joplin (1943–1970) chronicles her successful music career and provides insight into her personal life and emotional vulnerabilities. Discusses Joplin’s drug and alcohol addictions and death from an overdose at age twenty-seven. For junior and senior high and older readers. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. 2010. BR 19426 ## Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition BR 19482 by Karen Blumenthal 2 volumes The history and legacy of Prohibition, which began with passage of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1920 and ended in 1933. Profiles Carrie Nation, the temperance movement’s first celebrity, and discusses the rise of bootleggers and gangsters such as Al Capone. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011. BR 19482 ## Adult Fiction Sea of Poppies BR 18648 by Amitav Ghosh 5 volumes 1838. With the opium trade as a backdrop, the ship Ibis leaves British India bound for Mauritius carrying a diverse crew and passengers, including a Bengali widow, a French orphan, a deposed raja, and an American freedman. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Man Booker Prize finalist. 2008. BR 18648 ## WWW: Wake; the WWW Trilogy, Book 1 BR 18658 by Robert J. Sawyer 3 volumes When a Japanese researcher proposes another eye operation to the tech-savvy mathematical genius Caitlin, who is blind, the fifteen-year-old jumps at the chance to have an experimental signal-processing implant inserted behind her eye. But instead of sight, Caitlin’s mind visualizes the Internet and detects an enigmatic entity within. 2009. BR 18658 ## Twentieth-Century Ghosts BR 18662 by Joe Hill 3 volumes Fifteen horror stories by the author of Heart-Shaped Box (BR 17064). In “Better than Home” a disabled boy connects with his father at a baseball field. In “Voluntary Committal” a teen’s savant brother helps him escape a friend’s bad influence. Strong language and some violence. Bram Stoker Award. 2005. BR 18662 ## Steal across the Sky BR 18666 by Nancy Kress 3 volumes The alien Atoners invite twenty-one human volunteers on an exploration of seven distant planets to witness the results of Atoners’ crimes against humanity committed ten thousand years ago. When recruits Cam, Lucca, and Soledad arrive in the Kular system, they slowly uncover the horrible truth. Some strong language. 2009. BR 18666 ## Shine BR 18746 by Lauren Myracle 2 volumes When gay teen Patrick Truman is brutally attacked and left for dead, the residents of Black Creek believe he is a victim of a hate crime. His friend Cat searches for who is responsible—and why. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011. BR 18746 ## Cold Vengeance BR 18751 by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 3 volumes After learning of his wife Helen’s murder in Fever Dream (BR 18932), FBI special agent Aloysius Pendergast wants vengeance—especially after Helen’s brother Judson Esterhazy tries to kill him. But a mysterious organization called the Covenant stands in Pendergast’s way. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2011. BR 18751 ## The Best of Me BR 18752 by Nicholas Sparks 3 volumes Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of the tracks, Dawson and Amanda had a doomed romance. Twenty-five years later they return home when Tuck, an old man important to both of them, dies—and leaves behind a letter describing his own life’s magical love. Bestseller. 2011. BR 18752 ## Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It BR 18989 by Maile Meloy 2 volumes Eleven short stories by prizewinning writer. In “Two-Step” medical resident Naomi consoles her pregnant friend Alice, who believes her doctor husband is having an affair. In “The Girlfriend” a grieving father confronts the lover of his daughter’s killer. Strong language and some violence. 2009. BR 18989 ## Kevin Kling’s Holiday Inn BR 19085 by Kevin Kling 2 volumes National Public Radio commentator pens good-humored semi-autobiographical stories about holidays throughout the year. Describes celebrating his fourth birthday inside a glass “cage” at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, after measles postponed his operation, and holding his breath—and fainting—during Easter services at church. 2009. BR 19085 ## Burned: House of Night BR 19119 by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 3 volumes Zoey’s mental and emotional state leaves her friends torn over how to help her. Stevie Rae deals with problems of her own, including the Red Fledglings and boy issues. Aphrodite struggles with her visions and the goddess Nyx. Sequel to Tempted (BR 18877). Strong language. For senior high readers. 2010. BR 19119 ## Makers BR 19129 by Cory Doctorow 5 volumes Journalist Suzanne Church is approached by CEO Landon Kettlewell to blog about his microloans to entrepreneurial inventors Perry Gibbons and Lester Banks. Suzanne chronicles the creative process, documenting the spectacular rise—and crash—of their economic system called “New Work.” Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009. BR 19129 ## His Lordship’s Chaperone BR 19203 by Shirley Marks 2 volumes Robert Moreland, the marquess of Haverton, stumbles upon a brilliant idea— hire his own female chaperone to prevent being trapped into marriage by one of London’s debutantes. Robert’s mother, the duchess of Waverly, hires nanny Catherine Hayward for the job. But the duchess has an ulterior motive. 2009. BR 19203 ## Cujo BR 19302 by Stephen King 3 volumes (Reissue) When Cujo, a two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard and beloved pet of the Cambers family, is bitten by a rabid bat, terror besieges his small Maine town. Violence and strong language. 1981. BR 19302 ## Band of Angels BR 19308 by Julia Gregson 4 volumes 1800s. Catherine, the daughter of a genteel farmer, and Deio, a cattle- driver’s son, were childhood friends in Wales. Years later in London, Catherine trains as a nurse and journeys to the Crimea, where she experiences the horrors of war—and a reunion. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004. BR 19308 ## Take Me There BR 19309 by Carolee Dean 2 volumes Bad boy Dylan wants to make a clean start and be with beautiful Jess, but his reading difficulties and a family secret threaten his dreams. Then a deadly mistake has him on the run. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2010. BR 19309 ## The Gift of Love BR 19310 by Lori Foster and others 3 volumes Anthology of family love stories. In Lori Foster’s “For the Love of Wendy” widower Jack Burke decides to marry Briana, the babysitter of his five- year-old learning-disabled daughter. But rather than having the planned marriage of convenience, Jack and Briana realize that they are in love with each other. 2010. BR 19310 ## The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber on Her Way to Botany Bay BR 19312 by L.A. Meyer 4 volumes 1807. Jacky Faber purchases the brigantine Lorelei Lee and then docks in London, believing that her past sins against the crown have been absolved. Instead, Jacky is arrested and sent to an Australian penal colony. Sequel to Rapture of the Deep (BR 18900). For junior and senior high readers. 2010. BR 19312 ## The City and the City BR 19313 by China Miéville 3 volumes Inspector Tyador Borlú’s investigation of a woman’s murder in the rundown European city of Beszel takes him over the heavily policed border of neighboring Ul Qoma. The delicate relationship between the two cities is threatened as Borlú uncovers the victim’s secrets. Violence and strong language. Hugo Award. 2009. BR 19313 ## Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel BR 19314 by Charlaine Harris 3 volumes After a Molotov cocktail sets fire to Merlotte’s bar and Sookie and Sam barely escape, they investigate who targeted them—and why. Meanwhile Eric, who has issues of his own, arrives on the scene. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011. BR 19314 ## I’ll Walk Alone BR 19315 by Mary Higgins Clark 3 volumes Zan Moreland’s three-year-old son Matthew was kidnapped two years ago. Now pictures have emerged showing a Zan look-alike taking Matthew from his stroller as Matthew’s babysitter sleeps in the park. Zan soon realizes that someone has stolen her identity as well as her son—but will anyone believe her? Bestseller. 2011. BR 19315 ## Grave Mistake: An Inspector Roderick Alleyn Mystery BR 19321 by Ngaio Marsh 2 volumes Rich, vain hypochondriac Sybil Foster, on a rest cure at posh Greengages, is found dead—a supposed but improbable suicide. Scotland Yard superintendent Roderick Alleyn investigates Foster’s caddish doctor, ne’er-do-well stepson, nouveau-riche neighbor, and a Scots gardener. 1978. BR 19321 ## Cheat BR 19325 by Kristin Butcher 1 volume While covering the cheating scam for her high school newspaper, Laurel discovers the downside to investigative reporting: nobody likes a snitch. Even her basketball-star brother Jack wants her to back off. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Uncontracted braille. For junior and senior high readers. 2010. BR 19325 ## Dreams of Joy BR 19395 by Lisa See 4 volumes 1957. Pearl’s nineteen-year-old daughter Joy, from Shanghai Girls (BR 18386), leaves L.A. for China to seek her biological father and join the revolutionary struggle. As Joy begins to realize the harsh reality of the regime’s policies, Pearl arrives to bring her home. Some violence. Bestseller. 2011. BR 19395 ## WWW: Wonder BR 19396 by Robert J. Sawyer 3 volumes After Colonel Peyton Hume recruits hackers to bring down Webmind, they begin to mysteriously disappear. Meanwhile, Caitlin desperately tries to protect the computer consciousness, which she has befriended, before it is too late. Sequel to WWW: Watch (BR 18985). Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2011. BR 19396 ## 10th Anniversary BR 19401 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 2 volumes San Francisco. Newlywed police sergeant Lindsay Boxer searches for a newborn after its fifteen-year-old mother is discovered wandering the streets. Meanwhile, Yuki Castellano prosecutes a doctor for murder, and reporter Cindy Thomas investigates a serial rapist. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2011. BR 19401 ## Mouth to Mouth BR 19411 by Erin McCarthy 2 volumes Detective Russ Evans and his partner are on a stakeout. But their target, a man who is scamming homely women out of their fortunes, is a no-show, and his hearing-impaired victim Laurel Wilkins is gorgeous and lonely—and waiting for Russ. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2005. BR 19411 ## The Case of the Missing Servant: From the Files of Vish Puri, India’s “Most Private Investigator” BR 19414 by Tarquin Hall 3 volumes An attorney hires Vish “Chubby” Puri, the fifty-one-year-old Punjabi founder of a detective agency in New Delhi, India, to find a missing maid named Mary. Then someone takes a shot at Vish, Mary’s corpse is discovered, and Vish’s client is arrested. Some strong language. 2009. BR 19414 ## Trapped BR 19420 by Michael Northrop 2 volumes During what seems like a typical New England blizzard, seven kids at Tattawa Regional High School are waiting to be picked up by their parents. But the snowstorm is much more powerful than expected, and their survival is at risk. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011. BR 19420 ## The Wedding Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel BR 19477 by Jennifer Chiaverini 3 volumes Pennsylvania, 2028. While preparing for her daughter Caroline’s nuptials, Sarah McClure reflects on the success of the Elm Creek quilters and their business enterprise. She also reminisces about the women of the past who experienced hardships and triumphs while creating their own quilts. 2011. BR 19477 ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Children’s Nonfiction Every Thing on It BR 18755 by Shel Silverstein 1 volume A collection of more than one hundred previously unpublished poems from the author of A Light in the Attic (BR 11934) and Where the Sidewalk Ends (BR 11502). Includes “The Lovetobutcants,” “Garlic Breath,” “Nasty School,” and “The Kid-Eating Land Shark.” For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2011. BR 18755 ## Greece BR 18889 by Jen Green 1 volume History of the ancient European country of Greece, the birthplace of Western culture. Covers the first Olympic games in the 700s B.C.E., the second-century B.C.E. Roman conquest, and the occupation by Italian and German troops during World War II. Describes Greece’s people, regions, and ecosystems. For grades 3-6. 2009. BR 18889 ## The Firehouse Light BR 19043 by Janet Nolan 1 volume Traces the history of a small-town fire department and its changes across one hundred years. In all that time, the same four-watt lightbulb has glowed steadily to help firefighters see in the dark. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2010. BR 19043 ## Ultimate Guide to Baseball BR 19120 by James Buckley 2 volumes Presents facts and statistics about the all-American game—baseball. Covers the major league teams, the World Series, playing tips, and stars such as Honus Wagner, Satchel Paige, Rickey Henderson, and Albert Pujols. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010. BR 19120 ## Cooking with Children: Fifteen Lessons for Children, Age Seven and Up, Who Really Want to Learn to Cook BR 19291 by Marion Cunningham 1 volume Provides detailed instructions for beginning cooks on various food- preparation procedures and techniques. The chapter on vegetable soup describes peeling and chopping vegetables and explains the difference between boiling and simmering. Includes recipes for salad, hamburgers, pasta, chicken dinner, apple pie, and birthday cake. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1995. BR 19291 ## The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery BR 19317 by Steve Sheinkin 2 volumes Narrative biography of Benedict Arnold (1741–1801). Discusses his birth in colonial Connecticut, brave and reckless character, heroism in George Washington’s revolutionary army, marriage to a prominent Philadelphian, switch in allegiance to the British army, and disgrace and death in exile. Cites primary sources. For grades 6-9. 2010. BR 19317 ## Americans with Disabilities Act BR 19318 by Susan Dudley Gold 2 volumes Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act and profiles its proponents and opponents. Examines the impact of the 1990 law on public policy protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities in the fields of employment, housing, public facilities and transportation, and communications systems. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2011. BR 19318 ## Cats vs. Dogs BR 19412 by Elizabeth Carney 1 volume Presents fun facts about whether dogs or cats make better pets. Discusses the animals’ sense of smell and hearing and the ways they communicate, hunt, and clean themselves. For grades K-3. 2011. BR 19412 ## Meet My Girls: Eightieth Anniversary of the Seeing Eye, Inc., 1929–2009 BR 19424 by Grace D. Napier 2 volumes Napier, an educator who has been blind since birth, explains the purpose of the Seeing Eye, Inc., dog-guide school in New Jersey. Shares her experiences with the ten dogs she has had over the years and describes their training. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010. BR 19424 ## Favorite Medieval Tales BR 19425 retold by Mary Pope Osborne 1 volume Nine folktales from western Europe about knights, monsters, and the supernatural. Introduces heroes such as Finn MacCoul, Beowulf, King Arthur, Hagen, Roland, Marrok the Werewolf, Gawain, Robin Hood, and Chanticleer the rooster. For grades 4-7. 1998. BR 19425 ## Can I See Your ID? True Stories of False Identities BR 19430 by Chris Barton 1 volume Recounts the cases of ten imposters who assumed false identities for money or kicks, to expose injustice, to escape persecution, or other reasons. Includes the arrest of sixteen-year-old Keron Thomas, who impersonated a New York City subway motorman for the thrill of driving a train. For grades 6-9. 2011. BR 19430 ## Children’s Fiction Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch BR 18034 by Mona Kerby 1 volume Albany, New York; 1888. Owney, a stray dog, is adopted by the workers at a U.S. post office. First Owney guards mail pouches, then he travels by train with the mail and collects depot tags, which he wears proudly. Based on a true story. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 18034 ## The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity: The Brixton Brothers BR 18779 by Mac Barnett 1 volume Twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers mysteries, is mistaken for a real detective. Steve eludes librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information— and solves his first case. For grades 4-7. 2009. BR 18779 ## Song of the Swallows BR 19009 by Leo Politi 1 volume California. Old gardener Julian and young schoolboy Juan watch the swallows that nest in the mission gardens fly away for the winter. When the swallows return in the spring, Juan and Julian ring the mission bells to welcome the birds back to Capistrano. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Caldecott Medal. 1948. BR 19009 ## Nini Lost and Found BR 19041 by Anita Lobel 1 volume A pet cat named Nini slips out of the house and enjoys an outdoor adventure—until darkness falls. Large animal shapes and noises frighten her, but then Nini hears human voices calling her home. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2010. BR 19041 ## The Nutcracker BR 19048 retold by AnnMarie Anderson 1 volume After Clara rescues her soldier nutcracker—a Christmas gift—from the Mouse King’s spell, the nutcracker turns into a prince who whisks Clara away to the Land of Sweets. Clara and the nutcracker feast as dancers and acrobats entertain them. A retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2010. BR 19048 ## The Boy in the Garden BR 19049 by Allen Say 1 volume The bronze statue of a tall bird in a garden reminds young Jiro of the Japanese folktale his mother told him about a grateful crane. Entering an empty cottage, Jiro encounters his own version of that tale. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2010. BR 19049 ## Beezus and Ramona BR 19125 by Beverly Cleary 1 volume Four-year-old Ramona likes to do things her own way and usually winds up upsetting her nine-year-old sister Beezus. Like the time Ramona scribbles in a library book checked out to Beezus, or when she puts a witch—her rubber doll—in the oven, spoiling Beezus’s birthday cake. For grades 2-4. 1955. BR 19125 ## The Case of the Amazing Zelda: The Milo and Jazz Mysteries, Book 4 BR 19252 by Lewis B. Montgomery 1 volume The Amazing Zelda claims to be able to read pets’ minds, but Milo and Jazz think she’s a fraud—and set out to prove it. For grades 2-4. 2009. BR 19252 ## Zora and Me BR 19319 by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon 1 volume A fictionalized account of the childhood of African American writer Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend Carrie in Eatonville, Florida. The two girls learn about life, death, truth, lies, and pretending. Includes a brief biography of Hurston’s life. For grades 4-7. Coretta Scott King Award. 2010. BR 19319 ## The Last Notebook of Leonardo BR 19322 by B.B. Wurge 1 volume Ten-year-old Jeremy’s father Carl, a genius inventor, turns himself into a giant talking orangutan whose appearance frightens people. When their landlord evicts them from their no-pets-allowed apartment, father and son set out to find the last resting place of Leonardo da Vinci—Carl’s hero. For grades 3-6. 2010. BR 19322 ## Little Bear and the Marco Polo BR 19323 by Else Holmelund Minarik 1 volume While helping clean the attic, Little Bear tries on his grandfather’s sea-captain cap and jacket. Then Grandfather takes Little Bear on a special trip to visit Grandfather’s ship, the Marco Polo. An I Can Read Book, Level 1. For grades K-3. 2010. BR 19323 ## The Snowball Effect BR 19324 by Deb Loughead 1 volume Dylan thinks throwing snowballs at cars with his friends is harmless—until one rock-filled projectile causes an accident. When Dylan goes to the driver’s aid, he is mistaken for a hero. His fear of exposure grows as lies pile up. High interest, low vocabulary. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010. BR 19324 ## One Crazy Summer BR 19326 by Rita Williams-Garcia 2 volumes Oakland, California; 1968. Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their poet mother Cecile, who abandoned them years ago. Cecile resents their presence—and sends them to a Black Panther summer camp. For grades 4-7. Coretta Scott King Award; Newbery Honor Book. 2010. BR 19326 ## The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery BR 19330 by Janet Shaw 1 volume 1765. The arrival of a stranger from another tribe—a woman with burned hands who doesn’t speak—arouses the suspicion of Kaya’s Nez Perce village, but its tradition of kindness prevails. Only Kaya’s dog Tatlo gains the stranger’s trust. For grades 3-6. Children’s Choice Award. 2005. BR 19330 ## Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie BR 19365 by Bill Doyle 1 volume To earn money for new bicycles, nine-year-old cousins Keats and Henry take a job at a very strange house where doors disappear, carpets bite, and a zombie shark comes after them. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2011. BR 19365 ## The Iron Dragon: The Courageous Story of Lee Chin BR 19404 by Bonnie Pryor 1 volume 1866. Twelve-year-old Lee Chin arrives in California to work as a cook’s helper on the transcontinental railroad. By age fifteen he speaks English and, defying his father, saves enough money to free his younger sister from slavery in China and bring her to America. For grades 4-7. 2011. BR 19404 ## What Would Joey Do? BR 19408 by Jack Gantos 2 volumes Hyperactive Joey tries to hold things together as he is homeschooled with a hostile blind girl, his feisty grandmother copes with emphysema, and his father shows up on a motorcycle to taunt his mother. For grades 5-8. 2003. BR 19408 ## I Am Not Joey Pigza BR 19409 by Jack Gantos 2 volumes Joey’s mother welcomes back his estranged father, who swears he changed his ways after winning the lottery. They beg Joey to join them in adopting new identities, moving to the country, and opening a diner. But that threatens routines Joey developed to deal with his ADHD. For grades 5-8. 2007. BR 19409 ## The Red Ghost BR 19415 by Marion Dane Bauer 1 volume Jenna finds an old doll in a red velvet dress and bonnet at a neighbor’s garage sale—the perfect present for her sister Quinn’s fifth birthday. But the doll gives Jenna an odd feeling, her cat hisses at it, and Quinn won’t take it. For grades 2-4. 2008. BR 19415 ## The Green Ghost BR 19416 by Marion Dane Bauer 1 volume Nine-year-old Kaye and her parents are driving to her grandmother’s house on Christmas Eve during a bad snowstorm. When their car spins off the road, they take refuge in a warm house in the woods—where Kaye meets a ghost in a green cloak. For grades 2-4. 2008. BR 19416 ## A Crazy Day with Cobras: Magic Tree House, Book 45 BR 19419 by Mary Pope Osborne 1 volume The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to India during the Mogul Empire in the 1600s to search for an emerald rose needed to break a magic spell. They encounter a rogue elephant, a king cobra, and the ruler who built the Taj Mahal. For grades 2-4. 2010. BR 19419 ## Stuck on Earth BR 19423 by David Klass 2 volumes Space alien Ketchvar III, on a secret mission to evaluate whether humans should be annihilated, inhabits the body of fourteen-year-old Tom Filber. Tom is bullied at school and miserable at home—but finds his next-door neighbor Michelle lovely. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2010. BR 19423 ## Through the Medicine Cabinet: The Zack Files BR 19457 by Dan Greenburg 1 volume Zack opens his medicine cabinet one morning and sees a boy who could be his double staring back at him. Soon Zack enters a parallel universe, where his look-alike Zeke lives. For grades 2-4. 1996. BR 19457 ## The Strange Case of Origami Yoda BR 19478 by Tom Angleberger 1 volume Sixth grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of the Star Wars character Yoda—created, worn, and voiced by their weird classmate Dwight—as they try to figure out whether it can really predict the future. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19478 ## ### _Foreign-Language Books_ The following book was recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Spanish La Historia de Mi Vida (The Story of My Life) BR 19169 por Helen Keller 5 volumes Helen Keller narra la historia de su infancia y juventud, escrito en 1902 mientras estaba en la universidad de Radcliffe. Sordociega a causa de una enfermedad cuando era un bebé, la joven Helen sin embargo aprendio a comunicarse plenamente con el mundo a su alrededor a resultado de su propia perseverancia y la ayuda de su maestra, Anne Sullivan. Traducido del inglés. En braille sin contracciones. (Helen Keller’s account of her early years, written in 1902 while attending Radcliffe. Discusses being deaf-blind due to illness during toddlerhood but nonetheless reaching out to the world around her through her own perseverance and the help of teacher Anne Sullivan. Translated from English. Uncontracted braille.) 2007. BR 19169 ## ### 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 ###