Braille Book Review, Vol. 73, No. 1, January-February 2004 Braille Book Review January-February 2004 Volume 73, Number 1 _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 2004 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 NLS publication Two new factsheets have become available. 2004 Calendars lists organizations that produce calendars in braille, print-braille, and large print, together with specifications, prices, and ordering information. The factsheet is available in print on request from the Reference Section and online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/calendars2004.html. Selected Veterans Organizations lists organizations that assist eligible visually or physically handicapped veterans and provides brief descriptions of the groups, contact information, principal publications, and web sites. The factsheet is available in print on request from the Reference Section and online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/veterans.html. Collection Development Advisory Group seeks advice The members of the Collection Development Advisory Group wish to thank fellow patrons and librarians for their input concerning the NLS program. Ideas and suggestions from readers are key ingredients in the success of our program and are thoroughly discussed in the committee's deliberations. Please continue to assist us by contacting committee members or your cooperating braille or talking-book library with your suggestions. The group will meet again at NLS on May 26-28, 2004. Representatives from consumer organizations: American Council of the Blind Ms. Patricia Shreck Ivy Club Apartments, Apt L-16 8701 N.E 54th Street Vancouver, WA 98662 pat.ralph1@juno.com Blinded Veterans Association Mr. Clyde A. Compton 44 Crater Lane Stafford, VA 22556 cacompton1@earthlink.net National Federation of the Blind Ms. Ever Lee Hairston 113 Greensward Lane Cherry Hill, NJ 08002-4710 elhairston@mindspring.com Readers-at-large representatives: Midlands Region-includes the following: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Mr. Christopher Mulkin 623 South New Street Springfield, IL 62704 Northern Region-includes the following: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. Ms. Sharon Strzalkowski 127 June Street #3 Worcester, MA 01602 strzal@charter.net Southern Region-includes the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Virgin Islands. Ms. Deana Wallace 7 N. Pennington Ave. Rome, GA 30161 wallaced@mail.floyd.public.lib.ga.us Western Region-includes the following: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Ms. Betsy Mitchell P.O. Box 298 Volcano, HI 96785 betsymitch@juno.com Librarians Midlands Ms. Dori Middleton Detroit Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Detroit Public Library Douglass Branch Library 3666 Grand River Avenue Detroit, MI 48208 (313) 833-5494 or (313) 833-5497; fax: (313) 832-5597 dmiddle@detroit.lib.mi.us Northern Ms. Bonnie Farrier Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library New York Public Library 40 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 206-5432; fax: (212) 206-5418 bfarrier@nypl.org Southern Mr. Oakley Pearson Talking Book Center Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Avenue Staunton, VA 24401 (540) 885-6215 pearsonjo@ci.staunton.va.us Western: Ms. Sue Walker Public Services Librarian Idaho State Library 325 West State Street Boise, ID 83702 (208) 334-2150 or (208) 334-4016) swalker@isl.state.id.us Children's/Young Adult Librarian: Ms. Nancy Doering Youth Services Librarian Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped P.O. Box 387 600 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65102-0387 (573) 751-8720; fax: (573) 526-2985 doerin@sosmail.state.mo.us Newsstand The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserved 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. 2004 calendars. Listed below are some organizations that produce calendars in braille or print/braille. American Printing House for the Blind P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 (502) 895-2405 800-223-1839 info@aph.org www.aph.org/products/index.html Accepts orders by mail or telephone. - 8-1/2 x 11-inch large-print/braille APH InSights Art Calendar. Includes holidays and moon phases. Features selected art from the APH juried competition. English edition, catalog #5-18971-04, $7.50. Braille Institute Press 741 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029 (323) 663-1111, ext. 1513 800-272-4553 press@brailleinstitute.org www.brailleinstitute.org/Serv-Press.html Accepts orders by telephone or on web site. - 8-3/4 x 11-inch large-print/braille (18 point) wall monthly calendar. Includes a large-print/braille edition of the Rose Bowl parade schedule. $5. Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center for the Visually Impaired 1170 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14209-0398 (716) 882-1025, ext. 261 (716) 882-5577 fax Accepts orders by mail or telephone. - 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch braille desk calendar with two days per page and dividers for each month. $35 for base and refills, $29.50 for refills only. Lutheran Mission with Blind and Visually Impaired Persons Library for the Blind Attn: Lynne Borchelt 1333 South Kirkwood Road St. Louis, MO 63122 800-433-3954, ext. 1322 blind.library@lcms.org www.blindmission.org Accepts requests by mail or telephone. - 8-1/2 x 11-inch braille calendar entitled Words to Live By. Features a monthly verse from the Bible. Also available as a 8-1/2 x 14-inch large-print edition. Free. Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund 3500 North Elm Road Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 780-5097 (734) 668-1094 fax Accepts request by fax or telephone. - 6-1/4 x 3-3/4-inch large-print/braille purse size, spiral bound calendar. Includes a separate listing of major holidays. Free. National Braille Press 88 St. Stephen Street Boston, MA 02115-4302 (617) 266-6160, ext 20 800-548-7323 orders@nbp.org www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/BCCL04.html Accepts prepaid orders by mail or telephone. - 8-1/2 x 11-inch print/braille calendar with Winnie the Pooh motif. $10.99. National Federation of the Blind Materials Center 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314 (410) 685-5653 fax materials@nfb.org Accepts requests by e-mail, fax, mail, or telephone. - 6 x 6-1/2-inch braille calendar. Features one page per month, a personal day page, and a listing of major holidays. Free. Society for the Blind, Inc. Products for Independence Store 2750 24th Street Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 452-8271, ext. 302 (916) 452-2622 fax www.societyfortheblind.org/catalogpage.htm Accepts orders by mail or telephone. - 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch braille desk calendar with two days per page. At the top of each page is the day of the week, date, and month. Base and refill, catalog #20-06-01, $47.95. Refill only, catalog #20-06-02, $39.95. The following additional information is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, January-February 2004. Magazine of the Month selections for 2004 Two NLS programs offer readers samplings of magazines not otherwise available through network libraries. Subscribers to Magazine of the Month and Young Adult Magazine of the Month receive a different magazine on audio cassette each month. For a free subscription to either program, contact your cooperating talking-book library. Although the selections are subject to change, subscribers will receive some of the following magazines during 2004. Magazine of the Month - Animal Fair (pet projects and ways to make a house and yard attractive to pets; celebrities with their pets; animal health and nutrition information; articles about wild life) - Black Issues Book Review (interviews with African American authors and others in creative fields; travel and history articles; book reviews and bookstores) - Country Living (antiques and collectibles, entertaining, food and drink, crafts and projects, gardens and nature) - Economist (world politics, global business, finance, economics, science, technology, and the arts) - Family Tree Magazine (articles of interest to people tracing their family tree; finding clues to the past, computerization, and preservation) - Futurist (forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future; the environment, government, society, economics, technology, music, and other issues) - Military Heritage (decisive battles throughout history; soldiers, weapons, intelligence; book reviews) - Real Simple (tips on saving time and money decorating, entertaining, and cooking; articles on style, beauty, and the home) - Redbook (beauty, fashion, diet, health, and fitness; advice on marriage, parenting, and family life; social topics) - Start Your Own Business: The Magazine of Money Making Ideas (advice on starting and running a small business; success stories, franchise information, book reviews, and money matters) - Urban Latino (prominent Hispanics in the U.S.; entertainment, lifestyles, cultural issues, and relationships) - Write & Publish (how and what to write in order to get published; how to self-publish; strategies on promotion and reviewing) Alternates: Backwoods Home, Black Enterprise, Dog Fancy, Family History, Humanist, Jane, Latin Trade, Military History, Policy Review, Saturday Evening Post, Success, Writing Basics Young Adult Magazine of the Month - CosmoGirl! (fashion, makeup and hair, pop psychology, and short stories) - Country Music Today (popular country musicians and CD reviews) - Galaxy (short science fiction stories) - Instyle (celebrity news, lifestyle articles, beauty and fashion tips) - Kids' Wall Street News (for ages 10-16; business, banking, careers, the environment, stock exchange, and world trade) - Latin Style (issues and individuals from the Latin community in the arts and entertainment fields; literature, theater, films, politics, and health) - New Music Monthly (up-and-coming U.S. and British rock and hip-hop musicians and bands; reviews of newly-released CDs) - Right On! (entertainment, music, beauty, and fashion for young African Americans) - Snowboard Life (the sport of snowboarding, from technical tips and product reviews to international travel experiences) - Soccer, Jr.: The Soccer Magazine for Kids (news and information related to soccer and profiles of soccer stars) - Teen Newsweek (for grades 6-9; international and domestic current events) - Teen Vogue (current fashion trends, health and beauty tips, books and films) Alternates: Allure, Black Belt, Black Collegian, bop magazine, Circus, E for Environment, Elle Girl, Latina, Snowboarder, Spin, Star Trek Communicator, Teen Beat ### _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_ HTML and XHTML: The Definitive Guide. BR 13934. by Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy. 8 volumes. Beginners' guide to designing web documents using a computer, a text editor that creates ASCII text files, and web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Starts with basic syntax and semantics. Discusses HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. 2000. BR 13934. ## The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. BR 14075. translated by Marmaduke Pickthall. 5 volumes. The sacred scripture of Islam, translated from classical Arabic by Marmaduke Pickthall with explanatory notes.1992. BR 14075. ## A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. BR 14112. by Barbara G. Walker. 5 volumes. Companion to _A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (BR 14111)_. Features instructions for seven hundred different knitting patterns. Follows the same format as the former, suggesting projects for described patterns. Intended to encourage creativity and increase the skills of novice and advanced knitters. 1998. BR 14112. ## Healthy Women, Healthy Lives: A Guide to Preventing Disease from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study. BR 14125. edited by Susan E. Hankinson and others. 6 volumes. Summarizes the Harvard University medical study, which began in 1976, of nurses and their health. Discusses lowering the risk of common cancers, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, age-related eye disorders, asthma, arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease. Includes advice on changing high- risk behaviors and making decisions. 2001. BR 14125. ## The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need. BR 14149. by Joanna Martine Woolfolk. 9 volumes. Astrology columnist updates her 1982 work on the movement of celestial bodies and their possible influence on humanity. Describes the various Sun and Moon signs, placement of the planets, the twelve zodiac houses, and the mechanics of setting up a birth chart. 2001. BR 14149. ## Knitting in Plain English. BR 14167. by Maggie Righetti. 3 volumes (Reissue). A practical guide for beginning and intermediate knitters. Using a good-humored, common sense approach, provides patterns and easy-to-follow lessons to complete projects. Offers simple tips to facilitate the process and answers to frequently asked questions. 1986. BR 14167. ## Hoyle's Rules of Games: Descriptions of Indoor Games of Skill and Chance, with Advice on Skillful Play; Based on the Foundations Laid Down by Edmond Hoyle, 1672-1769. BR 14229. edited by Philip D. Morehead and others. 4 volumes. Revised and updated guide to rules, strategies, and odds for more than two hundred fifty games. Card games include bridge, cribbage, pinochle, poker, and solitaire--and their variations. Also contains instructions for backgammon, dominoes, Scrabble, children's games, and some computer games. 2001. BR 14229. ## Lung Cancer: Myths, Facts, Choices--and Hope. BR 14251. by Claudia I. Henschke and Peggy McCarthy. 4 volumes. Describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer as well as risk factors and the role of heredity. Offers practical suggestions for living with the disease and optimizing the quality of life. 2002. BR 14251. ## Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis: The Scientifically Proven Program That Allows People with Arthritis to Take Charge of Their Disease. BR 14276. by Miriam E. Nelson and others. 3 volumes. The author of _Strong Women Stay Young (BR 11896)_ and other "strong women" titles discusses osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Explains how to reduce the pain with exercise, nutrition, medication, complementary therapy, and/or joint replacement surgery. 2002. BR 14276. ## Patients' Rights in the Age of Managed Health Care. BR 14281. by Lisa Yount. 4 volumes. This overview, reference book, and research guide discusses two main effects on individuals of managed health care: rising costs and the fear that cost reduction would eliminate necessary care. Examines the history of federal laws applicable to health care and patients' rights, and includes an annotated list of organizations. 2001. BR 14281. ## The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader. BR 14285. edited by William Jelani Cobb. 4 volumes. Selected writings by a prominent African American scholar. Includes essays from his 1967 classic book _The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual_, in which he calls for black autonomy. Includes a 1997 interview from the _Radical History Review_ and works dealing with Marxism and Jewish relations. 2002. BR 14285. ## Living with Vision Problems: The Sourcebook for Blindness and Vision Impairment. BR 14343. by Jill Sardegna and others. 5 volumes. Brief discussion of vision problems: causes, prevention, treatment, and coping techniques. Substantial A-to-Z section of concise entries on medical terminology, health and social concerns, adaptive devices, and many other relevant topics. Includes appendixes for further resources. 2002. BR 14343. ## The Complete and Easy Guide to Social Security, Healthcare Rights, and Government Benefits. BR 14371. by Faustin F. Jehle. 3 volumes. Guide to monetary and health-care benefits under social security, medicare and medicaid, HMOs, and other governmental programs. Includes information on disability, veterans, living wills, supplemental security income, and patients' rights (including the right to appeal). 2000. BR 14371. ## The Handbook of the Middle East. BR 14383. by Michael G. Kort. 3 volumes. Overview of the Middle East's history, geography, culture, government, and politics. Includes Egypt, Libya, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14383. ## Citizen McCain. BR 14396. by Elizabeth Drew. 2 volumes. Describes the Arizona senator's successful attempt in 2001 to pass a bill to eliminate soft money contributions to political candidates. The author followed McCain for a year as he lined up support for his campaign reform project. 2002. BR 14396. ## John Quincy Adams. BR 14399. by Robert V. Remini. 2 volumes. Personal and political portrait of John Quincy Adams (1767- 1848), sixth president of the United States and son of the second president. Describes his long diplomatic career, his difficulties and accomplishments as commander-in-chief, his return to the Senate after the presidency, and his defense of the participants in the 1839 _Amistad_ slave revolt. 2002. BR 14399. ## Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens. BR 14404. by Earl Hipp. 1 volume. Discusses pressures and problems encountered by teenagers and provides information on life skills, stress management, and methods of gaining more control over their own lives. For senior high and older readers. 1995. BR 14404. ## The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai. BR 14453. by Howard Blum. 3 volumes. Describes how, in the late 1980s, Larry Williams, a self- made millionaire, and Bob Cornuke, an ex-policeman, discovered what they believed to be Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia. Their activities drew the attention of both Saudi and Israeli agents when the site was revealed to be a top- secret Saudi military installation. 1998. BR 14453. ## The Father and the Son: My Father's Journey into the Monastic Life. BR 14457. by Matt Murray. 2 volumes. A _Wall Street Journal_ reporter offers a portrait of his family that is centered around his widowed father's spiritual quest. Traces his father's conversion from a police civil-service administrator to a Benedictine monk and an ordained priest and explores the effects on his family. 1999. BR 14457. ## The Nature of Generosity. BR 14459. by William Kittredge. 2 volumes. In this memoir, the author chronicles his childhood on an Oregon ranch and journeys to Alaska, Peru, and France, exploring human development and civilization. He rails against greed in all forms (especially systems that profit by damaging nature) and proposes a world order that values generosity and creativity. 2000. BR 14459. ## The Better Angel: Walt Whitman in the Civil War. BR 14474. by Roy Morris. 2 volumes. Portrait of the patriotic poet who succored the wounded in hospitals around Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. Discusses Whitman's principles, states of mind, and companions, and explores how his wartime experiences affected his poetry, particularly "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." 2000. BR 14474. ## Deep in Our Hearts: Nine White Women in the Freedom Movement. BR 14477. by Constance Curry and others. 4 volumes. Recollections of coming of age in the 1960s with an active commitment to the struggle for racial equality and justice. Women from very different backgrounds--southern and northern, poor and middle-class--describe how their upbringing prepared them to join the civil rights movement. 2000. BR 14477. ## When We Were One: Stories of World War II. BR 14478. by W.C. Heinz. 2 volumes. A collection of articles written for the _New York Sun_ by war correspondent W.C. Heinz, who later became a successful sportswriter. Describes the invasion of Europe, the march into Germany, the interrogation of Nazi prisoners, and the execution of spies. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14478. ## The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life. BR 14479. by Armand M. Nicholi. 3 volumes. Although confirmed atheist Freud (1856-1939) and converted Christian Lewis (1898-1963) did not debate each other while alive, the author (himself a psychiatrist and professor) examines their beliefs and behaviors through their published work, autobiographies, and private correspondence to determine how they arrived at conflicting conclusions. Some descriptions of sex. 2002. BR 14479. ## Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease. BR 14487. edited by Ronald Petersen. 2 volumes. Physician defines and describes Alzheimer's disease--a form of dementia that affects millions of mostly older patients. Discusses the biology of the brain and the causes and treatment of this condition, offers tips for caregivers, provides practical legal and financial advice, and looks at research prospects. 2002. BR 14487. ## Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir. BR 14535. by Mary Higgins Clark. 2 volumes. Mystery writer pens her autobiography, describing events that led to her successful career. Depicts her love-filled Irish upbringing in the Bronx during the depression, a happy marriage that ended in tragedy, and the 1975 surprise success of her first mystery _Where Are the Children? (RC 38396)_. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14535. ## The Reading Fingers: Life of Louis Braille, 1809-1852. BR 14555. by Jean Roblin. 1 volume. First authoritative biography of the French inventor of braille text. Covers Braille's family background and how he became blind. Discusses his education, love for music, and contribution to intellectual advancement through his raised- dot system for reading. Translated from the French. 1952. BR 14555. ## What Time Is It? You Mean Now? Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All. BR 14563. by Yogi Berra. 1 volume. Retired baseball champion expands on the advice he first offered in _When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! (BR 13542)_ by using anecdotes relating to baseball. Suggests cultivating a positive attitude, exercising, setting goals, and taking advantage of opportunities. 2002. BR 14563. ## America under Attack: Primary Sources. BR 14570. edited by Tamara L. Roleff. 1 volume. Uses eye witness reports, news articles, and speeches to examine the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia. Describes America's response, world reaction, and the subsequent war on terrorism. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14570. ## My Path Leads to Tibet: The Inspiring Story of How One Young Blind Woman Brought Hope to the Blind Children of Tibet. BR 14654. by Sabriye Tenberken. 2 volumes. The author recounts her journey to Tibet, where she opened a school for blind children to teach them the Tibetan braille system she devised while a University of Bonn student. Tenberken describes losing her sight at age twelve, her education, establishing her school, and founding the organization Braille without Borders. 2000. BR 14654. ## ### _Fiction_ The Ship Errant. BR 14250. by Jody Lynn Nye. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _The Ship Who Won (BR 11174)_, Carialle and Keff, who originally discovered and befriended the intelligent "globe-frogs" on Ozran, are now responsible for returning them to Ozran. In the process, they learn the globe-frogs may just have been the ones who caused Carialle so much pain. 1996. BR 14250. ## The Cabinet of Curiosities. BR 14270. by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 4 volumes. Archaeologist Nora Kelly of the Museum of Natural History in NYC joins forces with FBI agent Pendergast and newspaper reporter Bill Smithback to find a murderer who's mimicking a nineteenth-century serial killer. This felon needs live victims to produce a life-extending elixir. Some violence and some strong language. 2002. BR 14270. ## A Season of Miracles. BR 14279. by Heather Graham. 3 volumes. Young widow Jillian Llewellyn immerses herself in designing jewelry at her grandfather's Manhattan firm. When she meets his new partner, Robert Marston, both feel an indescribable attraction. Amid family rivalries and sightings of ghosts at each of their country estates, they fall in love. 2001. BR 14279. ## This Lullaby. BR 14280. by Sarah Dessen. 3 volumes. Raised by a mother who writes romance novels and had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy Starr believes in short- term, noncommital relationships. But in the summer before college, she meets Dexter, a musician in a rock band, and begins to change her mind. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2002. BR 14280. ## The Bishop in the West Wing: A Blackie Ryan Story. BR 14287. by Andrew M. Greeley. 2 volumes. Chicago bishop Blackie Ryan is dispatched to the White House to assist Irish Catholic president Jack McGurn fend off poltergeists. As Ryan investigates supernatural happenings, his real world suspects include the female vice president, the first daughters, a right-wing conservative, and other politicians. 2002. BR 14287. ## Cassada. BR 14288. by James Salter. 2 volumes. A fighter pilot, assigned to an air force squadron in occupied Germany in 1955, aspires to become a star in target gunnery. Suddenly there is a moment of terror when he and a comrade fly too high, and run out of fuel in a heavy rain. Some strong language. 2000. BR 14288. ## The Blackwater Lightship. BR 14354. by Colm T¢ib¡n. 2 volumes. Declan, hospitalized in the final stages of AIDS, sends for his sister Helen and their estranged mother. His request to visit his grandmother's house on the Irish coast creates an uncomfortable situation, bringing the three generations together--along with two of his gay friends. Booker Prize finalist. 1999. BR 14354. ## Blessings. BR 14393. by Anna Quindlen. 2 volumes. Skip Cuddy, caretaker of elderly Lydia Blessing's country estate, discovers an abandoned newborn baby on the doorstep and, naming her Faith, is encouraged by his employer to keep her. Faith rejuvenates the household, but her presence is soon public knowledge. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14393. ## Prodigal Father: A Father Dowling Mystery. BR 14397. by Ralph M. McInerny. 3 volumes. Father Dowling is on a retreat at the Order of St. Athanasius--an institution wealthy in Chicago real estate but poor in personnel, having only seven remaining priests. When an ex-priest is murdered on the grounds, suspects include the staff, a benefactor's grandson, and the dead man's former business partner. 2002. BR 14397. ## Family Honor. BR 14400. by Robert B. Parker. 2 volumes. Ex-cop Sunny Randall works as a Boston private detective while she completes her BFA and paints. She recently divorced her husband because of his family mob ties, but still cares for him. In her current case, Sunny is suspicious of the wealthy couple looking for their runaway daughter. Strong language and violence. Bestseller 1999. BR 14400. ## Time to Say Good-Bye. BR 14422. by Judith Gould. 3 volumes. Joanna Lawrence searches for a perfect new lover for her beloved husband, Josh, after she's diagnosed with brain cancer. The couple owns a successful orchid business in California. Their newly hired designer, April Woodward, seems to be the ideal match. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. BR 14422. ## Longing. BR 14423. by J.D. Landis. 5 volumes. A fictional biography of the Romantic German composer Robert Schumann, who fell in love with brilliant pianist Clara Wieck. They married against her father's wishes and lived in the musical world of Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, and Mendelssohn. Describes Schumann's sad demise in a mental asylum. 2000. BR 14423. ## The Big Burn. BR 14424. by Jeanette Ingold. 2 volumes. In the summer of 1910, drought in Idaho and Montana has led to forest fires. On August 20, three teens--homesteader Lizbeth, fire fighter Jarrett, and buffalo soldier Seth--are caught in a blaze and face the choice of fleeing or staying to confront the conflagration. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14424. ## Island Dreamer. BR 14430. by Robin Jones Gunn. 2 volumes. Christy travels to Hawaii for her sixteenth birthday where she practices her driving on the island roads. Her friend Paula from Wisconsin joins the family, but Christy's new faith in God at first confuses her. For junior and senior high readers. 1992. BR 14430. ## A Heart Full of Hope. BR 14431. by Robin Jones Gunn. 1 volume. Sixteen-year-old Christy is swept off her feet by Rick, a handsome Christian boy who wants to go steady with her. Her friendship with Todd makes her decision a difficult one. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 14431. ## Mostly Harmless. BR 14442. by Douglas Adams. 2 volumes. Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remote planet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go wrong. There's an all-new version of the Hitchhiker's Guide, and a teenage girl claims to be Arthur's daughter. Sequel to _So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (BR 14441)_. 1992. BR 14442. ## As You Wish: Christy and Todd; the College Years, Book 2. BR 14444. by Robin Jones Gunn. 2 volumes. Christy Miller starts college in California and continues to date Todd. When Matthew, someone she knew in Wisconsin, arrives on campus, Christy trusts that God will help her make the right decisions in her relationships. Sequel to _Until Tomorrow (BR 14443)_. For senior high and older readers. 2000. BR 14444. ## I Promise: Christy and Todd; the College Years, Book 3. BR 14445. by Robin Jones Gunn. 2 volumes. College students Christy Miller and Todd Spencer become engaged. When family and friends offer conflicting advice on the upcoming wedding, Christy starts having doubts--but trusts that God will provide. Sequel to _As You Wish (BR 14444)_. For senior high and older readers. 2001. BR 14445. ## That Summer's Trance. BR 14446. by J.R. Salamanca. 4 volumes. American advertising executive Ben Oakshaw, once a successful actor in London, attends a play starring Jill Davenport, an old flame. Ben's wife later invites Jill and her companion to their beach house. There the two former lovers resume their affair. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. BR 14446. ## The Balm of Gilead Tree: New and Selected Stories. BR 14448. by Robert Morgan. 3 volumes. Seventeen stories set in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, arranged chronologically from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. In the title piece, a highway construction worker witnesses an airplane crash and quickly becomes a looter of the victims. Some strong language. 1999. BR 14448. ## The Pillow Friend. BR 14449. by Lisa Tuttle. 3 volumes. The doll that Agnes Grey receives from her exotic Aunt Marjorie is enchanted. Agnes comes to depend on her doll, Myles, to whisper in her ear at night and to produce dream lovers who fulfill her deepest desires. As Agnes matures, the phantom lovers intrude into her waking world. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1996. BR 14449. ## The Lost Legends of New Jersey. BR 14455. by Frederick Reiken. 3 volumes. Livingston, New Jersey; 1980s. After his mother has a nervous breakdown and moves to Florida, Anthony Rubin, his father, and his grandfather search for true love. While the older men date acceptable Jewish women, Anthony befriends the Italian girl next door. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000. BR 14455. ## To Kill the Pope: An Ecclesiastical Thriller. BR 14456. by Tad Szulc. 3 volumes. Pope Gregory XVII, a Frenchman, is attacked by a Turkish fanatic. After the official investigation is closed, the pope remains suspicious, so he asks a former CIA operative to track down the conspirators. Based on events surrounding the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981. 2000. BR 14456. ## The Secret Lover. BR 14475. by Julia London. 3 volumes. England, 1844. After eight years of banishment, disgraced divorc‚e Lady Sophie Dane returns home as a companion to Frenchwoman Honorine Fortier. Lady Dane is reacquainted with Trevor Hamilton and his illegitimate half-brother, Caleb; becomes involved in their family feuds; and falls in love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002. BR 14475. ## Horse Thief. BR 14482. by Robert Newton Peck. 2 volumes. Chickalookee, Florida; 1938. First, rodeo worker and seventeen-year-old orphan Tullis Yoder loses two fingers on his first bull ride. Then, when he learns that the thirteen horses he cares for are going to be sold for dog food, he steals them--with help, of course. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14482. ## Sister Noon. BR 14483. by Karen Joy Fowler. 2 volumes. 1890s San Francisco. Spinster Lizzie Hayes, daughter of wealth, lives the conservative life expected of her. Through her volunteer work she comes under the influence of Mrs. Mary Ellen Pleasant--unconventional, prescient, and trailed by rumors of voodoo--who encourages Lizzie to take in a young girl of mysterious lineage. 2001. BR 14483. ## The Long Journey Home. BR 14492. by Don Coldsmith. 4 volumes. Little Bull, a Lakota Sioux, becomes John Buffalo and finds work as an Olympics trainer and a Wild West show performer in the early 1900s, despite racial prejudice. In the course of his adventures he encounters such real-life celebrities as Jim Thorpe, Bill Pickett, and Theodore Roosevelt. Some strong language. 2001. BR 14492. ## The Lightkeeper's Daughter. BR 14497. by Iain Lawrence. 2 volumes. After several years absence, seventeen-year-old Squid, an unwed mother, and her little girl Tatiana visit the remote British Columbia island home where her father is the lighthouse keeper. Squid confronts her memories of her brother, a probable suicide, and her feelings for her parents. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14497. ## A Fearsome Doubt: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. BR 14498. by Charles Todd. 3 volumes. Kent, England; 1919. Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is dispatched to Marling to investigate the murder of two veterans. Rutledge, still suffering from shell shock and ghosts of the past, has also been accused of sending the wrong man to the gallows seven years earlier. Some violence. 2002. BR 14498. ## Music of a Life. BR 14517. by Andre‹ Makine. 1 volume. In 1941, classical pianist Alexe‹ Berg is ready to begin his career when his parents are arrested in Moscow. In a desperate attempt to survive, Berg assumes the identity of a dead Soviet soldier, incurring different dangers while denying his own musical gift. Some strong language. 2001. BR 14517. ## Tender. BR 14521. by Valerie Hobbs. 2 volumes. Fifteen-year-old Liv's grandmother dies in New York City, catapulting Liv to California to move in with her dad, whom she doesn't know. Liv works on his dive boat and copes with her grief and bitterness. Sam, her father's girlfriend, provides some comfort. Then Sam gets sick. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 14521. ## Prey. BR 14532. by Michael Crichton. 3 volumes. Unemployed computer programmer Jack Forman stays home with the children while wife, Julia, works at a firm developing "molecular manufacturing," or nanotechnology. Hired as a consultant, Jack discovers that an experiment has gone horribly astray and that escaped swarms of tiny robots are feeding off flesh. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2002. BR 14532. ## Scrooge Wore Spurs. BR 14534. by Janet Dailey. 2 volumes. Indebted Arizona rancher Eben MacCallister expects to lose the family ranch in the new year. To make matters worse, his former fianc‚e Maddie Williams has returned to open a dude ranch on adjoining land and his estranged sister has passed away--leaving him with four orphans at Christmas time. Bestseller 2002. BR 14534. ## Murder at Ford's Theatre. BR 14536. by Margaret Truman. 3 volumes. Washington, D.C., attorney Mackensie Smith is hired to defend a senator's son accused of murdering his father's congressional intern at Ford's Theatre. The theater is managed by the boy's divorced mother, Clarise Emerson. Mac and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, try to establish the boy's innocence. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14536. ## Hornet Flight. BR 14537. by Ken Follett. 4 volumes. Denmark, 1941. Eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen discovers a secret Nazi radar installation on his island home. With the help of his brother's English fianc‚e, Hermia--a spy--and the Danish resistance movement, Harald attempts to cross the North Sea to warn the British. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2002. BR 14537. ## Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story. BR 14538. by Jan Karon. 1 volume. Christmas Eve. Esther Bolick bakes special orange marmalade cakes for gifts but wonders what they really cost. When her husband calculates forty-three dollars per cake, Esther decides to shorten her list. But the words of a Christmas song change her mind. Includes recipe. Bestseller 2002. BR 14538. ## The Cat Who Brought Down the House. BR 14541. by Lilian Jackson Braun. 2 volumes. Elderly film star Thelma Thackeray turns the opera house into a film club when she returns to Moose County. She graciously allows newspaperman Jim Qwilleran to host a Kit Kat Revue there. His Siamese cat Koko ruins the show but solves a murder. 2003. BR 14541. ## Wake Up Little Susie: A Mystery. BR 14545. by Ed Gorman. 2 volumes. Black River Falls, Iowa; late l950s. Attorney Sam McCain investigates the murder of Susan Squires, the district attorney's wife, whose body was discovered in a brand new Edsel. Sam fears the worst when his girlfriend Mary, who was also Susan's confidant, disappears. Some strong language. 1998. BR 14545. ## Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? A Mystery. BR 14546. by Ed Gorman. 2 volumes. Black Water Falls, Iowa; 1959. Anti-Communism is at its peak after a visit to the state by Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. When a high-profile local liberal, attorney Sam McCain's client, is murdered, Sam investigates. Trouble is compounded when the two main suspects are also killed. Some strong language. 2001. BR 14546. ## The Hidden Heart. BR 14565. by Candace Camp. 3 volumes. Still grieving over his wife's death of four years ago, the Duke of Cleybourne returns to his country estate to die. The arrival of his new ward, Gabriela, and her lovely governess, Jessica Maitland, hinders him. He is further distracted when someone threatens Gabriela's life. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002. BR 14565. ## Cousin Kate. BR 14566. by Georgette Heyer. 3 volumes (Reissue). Kate Malvern, a poor relation, is brought into the aristocratic Broome household to marry a handsome but mad cousin. With the help of Philip, a dashing cavalier, and her former nurse, Kate manages to escape the cruel destiny planned by her relatives. 1968. BR 14566. ## Desolation Island. BR 14573. by Patrick O'Brian. 3 volumes (Reissue). Captain Jack Aubrey, commander of the _Leopard_, and Dr. Stephen Maturin, Aubrey's Irish friend, must transport convicts to Australia and rescue Governor Bligh from New South Wales. The two will also contend with a captured French female spy and an Antarctic storm. Some strong language. 1978. BR 14573. ## The Second Time Around. BR 14605. by Mary Higgins Clark. 2 volumes. Lynn Spencer asks financial reporter Carley DeCarlo, her stepsister, to investigate the case of Lynn's missing husband, Nick. Nick's medical research company, which may have been on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, has been left nearly bankrupt by Nick's disappearance along with substantial corporate assets. 2003. BR 14605. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom. BR 14045. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. 1 volume. Describes friendships between pairs of creatures that would seemingly hurt each other but actually depend on one another for food, grooming, shelter, or protection. The goby fish is large enough to eat shrimp, yet still shares a home with a species of blind shrimp. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 14045. ## Becoming Joe DiMaggio. BR 14398. by Maria Testa. 1 volume. Narrative poem tells the story of an Italian grandfather and his American grandson who listen to the New York Yankees baseball games on the radio. Grade 1 braille. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002. BR 14398. ## Extraordinary African Americans. BR 14402. by Susan Altman. 2 volumes. Biographical profiles of more than one hundred African Americans from colonial times through the twentieth century. Includes portraits of eighteenth-century poet Lucy Terry Prince, slave rebellion leader Nat Turner, scientist George Washington Carver, blues singer Bessie Smith, writer James Baldwin, and golfer Tiger Woods, among many others. For grades 6-9. 2001. BR 14402. ## Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions about the Attacks on America. BR 14471. by Mitch Frank. 1 volume. Explains the historical and religious issues that motivated terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. Includes information on Islam, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden; the significance of the Middle East and Afghanistan; and the changes in America since the attacks. For grades 6-9. 2002. BR 14471. ## The Look-It-Up Book of the Fifty States. BR 14493. by Bill Gutman. 3 volumes. Presents historical, geographical, and miscellaneous information about each of the fifty states in the union. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14493. ## Let's Play Cards! A First Book of Card Games. BR 14506. by Elizabeth Silbaugh. 1 volume. Provides a simple introduction to playing cards and directions for the games of war, concentration, go fish, crazy eights, and clock solitaire. For grades 2-4. 1996. BR 14506. ## One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship. BR 14514. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Overview of world's seven major religions--Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Introduces the origins, beliefs, sacred writings, major figures, and traditions of each faith. For grades 4-7. 1996. BR 14514. ## Knitting. BR 14551. by Judy Ann Sadler. 1 volume. Beginner's guide to the traditional craft of knitting. Discusses the basics from needed materials to step-by-step instructions for each process involved in making eleven projects: pom-pom scarf, headband, rolled-brim hat, ribbed scarf, slipper socks, patchwork blanket, pillow, book bag, mini-purse, striped mittens, and feathery boa. For grades 3- 6. 2002. BR 14551. ## Game Day: My Life on and off the Field. BR 14557. by Derek Jeter. 1 volume. Member of the New York Yankees describes how he prepares on the day of a game. Jeter, a shortstop, explains the discipline needed from spring training to the playoffs to make it to the World Series. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001. BR 14557. ## Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, and Rituals. BR 14567. by Christopher Sloan. 1 volume. Examines customs and practices surrounding death in ancient and modern times. Discusses how treatment of dead bodies in the distant past informs archaeologists about societies in ancient Egypt, Siberia, China, and Peru, as well as in more recent periods in North America and Europe. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14567. ## Stevie Wonder. BR 14571. by Tenley Williams. 1 volume. Biography of the composer, pianist, and singer whose musical talent was evident from childhood. Discusses Stevie Wonder's recording success despite being "blind, black, and broke" when he started. For grades 6-9. 2002. BR 14571. ## Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The Founders of Rock and Roll. BR 14618. by Holly George-Warren. 1 volume. Biographical sketches of fourteen rock and roll stars: Bill Haley, Fats Domino, LaVern Baker, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson, Ritchie Valens, and James Brown. Grade 1 braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001. BR 14618. ## Ice Wreck. BR 14650. by Lucille Recht Penner. 1 volume. Describes the true story of British explorer Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica. When the ship was caught in the frozen sea, he and his crew experienced an eighteen- month ordeal, during which they camped on ice floes and lived on an island. Grade 1 braille. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001. BR 14650. ## One Nation: America by the Numbers. BR 15003. by Devin Scillian. 1 volume. A counting book presenting rhymes and facts about the United States, from the concept of one nation to the one hundred men and women in the U.S. Senate. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 15003. ## Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the _John J. Harvey_. BR 15004. by Maira Kalman. 1 volume. A fireboat launched in 1931 is retired after many years fighting fires along the Hudson River on New York City's west side. Some friends restore the old _John J. Harvey_ for pleasure, and it is ready to work when its services are needed on September 11, 2001. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 15004. ## A Is for America: An American Alphabet. BR 15005. by Devin Scillian. 1 volume. An alphabet book presenting rhymes and facts about the United States and its people, from "A is for America..." through Z, for ZIP codes. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2001. BR 15005. ## ### _Fiction_ The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman. BR 14046. by Paul Goble. 1 volume. Recounts the legend of the Great Spirit's gift of the Sacred Calf Pipe. The White Buffalo Woman brings the pipe to the Lakota, giving them hope and a new way to pray after a long time of hardship. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 3-6. 1998. BR 14046. ## Revolutionary War on Wednesday: Magic Tree House, Book 22. BR 14356. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River. For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 14356. ## Twister on Tuesday: Magic Tree House, Book 23. BR 14357. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie at the time of the earliest railroad trains, they discover the hardships of the pioneers. And they experience the terror of a tornado. For grades 2-4. 2001. BR 14357. ## Earthquake in the Early Morning: Magic Tree House, Book 24. BR 14358. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. The magic tree house carries Jack and Annie back to 1906 San Francisco, where they experience one of the biggest earthquakes ever in the United States. For grades 2-4. 2001. BR 14358. ## Good Morning, Gorillas: Magic Tree House, Book 26. BR 14360. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to a misty rain forest in Central Africa. They meet a young gorilla and spend time with the entire family, finding ways to communicate. For grades 2-4. 2002. BR 14360. ## Flipped. BR 14401. by Wendelin Van Draanen. 2 volumes. In alternating chapters, neighbors Juli Baker and Bryce Loski describe how their feelings for each other and their families have changed since second grade. Juli used to chase Bryce, and now he wishes she still did. For grades 5-8. 2001. BR 14401. ## Mystery of the Dark Tower. BR 14403. by Evelyn Coleman. 1 volume. In 1928 twelve-year-old Bessie and her younger brother are taken by their father to live with his sisters in Harlem. When he disappears, Bessie feels trapped without her mother and her familiar North Carolina life. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 14403. ## Triss: A Tale from Redwall. BR 14412. by Brian Jacques. 3 volumes. Triss the squirrelmaid, Shogg the otter, and Welfo the hedgehog escape from slavery at Riftgard and are pursued across the sea toward Redwall by Princess Kurda--a pure ferret--her brother Prince Bladd, and a band of freebooters who seek the rumored treasure of Brockhall. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14412. ## The Stranger Next Door. BR 14481. by Peg Kehret. 1 volume. Newcomer Alex is excited when another boy his age moves next door. But Rocky and his family are secretly in hiding. When several crimes occur, Alex, his cat, Pete, and Rocky join forces to solve them. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14481. ## Shadows in the Glasshouse. BR 14502. by Megan McDonald. 1 volume. Jamestown, Virginia; 1621. After a hazardous ocean crossing, Merry, a poor twelve-year-old English orphan, is indentured to a glassblower. She uncovers sabotage at the glass-making site and has to prove her own innocence. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 14502. ## Enemy in the Fort. BR 14505. by Sarah Masters Buckey. 1 volume. In 1754 twelve-year-old Rebecca lives at a fort in New Hampshire after her parents are taken prisoner by the Abenaki natives. A boy who had also been a hostage is returned after two years, but Rebecca suspects him of being a thief. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14505. ## I Am Angela. BR 14507. by Holly Keller. 1 volume. Whether she's at camp, on a trip to the zoo, or working on a class project, Angela's love of nature is evident. For grades 2-4. 1997. BR 14507. ## The Lunchroom of Doom: The Werewolf Club, Book 2. BR 14520. by Daniel Pinkwater. 1 volume. After Billy Furball is banned from the school lunchroom for having a food fight with himself, the Werewolf Club decides not to eat there either. Instead they go to Honest Tom's Tibetan American Lunchroom, where they meet a life-form from another planet. For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 14520. ## The Thief Lord. BR 14540. by Cornelia Funke. 2 volumes. Orphan brothers Prosper, age twelve, and Bo (Boniface), age five, have run away from their cruel aunt and uncle in Hamburg to Venice--their mother's favorite city. They join a band of urchins led by a mysterious Thief Lord who steals to support them. And then the complications begin. For grades 5-8. 2000. BR 14540. ## Tree Girl. BR 14552. by T.A. Barron. 1 volume. Rowanna loves to sing and dance and befriend animals, but she longs for a mother. Her grumpy guardian, Master Mellwyn, forbids her to enter the forest, where ghouls lurk. Yet Rowanna is drawn to a huge willow and a bear, who is more than he seems. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14552. ## Saffy's Angel. BR 14553. by Hilary McKay. 1 volume. When she is three and her mother dies, Saffron "Saffy" Casson is adopted by her offbeat English kinfolk. She stows away to Italy at thirteen with a friend's family, hoping to recall her early childhood and try to claim her inheritance, a stone garden angel. For grades 4-7. Whitbread Award. 2001. BR 14553. ## The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9. BR 14558. by Lemony Snicket. 1 volume. The Baudelaire orphans stow away in the trunk of Count Olaf's car after he frames them for murder and sets fire to _The Hostile Hospital (BR 13633)_. They resort to disguises as they hide at the Caligari Carnival where Count Olaf consults a fortune-teller. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14558. ## Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. BR 14561. by Nancy Springer. 1 volume. After her mother's murder, thirteen-year-old Rosemary sets out to find the outlaw Robin Hood--the father she has never met. She disguises herself as a boy for safety; befriends a half-wolf/half-dog, a runaway princess, and a singing giant; and gradually makes peace with her elfin heritage. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14561. ## Double Fudge. BR 14568. by Judy Blume. 2 volumes. Twelve-year-old Peter suffers some embarrassing moments because of Fudge, his five-year-old money-obsessed brother. The discovery of long-lost cousins, including a second "Fudge" from Hawaii, makes matters worse. Sequel to _Fudge- a-mania (BR 11468)_. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14568. ## Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move: The Eighteenth Book of Their Adventures. BR 14569. by Cynthia Rylant. 1 volume. Annie is nervous about moving even though she is happy the new house is next door to her cousin Henry's. Henry and his big friendly dog, Mudge, help Annie calm down on moving day. For grades K-3. 1998. BR 14569. ## Bad Girls in Love. BR 14572. by Cynthia Voigt. 2 volumes. Following _It's Not Easy Being Bad (BR 13368)_, best friends Mikey and Margalo are now in eighth grade and experiencing their first crushes. While Mikey becomes obsessed with the most popular boy in class, Margalo has a secret crush on a teacher. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14572. ## A Mother to Embarrass Me. BR 14651. by Carol Lynch Williams. 1 volume. Twelve-year-old Laura of Mapleton, Utah, can hardly believe how embarrassing her impulsive mother has become, especially now that she's pregnant. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14651. ## Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. BR 14705. by J.K. Rowling. 13 volumes. The first part of the summer after his fourth year at Hogwarts--covered in _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (BR 12764)_--finds Harry back with the Dursleys, isolated in the Muggles' world. But that changes after he is attacked by Dementors. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2003. BR 14705. ## ### 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 (10 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 (monthly) Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; 10 issues) Muse (for children; 10 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 computing; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (11 issues) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 24 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens; monthly) Short Stories (British 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