Braille Book Review, Vol. 66, No. 4, July-August 1997

Braille Book Review
July-August 1997
Volume 66, Number 4

_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 1997

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

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_In Brief_

_NLS Announces Magazine Program Changes_
Beginning in January 1998, the National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) will offer
readers new magazine titles, some of which will be available
in cassette format.  Most of the current braille and audio
magazines will continue to be available, but many popular
magazines will be added to the collection, replacing others
that will be discontinued.  
     All children's, young adult, and foreign-language audio
magazines will be produced on cassette tape instead of
flexible disc.  These magazines will kick off a transition
to the new cassette format for all audio magazines.  NLS
plans to continue the transition in January 1999, changing
another group of flexible-disc magazines to cassette.  It is
expected to take three to four years before all NLS recorded
magazines will be available on cassette.
     The improvements to the magazine program are based on
the recommendations of two advisory committees composed of
program users and librarians.  One of the committees
reviewed the titles offered by NLS and, based on a survey of
more than 3,500 patrons, made recommendations about the
types of magazines NLS should offer to better meet readers'
needs and interests.  The other committee recommended
producing recorded magazines on cassette rather than
flexible disc, a change that has been requested by many
patrons over the years.
     The revised list of magazines is shown below.  For
current titles that will continue to be offered, subscribers
will not experience any change and need not take any action.

     Some magazines will be discontinued due to low interest
in them.  Patrons may find other titles of interest on the
new list.  Fall issues of discontinued magazines will carry
notices informing readers of the change.

_New Braille Magazines__
If you currently subscribe to one of the four magazines that
will be discontinued and replaced by a new title, you will
automatically receive the new magazine and need not take any
action.  In all other cases, contact your cooperating
library to subscribe to new titles.

Conundrum (word games, British monthly)
Harper's Magazine (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)
Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; current
     subscribers to Better Homes and Gardens will
     automatically receive this magazine; 10 issues)
Muse (for children; 6 issues)
PC World (personal computing; current subscribers to PC
     Computing will automatically receive this magazine;
     monthly) 
Rolling Stone (popular culture; 26 issues)
Short Stories (British monthly)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (current subscribers to
     Jack and Jill will automatically receive this magazine;
     monthly)
Stone Soup (children's writings; current subscribers to
     Children's Digest will automatically receive this
     magazine; 5 issues)

_Current Braille Magazines That NLS Will Continue to Offer_

Current subscribers will continue to receive these titles
and need not take any action.

Boys' Life (for children and teens; monthly)
Braille Book Review (NLS bimonthly)
Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly)
Braille Music Magazine (British monthly)
Cooking Light (9 issues)
Inside Sports (monthly)
Ladies' Home Journal (monthly)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
National Geographic (monthly)
The New York Times Large Type Weekly (weekly)
News (NLS quarterly)
Parenting (monthly)
Playboy (monthly)
Poetry (monthly)
Popular Communications (monthly)
Popular Mechanics (monthly)
Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular)
Science News (weekly)
Seventeen (for teens; monthly)
Update (NLS quarterly)
The Washington Post Book World (weekly)

_Sports Schedules_

American Baseball League Schedule
National Baseball League Schedule
National Basketball Association Schedule
National Football League Schedule
National Hockey League Schedule


_New Audio Magazines_

If you currently subscribe to one of the six magazines that
will be discontinued and replaced by a new title, you will
automatically receive the new magazine and need not take any
action.  In all other cases, contact your cooperating
library to subscribe to new titles.

Asimov's Science Fiction (flexible disc; 11 issues)
Computer Life (flexible disc; monthly)
Cricket (for children; current subscribers to National
     Geographic World will automatically receive this
     magazine; on one cassette with National Geographic
     World; monthly)
Diabetes Forecast (current subscribers to Encore will
     automatically receive this magazine; flexible disc;
     monthly)
Discover (general science; current subscribers to Natural
     History will automatically receive this magazine;
     flexible disc; monthly) 
Eating Well (food and health; flexible disc; 6 issues)
Health and Nutrition Newsletters (includes Dr. Andrew Weil's
     Self Healing, Healthline, The Johns Hopkins Medical
     Letter--Health after Fifty, and Nutrition Action
     Healthletter; current subscribers to Prevention will
     automatically receive this magazine; flexible disc;
     monthly)
The New York Times Book Review (current subscribers to The
     Washington Post Book World will automatically receive
     this magazine; flexible disc; weekly)
People Weekly (personalities and entertainment news;
     flexible disc; weekly)
Seventeen (young women's fashion; cassette; monthly)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (current subscribers to
     Ranger Rick and Jack and Jill will automatically
     receive this magazine; cassette; monthly)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (cassette; monthly)
Working Woman (flexible disc; 10 issues)
Young Adult Magazine of the Month (cassette; monthly)

_Current Audio Magazines That NLS Will Continue to Offer_

Current subscribers will continue to receive these titles
and need not take any action.

American Heritage (flexible disc; 8 issues)            
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (flexible disc; 13 issues)
The Atlantic Monthly (flexible disc; monthly)
Das Beste aus Reader's Digest (cassette; monthly)
Buenhogar (cassette; monthly)
Choice Magazine Listening (on loan from cooperating
     libraries; cassette; bimonthly)
Civilization: The Magazine of the Library of Congress
     (flexible disc; bimonthly)
Consumer Reports (flexible disc; monthly)
Contemporary Sound Track: A Review of Pop, Jazz, Rock, and
Country (flexible disc; bimonthly)
Ebony (flexible disc; monthly)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (flexible disc; 11 issues)
Good Housekeeping (flexible disc; monthly plus special
issues)
Le Journal Francais (cassette; monthly)
Magazine of the Month (flexible disc; monthly)
Money (flexible disc; monthly plus special issues)
The Musical Mainstream (flexible disc; quarterly)
The Nation (flexible disc; 47 issues)
National Geographic (flexible disc; monthly)
National Geographic World (on one cassette with Cricket;
monthly)
National Review (flexible disc; biweekly)
New Choices: Living Even Better after Fifty (flexible disc;
     10 issues)
Outdoor Life (flexible disc; monthly)
QST (flexible disc; monthly)
Quarterly Music Magazine (flexible disc; quarterly)
Selecciones del Reader's Digest (cassette; monthly)
Sports Illustrated (flexible disc; weekly plus special
issues)
Stereo Review (flexible disc; monthly)
Talking Book Topics (cassette, flexible disc, and computer
     diskette; bimonthly)
Travel Holiday (flexible disc; 10 issues)
True West (flexible disc; monthly)
U.S. News and World Report (flexible disc; weekly)

_Datefinder_
Braille datefinders are available free from NLS.  The
2-1/2- by 3-1/4-inch datefinders give the day of the
week on which the first day of the month falls for the
months of July 1997 through June 1998.  The datefinders
also incorporate a signature guide.  To receive one or
more of these datefinders contact the Publications and
Media Section, NLS, Washington, DC 20542.

_What's New_
The 1997 edition of _What's New_? is now available in
braille. It describes some of the latest NLS
publications and other program developments. Request
_What's New?_ from the NLS Reference Section at the
above address. _What's New_ can also be accessed on the
NLS homepage http://www.loc.gov/nls

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_Books for Adults_

Books listed in this issue of _Braille Book Review_ were
recently sent to cooperating libraries.  The complete
collection contains books by many authors on fiction and
nonfiction subjects, including biographies, classics,
gothics, mysteries, romances, and others.  Contact your
cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of
books available in the collection.
     To order books, contact your cooperating library.
     Note:  For the information 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
occurrence, as in "some strong language."

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_Nonfiction_

Henry V.
BR 9388.
by William Shakespeare.
5 volumes.
Historical drama. The newly ascended king of England
first deals with three suspected traitors. Then, on a
pretext, Henry invades France to claim the throne.
After his victory in the battle of Agincourt, there is
a huge celebration, and Henry turns his attention to
his courtship of Catherine of France, as two knaves and
a braggart provide comic relief. 1982.
BR 9388.
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Contemporary's GED: Newly Revised.
BR 10053.
edited by Patricia Mulcrone.
17 volumes.
Preparation for the high school equivalency
examination, which is available in print, in braille,
and in audio recording. Exam subjects include writing
skills, social studies, science, literature and the
arts, and mathematics. Pre-tests are provided to
determine problem areas, and exercises and lessons are
included for each subject. Post-tests chart progress in
each area. 1994.
BR 10053.
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What to Eat When You're Expecting.
BR 10401.
by Arlene Eisenberg and others.
4 volumes.
The authors expand their nutrition chapter from _What
to Expect When You're Expecting (BR 10288)_. They
provide detailed instructions on formulating proper
eating habits before, during, and after pregnancy. They
include tips on setting up the kitchen, "best-odds"
recipes, a quiz to evaluate your current diet, and
nutritional information on food additives and junk
food. 1986.
BR 10401.
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The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the
Chemical Elements.
BR 10490.
by P.W. Atkins.
2 volumes.
University of Oxford chemistry lecturer views the
periodic table as a kingdom whose entities are "finely
balanced living personalities with quirks of
character." He gives a tour of the landscape, which
includes deserts of metals and two lakes of mercury and
bromine, and discusses the governing rules and laws and
other aspects of the kingdom. 1995.
BR 10490.
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Power Interviews: Job-Winning Tactics from Fortune 500
Recruiters.
BR 10503.
by Neil Yeager and Lee Hough.
2 volumes.
Gives tips on fine-tuning a personal presentation,
researching the interviewer, and identifying and
controlling personal stressors. Also explains major
business trends of the 1990s, describes seven key
evaluation factors interviewers use, and gives answers
to fifty of the most commonly asked questions. Includes
practice activities. 1990.
BR 10503.
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The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas.
BR 10534.
by Jeff Smith.
2 volumes.
More than just a cookbook, this collection offers a
celebration of Christmas--and for good measure Smith
adds stories and recipes for Chanukah and dishes for
some European Christmas Eve feasts. As he tells the
Christmas story, Smith describes foods appropriate for
members of the manger scene: green olive soup for the
shepherd boy, lamb meatballs for the three wise men,
and honey cake for the angels. Holiday recipes follow.
1991.
BR 10534.
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Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm.
BR 10551.
by David Mas Masumoto.
2 volumes.
A third-generation Japanese American peach and grape
farmer in California has an orchard of Sun Crest
peaches that he considers to be "the last remaining
truly juicy peaches." Fragile and light in color, the
peaches are not selling well. Masumoto details the year
in which he gives his favorite crop another chance
using organic farming methods. 1995.
BR 10551.
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Say It Loud! The Story of Rap Music.
BR 10564.
by K. Maurice Jones.
1 volume.
History of the popular American music form. Jones
traces rap music's roots to the West African griot
tradition, the charismatic sermons of African American
preachers, and the "jive talking" of jazz musicians,
comedians, and poets. Includes profiles of rap artists
such as Run-D.M.C., Queen Latifah, and Ice-T. For
junior and senior high readers. 1994.
BR 10564.
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Foster Care.
BR 10582.
by Nancy Millichap Davies.
1 volume.
Description of the foster care system includes history,
governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also
covers reasons children are placed in foster care, what
it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers
and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and
older readers. 1994.
BR 10582.
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Her Father: A Memoir.
BR 10602.
by Bill Henderson.
2 volumes.
Henderson, editor of the Pushcart Prize series and
owner of Pushcart Press, tells of promising his dying
mother he would marry and have a baby. That promise was
not easy to keep--the future mother of his child was
over forty with only one ovary, and his relationship
with her was shaky at best. He describes how his
playboy drinking ways were replaced by a family
lifestyle with the birth of his daughter, Holly. Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
BR 10602.
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Writing and Life.
BR 10609.
by Michael Lydon.
1 volume.
A founding editor of _Rolling Stone_ magazine explores
the art of writing and realism. He uses excerpts from
great literature to illustrate how "writing _captures_
life and, like a net thrown 'round a wild beast,
writhes and snaps with the unsubdued energy of all it
traps." Includes chapters titled "Writing and Thought"
and "Writing and the Self." Also has a bibliography.
1990.
BR 10609.
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Parallel Journeys.
BR 10614.
by Eleanor H. Ayer.
2 volumes.
Presents the lives of two young adults in Europe during
World War II. Helen, a young Jewish woman, flees to
escape the worsening treatment of Jews but is caught in
the net. Alfons, an enthusiastic German teenager, is
swept up in the Hitler Youth movement. This book
includes excerpts from both of their autobiographies
and tells of their joint work to educate future
generations about the dangers of hatred. For junior and
senior high readers. 1995.
BR 10614.
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The Primary Colors: Three Essays.
BR 10641.
by Alexander Theroux.
2 volumes.
Celebrations of the three primary colors: red, yellow,
and blue. Each essay combines anecdotes, observations,
literary references, and everyday associations. "Blue
is a mysterious color, hue of illness and nobility, the
rarest color in nature." Yellow has a thousand meanings
from cowardice to third prize to Easter, and is
enigmatic. Red is Christmas, cheap whiskey, a child's
ball, chorizo. 1994.
BR 10641.
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Rights and Respect: What You Need to Know about Gender
Bias and Sexual Harassment.
BR 10656.
by Kathlyn Gay.
1 volume.
Real-life anecdotes and court cases are used to define
the differences between gender bias, "sexual
hasslement," and illegal sexual harassment. Gay
identifies specific procedures--as well as programs and
legislation--for preventing gender discrimination and
harassing behavior. Some descriptions of sex and some
violence. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1995.
BR 10656.
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Remote.
BR 10661.
by David Shields.
2 volumes.
Part cultural critique, part self-portrait, this book
is divided into fifty-two short pieces. Though diverse
in subject matter, the work is unified by one
overarching theme: documenting the role of "remoteness"
in Shields's own life. Shields's "evidence" includes
personal vignettes as well as observations of modern
American popular culture and its accompanying obsession
with fame and celebrity. Some strong language. 1996.
BR 10661.
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We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in
the Holocaust.
BR 10662.
by Jacob Boas.
2 volumes.
A collection of diary excerpts from five Jewish
teenagers--David Rubinowicz, Yitzhak Rudashevski, Moshe
Flinker, Eva Heyman, and Anne Frank--who lived in
Nazi-occupied Lithuania, Hungary, Belgium, and Holland
between 1940 and 1944. Boas, a Holocaust survivor,
provides biographical information and compares
individual experiences. For junior and senior high and
older readers. 1995.
BR 10662.
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Privileged Hands: A Scientific Life.
BR 10669.
by Geerat Vermeij.
3 volumes.
An esteemed evolutionary biologist and paleontologist,
who has been blind since the age of four, describes his
childhood and his career. Born in the Netherlands,
Vermeij faced learning both a new language and
contracted braille when he began third grade in the
United States. But he brought with him a love of
seashells, which became his life's work. 1997.
BR 10669.
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Beginnings and Blueprints.
BR 10711.
edited by Kenneth Jernigan.
1 volume.
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons
handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he
reads blueprints, Marc Maurer tells of building a new
porch roof with his two sighted children, and David
Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.
BR 10711.
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James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories.
BR 10712.
by James Herriot.
1 volume.
Herriot has collected ten of his favorite stories from
his previous books about his years as a veterinarian in
Yorkshire. Includes stories about Tricki Woo, Jock, and
Roy as well as the dogs' owners. Bestseller 1995.
BR 10712.
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_Fiction_

Jane Eyre.
BR 10514.
by Charlotte Bronte.
4 volumes (Reissue).
First published in 1847, this English novel is about a
plain and intelligent woman who becomes the governess
for an estate, is caught up in the mysteries of the
manor, and falls in love with the master of the house.
1993.
BR 10514.
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The Runaway Jury.
BR 10516.
by John Grisham.
4 volumes.
Using jury consultants with elaborate and illegal
research techniques, the tobacco companies have managed
to win each lawsuit brought against them. Now, in
Mississippi, a man has purposely placed himself on the
jury of the latest tobacco trial. Strong language.
Bestseller 1996.
BR 10516.
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The Island Harp.
BR 10520.
by Jeanne Williams.
3 volumes.
On a Scottish island in 1844, Mairi's home is torched,
and the handsome Iain MacDonald enters her life. An
ancient harp, for which Mairi's grandfather sacrificed
his life, becomes her symbol of strength as she leads
her family to rebuild. Prequel to _Daughter of the
Storm (BR 10521)_. Explicit descriptions of sex and
some violence. 1991.
BR 10520.
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Daughter of the Storm.
BR 10521.
by Jeanne Williams.
3 volumes.
Scottish Mairi Mor loses her baby after a skirmish with
constables trying to evict Mairi's crofter clan. She
agrees to take in orphaned Christy who, like Mairi,
becomes a skilled harper, learns Gram's herbal cures,
and dotes on Mairi's older son, David. Sad events send
David away to the university to learn to defend his
oppressed clan. As Christy awaits his return she gives
her own kind of help. Sequel to _The Island Harp (BR
10520)_. Some violence. 1994.
BR 10521.
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The Magic and the Healing.
BR 10524.
by Nick O'Donohoe.
3 volumes.
B.J. Vaughan's dreams of becoming a veterinarian are
shattered when she discovers she has Huntington's
chorea. However, before she leaves school, B.J. travels
to Crossroads, a world where imaginary creatures live
and where a unicorn needs her help. Prequel to _Under
the Healing Sign (BR 10525)_. For senior high and older
readers. 1994.
BR 10524.
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Under the Healing Sign.
BR 10525.
by Nick O'Donohoe.
3 volumes.
In this sequel to _The Magic and the Healing (BR
10524)_, B.J. Vaughn, a young veterinarian, practices
her work in Crossroads, an alternate world inhabited by
imaginary creatures. When evil Morgan obtains the
secret map to Crossroads, B.J. must battle Morgan's
army to save the land. For senior high and older
readers. 1995.
BR 10525.
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_The __Fireman's Wife_ and Other Stories.
BR 10527.
by Richard Bausch.
2 volumes.
Ten stories about relationships among husbands, wives,
siblings, and parents. Includes tales of marriage,
divorce, and death. In the title story, three firemen
have been friends since childhood, and their wives
forge a friendship against the backdrop of the hazards
facing the men. In "Consolation" a widowed new mother
tries to understand her in-laws' reticence toward her
baby. 1990.
BR 10527.
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The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll.
BR 10530.
by Gordon R. Dickson.
4 volumes.
In this sequel to _The Dragon at War (BR 9385)_, Jim
Eckert, the Dragon Knight, learns that hostile trolls
have infiltrated and besieged the castle during the
Christmas feast. Aided by his wife, his wolf, and a
master magician, Jim battles the Dark Powers to keep
chance and history in balance. 1994.
BR 10530.
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Regeneration.
BR 10543.
by Pat Barker.
2 volumes.
Based on the true story of two men who met during World
War I--Dr. William Rivers, a psychiatrist, and
Siegfried Sassoon, an officer and poet. In July 1917,
Sassoon writes a letter protesting the war. Because of
his position, he is sent to the Craiglockhart War
Hospital instead of being court-martialed. There the
relationship between him and Dr. Rivers helps him deal
with his struggle between responsibility and
conscience. 1991.
BR 10543.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
BR 10562.
by Arthur Conan Doyle.
4 volumes.
Collection of twelve stories that originally appeared
in _Strand_ magazine. In the first story, "A Scandal in
Bohemia," Holmes finds himself defeated by "the
woman"--Irene Adler. In "The Beryl Coronet," a bank
officer is greatly distressed when stones go missing
from the coronet given to him for safekeeping. Includes
a chronology of Doyle's work and an introduction by
editor Richard Lancelyn Green. 1993.
BR 10562.
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Old New York: Four Novellas.
BR 10570.
by Edith Wharton.
2 volumes.
Originally published in 1924, these four stories offer
a glimpse of New York life in the 1840s, 1850s, 1860s,
and 1870s and cover topics dealing with infidelity,
illegitimacy, the class system, and the treatment of
women. "False Dawn," set in the 1840s, shows a father's
contempt for a son who does not follow his instructions
to the letter. "New Year's Day," set in the 1870s,
reveals the motivation behind a woman's infidelity.
1924.
BR 10570.
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Spinsters.
BR 10571.
by Pagan Kennedy.
1 volume.
In the 1960s, Fran and her older sister, Doris, are
unmarried and in their thirties when their ailing,
widowed father dies. Growing old with Doris sounds fine
to staid Fran, and the sisters accept an invitation to
move in with a spinster aunt. But Doris soon becomes
restless and takes reluctant Fran on a long road trip.
1995.
BR 10571.
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Moon Dancer.
BR 10594.
by Margaret I. Rostkowski.
1 volume.
Mira, fifteen, is on a camping trip with her sister
Jenny, her cousin Emily, and Emily's friend Max. They
are in the Utah canyons searching for historic drawings
recorded in a long-ago journal by the subject of
Emily's college paper, Katie Weston. By trip's end,
Mira is seeing the place through the eyes of Katie and
women before her and realizes that Max is attracted to
her rather than beautiful Jenny. For junior and senior
high readers. 1995.
BR 10594.
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Rhineland Inheritance: Rendezvous with Destiny, Book 1.
BR 10595.
by T. Davis Bunn.
2 volumes.
With just seven weeks of duty left, Captain Jake Burnes
is given a new assignment. He and Frenchman Captain
Pierre Servais are to monitor the border between
Germany and France for suspected smuggling of Nazi
goods. Jake puts many people's lives in danger as he
seeks the truth. When he ends up in trouble himself,
Jake finds a new faith in God. Prequel to _Gibraltar
Passage (BR 10596)_. 1993.
BR 10595.
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Gibraltar Passage: Rendezvous with Destiny, Book 2.
BR 10596.
by T. Davis Bunn.
1 volume.
In this sequel to_ Rhineland Inheritance (BR 10595)_,
Major Pierre Servais and Lieutenant Colonel Jake Burnes
learn that Pierre's twin brother, Patrique, may still
be alive. Together they make the treacherous passage
through Gibraltar. With help from Jasmyn, who Pierre
believes once betrayed him, they begin the dangerous
search for Patrique. As they persevere, Jake is able to
share his faith with Pierre. 1994.
BR 10596.
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Sahara Crosswind: Rendezvous with Destiny, Book 3.
BR 10597.
by T. Davis Bunn.
1 volume.
Having outmaneuvered Sultan Musad al Rasuli, Colonel
Jake Burnes and Major Pierre Servais successfully
rescued Pierre's brother Patrique in _Gibraltar Passage
(BR 10596)_. But Patrique's life is still in danger. He
has uncovered Nazi collaboration in the upper levels of
the French government, and it is up to Jake and Pierre
to see that Patrique makes a safe return to
Paris--after they cross the Sahara desert. 1994.
BR 10597.
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Berlin Encounter: Rendezvous with Destiny, Book 4.
BR 10598.
by T. Davis Bunn.
1 volume.
The army isn't finished with Colonel Jake Burnes.
Having seen French Resistance hero Patrique Servais
return safely to Paris in _Sahara Crosswind (BR
10597)_, Jake and his wife, Sally, are now in Germany.
Jake is responsible for rescuing two rocket scientists
from Stalin's regime. As he executes his plan, Sally
learns his life is in mortal danger. But Jake's faith
in God remains unshakable. 1995.
BR 10598.
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The Old Man and the Sea.
BR 10599.
by Ernest Hemingway.
1 volume (Reissue).
An old Cuban fisherman hooks a giant marlin after
eighty-five days without a catch. He then fights a
losing battle with sharks that seek to deprive him of
his triumph. Pulitzer Prize winner. Bestseller 1952.
BR 10599.
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Oxford Exit.
BR 10605.
by Veronica Stallwood.
2 volumes.
Novelist Kate Ivory is asked to help identify who is
stealing books from the Oxford Bodleian Library and
deleting their records from the computer database.
Posing as a cataloger, Kate investigates the handful of
people with the necessary computer access. She also
looks for a link to the recent murder of a library
trainee. Meanwhile, a friend of Kate's is getting odd
essays from a student in the creative writing class she
teaches. Some violence. 1994.
BR 10605.
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The Body Is Water.
BR 10607.
by Julie Schumacher.
2 volumes.
Jane Haus quits another in a line of teaching jobs and
arrives pregnant at her father's house in Sea Haven,
New Jersey. As she waits for the birth of her child,
Jane tries to figure out her own confusing childhood
with a mother who has since died of cancer; a father
who used to sit by her bed and tell her lies about the
universe; and a brilliant sister, Beatrice, who has now
arrived to help. Some strong language. 1995.
BR 10607.
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Silent Night.
BR 10612.
by Mary Higgins Clark.
1 volume.
The Dornan family is in New York City on Christmas Eve
because Tom Dornan has just had surgery for leukemia.
When his wife drops her wallet, Cally Hunter, desperate
for Christmas money, picks it up. Young Brian Dornan
follows her, because inside the wallet is a
recuperative St. Christopher medal for his dad. But
Cally's brother, an escaped convict, is waiting in her
apartment, and he has plans for the money and for
Brian. Some strong language. 1995.
BR 10612.
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Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers.
BR 10613.
by Lois-Ann Yamanaka.
2 volumes.
During the 1970s, Lovey Nariyoshi lives with her poor
Japanese American family in Hilo, Hawaii, and wants
very much to be white (haole). As her teacher berates
her and her classmates for not being able to speak
standard English, Lovey has humorous fantasies of
having Farrah Fawcett hair, store-bought clothes, an
American name, and a haole husband with hairy legs.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.
BR 10613.
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Kerrigan.
BR 10619.
by James A. Ritchie.
2 volumes.
Cowboy Clay Kerrigan, now known as Brent Griffin, has
been on the run for a year since Roland Thornton
challenged Kerrigan to a gunfight and died. Thornton's
father vowed to kill Kerrigan, and Kerrigan has since
had to kill another Thornton son. When Kerrigan accepts
a job on a Wyoming ranch and falls in love with the
rancher's daughter, he knows she'll be in danger unless
he can somehow end the feud. Violence. 1993.
BR 10619.
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The Shadow Brothers.
BR 10625.
by A.E. Cannon.
1 volume.
Marcus admires his Navaho foster brother, Henry.
Henry's widowed father sent him to live with Marcus's
Mormon family in Utah when both boys were seven. Now
sixteen and in high school, Henry stars in academics
and sports. Although Henry is popular, Marcus knows
that secretly Henry feels his brown face is a symbol of
how complete the white man's victory was. And his
growing discontent is causing tension between them. For
junior and senior high readers. 1990.
BR 10625.
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Child of God.
BR 10633.
by Cormac McCarthy.
1 volume.
Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard is driven out
of his home and then allowed to roam free in the hills
of Tennessee. He preys on the people in the area,
collecting their bodies in a cave. Violence, strong
language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1973.
BR 10633.
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Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West.
BR 10635.
by Cormac McCarthy.
3 volumes.
The child is pale and thin with only ragged clothes to
wear, his father lies in drink, and his mother is dead.
For the Kid, there is no reason to stay in Tennessee.
And so at fourteen he runs away. The Kid relates his
journey west and the skirmishes with Indians that took
place along the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s.
Violence and strong language. 1985.
BR 10635.
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The Eye in the Door.
BR 10645.
by Pat Barker.
2 volumes.
London, 1918. As Britain faces defeat by Germany,
pacifists and homosexuals are scapegoated as potential
traitors. It is unfortunate for Lieutenant Billy Prior,
a bisexual who has a split personality, that when he is
released from Craiglockhart War Hospital, he is
assigned to British Intelligence. Once again he needs
the help of Dr. Rivers. Sequel to _Regeneration (BR
10543)_. Strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1993.
BR 10645.
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The High Graders.
BR 10646.
by Louis L'Amour.
2 volumes.
Gunslinger Mike Shevlin is hired by pretty Laine
Tennison to keep the miners from stealing gold ore from
her claim and to challenge the cattlemen who swear to
close the dig because the range waters are being
poisoned. Some strong language and some violence. 1965.
BR 10646.
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The High Graders.
BR 10647.
by Louis L'Amour.
2 volumes.
Gunslinger Mike Shevlin is hired by pretty Laine
Tennison to keep the miners from stealing gold ore from
her claim and to challenge the cattlemen who swear to
close the dig because the range waters are being
poisoned. Grade 1 braille. Some strong language and
some violence. 1965.
BR 10647.
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The Green Mile: Part 1, The Two Dead Girls.
BR 10648.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
In this first installment of a serial novel, death-row
supervisor Paul Edgecombe thinks back to 1932 when John
Coffey was brought in for the rape and murder of
nine-year-old twin girls. Prequel to _The Mouse on the
Mile (BR 10649)_. Strong language and violence.
Bestseller 1996.
BR 10648.
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The Green Mile: Part 2, The Mouse on the Mile.
BR 10649.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
In the second installment of a serial novel, elderly
Paul Edgecombe continues his tale of death row in 1932.
A mouse that has befriended a condemned man angers a
hard-nosed guard, and a new inmate stirs up trouble
from day one. Strong language and violence. Sequel to
_The Two Dead Girls (BR 10648)_. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10649.
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The Green Mile: Part 3, Coffey's Hands.
BR 10650.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
In the third installment of a serial novel, inmate John
Coffey heals death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's
vicious urinary infection just by touching him. This
and Coffey's gentle nature make Edgecombe question his
guilt. Sequel to _The Mouse on the Mile (BR 10649)_.
Strong language and violence. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10650.
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The Green Mile: Part 4, The Bad Death of Eduard
Delacroix.
BR 10651.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
In the fourth installment of a serial novel, inmate
John Coffey again proves his miraculous healing powers
to death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe, this time by
coming to the rescue of Mr. Jingles, the mouse.
Meanwhile, Edgecombe plots to get rid of a cruel guard.
Sequel to _Coffey's Hands (BR 10650)_. Strong language
and violence. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10651.
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The Green Mile: Part 5, Night Journey.
BR 10652.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
In the fifth installment of a serial novel, death-row
supervisor Paul Edgecombe sneaks inmate John Coffey out
of prison to test his healing powers on the warden's
ill wife. Sequel to _The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix
(BR 10651)_. Strong language and violence. Bestseller
1996.
BR 10652.
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Runs with Horses.
BR 10655.
by Brian Burks.
1 volume.
Based on events beginning in 1886, when Geronimo, Chief
Naiche, and a band of Chiricahua Apaches break out of
the Arizona Fort Apache reservation and hide in the
Sierra Madre mountains. There they train the young men
to become warriors. In this fictionalized account, Runs
with Horses is being trained by his father to become
the best warrior of the group. Some violence. For
junior and senior high readers. 1995.
BR 10655.
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Under the Feet of Jesus.
BR 10658.
by Helena Maria Viramontes.
1 volume.
Thirteen-year-old Estrella and her mother, sisters, and
brothers are migrant workers traveling from farm to
farm with Perfecto, the mother's almost-husband. It is
while they are picking peaches that Estrella meets
Alejo and gives herself to him. But she will soon have
to fight for Alejo's life when he is sickened by
sprayed pesticides. Strong language and some
descriptions of sex. 1995.
BR 10658.
##

April and the Dragon Lady.
BR 10659.
by Lensey Namioka.
1 volume.
When April Chen is a junior in a Seattle high school,
she begins dating Steve even though she knows her
grandmother won't approve of a white boyfriend.
Grandma's Chinese ways are tiresome, especially when
she dotes on April's brother and widowed father and
expects April to serve them all. When April's father
decides to remarry and April begins to make plans for
college, Grandma plots to stop them. For junior and
senior high readers. 1994.
BR 10659.
##

"M" Is for Malice.
BR 10667.
by Sue Grafton.
3 volumes.
In this sequel to _"L" Is for Lawless (BR 10162)_,
private detective Kinsey Millhone is hired to locate a
missing person. Years ago, as a young drug and alcohol
abuser, Guy Malek left home in disgrace. Now his father
has died, and Guy's brothers are outraged to learn Guy
is still in the will. Some strong language and some
violence. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10667.
##

Ghost of Chance.
BR 10674.
by William S. Burroughs.
1 volume.
A cautionary fantasy tale about humankind, religion,
and the environment. In the 1700s, Captain Mission
founds a settlement on the coast of Madagascar. His
strict laws to protect nature classify the killing of
lemurs as a capital crime. But the destruction of a
mysterious stone temple discovered by Mission wrecks
the future of the gentle beasts and leaves a horrible
legacy. Violence, strong language, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1991.
BR 10674.
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The Yellow Admiral.
BR 10685.
by Patrick O'Brian.
2 volumes.
This sequel to _The Commodore (BR 10224)_ finds Jack
Aubrey ashore in England. Beset by lawsuits, debts, and
political disputes, he also faces forced retirement
from the navy. Friend Stephen Maturin, surgeon, secures
them both posts with the Chilean navy, just as Napoleon
escapes from Elba--and Aubrey is urgently recalled to
active service. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10685.
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The Green Mile: Part 6, Coffey on the Mile.
BR 10686.
by Stephen King.
1 volume.
The final installment of a serial novel. At 104, former
death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe finishes telling
the story of huge inmate John Coffey, little mouse Mr.
Jingles, and the other characters introduced in the
first five parts. Sequel to _Night Journey (BR 10652)_.
Violence and strong language. Bestseller 1996.
BR 10686.
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_Books for Children_
Books listed in this issue of _Braille Book Review_ were
recently sent to cooperating libraries.  The complete
collection contains books by many authors on fiction and
nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature, 
mystery, sports, and others.  Contact your cooperating
library to learn more about the wide range of books
available in the collection.
     To order books, contact your cooperating library.

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_Nonfiction_

Salamanders.
BR 10030.
by Emery Bernhard.
1 volume.
Discusses the cold-blooded amphibians called
salamanders. Tells how different types of salamanders
eat, breathe, and breed, and describes what they look
like. Includes a glossary. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades
K-3. 1995.
BR 10030.
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Bound for the Promised Land: The Great Black Migration.
BR 10611.
by Michael L. Cooper.
1 volume.
Following the Civil War, most African Americans in the
South became sharecroppers whose lives were essentially
controlled by plantation owners. Cooper explains how,
shortly after the outbreak of World War I and the
reduction of European immigrants, a new job market
opened in the North for black farmworkers. He discusses
the effect the Great Migration between 1915 and 1930
had on the United States. For grades 5-8. 1995.
BR 10611.
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Pocahontas.
BR 10615.
by Catherine Iannone.
1 volume.
Account of Pocahontas, who was the daughter of
Powhatan, an Indian king who ruled all the tribes
around the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. Discusses
colonist John Smith's claim that young Pocahontas once
saved him from being killed by her father's men. Tells
how in 1613 the princess was kidnapped by English
colonists of Jamestown and how she fell in love with
one of them, converted to Christianity, and married
him. For grades 4-7. 1996.
BR 10615.
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Diabetes.
BR 10621.
by Alvin Silverstein  and others.
1 volume.
Discusses the two types of diabetes--type I, which is
found mostly in children, teens, and young adults, and
type II, which is found mainly in obese middle-aged and
older adults. The authors provide a brief history and
discuss causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
this metabolic disorder. Includes glossary and
bibliography. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994.
BR 10621.
##

Behind the Mask: A Book about Prepositions.
BR 10628.
by Ruth Heller.
1 volume.
"OF prepositions have no fear . . . they help make
directions clear . . . and IN phrases only they
appear." The author uses simple rhyming text with
catchy phrases to explain these useful words. For
grades 2-4. 1995.
BR 10628.
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Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life.
BR 10677.
by Lee Bennett Hopkins.
1 volume.
Collection of autobiographical poems about the author's
thirteenth year, in which his parents divorce and his
beloved grandmother dies. Hopkins uses poignant images
and evokes emotions that give way to his desire to make
the world a brighter place. For grades 4-7. 1995.
BR 10677.
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_Fiction_

Lassie Come-Home.
BR 10025.
by Rosemary Wells.
1 volume.
An adaption for younger readers of Eric Knight's
original 1938 classic. Joe has a collie named Lassie
who waits for him outside of school each day at four
o'clock. When Joe's unemployed father sells Lassie to a
duke, Lassie keeps escaping to meet Joe. Even when the
duke takes Lassie to Scotland, she slips out the gate
and starts a year-long walk back home to England.
PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. 1995.
BR 10025.
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Leah's Pony.
BR 10026.
by Elizabeth Friedrich.
1 volume.
Leah and her family live in the Dust Bowl. "The year
the corn grew tall and straight" Leah's papa bought her
a pony, but this year there is no rain and the crops
have not grown tall. Now an auctioneer is coming to
sell the animals and the new tractor. Then Leah thinks
of a way to help. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1996.
BR 10026.
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Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here.
BR 10027.
by Jean Craighead George.
1 volume.
In December a woman explains in a letter to her
granddaughter that little hands of darkness have
brought in winter. She describes all the things that
nature will experience before the little hands push
back the edges of darkness and summer returns.
PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1993.
BR 10027.
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The Matzah That Papa Brought Home.
BR 10029.
by Fran Manushkin.
1 volume.
A cumulative rhyme story, written in the style of "The
House That Jack Built," that explains what happens to
the matzah Papa brings home for the family's Passover
Seder. Includes definitions of Passover foods and
traditions. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995.
BR 10029.
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Music from a Place Called Half Moon.
BR 10526.
by Jerrie Oughton.
1 volume.
In 1956 a couple of incidents leave Edie Jo, thirteen,
scared of the Native Americans that live in her small
town of Half Moon, North Carolina. But while spending
her summer writing poetry by the creek, Edie begins a
tentative attachment to classmate Cherokee Fish.
Unfortunately the majority of Half Moon residents are
not willing to integrate and tragedy ensues. Some
strong language. For grades 6-9 and older readers.
1995.
BR 10526.
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The Desperate Search: An American Adventure, Book 2.
BR 10622.
by Lee Roddy.
2 volumes.
Hildy Corrigan, twelve, has found her stepmother,
Molly, and her sisters and brother in Illinois, and she
and Molly have come to a better understanding. Then Joe
Corrigan arrives to take his family to California,
where he has been promised a job and a house. But first
the family has to find a car to replace their old one.
And that is just one problem. Sequel to _The Overland
Escape (BR 10402)_. For grades 4-7. 1989.
BR 10622.
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_A_ _Midnight Clear_: Stories for the Christmas Season.
BR 10634.
by Katherine Paterson.
1 volume.
A collection of stories that the author wrote for her
pastor husband to tell his congregation on Christmas
Eves. In the title story, a boy who is scared by
recurring visions of nuclear mushroom clouds finds
comfort in helping a homeless old woman. In "Amazing
Grace," a woman stranded when the car runs out of gas
gives birth in a humble cabin on Christmas Eve. For
grades 5-8. 1995.
BR 10634.
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Possibles.
BR 10657.
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
1 volume.
Shortly before Mary Sheppard Lee (Sheppy) graduates
from grammar school, her father dies of cancer. Instead
of going to camp with her friend Tess for the summer,
Sheppy takes a job helping a young woman, Connie, with
a broken leg. Sheppy has a lot of troubles to sort
through: her mother, brother, and Tess won't talk about
her father; Connie has a secret reason to be crabby;
and another friend is having family problems. For
grades 3-6. 1995.
BR 10657.
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Tom, Babette, and Simon: Three Tales of Transformation.
BR 10671.
by Avi.
1 volume.
Tom is bored and decides to change places with his cat.
But what will happen when Tom is bored with being a
cat? Babette's mother wanted a child with no visible
flaws--unfortunately Babette is invisible. Simon grows
into a vain young man who kills the Golden Bird and
becomes a bird from the neck up. For grades 4-7. 1995.
BR 10671.
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