Braille Book Review, Vol. 70, No. 4, July-August 2001 Braille Book Review July-August 2001 Volume 70, 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 2001 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X About Web-Braille All the books and magazines listed in _Braille Book Review_ are available free of charge to eligible readers for download or use online with braille output devices. Patrons who wish to use the Web-Braille system should contact their cooperating library to receive a password and login information. Thousands of other books are also available free of charge, and can be located and accessed through the online catalog, Web-BLND, at the NLS web site www.loc.gov/nls/web-blnd. Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Braille Magazines In Brief Magazines Are Now Available through Web-Braille NLS-produced braille magazines, listed in each issue of _Braille Book Review_, are now available for download, online use, or browsing through the Web-Braille system on the Internet. Twenty-five magazines as well as current sports schedules, available by free subscription to eligible patrons, may now be called up on the Internet through the _Braille Book Review_ web page www.loc.gov/nls/bbr. Patrons who wish to download the braille magazines or to use them online with a braille output device must first register for Web-Braille and obtain a password from their cooperating library. Once the password is obtained, free round-the- clock access to the magazines as well as the complete collection of Web-Braille books is possible. Web-Braille, begun in August 1999, has become a permanent part of the NLS program, with nearly 1,600 registered users and almost 3,800 titles available. New books selected by NLS for inclusion in the braille collection are now routinely added to the Web-Braille system. NLS is in the process of testing the feasibility of creating Web-Braille files for older books by scanning existing embossed braille volumes with optical braille- recognition software. If the pilot program is successful, selected titles prior to BR 8800 could be added to the Web- Braille inventory at low cost. New publication The 2001 edition of _What's New?_ is now available in braille. _What's New?_ is an annual update for people already familiar with the NLS program. It describes recent updates in the service, including new publications and reference materials and advances in automation and technological research, including Web-Braille and the Digital Talking Book Project. What's New? is available in braille or standard print on request from the Reference Section, NLS, Washington, DC 20542, and on the NLS web site www.loc.gov/nls/whatsnew.html. Date finder Braille date finders for July 2001 through June 2002 are now available free from NLS. Date finders give the day of the week on which the first day of the month falls during the twelve-month period. The pocket-sized card also incorporates a convenient cut-out signature guide window. To receive one or more date finders, contact the Reference Section, NLS, Washington, DC 20542. The following information is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, July-August 2001 New NLS Reference Publications The following revised and updated publications are now available upon request from the NLS Reference Section. _Facts: Books for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals 2001,_ a factsheet describing the NLS program and outlining eligibility requirements, is available in regular print and in braille, and can be provided on computer diskette. _Blindness and Visual Impairments: Information and Advocacy Organizations 2001_ is a circular available in large print. _Magazines in Special Media 2000_ is available in large print; recorded and braille editions are planned for later in 2001. _Sources of Custom-Produced Books: Braille, Audio Recordings, and Large Print 2001,_ formerly titled Volunteers Who Produce Books, is available in large print; a braille version is planned for later in 2001. All of these publications are or soon will be accessible on the NLS web site www.loc.gov/nls. To obtain copies of these publications, contact the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542. ### _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_ Paradise Lost. BR 12249. by John Milton. 10 volumes (Reissue). An epic poem based on the theme of mankind's fall from grace, loss of innocence, and the struggle to return to paradise. Elaborate symbolism is used to portray Satan's battle with God, descent into Hell, and seduction of Adam and Eve. 1993. BR 12249. ## Irish Journal. BR 12595. by Heinrich Böll. 1 volume. The German author records his impressions of Ireland on a family trip made in the mid-1950s. He expresses his affection for the Irish people while he captures a country in transition before it catches up with the modern world. 1967. BR 12595. ## Roth IRA Book: An Investor's Guide. BR 12644. by Gobind Daryanani. 4 volumes. Details the pros and cons of the Roth individual retirement account which, championed by Senator Roth, became law in 1998. This plan differs from the original IRA in that deposits are not tax deferred and earnings are never taxed. Discusses how to use with other retirement options. 1998. BR 12644. ## The Healing Power of Faith: Science Explores Medicine's Last Great Frontier. BR 12655. by Harold G. Koenig. 3 volumes. Describes how religious faith can help prevent and heal cardiovascular disease, emotional illness, and a variety of other disorders. The author, a psychiatrist and professor, directs the Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke University. 1999. BR 12655. ## Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co.. BR 12665. by Lynne Tillman. 3 volumes. History of the independent New York City bookstore owned and operated by Watson from 1978 until its closing in 1997. Based on extensive interviews, discusses the booklover who founded the enterprise and describes the writers and readers who frequented what became a legendary store. 1999. BR 12665. ## Harvest Son: Planting Roots in American Soil. BR 12668. by David Mas Masumoto. 2 volumes. Sequel to _Epitaph for a Peach (BR 10551)_. Japanese American farmer describes life and work on his family's orchard in California's Central Valley. Explores his cultural heritage by visiting his ancestral village in Japan and by recounting the arduous existence of his forebears, including those interned during World War II. 1998. BR 12668. ## The Collected Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar. BR 12719. by Paul Laurence Dunbar. 4 volumes. Poetry by a nineteenth-century African American writer whose works transcend race. Includes the entire contents of a 1913 collection; sixty other poems, some found in manuscript form after Dunbar's death at thirty-three; and a biographical introduction by editor Joanne M. Braxton. "Sympathy" was authored during an assignment at the Library of Congress. 1993. BR 12719. ## By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp: Three Centuries of Reflections on Nature. BR 12721. edited by Alberto Manguel. 4 volumes. Thirty-eight natural history essays about landscapes, birds, beasts, insects, and fish by such writers as Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Annie Dillard, Daniel Defoe, Rachel Carson, John James Audubon, Theodore Roosevelt, J.H. Fabre, and Vladimir Nabokov. 1998. BR 12721. ## The Elements of Style. BR 12727. by William Strunk and E.B. White. 1 volume. A compendium of specific tips to encourage writers to be clear, brief, and bold. This fourth edition of E.B. White's revision of Strunk's classic style manual is modestly updated to accommodate gender references and to provide fresh examples. Contains a foreword by Roger Angell. 2000. BR 12727. ## Into the Porcupine Cave and Other Odysseys: Adventures of an Occasional Naturalist. BR 12731. by William W. Warner. 2 volumes. Nature essays that depict outdoor wonders around the world. The author reminisces about summers he spent exploring New Jersey's Barnegat Bay in his youth, the coral reefs of Peleliu seen during his service in World War II, and solo hiking in the Maine wilderness at midlife. 1999. BR 12731. ## Varsity Scout Leader Guidebook. BR 12747. by Boy Scouts of America. 2 volumes. Qualifications and responsibilities for the adult leader of Boy Scouts ages fourteen through seventeen. Explains the program and planning objectives, discusses leadership and age-appropriate behavior, and provides a parents' guide to protecting offspring from child abuse. 1996. BR 12747. ## Vice: New and Selected Poems. BR 12756. by Ai. 2 volumes. Fifty-eight selections from five books published between 1973 and 1993 and eighteen new poems. In dramatic monologs, the speakers explore terror, desperation, and other raw emotions on topics such as abortion, beatings, child and wife abuse, politics, and race. National Book Award--Poetry. 1999. BR 12756. ## Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life. BR 12768. by Stephen Jay Gould. 2 volumes. The popular science writer and paleontologist offers a proposal for healing the rift between religion and science. Gould insists that the concerns of the two domains are properly different and that agreement to a principle of respectful noninterference between them could result in peaceful and even productive coexistence. 1999. BR 12768. ## Old Fences, New Neighbors. BR 12788. by Peter R. Decker. 2 volumes. Explores the conflicts between the new and old west using the author's adopted county of Ouray, Colorado. Complex land-use issues driven by population explosion are forcing many long-term ranchers out of business. Discusses the history and the changes in the small agricultural town of Ridgway, which characterize the entire region. 1998. BR 12788. ## Connections to the World: The Basic Concepts of Philosophy. BR 12794. by Arthur C. Danto. 3 volumes. A survey of modern philosophy and guide to problems in metaphysics and epistemology by a professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University. Examines the work of Plato, Berkeley, Descartes, Hume, and Wittgenstein, while exploring the topics of the singularity of philosophical thought, understanding, knowledge, and the world. 1989. BR 12794. ## The Mercy: Poems. BR 12822. by Philip Levine. 1 volume. Thirty-seven poems in free verse celebrate human dignity and the value of work on the journey from youth to old age, innocence to knowledge, defeat to triumph, and inevitably from life to death. In the title poem, the author's mother arrives in the United States; the final work describes her funeral. 1999. BR 12822. ## Oh, Wow!. BR 12825. edited by Marc Maurer. 1 volume. In this collection of personal accounts, members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss the importance of being given the opportunity to try, as well as the value of training and belief. In the title article Maurer discusses how key it is to recognize the significance of small triumphs and successes. 2000. BR 12825. ## I Can Feel Blue on Monday. BR 12826. edited by Marc Maurer. 1 volume. This collection of vignettes "tells what blindness is and, perhaps equally important, what it is not." In the title article math professor Abraham Nemeth, the originator of the braille code for mathematics and sciences, describes his English teacher's frustration because Nemeth could not feel the color of a piece of paper. 2000. BR 12826. ## For the Love of Books: One Hundred Fifteen Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most. BR 13101. compiled by Ronald B. Shwartz. 4 volumes. In brief essays, 115 writers--mostly American, British, and Canadian--identify three to six works that influenced or affected them most deeply and explain why. Respondents to editor Shwartz's invitation, arranged alphabetically, include Dave Barry, Rita Dove, Penelope Fitzgerald, Pete Hamill, Elmore Leonard, Ved Mehta, Joyce Carol Oates, Mario Puzo, and Kurt Vonnegut. 1999. BR 13101. ## Preferred Lies and Other Tales: Skimming the Cream of a Life in Sports. BR 13103. by Jack Whitaker. 2 volumes. Reminiscences from a member of the Sportscasters Hall of Fame, who has been announcing televised sports events for almost fifty years. Includes tales of the first Super Bowl in 1967, the Triple Crown career highlight of Secretariat in 1973, golfing, tennis, racing, and baseball as well as some major players. 1998. BR 13103. ## Lead Us into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism. BR 13104. by James B. Twitchell. 3 volumes. An analysis of late-twentieth-century consumer culture, arguing that, for Americans, consumer goods have replaced religion and bloodlines as signs of social identity. The author looks at the way logos define and unite subcultures, and maintains that the ownership of material goods provides many people with whatever sense of inner security they may possess. 1999. BR 13104. ## Between Mothers and Sons: Women Writers Talk about Having Sons and Raising Men. BR 13110. edited by Patricia Stevens. 2 volumes. Mothers' memoirs about the challenges and pleasures of guiding a boy into adulthood. In "Soldier Son," a liberal, pacifist woman recounts the stressful process of understanding and coming to terms with her conservative, gun-loving offspring. Some strong language. 1999. BR 13110. ## Blessed Assurance: A History of Evangelicalism in America. BR 13115. by Randall Balmer. 2 volumes. Examines how religion has shaped American life, from evangelicalism in colonial times to the advent of the religious right in the late twentieth century. Explores the effects of the First Amendment on culture and how religious movements in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries influenced subsequent politics. 1999. BR 13115. ## Animal ER: Extraordinary Stories of Hope and Healing from One of the World's Leading Veterinary Hospitals. BR 13136. by Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. 2 volumes. Anecdotes from an animal emergency room, where specialists handle all kinds of patients: dogs hit by cars or mauled in fights, cats with cancer, exotic species, and creatures with mystery ailments that require medical sleuthing. Workers must also deal with the issue of putting pets to sleep for financial reasons. 1999. BR 13136. ## A Spoonful of Ginger: Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens. BR 13155. by Nina Simonds. 3 volumes. Recipes inspired by the Asian holistic philosophy of eating meals that are good for you, seasonally appropriate, and flavorful, with a balance of yin and yang--the complementary forces that cool or warm the body. Discusses foods that help relieve various medical conditions; includes formulas for herbal tonics. 1999. BR 13155. ## The Race: The Uncensored Story of How America Beat Russia to the Moon. BR 13156. by James Schefter. 3 volumes. Longtime space reporter recounts the cold war race to the moon, providing behind-the-scenes details about NASA. Chronicles the successes and failures of both the Russians and the Americans. Explains how U.S. scientists finally won the competition by placing a man on the lunar surface in 1969. Some strong language. 1999. BR 13156. ## Rome Reshaped: Jubilees 1300-2000. BR 13159. by Desmond O'Grady. 2 volumes. Chronicles seven centuries of Roman Catholic jubilees-- twenty-six periods of celebration designated by the church since 1300. Explores associated pilgrimages to Rome and efforts at worldwide spiritual renewal. Anticipates papal efforts to reassert the universal relevance of the Holy See during Jubilee 2000, the first to coincide with a millennium. 1999. BR 13159. ## The Final Harvest: Medjugorje at the End of the Century. BR 13167. by Wayne Weible. 2 volumes. A sympathetic account of the apparitions at the village of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the Blessed Virgin Mary reportedly appeared regularly between 1981 into 1999. Discusses the Virgin's pleas for humankind's spiritual renewal, the experiences of pilgrims, and the possible impact of these events upon the world. 1999. BR 13167. ## Risks of Faith: The Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation, 1968-1998. BR 13181. by James H. Cone. 2 volumes. A professor of systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary evaluates the black liberation struggle over thirty years in the context of Christ's teachings. Argues that the African American church provides a foundation for political and social activism. Identifies Martin Luther King Jr. as one of the nation's most important theologians. 1999. BR 13181. ## James Joyce. BR 13182. by Edna O'Brien. 2 volumes. An Irish writer pays tribute to the author of _Ulysses (BR 10287)_ in this short biography. Describes him as "a tragic man with a staggering genius for whom humor was a weapon." She discusses his self-imposed exile and his elopement with an uneducated girl, and evaluates their influence on his writing. 1999. BR 13182. ## Dog Heart: A Memoir. BR 13185. by Breyten Breytenbach. 2 volumes. The lyrical reminiscences of the South African poet, writer, and ex-revolutionary about the country of his childhood. He recalls folk heroes and political events under apartheid while exploring external and internal landscapes. 1999. BR 13185. ## Braille: Into the Next Millennium. BR 13188. by National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 4 volumes. Essays examining the history and future of braille include such topics as the development of the literary, Nemeth, and music codes; braille production; legal issues; library service; and literacy and computer access concerns. Edited by Judith Dixon, with a foreword by Frank Kurt Cylke and a preface by Kenneth Jernigan. 2000. BR 13188. ## ### _Fiction_ Ka. BR 12627. by Roberto Calasso. 4 volumes. Retells ancient stories that are a part of India's spiritual tradition. In this translation by Tim Parks, Calasso looks at Indian mythology through descriptions that build image upon image, beginning with the creation of the universe and continuing to the spiritual awakening of the Buddha. 1998. BR 12627. ## Nothing but the Night. BR 12669. by Bill Pronzini. 2 volumes. Ever since an accident put his beloved wife in a coma, Nick Hendryx has been searching for the other driver, using a police sketch. Now he's found his man, wealthy Cam Gallagher. And Gallagher is indeed consumed by guilt, but over something else. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 1999. BR 12669. ## Anna Karenina. BR 12695. by Leo Tolstoy. 8 volumes. In the 1870s in Russia, Anna flaunts convention by having an adulterous affair with Count Vronsky. Preferring the allure of romance to her stifling marriage with Alexis Karenin, Anna's happiness disintegrates as she loses her peace of mind. Originally published in 1877. Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. 1999. BR 12695. ## The House of the Seven Gables. BR 12720. by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 3 volumes (Reissue). The fortunes of the Pyncheon family of New England have declined through the generations, leaving them in a decaying house with little money. Interactions among family members are based on past mistakes and misdeeds that now dictate their lives. But love can change everything. 1851. 1851. BR 12720. ## _The_ _Gentleman from San Francisco_ and Other Stories. BR 12728. by Ivan Bunin. 2 volumes. A selection of seventeen short stories spanning this Russian Nobel laureate's writing career from 1915 to 1944. In "The Primer of Love," Ivlev interrupts his carriage ride in the country to acquire a memento of a man unhinged by love for his maidservant, Lushka. 1984. BR 12728. ## Reprisal. BR 12743. by Mitchell Smith. 3 volumes. Poet Joanna Reed is stunned when her husband of twenty years dies falling off his boat. When this tragedy is immediately compounded by the burning death of her father, Joanna is sure they were murdered. But she doesn't know her daughter's roommate is the killer. Violence and strong language. 1999. BR 12743. ## Big City Eyes. BR 12778. by Delia Ephron. 2 volumes. Journalist Lily Davis moves her teenage son, Sam, away from Manhattan to keep him out of trouble. In their new home--a small gossipy Long Island town--Sam acquires a weird haircut and an odd girlfriend; Lily becomes infatuated with a married cop and tries to solve a murder. 2000. BR 12778. ## The Fly-Truffler. BR 12779. by Gustaf Sobin. 1 volume. Philippe Cabassac discovers that consuming pungent truffles disposes him to vivid dreams of Julieta, his beloved wife now two years dead. As he pursues the ultimate truffle, his nocturnal communion with her gradually becomes more important to him than the importunities of daily existence. 1999. BR 12779. ## Somewhere in a Desert. BR 12782. by Dominique Sigaud. 1 volume. A soldier's inert body resting peacefully on the desert sand at the end of the Gulf War evokes profound feelings and speaks to those who encounter it. His wife travels from America only to learn about his senseless death from the Saudi villagers who buried him. Some descriptions of sex. 1998. BR 12782. ## Deck the Halls. BR 12821. by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark. 2 volumes. Amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan assists Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly, who is in New York visiting her parents for Christmas when her father is kidnapped. This joint effort by mother and daughter authors brings together characters from earlier works by each writer. Bestseller 2000. BR 12821. ## Shattered. BR 12824. by Dick Francis. 2 volumes. After glassblower Gerard Logan watches his friend, jockey Martin Stukely, die in a race, he is handed a mysterious videotape. Soon afterwards the tape is stolen, leaving Logan, Detective Constable Catherine Dodd, and a gang of thugs searching for the crucial clue. Bestseller 2000. BR 12824. ## Complete Novels: _Red Harvest_, _The Dain Curse_, _The Maltese Falcon_, _The Glass Key_, _The Thin Man_. BR 13021. by Dashiell Hammett. 8 volumes. Five classic mysteries originally published between 1929 and 1934, featuring hard-boiled detectives. Stories include _The Thin Man_, which introduces the husband-and-wife team of Nick and Nora Charles, and _The Maltese Falcon_ with Sam Spade. Some violence and some strong language. 1934. BR 13021. ## Your Blue-Eyed Boy. BR 13058. by Helen Dunmore. 2 volumes. Now a thirty-eight-year-old judge in England, Simone is shocked to receive letters from an American with whom she had an affair twenty years earlier. By the time he arrives in person, she's convinced he plans to blackmail her with photos from her past. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1998. BR 13058. ## The Pearl of Ruby City. BR 13107. by Jana Harris. 3 volumes. Ruby City, Washington; 1893. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Ryan hides out in a mining town to escape her shady past. While working in the laundry with Mary Reddawn and Chin Lu, she studies medicine under the local doc. When patients begin dying, Pearl quietly investigates before the law is called in. Some violence. 1998. BR 13107. ## A Confederacy of Dunces. BR 13109. by John Kennedy Toole. 4 volumes. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slovenly, obese Ignatius Reilly, who is forced to seek employment in New Orleans after his tipsy mother has a car accident. Reilly, a medievalist who hates everything modern, runs through a succession of jobs in which he wreaks havoc. Some strong language. 1980. BR 13109. ## To JayKae: Life Stinx. BR 13111. by Jean Davies Okimoto. 2 volumes. Sixteen-year-old Jason misses Thao, the girl he wishes he were more than friends with (and who recently moved to California). Now his father says he's remarrying, and Jason soon has a new stepbrother--a good-looking athlete. Jason takes refuge in an online romance. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 13111. ## The Palace. BR 13114. by Lisa St Aubin de Ter n. 2 volumes. Italy, 1860. Imprisoned for supporting Garibaldi's insurrection, young stonemason Gabriele del Campo dreams of the once-glimpsed Donna Donatella, for whom he fashions a marble palace in his mind. Leaving prison, Gabriele wins a fortune at a gambling house and begins construction of his imagined mansion. 1997. BR 13114. ## A Whisper and a Wish. BR 13118. by Robin Jones Gunn. 1 volume. When her family relocates to California, fifteen-year-old Christy Miller faces new dreams and disappointments as she decides what price she's willing to pay for making new friends. Her newfound religious faith sustains her in tough times. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. BR 13118. ## _The_ _Anniversary_ and Other Stories. BR 13121. by Louis Auchincloss. 2 volumes. Nine short stories of a bygone era when class and tradition were sometimes overwhelming. In "The Interlude," a female lawyer in the 1950s feels marginalized after she loses her job upon marriage and motherhood. In "The Last of the Great Courtesans," a mistress eventually marries for power. 1999. BR 13121. ## Head above Water. BR 13124. by S.L. Rottman. 2 volumes. High school junior Skye is on the swim team and looks after her older brother, Sunny, who has Down syndrome, while their single mother works two jobs. When popular Mike begins dating Skye, she has to be devious to find the time. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 13124. ## Surprise Endings. BR 13126. by Robin Jones Gunn. 1 volume. Sophomore Christy Miller hopes to make the cheerleading squad at her new school, but she faces a jealous classmate, financial problems, and complications between the two guys she's interested in. Based on her faith in God, she makes a surprising decision. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. BR 13126. ## Summer Promise. BR 13127. by Robin Jones Gunn. 2 volumes. Fourteen-year-old Christy Miller, a farm girl from Wisconsin, is spending the summer in California with her wealthy aunt and uncle. But dealing with the fast beach crowd leads to moral dilemmas that are only resolved when she meets a group of Christian teens. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. BR 13127. ## Yours Forever. BR 13132. by Robin Jones Gunn. 1 volume. Fifteen-year-old Christy Miller expects her friend Todd to reciprocate her romantic feelings when she sees him during Christmas vacation. But after many misunderstandings with friends and family, she begins to grasp the implications of "forever" in the context of her faith. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. BR 13132. ## 145th Street: Short Stories. BR 13133. by Walter Dean Myers. 1 volume. Ten short stories depicting life on a block in Harlem. In "Big Joe's Funeral," Joe cashes in his life insurance to have a fine funeral while he's still alive to enjoy the party. In "The Streak," a basketball player agonizes over missing the final shot of the game. For senior high readers. 2000. BR 13133. ## Death in Summer. BR 13135. by William Trevor. 2 volumes. Thaddeus's wealthy wife is killed in a bicycle accident, leaving him with their infant daughter. After helping him interview nannies, his mother-in-law suggests that she care for the baby herself. One of the spurned applicants begins plotting revenge, and before summer's end two more deaths occur. 1998. BR 13135. ## The Singing Mountain. BR 13137. by Sonia Levitin. 2 volumes. While traveling in Israel, eighteen-year-old Mitch Green discovers a sense of fulfillment that his family fails to appreciate. When his mother and orphaned cousin, Carlie, come from California to visit Mitch, a tragic event occurs that bonds the two cousins. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. BR 13137. ## Shadow Baby. BR 13139. by Alison McGhee. 2 volumes. Lover of books and words, eleven-year-old Clara from a small Adirondack town befriends elderly immigrant Georg to learn his life story. Meanwhile, Clara continues to create tales to flesh out her own largely unknown family history, focusing on her stillborn twin and the grandfather and father she never knew. 2000. BR 13139. ## Siam; or, The Woman Who Shot a Man. BR 13140. by Lily Tuck. 2 volumes. Thailand, 1967. Newly wed Claire meets silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson at a party shortly before he mysteriously disappears. Her obsession with Thompson's fate, mixed with culture shock and anxiety over her husband's war-related work, lead her to commit an irrevocable act. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999. BR 13140. ## The Sun King. BR 13145. by David Ignatius. 2 volumes. Charming, shadowy billionaire Sandy Galvin takes over the preeminent newspaper in Washington, D.C., and appoints his old Harvard flame, Candace Ridgway, editor. As Galvin shifts the paper's traditional focus and aligns himself with the city's power brokers, he realizes that Washington is an alien culture. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999. BR 13145. ## One Girl: A Novel in Stories. BR 13148. by Sheila Kohler. 1 volume. A collection of stories about women covering childhood, adolescence, courtship, marriage, and death. In __"The Bride's Secret," a wealthy young bride and her older, more worldly groom honeymooning in Paris discover the real reasons their mothers arranged the match. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. Willa Cather Fiction Prize. 1999. BR 13148. ## Darby O'Gill and the Good People. BR 13158. by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. 2 volumes. A tale of Irishman Darby O'Gill's adventures after being captured by the leprechauns. But even when he eventually escapes, Darby remains friends with their leader, King Brian Connors of the Good People. Made into the 1959 Walt Disney movie. 1903. BR 13158. ## Don't Forget to Die. BR 13160. by Margaret Chittenden. 2 volumes. Charlie Plato, part owner of a California country western saloon, investigates the murder of her partner Angel's long- lost father. Assisting Charlie is her business associate, television hunk Zack Hunter. As they work together, she tries to resist her attraction to Zack. Some violence. 1999. BR 13160. ## Some Things That Stay. BR 13174. by Sarah Willis. 2 volumes. Tamara's family moves constantly to give her artist father new landscapes to paint. In 1954 fifteen-year-old Tamara is content living in their rental farmhouse and learning about religion and sex from her new neighbors. Then her mother is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. BR 13174. ## At Freddie's. BR 13180. by Penelope Fitzgerald. 2 volumes. London, 1963. Two new Irish teachers, Hannah Graves and Pierce Carroll, arrive to tutor the child actors at the Temple Stage School. Freddie Wentworth has been running the school for decades--always on the verge of bankruptcy. Pierce becomes smitten with Hannah, but there is romantic competition. 1982. BR 13180. ## Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. BR 13183. by Daniel Wallace. 1 volume. William Bloom's father is dying, and William has a great need to understand this man who was never at home. As they spend time together, the old man continues his habit of telling jokes, leaving William with little knowledge and images of a "weird creature, wild, concurrently young and old, dying and newborn"--a myth. 1998. BR 13183. ## Enchanted Night. BR 13198. by Steven Millhauser. 1 volume. At the magic hour of midnight on a hot summer night in Connecticut, the moonlight beckons. While dreams and reality mingle, a series of tableaux unfolds: teenagers roam, a store window mannequin comes to life, and a thirty-nine year old bachelor defends a vulnerable young woman. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999. BR 13198. ## Female Intelligence. BR 13210. by Jane Heller. 3 volumes. Linguist Dr. Lynn Wyman teaches men how to communicate with women. But when her husband cheats on her, it adversely affects her career. Lynn's comeback is to show "America's toughest boss," Brandon Brock, how to be compassionate--but then she falls in love with him. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. BR 13210. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts: Legumes. BR 12783. by Meredith Sayles Hughes. 1 volume. Presents information on the history, production, and uses of several popular members of the legume family including peanuts, lentils, peas, soybeans, and other beans. Includes recipes. For grades 4-7. 1999. BR 12783. ## The True Story of Pocahontas. BR 12810. by Lucille Recht Penner. 1 volume. This is a short account of the brave young Native American who helped the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. Describes how her involvement with the colonists changed her life. A beginning-to-read biography. For grades K-3. 1994. BR 12810. ## Blue Moon Soup: A Family Cookbook. BR 12815. by Gary Goss. 1 volume. Thirty-three soup recipes grouped by season. For winter, hearty choices: minestrone, French onion, and Cuban black bean. Summer has cold soups: gazpacho, vichyssoise, and ice cream! Ingredients are listed first, then step-by-step directions. Includes nine related recipes for breads, nachos, and croutons. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999. BR 12815. ## Going for Gold!. BR 12816. by Andrew Donkin. 1 volume. Provides a brief history of the Olympic Games and discusses six sporting events that are part of the Games. Includes information on athletes in each sport, including track legend Jesse Owens, gymnast Kerri Strug, and tennis champ Jennifer Capriati. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 12816. ## The Mystery of Mars. BR 12823. by Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy. 1 volume. Offers a factual comparison of Earth and Mars, contrasting their atmospheric conditions and surface features and discussing the possibility of Martian life. Presents information on unmanned exploration and a history of beliefs about our closest planetary neighbor. Includes a chronology of Mars missions and Web resources. For grades 3-6. 1999. BR 12823. ## I Once Was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told. BR 12828. retold by Jeanne M. Lee. 1 volume. A retelling of six jatakas, or birth stories. Buddha used these fables featuring animals to teach principles of compassion, honesty, and clear thought before action. In "The Deceitful Heron," a heron's lies and greed lead to its own downfall. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999. BR 12828. ## If You Hopped like a Frog. BR 13063. by David M. Schwartz. 1 volume. Compares humans with animals and insects to show what it means to compare things by ratio and proportion. Describes the tiny shrew's diet, for example, and poses the question, "What would you eat if you ate three times your weight?" PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 13063. ## How to Write Poetry. BR 13172. by Paul B. Janeczko. 1 volume. Practical advice on the art of writing poetry. Provides tips on how to begin, from gathering ideas to writing progressively more complex poetic forms. Contains copious examples, recommends readings, provides checklists, and suggests uses for completed verses. For grades 5-8. 1999. BR 13172. ## Brother Sun, Sister Moon: The Life and Stories of St. Francis. BR 13189. by Margaret Mayo. 1 volume. A brief biography of St. Francis of Assisi, who left his wealthy family to lead a life of poverty, good works, and kindness to animals. Includes eight legends of miracles and events associated with the saint and a poem he composed. For grades 3-6. 2000. BR 13189. ## The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. BR 13192. by James Cross Giblin. 1 volume. Biography of the renowned eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman. Traces his career from ten-year-old apprentice up to his service as a delegate to the Constitutional convention at eighty-one. Discusses his civic contributions and scientific experiments as well as his fateful decision to support the colonies' revolution. For grades 3-6. 2000. BR 13192. ## Taste. BR 13203. by Laurence Pringle. 1 volume. Explains many aspects of the human ability to taste. Describes parts of the mouth used to identify flavors; discusses food preferences and what makes some people "supertasters." Explores differences among animals' perceptions of food. Also suggests ways to protect this important sense. For grades 3-6. 2000. BR 13203. ## _The_ _Starlight Princess_ and Other Princess Stories. BR 13206. retold by Annie Dalton. 1 volume. Eight fairy tales about princesses from Africa, Asia, and Europe. Contains "The Princess and the Pea," "The Frog Princess," "King Grizzlebeard," "The Starlight Princess," "The Sleeping Beauty," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Egg Prince," and "White-Bear-King Valemon." For grades 3-6. 1999. BR 13206. ## ### _Fiction_ White Wolf. BR 12777. by Henrietta Branford. 1 volume. A survival story from a wolf's viewpoint. A white wolf called Snowy by his owners--Jim and his son, Jesse--is coveted by Native Americans. Escaping captivity, Snowy must learn to hunt and run with a pack to truly become a wolf. For grades 4-7. 1998. BR 12777. ## Second Sight: Stories for a New Millennium. BR 12809. by Avi. 1 volume. Eight short stories about the beginning of a millennium, by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Peck, Natalie Babbitt, and Michael Cadnum. In Avi's "Oswin's Millennium," a stable boy in 999 fearfully awaits the arrival of Satan. In Peck's "The Three-Century Woman," an elderly woman conducts a television interview. For grades 6-9. 1999. BR 12809. ## Tall Tales: Six Amazing Basketball Dreams. BR 12812. by Charles R. Smith. 1 volume. Six short stories about action on the basketball court. In "What Jo Did," Jo outperforms the big boys and really surprises them by being a girl. In "Walk Softly," the players respect Big John's jump shot even more after his sunglasses are accidentally knocked off, revealing his blindness. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 12812. ## Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt. BR 12832. by Majorie Weinman Sharmat. 1 volume. Detective Nate takes a break from handing out Halloween candy to look for his friend Rosamond's cat, Little Hex. After searching a haunted house and thinking long and hard, Nate realizes where Little Hex must be. For grades 2-4. 1989. BR 12832. ## Tell Me Some More. BR 12844. by Crosby Newell Bonsall. 1 volume (Reissue). When Andrew tells Tim there is a place where he can carry an elephant under his arm, hold a camel in his hand, and be taller than a tree, Tim wants to know where this wonderful place is. For grades K-3. 1961. BR 12844. ## One Lighthouse, One Moon. BR 13062. by Anita Lobel. 1 volume. In this concept book Nini the cat sees different colored shoes for each day of the week, describes various activities for every month of the year, and counts from one to ten by the seashore. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2000. BR 13062. ## Crazy Horse's Vision. BR 13064. by Joseph Bruchac. 1 volume. A story based on the life of the quiet and generous Lakota youth who grew up to be a courageous warrior and leader. It explains how he sought a vision to help his people and received his adult name, Crazy Horse, from his father. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 13064. ## Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. BR 13066. by D.B. Johnson. 1 volume. Young Henry and his friend both want to go to Fitchburg. Henry decides to walk the thirty miles, while his friend works for the fare to take the train. Based on a passage from Henry Thoreau's _Walden_. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K- 3. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 2000. BR 13066. ## 100th Day Worries. BR 13069. by Margery Cuyler. 1 volume. Jessica is a worrier, and now her teacher wants each pupil to collect one hundred things to bring to class for the one- hundredth day of school. Jessica can't think of what to bring, and her assignment is due. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2000. BR 13069. ## Merlin's Kin: World Tales of the Heroic Magician. BR 13116. retold by Josepha Sherman. 2 volumes. A collection of thirty international folktales, featuring both the traditional magician, whose power comes from books or spells, and the shaman, who is a priest and healer as well as a wizard. The stories come from the British Isles, Europe, Russia, the Far East, Native American nations, and Africa. For grades 5-8. 1998. BR 13116. ## The Cookie Company. BR 13134. by Ross Venokur. 1 volume. Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 13134. ## Midnight Magic. BR 13138. by Avi. 2 volumes. One stormy night in 1491 in Italy, Mangus the Magician and his twelve-year-old apprentice, Fabrizio, are summoned to the castle of King Claudio to determine if his daughter, Princess Teresina, is indeed being haunted by a ghost. For grades 5-8. 1999. BR 13138. ## Mad about Madeline: The Complete Tales. BR 13202. by Ludwig Bemelmans. 1 volume. A collection of all six rhymed stories about Madeline. The first--published in 1939--introduces Madeline, the smallest of twelve girls who live together in Paris with Miss Clavel. She has various adventures involving animals, gypsies, travel, a boy called Pepito, and a magical Christmas. For grades K-3. 1961. BR 13202. ## Dovey Coe. BR 13204. by Frances O'Roark Dowell. 1 volume. In North Carolina in 1928, twelve-year-old Dovey Coe is on trial for the murder of Parnell Caraway, who wanted to marry Dovey's older sister. Recounting what led to this crisis, Dovey tells about her family and her special bond with Amos, her thirteen-year-old deaf brother. For grades 5-8. 2000. BR 13204. ## ### 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; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (monthly) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 26 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens; monthly) Short Stories (monthly) Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly) Stone Soup (children's writings; 6 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