Braille Book Review July-August 2011 Volume 80, Number 4 About Braille Book Review Braille Book Review is published bimonthly in braille, large-print, and online formats and distributed at no cost to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress reading program. It lists braille books and magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and carries news of developments in library services. The braille edition also lists NLS audiobooks appearing in Talking Book Topics with brief annotations. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance novels, mysteries, and how-to guides. Some books in Spanish are also available. 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Library of Congress, Washington 2011 Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Foreign-Language Book Spanish Braille Magazines ### In Brief Newsstand The following announcement may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. The item mentioned, however, is not part of the NLS program, and its listing does not imply endorsement. Free document converter available Readers may convert digital text documents into audio or braille files quickly and free of charge through the award-winning RoboBraille service. Documents are e-mailed or—new in 2011—uploaded to the RoboBraille website, www.robobraille.org. Within minutes, RoboBraille returns the document in the specified format—an MP3 audio file, for example, or a contracted or uncontracted braille file. Twenty file types are supported, and no special software or equipment is required. ### _Books for Adults_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Note:_ For the information of the reader, a notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of violence, strong language, or explicit descriptions of sex. The word "some" before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurrence, as in "some strong language." Adult Nonfiction Washington Irving: An American Original BR 18158 by Brian Jay Jones 5 volumes Biography of Washington Irving (1783–1859), author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (BR 8876). Chronicles Irving’s New York upbringing, his years abroad, the 1809 death of his fiancée, and the publication of the satirical Knickerbocker’s History of New York, which secured his literary reputation and celebrity. 2008. BR 18158 ## What’s Math Got to Do with It? Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject—and Why It’s Important for America BR 18358 by Jo Boaler 3 volumes Noting the dismal state of U.S. math performance, professor and researcher Boaler suggests solutions to the problems she found while conducting longitudinal studies of middle- and high-school math students. Offers parents advice for helping their children at home and for pushing for changes at school. 2008. BR 18358 ## The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army BR 18422 by Paul Lockhart 3 volumes Biography of Prussian army officer Friedrich von Steuben (1730–1794), who trained the ragged U.S. Continental Army to fight the British during the Revolutionary War. Focuses on the winter of 1778, when Steuben drilled the demoralized colonial troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in European techniques of war. 2008. BR 18422 ## Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: One Hundred Seventy-five Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat BR 18679 by editors of Martha Stewart Living 2 volumes Cupcakes—frosted, filled, or otherwise embellished—for any occasion. Includes recipes for blondies, Boston cream, chai-tea minis, German chocolate, lemon meringue, mint-filled, red velvet, snickerdoodle, and tiramisu as well as animal-shaped and allergen-free. Holiday selections include Halloween wicked witches and Easter bunnies. Provides tips on displaying and giving finished treats. Bestseller. 2009. BR 18679 ## We Would Have Played for Nothing: Baseball Stars of the 1950s and 1960s Talk about the Game They Loved; the Baseball Oral History Project, Volume 2 BR 18726 by Fay Vincent 3 volumes Former baseball commissioner Vincent presents the reminiscences of eleven ball players who recollect their 1950s and 1960s games and teammates. The contributors are Ralph Branca, Bill Rigney, Duke Snider, Robin Roberts, Carl Erskine, Whitey Ford, Lew Burdette, Harmon Kille-brew, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, and Billy Williams. 2008. BR 18726 ## A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog BR 18728 by Dean Koontz 2 volumes Recalls ways that Trixie, a three-year-old golden retriever and former service dog for Canine Companions for Independence, inspired the lives of bestselling novelist Dean Koontz and his wife Gerda. Details fond and poignant memories of Trixie’s short but full life. 2009. BR 18728 ## A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy BR 18729 by Thomas Buergenthal 2 volumes Memoir of an American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague describes childhood years spent on the run from Nazis, followed by his imprisonment in Auschwitz. Buergenthal highlights the circumstances that enabled him to survive. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. Violence and strong language. 2007. BR 18729 ## “Excuse Me, but I Was Next . . .”: How to Handle the Top One Hundred Manners Dilemmas BR 18731 by Peggy Post 2 volumes Manners columnist presents common etiquette problems and advice on dealing with them. Covers breakup basics, playdate rules, handicapped-parking issues, fitness-center habits, work situations, sympathy notes, wedding dilemmas, partying politics, and gift giving. Provides quick retorts to ten nosy questions and discusses respectfully disagreeing with one’s teenager. 2006. BR 18731 ## Girls against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change BR 18738 by Bonnie Burton 1 volume Discusses why girls hurt each other. Analyzes six common types of girl-on-girl cruelty, the pain caused by such behavior, and reasons girls use each method. Also explains meanness recognition, defense, and avoidance, and the optimal response to certain situations. For junior and senior high readers. 2009. BR 18738 ## The Mayo Clinic Diet BR 18791 by the Mayo Clinic 2 volumes Two-pronged program includes both a two-week plan to jump-start weight loss—by adding five specific habits, breaking five unhealthy habits, and adopting five bonus habits—and a lifelong plan of eating and activity to help reach and maintain desired weight. Covers behavior modification, motivation, exercise programs, and portion estimation. Bestseller. 2010. BR 18791 ## Venturer Handbook and Ranger Handbook BR 18801 by Boy Scouts of America 4 volumes This 2009 reprint of Venturer Handbook provides an overview of the Boy Scouts of America discovery and exploration program for youth aged fourteen to twenty. Ranger Handbook details requirements for earning the Venturing Ranger Award— which emphasizes fitness, outdoor activities, and conservation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999. BR 18801 ## Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis BR 18812 by Al Gore 4 volumes In this follow-up to An Inconvenient Truth (BR 17455), the former vice president evaluates alternative energy sources—solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear—and offers suggestions for conserving power and reducing humans’ impact on the earth. 2009. BR 18812 ## Is It a Big Problem or a Little Problem? When to Worry, When Not to Worry, and What to Do BR 18816 by Amy Egan and others 3 volumes Therapists who founded a Maryland private school for children with disabilities provide strategies for parents and teachers to manage early childhood behavioral issues. They discuss social, emotional, speech, language, motor, and sensory-processing development in young children and offer advice on when to seek professional help. 2007. BR 18816 ## You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto BR 18904 by Jaron Lanier 2 volumes Information technology leader and virtual-reality creator examines the impact of web 2.0 on knowledge, entertainment, economics, and interpersonal relations. Explores how early design decisions locked in the web’s architecture and functions. Critiques the shift from individual to collective identity online and argues for a more humanistic digital world. 2010. BR 18904 ## Part of the Pride: My Life among the Big Cats of Africa BR 18922 by Kevin Richardson 2 volumes South African animal custodian and self-taught behaviorist explains his unique method for bonding with big cats. Discusses his early life in Johannesburg and the skills that led him to work with dangerous animals. Includes details of the feature film White Lion, which he produced. 2009. BR 18922 ## Peace with God BR 18924 by Billy Graham 2 volumes Minister Billy Graham revises and expands his statement of faith first published in 1953. Offers Graham’s analysis of man’s deepest longings and highest hopes and describes the path he has found to personal peace amid world crisis. 1991. BR 18924 ## Moments of Truth: Robert R. Davila, the Story of a Deaf Leader BR 18997 by Harry G. Lang and others 3 volumes Chronicles the life of the first deaf Hispanic vice president of Gallaudet University, Robert Davila (born 1932), from his impoverished childhood in the California barrio to his 1989 appointment as assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and 2006 appointment as the interim president of Gallaudet. 2007. BR 18997 ## The Other BR 19055 by Ryszard Kapuscinski 1 volume Four lectures delivered by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski between 1990 and 2004 exploring the notion of “other” in the European psyche. Kapuscinski draws from literature, philosophy, history, and his travels in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to reflect on globalization and the clash of cultures. Translated from the Polish. 2006. BR 19055 ## Adult Fiction Blood Money: A Jessie Drake Mystery BR 18171 by Rochelle Krich 3 volumes LAPD detective Jessie Drake investigates the murder of an elderly man in a park. Jessie learns he was Norman Pomerantz, a Holocaust survivor from New York City. As additional killings occur, Jessie uncovers a case of stolen identity leading to a philanthropic organization that reclaims Jewish property in Germany. 1999. BR 18171 ## A Promise for Ellie: Daughters of Blessing, Book 1 BR 18174 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes North Dakota, 1900. High school sweethearts Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold have wanted to get married since childhood, but Andrew’s father asks them to postpone the wedding. Andrew continues building their future homestead—until a tragedy drives him to risk everything for revenge. 2006. BR 18174 ## Sophie’s Dilemma: Daughters of Blessing, Book 2 BR 18175 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes 1901. Headstrong Sophie Knutson defies her father’s wishes when she elopes with Hamre Bjorklund and moves to Seattle, Washington. Sophie finds that her life as a fisherman’s bride is not all that she had envisioned. When tragedy strikes, Sophie contemplates returning home to Blessing, North Dakota. 2007. BR 18175 ## A Touch of Grace: Daughters of Blessing, Book 3 BR 18176 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes North Dakota, 1902. Jonathan Gould’s wealthy New York family sends him to the town of Blessing to learn the value of manual labor. While staying at the Bjorklund farm, Jonathan is drawn to Grace Knutson. But Grace has always had her heart set on Toby Valders—despite her parents’ disapproval. 2008. BR 18176 ## The Reapers’ Song: Red River of the North, Book 4 BR 18177 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes Dakota Territory, 1880s. When her husband Haakan falls ill, Ingeborg Bjorklund tries her hand at working the fields. Meanwhile, the family takes in Zeb MacCallister, a newcomer with a secret about his past. Zeb falls for Katy Bjorklund, which tests the family’s faith. For senior high and older readers. 1998. BR 18177 ## Tender Mercies: Red River of the North, Book 5 BR 18178 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes Dakota Territory, 1880s. Mary Martha MacCallister from Missouri visits her brother Zeb in Blessing, where she volunteers at the school and befriends eligible pastor John Solberg. Just as everyone comes to love her, Mary Martha must leave to care for her ailing mother. For senior high and older readers. 1999. BR 18178 ## Blessing in Disguise: Red River of the North, Book 6 BR 18179 by Lauraine Snelling 3 volumes 1880s. Broken-hearted Augusta Bjorklund leaves Norway to start a new life in America. She intends to go to Blessing, North Dakota, to stay with relatives but boards the wrong train and meets handsome rancher Kane Moyer, who mistakes her for his mail-order bride. For senior high and older readers. 1999. BR 18179 ## Still Water: A Charlie Resnick Mystery BR 18436 by John Harvey 3 volumes The disappearance of a friend of Inspector Charlie Resnick’s lover Hannah interrupts his missing-paintings investigation. When the friend’s corpse is found in the river, the death is considered a murder linked to similar cases. But Hannah persuades Charlie to look deeper. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997. BR 18436 ## Last Rites: A Charlie Resnick Mystery BR 18440 by John Harvey 3 volumes Michael Preston, in prison for killing his father, receives permission to attend his mother’s funeral—and seizes the opportunity to flee. Preston’s escape reveals a secret from his family’s past. Meanwhile, Inspector Charlie Resnick’s personal life takes a surprising turn. Strong language and some violence. 1998. BR 18440 ## What I Saw and How I Lied BR 18441 by Judy Blundell 2 volumes 1947. Teenage Evie, her mother Beverly, and Evie’s stepfather Joe celebrate Joe’s return from World War II by vacationing in Florida. Evie’s attraction to ex-soldier Peter—who has a strange hold on Joe—leads her to discover a devastating web of lies. For senior high and older readers. National Book Award. 2008. BR 18441 ## The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense BR 18443 by Joyce Carol Oates 2 volumes Ten macabre tales by National Book Award winner. In “Bad Habits” a serial killer’s children attempt to understand their father’s choice of victims. In the title story a woman tries to rescue her mother from a demented ex-coroner. Also includes “Feral” and “Suicide Watch.” Violence and strong language. 2007. BR 18443 ## The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural BR 18446 edited by Deborah Noyes 2 volumes Horror stories by masters of dark fantasy. Vampires feed on the living in Annette Curtis Klause’s “Kissing Dead Boys.” Hunger for the flesh promises not renewal, but defeat in Holly Black’s “The Poison Eaters.” Companion to Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (BR 16518). For junior and senior high readers. 2007. BR 18446 ## Charity Girl BR 18450 by Georgette Heyer 2 volumes Young Cherry Steane runs away from the drudgery of her aunt’s household to find her grandfather in London. Dashing Viscount Desford, attempting to assist Cherry while observing all proprieties, brings Cherry to his lifelong best friend Henrietta Silverdale—who has secretly loved Desford all along. 1970. BR 18450 ## Betrayed: House of Night, Book 2 BR 18462 by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 3 volumes As Zoey accepts her transformation into a vampire and the powers that come with it, teenagers from her former high school are murdered. When evidence in the case implicates Zoey’s new school, the House of Night, she investigates—and discovers betrayal. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2007. BR 18462 ## A Most Unconventional Match BR 18464 by Julia Justiss 3 volumes London, 1820. Hal Waterman reluctantly pays visits to his best friend’s sister-in-law, recently widowed Elizabeth Wellingford Lowery, while her family is abroad. Elizabeth gradually falls in love with shy Hal as he helps her deal with crooked businessmen and her young son David. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008. BR 18464 ## Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet BR 18465 by Jamie Ford 3 volumes Seattle, 1986. Newly widowed Chinese American Henry Lee reminisces about his World War II boyhood when he was in love with another student, Japanese American Keiko Okabe. Henry recalls visiting the Okabe family during their internment in Idaho, despite his father’s objections, and waiting—in vain—for Keiko’s return to Seattle. 2009. BR 18465 ## That Old Cape Magic BR 18484 by Richard Russo 2 volumes Jack and Joy Griffin attend a wedding on Cape Cod, where Jack spent boyhood summers with his cynical academic parents. A year later Jack and Joy are separated but together again for their daughter’s wedding. Jack is ready to shed his resentment toward his parents. Strong language. Bestseller. 2009. BR 18484 ## Mountolive: The Alexandria Quartet, Book 3 BR 18690 by Lawrence Durrell 3 volumes British diplomat David Mountolive provides another perspective on the events and characters of Justine (BR 18688) and Balthazar (BR 18689), revealing new motivations for the actions of the Coptic Nessim, his Jewish wife Justine, and others. 1958. BR 18690 ## A Rogue of My Own BR 18698 by Johanna Lindsey 2 volumes Naive Lady Rebecca Marshall becomes a maid of honor at Queen Victoria’s court. After Rebecca is seduced by the marquis Rupert St. John, a secret agent of the crown, they are forced to wed. Rupert, however, believes he was trapped into the marriage. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2009. BR 18698 ## And Then Everything Unraveled BR 18699 by Jennifer Sturman 2 volumes When the ship that Delia’s mother is aboard disappears off Antarctica, Delia goes to live with her two aunts in Manhattan. Refusing to believe her mom is dead, Delia searches for clues and discovers that her mother was the victim of a conspiracy. For junior and senior high readers. 2009. BR 18699 ## Angle of Repose BR 18718 by Wallace Stegner 5 volumes Historian Lyman Ward, immobilized by illness and deserted by his wife, retires to his California cabin to research his family’s past. He finds that the loveless marriage of his grandparents—a cultivated eastern artist and a pragmatic mining engineer—mirrors the troubled expansion of the American West. Some strong language. Pulitzer Prize. 1971. BR 18718 ## Lord Jim: A Tale BR 18722 by Joseph Conrad 4 volumes Jim, a young, untested mate aboard the steamer Patna, cowardly abandons his crew when the ship threatens to sink. Disgraced and guilt-ridden, Jim builds a new life for himself as the benevolent ruler of an exotic Malaysian land—until circumstances interrupt his idyll. Includes 2007 introduction and notes. 1900. BR 18722 ## The Old Wives’ Tale BR 18793 by Arnold Bennett 6 volumes Portrays the divergent lives of two working-class English sisters. While conventional Constance works in her father’s drapery shop and marries the chief assistant, spirited Sophia elopes to Paris with an irresistible but unscrupulous traveler. The siblings reunite years later, each shaped by their separate experiences. 1908. BR 18793 ## Breaking the Rules BR 18805 by Barbara Taylor Bradford 4 volumes After surviving a brutal attack, Londoner Marie Marsden, known as “M,” moves to New York to jump-start her modeling career. There she falls in love with and marries actor Larry Vaughan, but M’s assailant discovers her whereabouts. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009. BR 18805 ## Star Trek BR 18913 by Alan Dean Foster 2 volumes When the Romulan’s behemoth vessel attacks Captain George Kirk’s Federation starship Kelvin, the original lives and fates of young James Kirk and teenaged Mr. Spock dramatically change. To stop the growing Romulan threat, they must learn to trust each other. Book adaptation of the 2009 Star Trek film. 2009. BR 18913 ## Pandemonium BR 18920 by Daryl Gregory 3 volumes Demons randomly possess people for a short time, then jump to the next victim. Del Pierce is haunted by the Hellion, which unfortunately never left him. Del’s only chance at sanity is to exorcise the elusive fiend. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008. BR 18920 ## Here Comes Trouble BR 18923 by Donna Kauffman 3 volumes After a breakup, Kirby Farrell opens a bed-and-breakfast in snowless Vermont, where former poker superstar Brett Hennessey is her only guest. Sparks fly when the two rescue a kitten and decide to gamble on love. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2010. BR 18923 ## This World We Live In BR 19054 by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2 volumes In the shadow of the asteroid’s aftermath, teenager Miranda and her family struggle to survive. When Alex Morales—from The Dead and the Gone (BR 18229)— arrives at her house, Miranda harbors romantic feelings for him. But continuing disasters disrupt their relationship. For junior and senior high readers. 2010. BR 19054 ## Mad, Bad, and Blonde BR 19082 by Cathie Linz 2 volumes Stranded at the altar, librarian Faith West goes alone on her honeymoon to Italy. Faith has a one-night stand with Caine Hunter but soon discovers that Caine is a spy working for a rival of Faith’s PI father. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010. BR 19082 ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Children’s Nonfiction Astronaut Handbook BR 18029 by Meghan McCarthy 1 volume Prepares would-be astronauts by explaining what’s expected of the scientists, pilots, and engineers who travel into space. Discusses the mental and physical preparations and describes how astronauts eat, use the toilet, and bathe without gravity. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 18029 ## Up Close: Thurgood Marshall BR 18445 by Chris Crowe 2 volumes Biography traces the career of the civil rights lawyer and first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Describes Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) growing up under segregation and winning the landmark 1954 desegregation case of Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. For grades 6-9. 2008. BR 18445 ## Cub Scout Bear Handbook BR 18797 by Boy Scouts of America 2 volumes This 2008 reprint explains the requirements for earning the Bear badge for third-grade or nine-year-old boys. Details each of the twenty-four choices available within the twelve achievements, including opening a savings account and building a toolbox. Reviews the initial Bobcat badge requirements. Provides a parent guide. For grades 2-4. 2003. BR 18797 ## Boy Scout Handbook: Twelfth Edition BR 18799 by Boy Scouts of America 3 volumes This official guide to Scouting explains the history, ideals, and organization of the Boy Scouts of America. Explores leadership, fitness, first aid, campcraft, and other elements of the Scouting program. Provides guidance for advancing up the ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009. BR 18799 ## Iraq BR 18906 by Byron Augustin and Jake Kubena 1 volume Describes the geography, history, culture, and religion of the Middle Eastern country known as the cradle of civilization. Discusses the oil-producing nation’s ethnic diversity, including its Kurdish population; Saddam Hussein’s twenty-five-year reign; and the effects of the Gulf and Iraq wars on the Iraqi people. For grades 5-8. 2006. BR 18906 ## Iran BR 18907 by JoAnn Milivojevic 1 volume Overview of the Middle Eastern country known throughout history as Persia, which in 1979 became the first Islamic republic. Discusses Iran’s geography, wildlife, history, people, and culture. For grades 5-8. 2008. BR 18907 ## Django BR 19012 by Bonnie Christensen 1 volume Free-verse portrait of world-acclaimed jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt (1910–1953), from his birth in a poor gypsy camp to his stardom on the stages of Paris. Describes Django learning to play the guitar again after badly burning his left hand. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. Schneider Family Book Award. 2009. BR 19012 ## All the World BR 19013 by Liz Garton Scanlon 1 volume Poetic celebration of a family’s day, from enjoying a sunny morning at the beach and a trip to a garden to taking refuge from a thunderstorm. The day ends with sharing music at home. Explores themes of connectivity and comfort. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. Caldecott Honor Book. 2009. BR 19013 ## Protecting the Planet: Environmental Activism BR 19060 by Pamela Dell 1 volume Discusses effects of climate change and describes what governments are doing to protect the earth and its inhabitants—both people and animals. Explains actions individuals can take to conserve resources. Uncontracted braille. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010. BR 19060 ## Children’s Fiction Attack on Petra: Left Behind—The Kids, Book 33 BR 15479 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2 volumes Scattered Young Tribulation Force members and other believers make life- threatening decisions amid Nicolae Carpathia’s evil. While Judd and Lionel work to help their friend Westin, Sam watches deadly bombs hurtle toward Petra. Sequel to War of the Dragon (BR 15197). For grades 5-8. 2004. BR 15479 ## Bounty Hunters: Left Behind—The Kids, Book 34 BR 15480 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2 volumes Vicki and her fellow believers must make a desperate decision: flee their safe house or stay and face the threat? Meanwhile, Judd and Lionel take great risks to return to their friends in the United States. Sequel to Attack on Petra (BR 15479). For grades 5-8. 2004. BR 15480 ## The Rise of False Messiahs: Left Behind—The Kids, Book 35 BR 15481 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2 volumes The Global Community goes on the attack. Young Tribulation Force member Vicki prays for fellow believers Judd and Lionel, who have been captured by mercenaries. In Petra meanwhile Sam and Mr. Stein concoct a daring rescue plan. Sequel to Bounty Hunters (BR 15480). For grades 5-8. 2004. BR 15481 ## Ominous Choices: Left Behind—The Kids, Book 36 BR 15482 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2 volumes Young Tribulation Force members struggle amid the chaos. While returning to their fellow believers in Wisconsin, Lionel is hurt, and Judd rushes for help. In New Babylon meanwhile Chang hears reports of coming disaster. Sequel to The Rise of False Messiahs (BR 15481). For grades 5-8. 2004. BR 15482 ## Heat Wave: Left Behind—The Kids, Book 37 BR 16255 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye 2 volumes As the six-year mark of the Tribulation approaches, a heat wave devastates the world. Reunited in Wisconsin, Judd and Vicki grow closer while working together. Then Judd becomes stranded in New Babylon, far from Vicki. Sequel to Ominous Choices (BR 15482). For grades 5-8. 2004. BR 16255 ## Rebecca and Ana: An American Girl, 1914; Book 2 BR 18668 by Jacqueline Dembar Greene 1 volume New York City. Rebecca’s cousin Ana and her family arrive from Russia, changing Rebecca’s responsibilities at home and at school. Helping Ana learn English and adjust to American life teaches Rebecca what it means to be a good cousin and a patriotic American. For grades 3-6. 2009. BR 18668 ## Candlelight for Rebecca: An American Girl, 1914; Book 3 BR 18669 by Jacqueline Dembar Greene 1 volume As Hanukkah approaches, Rebecca worries about taking home the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insists that each student make. But her grandmother praises Rebecca’s handiwork, and Rebecca finds just the right person in her apartment building to give the Christmas decoration to. For grades 3-6. 2009. BR 18669 ## Rebecca to the Rescue: An American Girl, 1914; Book 5 BR 18671 by Jacqueline Dembar Greene 1 volume To celebrate thirteen-year-old Victor’s Bar Mitzvah, Victor and Rebecca’s father takes the whole family to Coney Island. Not only do Rebecca and her cousin Ana get separated from the group, but Rebecca lets Ana go on the Ferris wheel by herself, and the ride breaks down. For grades 3-6. 2009. BR 18671 ## Best Friends in Summer BR 18696 by Mary Bard 2 volumes Begins with the wedding of Suzie’s mother and Co Co’s father. The twelve-year- old girls, now sisters, leave to spend the summer on a ranch in Golden Valley, riding horses and making new friends. Sequel to Best Friends (BR 18695). For grades 4-7. 1960. BR 18696 ## Best Friends at School BR 18697 by Mary Bard 2 volumes In September, new stepsisters Suzie and Co Co Langdon share a dormitory bedroom at the Laurel Crest School for Girls. One of the first classmates they meet is Puanani, from Hawaii. Sequel to Best Friends in Summer (BR 18696). For grades 4-7. 1961. BR 18697 ## Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy) BR 18730 by Alison McGhee 1 volume Fifth-grader Julia Gillian isn’t happy: her best friend is keeping secrets; a tyrant replaces the beloved lunch lady; and, during trumpet lessons, Julia has difficulty following the music teacher’s advice to “look for the joy.” Sequel to Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) (BR 18206). For grades 3-6. 2009. BR 18730 ## Eidi: The Children of the Crow Cove BR 18732 by Bodil Bredsdorff 1 volume Eidi leaves the home of her mother and stepfather to seek work independently by spinning yarn for Rossan. In a nearby town, Eidi rescues a much younger boy, Tink, learning about her own past in the process. Sequel to The Crow-Girl (BR 15888). For grades 5-8. 2009. BR 18732 ## The Case of the Haunted Haunted House: The Milo and Jazz Mysteries, Book 3 BR 18735 by Lewis B. Montgomery 1 volume Amateur detectives Milo and Jazz try to figure out if the haunted house their class is making for the school fair has a real ghost. For grades 2-4. 2009. BR 18735 ## Stargazer: The Land of Elyon, Book 4 BR 18737 by Patrick Carman 2 volumes After defeating Abaddon in The Tenth City (BR 17195), Alexa, Yipes, and their shipboard companions unwittingly lead Abaddon, now in the form of an enormous sea monster, to the Five Stone Pillars, a hidden realm where he again attacks, seeking control. For grades 4-7. 2008. BR 18737 ## The Magician’s Elephant BR 18739 by Kate DiCamillo 1 volume A fortune-teller informs ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene that his long-lost sister Adele is still alive and that an elephant will lead him to her. Soon thereafter, a magician arrives in the city of Baltese and sets into motion a remarkable chain of events. For grades 4-7. 2009. BR 18739 ## Fantastic Mr. Fox BR 18839 by Roald Dahl 1 volume Three nasty, mean men—farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean—are tired of Mr. Fox stealing their chickens, ducks, and turkeys to feed his family. They start digging the foxes out of their hole, but Mr. Fox has a plan of his own. For grades 3-6. 1970. BR 18839 ## Little Chick BR 19008 by Amy Hest 1 volume Three stories about Little Chick and her wise Old-Auntie the hen, who offers advice. Little Chick can wait only just so long for a carrot to grow, has trouble flying a kite, and longs to put the evening’s first star in her pocket. Uncontracted braille. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2009. BR 19008 ## The Summer Before: The Baby-Sitters Club BR 19053 by Ann M. Martin 2 volumes Stoneybrook, Connecticut. During the summer before their seventh-grade year, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey tackle difficulties that include family problems, crushes, moving, and making new friends. By the end of that summer, the girls unite to form the Baby-Sitters Club. For grades 4-7. 2010. BR 19053 ## Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt BR 19061 by Jennifer Richard Jacobson 1 volume Andy Shane chooses the country Egypt as the subject of his first-ever Culture Fair project. Unfortunately, bossy Dolores Starbuckle has dressed as the Queen of Egypt and wants the same topic. She asks Andy if they can work together, but Andy needs time to decide. For grades K-3. 2008. BR 19061 ## ### _Foreign Book_ The following book was recently produced for the NLS program. To order it, contact your braille-lending library. Spanish Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) BR 18711 por J.K. Rowling 7 volumes Esta secuela de Harry Potter y el Misterio del Príncipe (BR 16304) es la séptima y última entrega de la serie que sigue el joven mago Harry Potter y sus amigos y enemigos a través de sus años en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. El enfrentamiento con Voldemort está a mano y Harry tiene que tomar decisiones difíciles. Para grados 4-7 y lectores mayores. (Sequel to Harry Potter y el Misterio del Príncipe [BR 16304]. Harry confronts Voldemort in this concluding volume of the series about young wizard Harry and his friends and enemies during his years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For grades 4-7 and older readers.) 2008. BR 18711 ## ### Braille Magazines The following is a list of braille magazines in the Library of Congress program. Readers may obtain free personal subscriptions to these magazines. For information on the availability of specific magazines, consult the library that send you braille materials. Boys' Life (for children and teens, monthly) Braille Book Review (bimonthly) Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly) Braille Music Magazine (British monthly) Conundrum (British monthly) Cooking Light (11 issues) ESPN: The Magazine (biweekly) Harper's (literary; monthly) Health Newsletters (includes Harvard Health Letter, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, and University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter; monthly) Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine (monthly) Ladies' Home Journal (11 issues) Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; monthly) Muse (for children; 9 issues) The Musical Mainstream (quarterly) National Geographic (monthly) The New York Times Large Print Weekly (weekly) News (NLS quarterly) Parenting Early Years (11 issues) Parenting School Years (11 issues) PC World (personal computing; monthly) Playboy (11 issues) Poetry (11 issues) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 24 issues) Science News (26 issues) Seventeen (for teens; 10 issues) Short Stories (British monthly) Spider: The Magazine for Children (9 issues) Stone Soup (children's writings; 6 issues) Update (NLS quarterly) Schedules for the following sports leagues are also available: American Baseball League National Baseball League National Basketball Association National Football League National Hockey League Women’s National Basketball Association ###