Braille Book Review, Vol. 70, No. 6, November-December 2001
Braille Book Review
November-December 2001
Volume 70, Number 6
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Contents:
In Brief
Books for Adults
     Nonfiction
     Fiction
Books for Children
     Nonfiction
     Fiction
Braille Magazines
In Brief
Newsstand
The following announcements 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.  Items mentioned, however,
are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not
imply endorsement.
New titles from National Braille Press.  National Braille
Press has announced the publication of The Puzzlemaster
Presents 200 Mind-Bending Challenges from NPR, by Will
Shortz.  Two hundred word puzzles from the popular series
that airs weekly on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition
Sunday" are now available in book form for braille readers
to challenge themselves and their friends. Answers are
provided in the back of the book.  The cost is $12.00 for
two braille volumes.
   Three books from Mary Pope Osborne's popular Magic
Treehouse series are now available in braille.  This set of
books (in braille only) features simple vocabulary, extra
spacing between the lines, and high interest for grades 2-4
to help ease the transition from storybooks to intermediate
readers.  The books in this new set are: No. 15, Viking
Ships at Sunrise; No. 17, Tonight on the Titanic; and No.
23, Twister on Tuesday.  The cost of the set of three
braille volumes is $15.00.  For orders or further
information, contact National Braille Press, 88 St. Stephen
Street, Boston, MA 02115-4302. To charge, call 800-548-7323
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to orders@nbp.org.  To learn more about these and other
books, visit the National Braille Press web site at
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2002 calendars. Listed below are some organizations that
produce calendars in braille or  print/braille.
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
18440 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 343-2022
     or
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9315
 6 x 6-inch braille calendar. Features one page per
month, a personal day page, and a listing of major holidays.
Accepts orders by mail only. Free.
American Printing House for the Blind  (APH)
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY  40206-0085
(502) 895-2405
800-223-1839
info@aph.org
www.aph.org/products
 8 x 11-inch large-print/braille sixteen-month APH
InSights Art Calendar. Includes holidays and moon phases.
Features selected art from the APH juried competition.
Accepts orders by mail or telephone.  English edition,
catalog #5-18971-02, $6.50; Spanish edition, catalog #5-
18973-02, $6.50.
 2 x 3-inch (business card size) braille pocket calendar.
Allows a braille user to track dates for an entire year.
JaJo Braille Pocket Calendar 2002, catalog #1-18990-02, $2.
Braille Institute Press
741 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90029
(323) 663-1111, ext. 1513
800-272-4553
 8 x 11-inch print/braille calendar. Provided as an
insert in the December issue of the Braille Mirror and the
holiday issue of Expectations. A limited quantity of extras
are available and can be ordered by mail or telephone. Free.
National Braille Press
Attn: Customer Service
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA  02115
(617) 266-6160
800-548-7323
orders@nbp.org
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 8 x 11-inch print/braille calendar with Winnie the Pooh
motif.  Accepts prepaid orders by mail or telephone. $10.99.
The following information is reprinted from Talking Book
Topics, November-December 2001.
NLS web site upgraded
The NLS web site has been redesigned recently for clarity
and ease of use.  Talking Book Topics and many other NLS
publications are available on the web site, including eight
annual volumes of Cassette Books published since 1993, four
biennial volumes of For Younger Readers, Books in Spanish
1994-2000, reference materials, subject bibliographies,
newsletters, and reports on the progress of the NLS Digital
Talking Book Program.  Readers will also find a simplified
online search tool to enable them to search the NLS catalog.
Because of the time required for production processes that
follow final editorial review, Talking Book Topics is
usually posted on the web site several weeks in advance of
its availability in print, recorded, or diskette versions.
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.  Items mentioned, however,
are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not
imply endorsement.
Disaster preparedness pamphlet.  Disaster Preparedness for
People with Disabilities, a publication of the American Red
Cross, is available for download or for use online at the
American Red Cross web site www.redcross.org/services/
disaster/beprepared/mobileprogs.html.  Audiotape cassette
and print versions of the pamphlet are also available for a
nominal fee.  Contact your local chapter of the American Red
Cross for information.  Quote reference number A5091 for the
print editon, and A5091C for the cassette.
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_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_
Plutarch: The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume
2.
BR 12636.
by A.H. Clough.
8 volumes.
Biographical accounts of noble Greeks and Romans from
mythological times through the early second century A.D.
This 1864 revision of Dryden's classic seventeenth-century
translation compares the character, moral conduct, and fates
of such noted figures as Demosthenes and Cicero, providing
rich descriptions of social life in the Mediterranean world.
1992.
BR 12636.
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The Examined Life: Readings from Western Philosophy from
Plato to Kant.
BR 12637.
edited by Stanley Rosen.
6 volumes.
Representative texts by major philosophers grouped into six
categories: social and political thought, religion, art and
culture, metaphysics, epistemology, and science. Each
section is prefaced with an introduction to the topic.
Includes excerpts from works by Aristotle, Hobbes,
Augustine, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Hegel, Wittgenstein,
Descartes, Kuhn, and Ayala, among others. 2000.
BR 12637.
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Connect.
BR 12733.
by Edward M. Hallowell.
3 volumes.
A psychiatrist offers suggestions for finding inner peace by
connecting with other people, as well as with traditions and
ideals. Uses anecdotes from his patients and his own life to
illustrate how to achieve satisfaction from relationships.
Explains how health and happiness depend on connections.
1999.
BR 12733.
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A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and
a Marriage.
BR 12742.
by Linda Carbone and Ed Decker.
2 volumes.
In alternating chapters, a husband and wife describe the
nine years they spent trying to conceive. Although Ed was
the one who wanted a child at any cost, they were equally
caught up in infertility treatments, miscarriages, and an
adoption attempt. Finally their daughter arrives, but not as
they had planned. 1999.
BR 12742.
##
Explorer Leader Handbook.
BR 12757.
by  Boy Scouts of America.
3 volumes.
Handbook for advisors and youth leaders of Explorer Scouts.
Describes the role of an advisor to an Explorer post in
setting up the post and training the youth leaders.
Discusses the nature of Exploring and the responsibilities
of officers, and tells how to plan and conduct a successful
meeting. 1991.
BR 12757.
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Jonathan Swift: A Portrait.
BR 12772.
by Victoria Glendinning.
4 volumes.
A biographical study of the eighteenth-century English
cleric best known for _Gulliver's Travels (BR 12766)_.
Examines Swift's corrosive satires, poems, letters, and
other writings, as well as earlier biographies, to gain
insight into his elusive character. Probes his romantic
relations with the two women in his life--Stella and
Vanessa. 1998.
BR 12772.
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Plays and Fragments.
BR 12773.
by  Menander.
3 volumes.
Menander (c. 341-291 B.C.), whose works pioneered the
representation in drama of ordinary people, is known as the
foremost innovator of the New Comedy of ancient Greece. In
addition to several fragments unearthed in the twentieth
century A.D., this collection includes _Old Cantankerous_
and _The Girl from Samos_. 1987.
BR 12773.
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Vulcan's Fury: Man against the Volcano.
BR 12793.
by Alwyn Scarth.
3 volumes.
Depicts fifteen volcanic eruptions across a wide
geographical and historical spectrum with emphasis on the
aftermaths and how people were affected. Spans the centuries
from A.D. 79 (Vesuvius) to 1991 (Pinatubo) in discussing
volcanos around the globe. Contains eyewitness reports from
survivors. 1999.
BR 12793.
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Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life.
BR 12805.
by Richard Ben Cramer.
6 volumes.
Muckraking biography of sports legend Joe DiMaggio, who rose
from his Sicilian working-class background in San Francisco
to become an American icon. Explores his pivotal games and
business decisions, his obsession--and fights--with Marilyn
Monroe, his dubious mob acquaintances, his life after
baseball, and his lonely death in Florida. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2000.
BR 12805.
##
Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in
the Twentieth Century.
BR 12811.
by Robert E. Weems.
2 volumes.
An associate professor of history at the University of
Missouri--Columbia traces African Americans' ascent among
retail purchasers from marginal shoppers in the early 1900s
to an important segment of the consumer market in the 1990s.
Explores stereotypes used to target this community. Includes
an epilogue, appendix, and notes. 1998.
BR 12811.
##
Strong Women Stay Slim.
BR 12819.
by Miriam E. Nelson.
3 volumes.
In this companion to _Strong Women Stay Young (BR 11896)_
the author continues with advice on exercising with weights
in order to develop strength, build bone, improve balance
and flexibility, and increase energy. Presents pertinent
scientific evidence, sample exercises, and healthful
recipes. 1998.
BR 12819.
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Weight Training for Dummies.
BR 12835.
by Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg.
4 volumes.
Fitness consultant and health writer describe more than 130
strengthening exercises for all parts of the body, which are
suitable for "rookies and veterans alike." Explains proper
weight lifting technique and gives tips on designing a
personal workout program. 1997.
BR 12835.
##
The Good Guys of Baseball: Seventeen True Sports Stories.
BR 12879.
by Terry Egan and others.
1 volume.
Seventeen biographies describing men in baseball who
exemplify some of the best traits an athlete can possess on
or off the field: loyalty, decency, determination, and the
willingness to work hard. Included are Don Wardlow, a blind
sportscaster, and one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott. Grade 1
braille. 1997.
BR 12879.
##
House of Invention: The Secret Life of Everyday Products.
BR 12921.
by David Lindsay.
1 volume.
Proceeds room-by-room through a house and into the garage to
discuss the origins of common consumer products. Reveals the
stories behind Vaseline, intermittent windshield wipers,
frozen food, hair straightener, condoms, disposable razors,
brassieres, flat-bottomed paper bags, electrical outlets,
pencils, Muzak, and more. 2000.
BR 12921.
##
On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel.
BR 12948.
by Tony Cohan.
2 volumes.
A writer and his artist wife first visit San Miguel de
Allende in 1985 on vacation. Capitulating to the town's
charm, they purchase a badly deteriorated house. As they
restore their home, they ease into a gracious lifestyle
while appreciating the Mexican traditions they've embraced.
2000.
BR 12948.
##
Dinner with Friends.
BR 12986.
by Donald Margulies.
1 volume.
Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama in which two married
couples who have been close friends for years are in the
process of examining their interrelationships when one
couple breaks up. Gabe and Karen, who introduced the
divorcing couple Tom and Beth, find themselves wondering
about their own marriage. Some strong language. 2000.
BR 12986.
##
The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys: A Growing-
Up Guide for Parents and Sons.
BR 12988.
by Lynda Madaras.
2 volumes.
Provides an overview of puberty and discusses changes that
take place in a boy's shape, size, reproductive organs,
sexuality, hygiene requirements, and health concerns. Also
discusses puberty in girls. Updated edition of _BR 7314_.
For junior and senior high and older readers. 2000.
BR 12988.
##
The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls: A
Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters.
BR 12992.
by Lynda Madaras.
2 volumes.
Provides an overview of puberty and discusses changes that
take place in a girl's shape, size, reproductive organs,
menstrual cycle, and sexuality. Also discusses puberty in
boys. Updated edition of _BR 8039_. For junior and senior
high and older readers.  2000.
BR 12992.
##
Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a
Year) by an Ocean.
BR 12995.
by Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery.
1 volume.
Former college roommates' letters to each other during the
year Montgomery and her new husband spent in Africa as Peace
Corps teachers. Liftin discusses her New York jobs,
relationships, apartments, and weird neighbors; Montgomery
describes the illness, poverty, and people of her temporary
home. Some strong language. 1999.
BR 12995.
##
The Right Moves: A Girl's Guide to Getting Fit and Feeling
Good.
BR 13054.
by Tina Schwager and Michele Schuerger.
3 volumes.
An athletic trainer and a former competitive skater advise
teenagers on combining attitude, proper nutrition, and
exercise to achieve fitness. They discuss the pros and cons
of various workout options along with diets, eating
disorders, visualization, stretching, and more. For junior
and senior high readers. 1998.
BR 13054.
##
Three Miles Down.
BR 13146.
by James Hamilton-Paterson.
2 volumes.
The author's account of his 1995 participation in Project
Orca--the hunt for a Japanese submarine sunk during World
War II and believed to be carrying several tons of gold. He
portrays the anticipation of finding treasure and a
primordial watery world full of unexpected beauty. Some
strong language. 1999.
BR 13146.
##
Women Saints: Lives of Faith and Courage.
BR 13163.
by Kathleen Jones.
3 volumes.
Biographical sketches of forty women with varied careers and
achievements, who became saints on the merits of their
individual contributions. Includes Americans Elizabeth Ann
Seton and Katharine Drexel. Some were visionaries, martyrs,
and missionaries, while others lived as wives and mothers.
1999.
BR 13163.
##
Strong Women, Strong Bones: Everything You Need to Know to
Prevent, Treat, and Beat Osteoporosis.
BR 13186.
by Miriam E. Nelson.
3 volumes.
The author of _Strong Women Stay Young (BR 11896)_
prescribes a strength training program and nutritional
guidelines to fight osteoporosis and osteopenia. She also
discusses diagnostic tests, medications--including hormone
replacement therapy--and myths regarding bone density.
Provides an altered program for men at risk. 2000.
BR 13186.
##
Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
BR 13194.
by Christine Perdan Curran.
1 volume.
Examines the history, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of
sexually transmitted diseases--both bacterial and viral--as
well as other contagious problems such as lice, scabies, and
fungi. Includes information on syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes,
AIDS, and hepatitis. For junior and senior high and older
readers. 1998.
BR 13194.
##
Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy.
BR 13201.
by Mel Greaves.
3 volumes.
Examines cancer from a Darwinian perspective to enlighten
future understanding for improved prevention, detection, and
treatment of the disease. Cites historical examples and
modern concerns about male and female cancers. Discusses the
overriding factors to be considered in dealing with this
complex and often-fatal illness. 2000.
BR 13201.
##
 My Friend, My Friend: The Story of Thoreau's Relationship
with Emerson.
BR 13207.
by Harmon Smith.
3 volumes.
Drawing heavily on their journals and letters, Smith
chronicles the twenty-five-year association between Ralph
Waldo Emerson, a financially well-placed teacher, and Henry
David Thoreau, a struggling student, which began at Harvard
in 1837. The relationship faltered for a while with the
publication of _Walden_, but was renewed when Thoreau's
health began to fail. 1999.
BR 13207.
##
Descartes: His Life and Thought.
BR 13214.
by Genevive Rodis-Lewis.
4 volumes.
Biography of the seventeenth-century French philosopher. A
professor at the Sorbonne examines Descartes's intellectual
characteristics and psychological makeup and the influence
of cultural events on his development. Draws on his
correspondence and writings to explain his philosophical
method and contributions to mathematics. 1998.
BR 13214.
##
Life on the Mississippi.
BR 13216.
by Mark Twain.
4 volumes (Reissue).
Memoir of Twain's career as a steamboat pilot on the
Mississippi River in his youth before the Civil War. Twenty-
one years later he returns for a trip from St. Louis to New
Orleans, reminiscing about the changes and the cities he
encounters. Includes a history of the river. 1883.
BR 13216.
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Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation.
BR 13217.
by William H. Gass.
2 volumes.
An interpretive study of the life and works of the German
poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1857-1926). Combines an
impressionistic biography of the temperamental artist, a
critical examination of his poetry, various renderings by
other translators, and Gass's own translation of _The Duino
Elegies_. 1999.
BR 13217.
##
No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase
Smith.
BR 13231.
by Janann Sherman.
4 volumes.
Biography based on interviews with the former politician
from Maine, the first woman U.S. senator. Recalls Smith's
thirty-three years in Washington that began after a special
election to complete her late husband's term as
representative. Delves into her often-controversial views,
including her reluctance to be labeled a feminist even while
supporting equal rights. 2000.
BR 13231.
##
Physics in the Twentieth Century.
BR 13234.
by Curt Suplee.
2 volumes.
Describes advances in physics over the last century.
Includes chapters on the electromagnetic spectrum, quantum
mechanics, atomic structures, chaos and order, and the
evolution of the universe. Chronicles the research that
resulted in the creation of new technology. For senior high
and older readers.   1999.
BR 13234.
##
The Souls of Black Folk.
BR 13240.
by W.E.B. Du Bois.
2 volumes.
Essays and sketches published in 1903 examine African
American experiences, spirituality, and struggles in the
South after the Civil War. Recalls some historical
milestones; argues that emancipation should have meant
immediate equality rather than slow progress toward this
ideal. Questions the lack of personal leadership in black
communities. 1903.
BR 13240.
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_Fiction_
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea.
BR 12729.
by James Fenimore Cooper.
5 volumes (Reissue).
A nineteenth-century sea story suggested by an episode in
the life of John Paul Jones, which combines romance,
intrigue, betrayal, near-shipwreck, and sea fights. 1823.
BR 12729.
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A Complicated Situation: Stories.
BR 12744.
by Jane Mullen.
2 volumes.
Nine stories depicting various facets of family life,
including sibling relations, aging, conflict, separation,
tragedy, and loss. "Dardis and Me" tells of a twenty-five-
year-old man who takes in his troubled sister after their
parents die. The brother comes to realize that he is as much
in need of succor as she. 1998.
BR 12744.
##
The Captain's Bride: The Northern Lights, Book 1.
BR 12820.
by Lisa Tawn Bergren.
3 volumes.
Following their marriage in Norway in 1880, Elsa and Peder
Ramstad sail to America, where Peder owns a shipyard in
Maine. Others are along, including Karl, Peder's business
partner, and Elsa's sister Tora. Problems abound, but
perseverance, faith, and fidelity triumph in the end.
Prequel to _Deep Harbor (BR 13142)_. 1998.
BR 12820.
##
Shopgirl.
BR 12849.
by Steve Martin.
1 volume.
Artistic Mirabelle has an uninspiring job behind the glove
counter at Neiman Marcus in Los Angeles, but what she really
craves is love. Then smitten Seattle millionaire Ray Porter
sends Mirabelle the gloves he purchased from her, beginning
an unconventional relationship. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.
BR 12849.
##
Sidetracked: A Kurt Wallander Mystery.
BR 12874.
by Henning Mankell.
4 volumes.
Ystad, Sweden. Police officer Kurt Wallander is about to
leave on vacation when a young girl immolates herself and a
former minister of justice is brutally murdered. Somehow the
cases are connected. Other killings follow, committed by
someone who always escapes on a moped. Some violence. 1999.
BR 12874.
##
In the Gloaming: Stories.
BR 12875.
by Alice Elliott Dark.
2 volumes.
Ten tales about American suburbia. The title piece--about a
young man with AIDS returning to his mother's home to die--
was adapted for film. In "Dreadful Language," a judgmental
young girl grows up to have the same kind of empty,
disappointing marriage as her mother's. Some strong
language. 2000.
BR 12875.
##
The Summer after June.
BR 12880.
by Ashley Warlick.
2 volumes.
Twenty-five-year-old Lindy Jain finds herself unable to cope
and abandons her family and fianc, taking her murdered
sister's baby to her grandmother's house in Galveston. There
Lindy falls in love with a childhood friend soon after
discovering her own pregnancy. Some descriptions of sex.
2000.
BR 12880.
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_The_ _Inland Ice_ and Other Stories.
BR 12901.
by ils N Dhuibhne.
2 volumes.
Modern-day stories by an Irish writer are interspersed with
excerpts from a folktale, revealing that young women's
feelings and interests have much in common across the ages.
In "Love, Hate, and Friendship," Fiona flies to France
ostensibly for a literature conference but really to gain
perspective on a relationship. Some strong language. 1997.
BR 12901.
##
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of
Georgia Nicolson.
BR 12902.
by Louise Rennison.
2 volumes.
A fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl records important
events in her journal, describing life at school and at home
with her toddler sister and troublemaking cat. Georgia and
her boy-crazy girlfriends spend their spare time on beauty
treatments and devising strategies for catching the right
guy's attention. For senior high readers. 1999.
BR 12902.
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By the Shore.
BR 12903.
by Galaxy Craze.
2 volumes.
Twelve-year-old May lives with her self-indulgent mother and
younger brother in a bed-and-breakfast by the English sea.
She observes her mother's love affairs, daydreams about her
long-absent father, and aspires to join the in crowd at
school. Some strong language. For senior high and older
readers. 1999.
BR 12903.
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Soft Money: A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery.
BR 12904.
by k.j.a. Wishnia.
2 volumes.
Ecuadorian-born ex-NYPD policewoman Filomena joins rookie
Janette Ivins investigating the murder of a friendly
neighborhood grocer. Meanwhile, Filomena has a new job at an
environmental firm where she soon suspects some illegal
activity is depleting the charity funds. Some violence and
some strong language. 1999.
BR 12904.
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Leaving Pico.
BR 12905.
by Frank X. Gaspar.
2 volumes.
Award-winning poet Gaspar's autobiographical tale of Josie
Carvalho, who grows up in the Portuguese fishing village in
Provincetown, Massachusetts. Abandoned by his mother, Josie
is raised by an aunt and his seldom sober grandfather, who
regales him with the adventures of an ancestor who
supposedly discovered America before Columbus. 1999.
BR 12905.
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The Fall of the Year.
BR 12913.
by Howard Frank Mosher.
2 volumes.
Vermont, 1950s. Frank Bennett returns to his small home town
after graduation from university to decide his future. His
adoptive father, a priest, keeps him busy assisting with
parish duties involving the locals, who include a fortune
teller, a herbalist, a con artist, and a girl who captures
Frank's heart. 1999.
BR 12913.
##
Prince.
BR 12914.
by Ib Michael.
2 volumes.
In the suspension of time that is summer, Malte (age twelve)
helps out at a Danish seaside inn in 1912. Icebergs release
their secrets, and Malte finds a long-ago sailor's coffin on
the beach. The mystery of the sailor intermingles with the
boy's own adventures with the townspeople. 1999.
BR 12914.
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Jitterbug: A Novel of Detroit.
BR 12916.
by Loren D. Estleman.
2 volumes.
Detroit, 1943. A serial killer is roaming the city murdering
people suspected of hoarding ration coupons. Lieutenant Max
Zagreb uses all the methods available--legal and illegal--to
track down the culprit. Meanwhile, police contend with
growing racial unrest that explodes into a race riot.
Violence and strong language. 1998.
BR 12916.
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Moll Flanders.
BR 12919.
by Daniel Defoe.
3 volumes (Reissue).
Moral tale set in seventeenth-century England and Virginia
recounts the crimes and misfortunes of a lusty and strong-
willed woman. Among Moll's five marriages was one,
unwitting, to her own brother. After years as a thief and a
prostitute, she attains great wealth, and spends her old age
comfortably repenting her youthful excesses. 1722.
BR 12919.
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Sea of Memory.
BR 12920.
by Erri De Luca.
1 volume.
Italy, 1950s. A sixteen-year-old boy spends the summer with
his family on an island near Naples. He learns to fish with
his uncle and old Nicola, falls in love with a Jewish orphan
girl, and becomes obsessed with learning about the horrors
of the recent war. 1999.
BR 12920.
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The Book Borrower.
BR 12922.
by Alice Mattison.
2 volumes.
Two young mothers meet in 1975, while their children play in
a park. Deborah lends Toby a memoir of the 1920s trolley
strike, which she reads and forgets. But years later, her
encounter with the book's now elderly central figure helps
Toby come to terms with Deborah's death. Strong language.
1999.
BR 12922.
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White Sky, Black Ice: A Nathan Active Mystery.
BR 12947.
by Stan Jones.
2 volumes.
Alaska state trooper Nathan Active works in his native
village where his birth mother, an Inupiat Eskimo, had given
him up for adoption to his white parents years ago. Active
suspects that two recent suicides were actually murders.
Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. 1999.
BR 12947.
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Stories of the Far North.
BR 12949.
edited by Jon Tuska.
2 volumes.
Nine short stories set in the far northwest portraying the
fight against the elements, the tie between man and dog, and
the struggle for survival. Includes _The League of the Old
Men_ by Jack London and the ballad _The Trail of 'Ninety-
Eight_ by Robert Service. 1998.
BR 12949.
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Code to Zero.
BR 12966.
by Ken Follett.
3 volumes.
In January 1958, as the U.S. prepares to launch its answer
to Soviet satellite Sputnik, key space scientist Luke Lucas
wakes up in a public toilet with a hangover and amnesia.
Luke must reconstruct his identity in order to thwart a
sabotage plot--and the clock is ticking. Some strong
language. Bestseller 2000.
BR 12966.
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The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment.
BR 12993.
by Graham Greene.
2 volumes.
In the early phase of World War II, British widower Arthur
Rowe, after having euthanatized his sick wife, unwittingly
becomes embroiled with a band of fifth columnists. And then
he falls in love. Some violence. 1943.
BR 12993.
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The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil
War.
BR 13144.
by Stephen Crane.
2 volumes (Reissue).
Henry Fleming, a young country boy, enthusiastically enlists
with the Union army during the Civil War. Wanting to prove
himself a hero, but experiencing shock and fear on the
battlefront, he finally revives his courage and self-respect
in a crucial advance. New edition includes an additional
chapter from author's notes. 1895.
BR 13144.
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Doa Ins vs. Oblivion.
BR 13195.
by Ana Teresa Torres.
2 volumes.
Caracas aristocrat Doa Ins is obsessed with regaining
title to a piece of jungle land. The legal battle between
her white heirs and the descendants of her husband and a
black slave woman go on for centuries after her death in
1781. Mobil Pegasus Prize for Lit.  1999.
BR 13195.
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Murder in Foggy Bottom.
BR 13196.
by Margaret Truman.
3 volumes.
A well-dressed corpse in Washington's Foggy Bottom may be
connected to three suspicious commuter plane crashes. Lovers
Max Pauling and Jessica Mumford, both of the State
Department, are pursuing the investigation when Jessica's
ex-husband turns up, fleeing the right-wing extremist
faction in which he'd been operating undercover. Some
violence and some strong language. 2000.
BR 13196.
##
End of Days.
BR 13197.
by Dennis Danvers.
3 volumes.
In this sequel to _Circuit of Heaven (BR 11977),_ seventy
years have passed since Gabriel attempted to destroy the
Bin. When a young Christian Soldier discovers a prototype of
the Bin, Gabriel learns the Bin itself still exists, setting
off unforeseen consequences. Some descriptions of sex and
some strong language. 1999.
BR 13197.
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Dawn on a Distant Shore.
BR 13199.
by Sara Donati.
5 volumes.
Upper New York, 1794. Elizabeth Bonner and her children
travel to Montreal to ransom her husband Nathaniel and his
father, Hawkeye, from the French. The children are then
kidnapped by a Scotsman intent on returning the Bonners to
Europe to claim an inheritance. Sequel to _Into the
Wilderness (BR 12298)_. 2000.
BR 13199.
##
World of Pies.
BR 13218.
by Karen Stolz.
2 volumes.
Vignettes of growing up in small-town Texas, with regional
recipes included. In 1962 Roxanne, a baseball-playing
tomboy, learns how to bake for the pie contest and
encounters racial prejudice for the first time. In high
school she is embarrassed by her mother's pregnancy. And
tragedy strikes the family.  2000.
BR 13218.
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The Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery.
BR 13219.
by Karen Harper.
2 volumes.
London, 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, with the help of her
informal council of friends from _The Poyson Garden
(BR13032)_, foils another plot on her life. When the
promiscuous sister of the queen's lady-in-waiting is
murdered, suspicion falls on the traitorous Seymour family.
Some violence. 2000.
BR 13219.
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The Houseguest.
BR 13220.
by Agnes Rossi.
3 volumes.
In 1934 grief-stricken Edward Devlin buries his wife in
Ireland, leaves his six-year-old daughter, Maura, behind
with maiden aunts, and goes to America. With John
Fitzgibbon's help, Edward finds a new job; he also stays in
Fitz's home and has an affair with Fitz's young wife. Some
strong language. 2000.
BR 13220.
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Slo-Mo! My Untrue Story.
BR 13221.
by Rick Reilly.
2 volumes.
Sportswriter's novel is "as told" by young seven-foot,
eight-inch Maurice Finsternick. After spending his formative
years in a cave-dwelling cult, naive Mo is drafted into the
NBA and struggles to comprehend Charles Barkley, his other
teammates, and the industry. Some explicit descriptions of
sex and some strong language. 1999.
BR 13221.
##
The Queen of Attolia.
BR 13222.
by Megan Whalen Turner.
2 volumes.
In this sequel to _The Thief (BR 11285),_ the Queen of
Attolia captures Eugenides, the official thief of Eddis.
Although her severe punishment nearly breaks his spirit, he
continues to love her throughout the ensuing political and
military intrigues. For junior and senior high readers.
2000.
BR 13222.
##
Even Steven.
BR 13229.
by John Gilstrap.
3 volumes.
A filthy, terrified toddler stumbles into the campsite of
Bobby and Susan Martin, who are grieving for their stillborn
child. In the next few horrifying minutes, Bobby kills the
man chasing the boy, discovers he was a cop, and then flees
with the boy and Susan. Violence and strong language. 2000.
BR 13229.
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The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love.
BR 13230.
by Joan Medlicott.
3 volumes.
Three widowed roommates leave their Pennsylvania
boardinghouse for the North Carolina mountains to look at a
dilapidated farmhouse one of them has inherited. Against the
wishes of their children and landlady, the women move in and
soon find their lives dramatically changed--for the better.
2000.
BR 13230.
##
A Burnt-Out Case.
BR 13244.
by Graham Greene.
2 volumes.
Colonial-era Belgian Congo. Querry, a playboy architect with
a lurid background, retires to an African leprosarium, where
he earns a reputation as a "saint" by using his expertise to
build better facilities for the community. But then his past
is discovered. 1960.
BR 13244.
##
Dreamcatcher.
BR 13274.
by Stephen King.
5 volumes.
Four friends have hunted together for twenty-five years.
This trip, however, is interrupted  by an intruder's
rambling about lights in the sky. Patterned like a Native
American talisman, the dreamcatcher phenomenon must be
summoned for the men to fight alien and natural horrors.
Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2001.
BR 13274.
##
On the Street Where You Live.
BR 13281.
by Mary Higgins Clark.
2 volumes.
Because lawyer Emily Graham is being stalked, she changes
jobs and moves to New Jersey. She buys the house that once
belonged to her great-great-grandaunt Madeline Shapley,
whose skeleton turns up in Emily's back yard. Suddenly Emily
finds herself being followed again. Some violence.
Bestseller 2001.
BR 13281.
##
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_Books for Children_
The following books were recently produced for the NLS
program.  To order books, contact your braille-lending
library.
_Nonfiction_
Glorious Grasses: The Grains.
BR 12838.
by Meredith Sayles Hughes.
1 volume.
Explains how humans have cultivated and used various grains
including wheat, rice, corn, millet, oats, barley, and rye.
Discusses the nutritional value of these cereal products and
provides recipes. For grades 4-7. 1999.
BR 12838.
##
Tall and Tasty: Fruit Trees.
BR 12839.
by Meredith Sayles Hughes.
1 volume.
Describes historical origins, uses, and growing requirements
of fruit trees such as apple, mango, fig, peach, and various
citrus. Includes recipes. For grades 4-7. 2000.
BR 12839.
##
Flavor Foods: Spices and Herbs.
BR 12842.
by Meredith Sayles Hughes.
1 volume.
Describes the historical origins, uses, and growing
requirements of various spices and herbs derived from
flowers, fruits, leaves, bark, seeds, roots, and rhizomes.
Includes pepper, vanilla, nutmeg, horseradish, licorice,
ginger, cinnamon, mustard, basil, rosemary, saffron, and
parsley. For grades 4-7.   2000.
BR 12842.
##
The Complete Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh.
BR 12911.
by A.A. Milne.
1 volume.
Originally written to entertain the author's son,
Christopher Robin, some of the verses are about the boy's
stuffed animals. This volume contains both the first
collection, _When We Were Very Young_, published in 1924,
and the second, _Now We Are Six_, published in 1927. For
grades K-3.   1927.
BR 12911.
##
The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History:
A Book of Answers for Kids.
BR 12989.
by Liz Sonneborn.
2 volumes.
Questions and answers present information on the history and
culture of various Native American tribes. Provides brief
responses to such questions as "Where did the first Indians
come from?" "Did Indians celebrate Thanksgiving with the
Pilgrims?" "How were totem poles made?" and "What is a
powwow?" For grades 5-8.   1999.
BR 12989.
##
Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
BR 12999.
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin.
2 volumes.
Biography of a woman who was born a slave and became a civil
rights leader. Best known for her fight against lynching
African Americans, Wells was a founding member of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Describes her accomplishments, crusades, and personal life.
Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers.   2000.
BR 12999.
##
Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year.
BR 13076.
retold by Eric A. Kimmel.
1 volume.
Once a year on Rosh Hashanah, Gershon would stuff his
thoughtless acts into a sack and throw them into the sea.
But when his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin
children, Gershon truly repents of his wicked ways. A
retelling of a Hasidic legend. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-
3. 2000.
BR 13076.
##
Sight.
BR 13241.
by Laurence Pringle.
1 volume.
Describes the parts of the human eye and how they work.
Discusses color blindness, visual perception, animal eyes,
and eye care, among other topics. For grades 3-6.  2000.
BR 13241.
##
Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Explorer
Roy Chapman Andrews.
BR 13242.
by Ann Bausum.
1 volume.
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer who discovered
huge fields of dinosaur bones and a complete nest of
dinosaur eggs in Mongolia during the 1920s. Explains how
Andrews pioneered modern paleontology field research using a
team of specialists on his five expeditions to Asia. For
grades 5-8. 2000.
BR 13242.
##
Multiple Sclerosis.
BR 13245.
by Edward Susman.
1 volume.
Description of the disabling condition of the nervous
system--a malady that usually strikes women--affecting
350,000 in the U.S. Using case histories, discusses the
symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Relates the history of the disease and research advances.
For grades 4-7.   1999.
BR 13245.
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_Fiction_
The Secret of the Old Clock.
BR 12806.
by Carolyn Keene.
1 volume.
When Nancy Drew witnesses a near-accident on a country road,
she becomes involved with a missing will and the theft of
some valuable silver pieces. For grades 3-6. 1930.
BR 12806.
##
The Hidden Staircase.
BR 12807.
by Carolyn Keene.
1 volume.
Nancy Drew visits the family mansion of a close friend to
discover the source of untraceable music, thumps, creaking
noises, and eerie shadows. For grades 3-6. 1930.
BR 12807.
##
The Bungalow Mystery.
BR 12808.
by Carolyn Keene.
1 volume.
Nancy Drew has a terrifying experience in a deserted
bungalow, while trying to help a friend in trouble. For
grades 3-6. 1930.
BR 12808.
##
Misty of Chincoteague.
BR 12918.
by Marguerite Henry.
1 volume.
The adventures of Maureen and Paul Beebe, who want to own
the freedom-loving mare Phantom and her colt, Misty--wild
ponies from the islands along Virginia's Atlantic coast. For
grades 3-6. Newbery Honor.  1947.
BR 12918.
##
The Mystery at Lilac Inn.
BR 12943.
by Carolyn Keene.
1 volume.
Nancy Drew becomes involved in the mystery of a haunted inn
and learns to her dismay that someone is impersonating her.
For grades 3-6.   1930.
BR 12943.
##
Death at Devil's Bridge.
BR 12946.
by Cynthia DeFelice.
1 volume.
Thirteen-year-old Ben--last seen in _Devil's Bridge (RC
37491)_--and his best friend Jeff are lured into trouble by
their desire to be "cool."  A teen tourist on their home
island of Martha's Vineyard disappears, others are robbed,
and the boys become unwitting drug runners. For grades 5-8
and older readers. 2000.
BR 12946.
##
The Borrowers Afloat.
BR 12990.
by Mary Norton.
1 volume.
The Borrowers--Pod, Homily, and Arrietty--must find a new
home when the human family upon whom they depend moves out.
A wild boy named Spiller helps the tiny people on a
hazardous journey starting in a drain. Sequel to _The
Borrowers Afield (BR 7026)_. For grades 3-6. 1959.
BR 12990.
##
The Borrowers.
BR 12991.
by Mary Norton.
1 volume (Reissue).
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty are a family of tiny people who
live beneath the floors of an old country house, borrowing
what they need from humans. When Arrietty encounters a human
boy, the endangered Borrowers must relocate. Prequel to _The
Borrowers Afield (BR 7026)_.  For grades 3-6. 1952.
BR 12991.
##
The Borrowers Aloft: With the Short Tale _Poor Stainless_.
BR 12994.
by Mary Norton.
1 volume.
In this sequel to _The Borrowers Afloat (BR 12990),_ the
tiny family settles happily in a model village just their
size, only to be kidnapped by the owner of a competing
miniature town. The second tale relates the search for
Stainless when he goes missing in the scullery. For grades
3-6. 1961.
BR 12994.
##
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
BR 13073.
by Dr. Seuss.
1 volume (Reissue).
Nonsense verses for beginning readers feature such creatures
as Yinks, Zeds, Gacks, Yops, Gox, and Wumps. PRINT/BRAILLE.
For preschool-grade 2.   1960.
BR 13073.
##
The Hockey Sweater.
BR 13359.
by Roch Carrier.
1 volume.
Like all the boys in a small Quebec town, Roch wears his
ice-hockey hero's Montreal Canadiens sweater, number nine,
until he outgrows it. He is horrified when his mother
insists he wear the new Toronto Maple Leafs sweater sent in
a mail order mix-up. For grades 3-6.   1979.
BR 13359.
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Braille Magazines
The following is a list of braille magazines in the Library
of Congress program.  Readers may obtain free personal
subscriptions to these magazines.  For information
on the availability of specific magazines, consult the
library that send you braille materials.
Boys' Life (for children and teens, monthly)
Braille Book Review (bimonthly)
Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly)
Braille Music Magazine (British monthly)
Conundrum (British monthly)
Cooking Light (10 issues)
ESPN: The Magazine (biweekly)
Harper's (literary; monthly)
Health Newsletters (includes Harvard Health Letter, Mayo
     Clinic Health Letter, and University of California at
     Berkeley Wellness Letter, monthly)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine (monthly)
Ladies' Home Journal (monthly)
Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; 10 issues)
Muse (for children; 10 issues)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
National Geographic (monthly)
The New York Times Large Type Weekly (weekly)
News (NLS quarterly)
Parenting (monthly except January and July)
PC World (personal computing; monthly)
Playboy (monthly)
Poetry (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