Braille Book Review
January-February 2009
Volume 78, Number 1

_Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly in large-
print,braille, and computer diskette formats and 
distributedfree 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 
ordercatalogs 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
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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
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Library of Congress, Washington 2009

Library of Congress
Catalog Card Number 53-31800
ISSN 0006-873X

Contents:

In Brief

Books for Adults
     Nonfiction
     Fiction

Books for Children
     Nonfiction
     Fiction

Braille Magazines

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In Brief
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. The items 
mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing 
does not imply endorsement.
											
Braille labeling book available
Label It! Braille and Audio Strategies for Identifying Items at Home and 
Work by Judith M. Dixon is now available from the National Braille 
Press. Dixon, who is chair of the Braille Authority of North America, 
identifies the best labeling ideas and strategies that she and her 
friends have used through the years. Focusing primarily on labeling with 
braille, she covers the basics: clothing and accessories, medications, 
food containers, appliances, and miscellaneous items like postage 
stamps, chargers, and cables. This title?available in braille, ASCII 
text, Portabook, and print formats for $10?can be ordered online at 
www.nbp.org, by calling 800-548-7323 ext. 1, or by sending an e-mail to 
orders@nbp.org.

Guide to foreign-language courses for blind or low-vision students
The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange, which encourages 
people with disabilities to learn foreign languages and pursue 
international travel, recently published a new guide to help blind and 
low-vision students take advantage of a broad range of foreign-language 
courses from Arabic to Turkish. The brochure, "Accessing Foreign-
Language Materials as a Blind or Low Vision Student," is available 
online in HTML, Microsoft Word, plain text, audio, and braille formats 
at www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/foreignlang.

2009 Calendars
Listed below are organizations that produce calendars in braille or 
print/braille.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
800-223-1839
(502) 899-2274 fax
info@aph.org
www.aph.org/products/index.html
Accepts orders by fax, mail, or telephone.
?  Braille DateBook calendar in a two-ring binder. Calendar has tabbed 
pages of durable plastic. Catalog no. 1-07899-09, $66. 
Calendar replacement pages, catalog no. 1-07898-09, $16. Filler paper 
and extra tabs, catalog no. 1-07897-00, $10.	
?  Large-print/braille (36 point) 8-1/2 x 11-inch APH InSights Art 
Calendar. Includes holidays and moon phases. Features selected art from 
the APH juried competition. Catalog no. 5-18971-09, $7.50.
?  Large-print/braille everyday activities calendar in a three-ring 
binder with color 
dividers between each month, two days per page. Calendar can be used 
year after year. For children ages three to eight. Catalog no. 1-08121-
00, $58. 
?  Large-print/braille individual calendar kit. Kit contains two 
brightly colored embossed bold lined grid sheets for making individual 
month-at-a-glance calendars. Catalog no.1-18971-00, $18. 

Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D, 
Center for the Visually Impaired
1170 Main Street		
Buffalo, NY 14209-0398
(716) 882-1025, ext. 4508
(716) 882-5577 fax
cmyers@olmstedcenter.org
www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/Programs/ResourceCenter
Accepts prepaid orders by mail.
?  Braille 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch desk calendar with two days per page and 
dividers for each month. $46.97. Refills, $38.99.

JBI International
110 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2525
jbilibrary@jbilibrary.org
www.jbilibrary.org
Accepts requests by e-mail, mail, 
or telephone.
?  Braille 5769/2009 Jewish reference calendar. A sixteen-month listing 
that includes Shabbats and holidays. Free.

Lutheran Blind Mission 
Library for the Blind
Attn: Lynne Borchelt				
7550 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63119-4409
888-215-2455
blind.mission@blindmission.org
www.blindmission.org
Accepts requests by mail or telephone. 
?  Braille 8-1/2 x 11-inch Scripture calendar. Features a Bible verse 
each month. Free.

Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund
3500 North Elm Road
Jackson, MI 49201
(517) 780-5096
(517) 783-5295 fax
www.mi-braille.com
Accepts requests by fax or telephone.
?  Large-print/braille 6-1/4 x 3-3/4-inch purse-sized, spiral-bound 
calendar. Includes a separate listing of major holidays. Free.

National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115-4302
(617) 266-6160 ext. 20
800-548-7323
www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/2009POOH.html
Accepts orders online or by telephone.
?  Large-print/braille 12 x 12-inch wall calendar with a Winnie-the-Pooh 
motif. Includes a sheet of sixty full-color stickers of Pooh and his 
friends. $13.99.

National Federation of the Blind
Independence Market
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, ext. 2216
(410) 685-2340 fax
IndependenceMarket@nfb.org
www.nfb.org
Accepts requests by e-mail, fax, mail, or telephone.
?  Braille 6 x 6-1/2-inch calendar. Features one page per month, a 
personal day page, and a listing of major holidays. Catalog no. BBC09-B, 
free.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Attn: Reference Section
Washington, DC 20542
(202) 707-9275
800-424-8567	
nlsref@loc.gov
Accepts requests by e-mail or telephone.
?  Braille 6 x 6-1/2-inch datefinder and 
signature guide. Covers a twelve-month period from July of the current 
year to June of the following year. Measures 5 x 3-1/2 inches. Free.

Sight Connection
9709 Third Avenue NE, #100
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
(206) 525-5556
800-458-4888
(206) 525-0422 fax
csbstore@csbps.com
www.sightconnection.com
Accepts prepaid orders by fax, mail, online, or telephone.
?  Braille magnetic board calendar holds the days and months of the year 
in 1-inch tiles. Tiles are in braille and print with raised tactile 
numbers and letters. Includes extra tiles. Catalog no. PLU 809, $33.75.

Society for the Blind
Aids to Independence Store
2750 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 452-8271, ext. 302
(916) 452-2622 fax
store@societyfortheblind.org
www.shopsftb.org/servlet/StoreFront
Accepts orders by e-mail, fax, mail, 
or telephone.
?  Braille 5-1/2 x 8-1/2-inch desk calendar with clipboard that shows 
two days per page. At the top of each page are the day of the week, 
date, and month. Catalog no. SKU 20-06-01, $65.95. 

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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 information of the reader, a notice may
appear immediately following the book description to
indicate occurrences of strong language, explicit
descriptions of sex, or violence. The word "some" before 
any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent
occurrence, as in "some strong language."	

Adult Nonfiction

Folk Socks: The History and Techniques of Handknitted Footwear
BR 17084
by Nancy Bush
2 volumes
Editor of Knitter's Magazine discusses the social history and evolution 
of footwear. 
Provides instructions for eighteen traditional patterns from Great 
Britain and Europe 
including sturdy boot socks, lacy stockings, and kilt hose. Section on 
techniques features 
heel turnings and toe shapings. 1994.
BR 17084
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The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the 
Classic 
Indian Text by Vatsyayana
BR 17262
translated by Alain Dani?lou
5 volumes
Classic guide to eroticism, exploring the sexual arts and practices of 
India, collected in 
the fourth century B.C. Discusses heterosexual and homosexual 
relationships with 
numerous variations. Includes commentary by Indian scholars. Explicit 
descriptions of 
sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1994.
BR 17262
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Stitch 'n' Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
BR 17303
by Debbie Stoller
3 volumes
Provides a brief history of crochet, introduces types of hooks and 
yarns, and explains 
basic and fancy stitches and finishing techniques. Features step-by-step 
instructions for 
forty projects ranging from scarves and shawls to hats, bags, seasonal 
wear (a bikini), 
accessories, and gifts for babies and homes. 2006.
BR 17303
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The South Beach Heart Program: The Four-Step Plan That Can Save Your 
Life
BR 17321
by Arthur Agatston
3 volumes
Cardiologist and author of The South Beach Diet Cookbook (BR 15442) 
proposes a 
prevention revolution for heart care. Examines standard medical 
procedures then outlines 
his program. Recommends noninvasive imaging, advanced blood testing, and 
a regimen 
of diet, exercise, and medication with regular physician evaluations. 
2007.
BR 17321
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The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
BR 17383
by Luca Turin
2 volumes
Turin, a biophysicist, fragrance designer, and the subject of Chandler 
Burr's The 
Emperor of Scent (BR 14687), addresses the mysteries of olfactory 
perception. Discusses 
the history, theories, and scientific evidence surrounding the debate 
over which molecular 
properties?shape or vibration?are responsible for odor character. 2006.
BR 17383
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Seeing beyond Blindness
BR 17387
by Shelley Kinash
3 volumes
Inquiry into the blind person's online-learning experience. Author 
presents interpretive 
research culled from interviews with seven blind online learners and 
twenty-five others?
blind and sighted?including parents, teachers, and inventors of 
accessibility resources. 
Discusses usability and user issues such as technological proficiency 
and working 
knowledge of adaptive technology. 2006.
BR 17387
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Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the Sixties and 
Today
BR 17393
by Tom Brokaw
5 volumes
Author of The Greatest Generation (BR 13580), television anchorman Tom 
Brokaw 
conducted dozens of personal interviews with baby boomers to document 
the decade of 
the 1960s. Includes reminiscences about the political, cultural, and 
socioeconomic 
meaning of the era and the changes that occurred. Some strong language. 
Bestseller. 
2007.
BR 17393
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Disability Awareness?Do It Right! Your All-in-One How-to Guide: Tips, 
Techniques, 
and Handouts for a Successful Awareness Day
BR 17395
edited by Mary Johnson
2 volumes
The Ragged Edge Online community's guide to planning and presenting a 
disability 
awareness event. Explains the negative consequences of disability 
simulations and 
suggests alternative activities that promote the concept of "ableism," 
as advocated by the 
disability rights movement. Includes a countdown calendar, a checklist, 
resources, and 
readings. 2006.
BR 17395
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The Power of Simple Prayer: How to Talk with God about Everything
BR 17405
by Joyce Meyer
2 volumes
Minister and author of Look Great, Feel Great (BR 16709) offers a guide 
to developing a 
fulfilling, effective communion with God. Suggests ways to incorporate 
prayer into daily 
life and to utilize the Bible. Discusses types of prayer, hindrances to 
praying, and the 
phenomenon of unanswered prayer. 2007.
BR 17405
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Become a Better You: Seven Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
BR 17451
by Joel Osteen
3 volumes
Pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church and author of Your Best Life Now (BR 
16228) 
offers advice on applying biblical principles to make positive changes 
in one's life. 
Advocates becoming more self-confident and developing better 
relationships and habits. 
Includes examples of transformation from his ministry. Bestseller. 2007.
BR 17451
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Gifts in a Jar: Holiday Fun, Recipes to Make Your Own Gifts
BR 17494
1 volume
Ideas for creating Christmas presents by layering dry baking ingredients 
in wide-mouth, 
one-quart canning jars. The recipients can then mix and bake the treats 
at a later time. 
Includes recipes for cookies, muffins, rum balls, and other sweets that 
once sealed can 
keep for up to six months. 2002.
BR 17494
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
BR 17499
by Malcolm X
5 volumes
The life of African American religious leader Malcolm X (1925?1965). The 
author 
describes his boyhood in Lansing, Michigan, street life in Harlem, 
conversion to the 
Black Muslim movement while imprisoned for robbery, and evolution into a 
high-profile 
spokesman for black dignity, power, and separatism. Foreword by Alex 
Haley. 1964.
BR 17499
##

Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds
BR 17500
by Miyoko Chu
2 volumes
Ornithologist describes the migratory, breeding, and wintering patterns 
of American 
songbirds such as blackbirds, crows, finches, jays, swallows, thrushes, 
warblers, and 
wrens, during each of the four seasons. Discusses researchers' efforts 
to understand the 
birds' movements, behaviors, and navigation methods and examines 
conservation issues 
and threats from human development. 2007.
BR 17500
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Joni: An Unforgettable Story
BR 17654
by Joni Eareckson Tada
2 volumes
Tada, paralyzed from the neck down by a diving accident in 1967, shares 
her struggle?
what she calls an "incredible adventure"?to adjust to her disability. 
Describes 
overcoming, through faith in God, her physical and emotional challenges 
and even 
becoming a skillful artist by using her mouth to guide her pen. 1976.
BR 17654
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Ten Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet): A Guide to the Scientific 
Wilderness
BR 17659
by Michael Hanlon
2 volumes
British science writer focuses on issues that puzzle and intrigue him, 
including the nature 
of time, the mystery of reality, the obesity epidemic, and paranormal 
phenomena. He 
probes the riddle of consciousness in chapters on animal sentience and 
on the continuity 
of existence. For senior high and older readers. 2007.
BR 17659
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Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation
BR 17671
by Mike Robbins
2 volumes
Robbins, a motivational speaker and a former professional baseball 
player, offers 
strategies for overcoming negative influences to improve relationships, 
find success and 
fulfillment, and experience an overall gratitude for life. Discusses 
five principles of 
appreciation, the power of positive thinking, and the importance of 
acknowledging 
others. Includes exercises. 2007.
BR 17671
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Freedom
BR 17709
edited by Marc Maurer
1 volume
Eight individuals share their experiences with blindness. In the title 
memoir, Maurer 
reflects that "blindness must be confronted in unconventional ways if 
progress in 
surmounting its disadvantages is to be made." In "Mom, What Does Blind 
Mean?" 
Pauletta Feldman answers her non-sighted son's questions. 2006.
BR 17709
##

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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 information of the reader, a notice may
appear immediately following the book description to
indicate occurrences of strong language, explicit
descriptions of sex, or violence. The word "some" before 
any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent
occurrence, as in "some strong language."	

Adult Fiction

The Better Angels of Our Nature
BR 17226
by S.C. Gylanders
4 volumes
April 1862. At the Battle of Shiloh, General William Tecumseh Sherman 
discovers a 
young teenaged orphan, Jesse Davis, on the scene. Believing Jesse 
brought him good 
luck, Sherman gives him work as an orderly and trains him in warfare?
even after 
discovering that Jesse's a girl. Some violence. 2006.
BR 17226
##

The Three Musketeers
BR 17264
by Alexandre Dumas
6 volumes
Seventeenth-century France. D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, determined to 
join the king's 
bodyguards. He duels with each of the three musketeers?Athos, Porthos, 
and Aramis?
and becomes their close friend. Their swashbuckling escapades occur amid 
court 
intrigues dominated by Cardinal Richelieu. A 2006 translation by Richard 
Pevear. 1844.
BR 17264
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Blaze
BR 17266
by Richard Bachman
2 volumes
Maine. Clayton "Blaze" Blaisdell, a petty criminal left mentally 
disabled by parental 
abuse, partners with George Rackley to commit crimes. After George dies, 
Blaze 
continues with their plot to kidnap a wealthy family's baby and finds 
himself in danger. 
Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 
2007.
BR 17266
##

Peony in Love
BR 17273
by Lisa See
3 volumes
Seventeenth-century China. Already promised in marriage, sheltered and 
educated 
fifteen-year-old Peony becomes enamored of the opera The Peony Pavilion. 
After her 
untimely death, Peony returns as a ghost to pursue her interest in the 
opera and haunt the 
new family of her betrothed. Bestseller. 2007.
BR 17273
##

The Short Novels of Jack Schaefer
BR 17305
by Jack Schaefer
5 volumes
Five works depicting life on the western frontier from the Civil War to 
the twentieth 
century. Homesteaders, Native Americans, and drifters find courage, 
tragedy, and 
romance in First Blood, The Canyon, Company of Cowards, The Kean Land, 
and the 
classic Shane. Introduction by Dorothy M. Johnson. 1949.
BR 17305
##

The Inheritance of Loss
BR 17319
by Kiran Desai
3 volumes
Himalayas, 1986. Retired judge Jemubhai Patel lives with his cook and 
sixteen-year-old 
granddaughter Sai. An Indian-Nepalese insurgency makes Jemubhai confront 
his past and 
interrupts Sai's romance with her Nepali tutor. Meanwhile, the cook 
worries about his 
son in America. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and 
some violence. 
Booker Prize. 2006.
BR 17319
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Related Readings
BR 17394
by Ernest J. Gaines
3 volumes
A Louisiana ex-slave recounts her life from the end of the Civil War to 
the mid-
twentieth-century civil rights movement. Also includes a speech by 
Sojourner Truth, a 
short story by Pearl S. Buck, and related memoirs, poems, and essays. 
Some strong 
language. 1971.
BR 17394
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While I Live: The Ellie Chronicles, Book 1
BR 17399
by John Marsden
2 volumes
Follows the Tomorrow Series. After the war, Australia is partitioned and 
Ellie returns to 
her family farm with friends Homer and Gavin. When Ellie's parents are 
murdered, 
Homer joins a vigilante group called Liberation. Meanwhile Ellie 
struggles to keep her 
land. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2007.
BR 17399
##

The West of Owen Wister: Selected Short Stories
BR 17403
by Owen Wister
2 volumes
Six stories by author of The Virginian (BR 16196) depicting cowboys, 
soldiers, Indians, 
and priests in various geographic settings. Includes Wister's first 
published western, 
"Hank's Woman" (1892), as well as "Little Big Horn Medicine," "The 
Second Missouri 
Compromise," and "Padre Ignazio." 1972 introduction by Robert L. Hough. 
1892.
BR 17403
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Tattoo
BR 17411
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2 volumes
After fifteen-year-old friends Delia, Annabelle, Bailey, and Zo get 
temporary tattoos at 
the mall, each develops a psychic power. The girls need their new 
talents to fight an evil 
fairy who plans to wreak havoc at their school dance. For senior high 
readers. 2007.
BR 17411
##

Stone Cold
BR 17421
by David Baldacci
3 volumes
Ex-CIA agent Oliver Stone gathers Camel Club members, last seen in The 
Collectors 
(BR 16877), to help con artist Annabelle Conroy escape an enemy. But 
Stone soon learns 
that he, too, is on a hit list?composed of those involved in a long-ago 
assassination. 
Violence and strong language. 2007.
BR 17421
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Home to Holly Springs: A Father Tim Novel, Book 1
BR 17423
by Jan Karon
3 volumes
Nearly forty years after leaving his childhood home, retired 
Episcopalian priest Father 
Tim Kavanagh of Mitford, North Carolina, is beckoned back to Holly 
Springs, 
Mississippi. While reuniting with old friends and acquaintances, Father 
Tim uncovers 
family secrets and discovers who sent for him. Some strong language. 
Bestseller. 2007.
BR 17423
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What They Found: Love on 145th Street
BR 17425
by Walter Dean Myers
2 volumes
Fifteen stories set in Harlem centering around different aspects of 
love. In the first tale a 
dying man asks that his memorial service be held at the grand opening of 
his family's 
beauty salon. Companion to 145th Street (BR 13133). Some strong 
language. For senior 
high readers. 2007.
BR 17425
##

Anything but Ordinary
BR 17427
by Valerie Hobbs
1 volume
New Jersey social misfits Bernie and Winifred have been best friends 
since eighth grade. 
Bernie abandons the idea of college after his mother dies, while 
Winifred attends a 
university in California. Even after Bernie follows her, they both 
realize they have to 
forge separate identities. For senior high readers. 2007.
BR 17427
##

Shark Girl
BR 17429
by Kelly Bingham
2 volumes
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-
year-old Jane, a 
talented artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the 
changes in her plans for 
the future. Told in conversations, letters, and prose poems. For junior 
and senior high 
readers. 2007.
BR 17429
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The Christmas Pearl
BR 17434
by Dorothea Benton Frank
1 volume
Charleston, South Carolina. Ninety-three-year-old matriarch Theodora 
lives in her 
ancestral house, where her malcontented family gathers for the holidays. 
Theodora longs 
for a peaceful celebration similar to the events in her 1920s childhood 
that the family's 
Gullah housekeeper Pearl created. But then Pearl's ghost returns and 
restores harmony. 
2007.
BR 17434
##

Simple Gifts
BR 17503
by Lori Copeland
3 volumes
Forty-three-year-old single mom Marlene Queens returns to Parnass 
Springs, Missouri, to 
settle her late aunt's affairs. Marlene's stay is complicated by 
eccentric townsfolk, the 
presence of her childhood sweetheart, and a long-held secret she hopes 
God will help her 
keep. 2007.
BR 17503
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The Black Sheep and the Princess
BR 17504
by Donna Kauffman
3 volumes
Ex-cop Donovan MacLeod learns that Kate Sutherland?whom he secretly 
lusted after as 
a teenager?is in trouble. Kate, who now owns the Catskills camp where 
they met, is 
tormented by vandals. Unaware of Kate's own hidden desires, Mac returns 
to protect her. 
Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2007.
BR 17504
##

The Buenos Aires Broken Hearts Club
BR 17505
by Jessica Morrison
3 volumes
Seattle webmaster Cassie Moore's life spirals out of control after her 
fianc? dumps her 
and she loses her job. She impulsively books a six-month holiday in 
Buenos Aires, 
Argentina. There Cassie befriends locals and foreigners alike, starts a 
business, and falls 
in love. Some strong language. 2007.
BR 17505
##

Right Livelihoods: Three Novellas
BR 17549
by Rick Moody
2 volumes
Three novellas about post-9/11 life. In The Omega Force a retired 
government employee 
becomes obsessed with the thought of foreigners invading. In K and K a 
manager 
receives threatening notes in the office suggestion box. In The 
Albertine Notes survivors 
in a bombed-out Manhattan become drug addicts. Strong language. 2007.
BR 17549
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Petticoat Ranch
BR 17550
by Mary Connealy
3 volumes
Texas, 1867. When Ranger deputy Clay McClellen discovers that his long-
lost twin 
brother, Cliff, was murdered, he vows to marry Cliff's widow Sophie and 
care for her 
daughters. The unlikely newlyweds work together, with God, to bring 
Cliff's killer to 
justice, save their land, and forge a new love. 2006.
BR 17550
##

Darcy and Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley; Pride and Prejudice 
Continues
BR 17551
by Linda Berdoll
6 volumes
Derbyshire, England; 1815. Following Fitzwilliam Darcy's successful 
rescue of his sister 
in France in Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife (BR 17461), Darcy returns home to 
his wife 
Elizabeth and newborn twins. The return of Darcy's nemesis George 
Wickham mars his 
contentment. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.
BR 17551
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Blind Faith
BR 17556
by Ellen Wittlinger
2 volumes
After fifteen-year-old Liz loses her grandmother, Liz's mother joins a 
spiritualist church 
to communicate with the dead and alienates her atheist husband. New 
neighbors sixteen-
year-old Nathan and his younger sister live with their grandmother while 
their mother is 
dying. Liz and Nathan console each other. For senior high readers. 2006.
BR 17556
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Everlasting
BR 17562
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
3 volumes
England, 1135. Lady Abrielle marries the lecherous Desmond de Marl? to 
save her 
family from poverty and disgrace after King Henry denies her stepfather 
a title and lands. 
But Abrielle is in love with Scottish Raven Seabern and hopes for a 
miracle. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex. 2007.
BR 17562
##

Girl at Sea
BR 17564
by Maureen Johnson
2 volumes
Seventeen-year-old Clio resents having to spend the summer with her 
divorced dad, who 
is searching for sunken treasure near Italy?especially when her father's 
archaeologist 
girlfriend is along. But Clio meets a cute Yale student and has a chance 
to dive for 
artifacts. For senior high readers. 2007.
BR 17564
##

Guyaholic: A Story of Finding, Flirting, Forgetting?and the Boy Who 
Changes 
Everything
BR 17652
by Carolyn Mackler
1 volume
"V" from Vegan Virgin Valentine (BR 15649) falls in love with Sam but 
destroys their 
relationship by cheating. V drives to Texas to reconnect with her 
neglectful mother and to 
gain insight into her own behavior. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. For 
senior high readers. 2007.
BR 17652
##

Imposture
BR 17653
by Benjamin Markovits
2 volumes
Eliza Esmond mistakes Lord Byron's former private physician for the poet 
himself and 
the young doctor, John Polidori, does not enlighten her. Believing that 
her dreams have 
come true, she eagerly accepts his attentions. 2007.
BR 17653
##

The Accidental Mother
BR 17655
by Rowan Coleman
3 volumes
British events planner Sophie is unprepared for the news that her old 
friend Carrie has 
died. Since Carrie's estranged husband Louis has not been found, Sophie 
must step up as 
the legal guardian of Carrie's two young daughters. Some descriptions of 
sex and some 
strong language. 2007.
BR 17655
##

Last Night at the Lobster
BR 17662
by Stewart O'Nan
1 volume
The New Britain Red Lobster restaurant will close for good on December 
20. Manager 
Manny DeLeon wants to make that day special for his staff, including the 
waitress he 
used to date and the disgruntled employees who will not be transferred 
to the Olive 
Garden with Manny. Strong language. 2007.
BR 17662
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Z for Zachariah
BR 17663
by Robert C. O'Brien
2 volumes
Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, seemingly the sole survivor of a nuclear 
war, is tending 
her family farm when she sees smoke from a campfire?a stranger is in the 
valley. She 
takes precautions to hide her presence, realizing there are worse things 
than being alone. 
For junior and senior high readers. 1974.
BR 17663
##

Paper Hearts
BR 17667
by Debrah Williamson
3 volumes
Wenonah, Oklahoma. Widowed professor Max Boyle is about to take his own 
life to 
avoid assisted living when he encounters Chancy Deel, a teenaged runaway 
who is hiding 
in his garage. Max hires Chancy as his caregiver?an arrangement that 
gives both of 
them a new chance at life. 2007.
BR 17667
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Indian Pipes: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
BR 17669
by Cynthia Riggs
2 volumes
Victoria Trumbull, the ninety-two-year-old deputy police officer of 
Martha's Vineyard, 
spots a man in trouble halfway down a cliff. After he dies, Victoria's 
investigation of the 
possible murder looks at the victim's connection to the blackmail of a 
gay man, a 
disruptive motorcycle rally, and gambling. Some strong language. 2006.
BR 17669
##

The Hearts of Horses
BR 17672
by Molly Gloss
2 volumes
Eastern Oregon, 1917. Twenty-year-old Martha Lessen, along with her 
three horses, finds 
work on the Bliss family ranch when all the men are off at war. Martha 
travels from 
homestead to homestead as a horse whisperer and carries messages among 
the diverse 
folk who include immigrants, drunks, and spinsters. 2007.
BR 17672
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Fools Rush In: A Sam McCain Mystery
BR 17678
by Ed Gorman
2 volumes
Black River Falls, Iowa; 1963. Attorney Sam McCain discovers the bodies 
of Richie 
Neville, a white blackmailer, and David Leeds, an African American 
college student who 
was dating the daughter of a white senator. Suspects include a biker 
gang and the 
daughter's ex-boyfriend. Strong language and some violence. 2007.
BR 17678
##

Fast Track: Redline Racing, Book 1
BR 17679
by Anthony Hampshire
1 volume
Eddie and his friends sink their savings into a Trans-Am Mustang and 
enter their first pro 
race. They soon learn that it takes more than skill to win when some of 
the drivers race 
by their own set of rules. For senior high readers. 2005.
BR 17679
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On the Limit: Redline Racing, Book 3
BR 17681
by Anthony Hampshire
1 volume
Eddie's future as a racing driver looks bright when a sponsor signs on?
then someone 
tampers with his racecar. Eddie and his crew must test the limits of 
their talent and 
teamwork to make it to the winner's circle. For senior high readers. 
2006.
BR 17681
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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.


Children's Nonfiction

Every Season
BR 17038
by Shelley Rotner and Anne Love Woodhull
1 volume
Celebrates children's enjoyment of the four seasons of the year, 
beginning with spring. 
PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2007.
BR 17038
##

Kids' Baking: Sixty Delicious Recipes for Children to Make
BR 17396
by Sara Lewis
1 volume
Collection of recipes that were selected to encourage kids to bake and 
eat foods that 
appeal to them. Includes muffins, cookies, and shortbread for beginners 
with an adult 
standby, and cakes, scones, and squares for more advanced, independent 
bakers. Covers 
equipment, ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and tips. For grades 
4-7. 2006.
BR 17396
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The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for 
Equal Rights
BR 17397
by Russell Freedman
1 volume
Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her 
"once-in-a-
hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense 
training, successful 
career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by 
racial 
discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial 
performance. 
For grades 6-9 and older readers. Newbery Honor Book; Sibert Medal. 
2004.
BR 17397
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>From Bat Sonar to Canes for the Blind
BR 17431
by Toney Allman
1 volume
Explains the echolocation skills used by bats that became the basis for 
designing a cane 
to permit people who are blind to have more freedom of movement. 
Discusses the 
UltraCane?a white cane fitted with transmitters to bounce signals off 
objects within ten 
feet. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2006.
BR 17431
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If My Mom Were a Platypus: Mammal Babies and Their Mothers
BR 17452
by Dia L. Michels
1 volume
Discusses the birth, growth, instincts, and feeding habits of fourteen 
mammals: platypus, 
elephant, koala, monkey, whale, giraffe, shrew, seal, bat, lion, bear, 
hippopotamus, 
orangutan, and human. Covers length of time mothers stay with their 
babies and what 
mothers teach them. For grades 3-6. 2005.
BR 17452
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Sounds All Around
BR 17453
by Wendy Pfeffer
1 volume
Explains how sounds are made and heard. Describes the purposes they 
serve for humans 
and other animals. For preschool-grade 2. 1999.
BR 17453
##

Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
BR 17557
by Russell Freedman
1 volume
Contends that Columbus was among the last of foreign explorers to reach 
the Americas 
and was preceded by Chinese explorers, Vikings, and Irish monks. 
Examines 
archaeological and DNA evidence on the origins of Native Americans that 
challenges the 
Bering Strait land bridge theory. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 
2007.
BR 17557
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
BR 17648
by Laura Amy Schlitz
1 volume
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old 
sons and 
daughters of nobility and paupers living near an English manor in 1255. 
Interspersed 
between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and 
events, such 
as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. 
Newbery Medal. 
2007.
BR 17648
##

United Kingdom
BR 17657
by Rachel Bean
1 volume
An overview of the country comprising England, Wales, Scotland, and 
Northern Ireland. 
Describes the region's climate, geography, plants and animals, history, 
culture, 
government, and economy. Includes a glossary of common Welsh phrases. 
For grades 3-
6. 2007.
BR 17657
##

Kenya
BR 17660
by Bridget Tanguay
1 volume
An overview of this eastern African nation. Describes Kenya's geography, 
climate, plants 
and animals, history, government, economy, and many cultures. Includes a 
glossary of 
common phrases in Swahili, one of Kenya's national languages. For grades 
3-6. 2006.
BR 17660
##

Egypt
BR 17661
by Selina Wood
1 volume
This overview of the land of pyramids along the Nile River covers 
Egypt's history but 
focuses on modern geography, natural resources, festivals, family life, 
and political and 
economic facts. For grades 3-6. 2007.
BR 17661
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Canada
BR 17674
by Brian Williams
1 volume
An overview of America's neighbor to the north. Describes Canada's 
geography, plants 
and animals, history, government, economy, industry, holidays, and 
culture, including 
that of the native Inuit people. For grades 3-6. 2007.
BR 17674
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Books for Children
_Books for Children_
The following books were recently produced for the NLS
program.  To order books, contact your braille-lending
library.

Children's Fiction

Monday with a Mad Genius: Magic Tree House, Book 38
BR 17410
by Mary Pope Osborne
1 volume
Jack and Annie travel back in time five hundred years to Florence, 
Italy. They spend a 
day helping Leonardo da Vinci, hoping to learn another of the four 
secrets of happiness 
from the artist. For grades 2-4. 2007.
BR 17410
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Just Grace
BR 17415
by Charise Mericle Harper
1 volume
When Grace Stewart, called Just Grace by her third-grade teacher, tries 
to help her 
neighbor Mrs. Luther feel better about wearing an arm cast that scares 
her cat Crinkles, 
Grace's good intentions backfire. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-
4. 2007.
BR 17415
##

Still Just Grace
BR 17416
by Charise Mericle Harper
1 volume
When a struggling student teacher assigns a group project, third-grader 
Just Grace gets so 
involved with Grace W. and Grace F. that she fails to understand why she 
and her best 
friend Mimi are drifting apart. Sequel to Just Grace (BR 17415). 
Beginning chapter book. 
For grades 2-4. 2007.
BR 17416
##

Marvelous Mercer
BR 17418
by Shea Megale
1 volume
At bedtime, Shea confides an idea to her assistance dog Mercer?he could 
be the best 
skating dog ever and win an Olympic medal. That night Mercer sneaks out 
and joins two 
dog friends, and they all have a grand adventure at the ice skating 
rink. For grades 2-4. 
2007.
BR 17418
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A Ghost Named Fred
BR 17430
by Nathaniel Benchley
1 volume
One rainy day, George enters an old house and meets Fred, a gentle ghost 
who is 
guarding a forgotten treasure. Searching the house together, George and 
Fred find the 
treasure in an unexpected place. A beginning reader. For grades K-3. 
1968.
BR 17430
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Runaround
BR 17559
by Helen Hemphill
1 volume
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-
year-old Sassy 
is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen to be her first 
boyfriend. Then she 
discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, 
too. Uncontracted 
braille. For grades 6-9. 2007.
BR 17559
##

Nancy Drew Collection: The Bike Tour Mystery, The Riding Club Crime, 
Werewolf in a 
Winter Wonderland
BR 17656
by Carolyn Keene
3 volumes
Three complete mysteries. Nancy, Bess, and George depart for a bike tour 
in Ireland that 
takes a dangerous turn. Nancy investigates sabotage at a camp horse-
riding competition. 
When disasters occur at the River Heights Winter Carnival, Nancy 
suspects a connection 
to a couple of wolves. For grades 4-7. 2003.
BR 17656
##

The Red Shoe
BR 17658
by Ursula Dubosarsky
1 volume
Sydney, Australia; 1954. Matilda (six), Frances (eleven), and Elizabeth 
(fifteen) cope 
with family problems while a headline-making spy who defected from 
Russia hides out 
next door. Intrigue and secrets swirl around their neighborhood and 
their family?a 
mentally unstable father, unhappy mother, and ever-present Uncle Paul. 
For grades 6-9. 
2006.
BR 17658
##

The Boy Who Returned from the Sea
BR 17664
by Clay Morgan
1 volume
Continuing from The Boy Who Spoke Dog (BR 17057), Jack is reunited with 
his beloved 
sheepdog Moxie on the island where they first met?but the dangerous 
Blackburn Jukes 
is there, too! He takes Jack prisoner and makes him search the bogs for 
amber. For grades 
5-8. 2007.
BR 17664
##

Elijah of Buxton
BR 17665
by Christopher Paul Curtis
2 volumes
Buxton, Canada; 1860. Born free in a settlement for runaway slaves, 
eleven-year-old 
Elijah Freeman discovers the horrors of slavery when he accompanies Mr. 
Leroy to 
Michigan. They track a thief who stole the money Mr. Leroy saved to buy 
his family's 
freedom. For grades 4-7. Coretta Scott King Award. 2007.
BR 17665
##

Hurt Go Happy
BR 17668
by Ginny Rorby
2 volumes
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since age seven, has an 
overprotective mother who 
refuses to let her daughter learn sign language. When Joey meets 
neighbor Dr. Mansell 
and his sign-user chimpanzee Sukari, her world blooms with 
possibilities. But a crisis 
involving Sukari brings Joey some heavy responsibilities. For grades 6-
9. Schneider 
Award. 2006.
BR 17668
##

Starcross; or, The Coming of the Moobs! or, Our Adventures in the Fourth 
Dimension! A 
Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel, and Curious Hats
BR 17670
by Philip Reeve
2 volumes
Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at 
the Starcross 
Hotel in the Asteroid Belt, but the luxury resort is not as it seems. 
Soon the Mumbys are 
dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. 
Sequel to Larklight; 
or, The Revenge of the White Spiders! or, To Saturn's Rings and Back! A 
Rousing Tale 
of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space (BR 17285). For 
grades 6-9. 2007.
BR 17670
##

Snakehead: An Alex Rider Adventure
BR 17673
by Anthony Horowitz
3 volumes
Alex reluctantly agrees to the Australian Secret Service's request to 
travel to Bangkok to 
infiltrate the southeast Asia Snakehead gang, which smuggles drugs, 
weapons, and 
people. While working on this dangerous mission, he uncovers information 
about the 
murder of his parents. For grades 6-9. 2007.
BR 17673
##

When I Crossed No-Bob
BR 17682
by Margaret McMullan
1 volume
Mississippi; Reconstruction Era. Twelve-year-old Addy O'Donnell lives 
with 
schoolteacher Frank Russell and his bride until Addy's father, a thief, 
returns to claim 
her. After the Ku Klux Klan burns a church, Addy must decide between 
justice and 
loyalty to her family. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2007.
BR 17682
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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 (11 issues)
Popular Communications (monthly)
Popular Mechanics (monthly)
Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular)
Rolling Stone (popular culture; 24 issues)
Science News (weekly)
Seventeen (for teens; monthly)
Short Stories (British monthly)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly) 
Stone Soup (children's writings; 5 issues)
Update (NLS quarterly)
The Washington Post Book World (weekly)

The following sports schedules are also available:
American Baseball League Schedule
National Baseball League Schedule
National Basketball Association Schedule
National Football League Schedule
National Hockey League Schedule
Women's National Basketball Association Schedule
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