Braille Book Review, Vol. 73, No. 4, July-August 2004 Braille Book Review July-August 2004 Volume 73, Number 4 _Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly in large-print, braille, and computer diskette formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists braille magazines and books available through a network of cooperating libraries. The braille edition also lists recorded books, giving abbreviated annotations. News about library services is featured in both editions. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries. 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Library of Congress, Washington 2004 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Foreign Language Books Spanish Braille Magazines In Brief Student Aid Audio Guide available The U.S. Department of Education makes available an updated recording on compact disk that provides information for blind and visually impaired students about federal student aid for education beyond high school. The guide covers federal grants, loans, and work-study, as well as non- federal sources of aid. Students can request one or more copies of the Audio Guide at no cost by contacting the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll free at 1-800-433-3243. Students can also listen to the Audio Guide on the web at www.studentaid.ed.gov/audioguide. Newsstand The following announcements may be of interest to readers. 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 magazines launched. Arc and Bark and Blindcites are new quarterly publications available by subscription in large- print and standard audiocassette formats. Arc and Bark is for guide-dog users, and Blindcites publishes high-quality fiction and poetry by blind writers. Each magazine is $25 per year, and both publications seek contributions. To submit or subscribe, contact: Dennis Holter, 1000 Kiely Blvd. #25, Santa Clara, CA 95051; or e-mail dennisholter@yahoo.com. The following item is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, July-August 2004. The 2004 Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Awards For more than seventeen years, the Scourby Awards have honored excellence in the narration of talking books and celebrated the importance of reading in so many lives. The 2004 Scourby Awards will take place on Thursday, October 14, and will be a web-based event. Readers will be able to vote and to view the ceremony via the web at www.afb.org/. From August 16 to September 15, individuals may vote for their favorite nominee in each of the award categories: fiction, nonfiction, and this year's special recognition category, multilingual nonfiction‡defined as a nonfiction work primarily in English, but with a significant number of foreign-language words, names, or phrases. For more information visit www.afb.org/ or contact Carrie Fernandez at (212) 502-7674 or cfernandez@afb.net. ### _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_ The Road to Chess Improvement. BR 14284. by Alex Yermolinsky. 4 volumes. Champion player and coach offers advice and strategy tips by analyzing actual games. Discusses a variety of opening set- ups, trend-breaking tools, the value of exchanges, and computer chess. Revisits classic games and instructions. 1999. BR 14284. ## The Rasputin File. BR 14452. by Edvard Radzinsky. 6 volumes. Examines the life and assassination of Rasputin--the controversial holy man who influenced the last imperial Russian court. Explores his alleged sexual misconduct, his spiritual hold over Tsarina Alexandra, and how he was murdered. Based on files from the Soviet archives. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. BR 14452. ## The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive World History. BR 14460. by Robert Royal. 5 volumes. Provides a global account of men and women martyred for their faith in the twentieth century. Asserts that in the 1900s more Catholics were persecuted, tortured, and killed because of their beliefs than in any previous period. Declares that martyrdom helps the church to survive and grow. 2000. BR 14460. ## A New Way to Cook. BR 14476. by Sally Schneider. 8 volumes. A professional chef replaces the high fat content found in many dishes while maintaining the flavors of the food. Contains more than six hundred recipes that allow eating everything in moderation by using cooking techniques for tasty but healthy meals. 2001. BR 14476. ## Wild about Herbs. BR 14530. by Roger Tabor. 3 volumes. Advice on growing and preserving more than one hundred useful herbs--including tarragon, chamomile, fennel, licorice, basil, blackberry, and dandelion--and some toxic ones. Suggests practical applications for culinary and therapeutic purposes. Provides recipes and directions for home use and crafts. 2002. BR 14530. ## Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile. BR 14585. by Phil Patton. 3 volumes. A cultural history of the Volkswagen, from its origins in the 1940s when Hitler popularized it as the "people's car" to its reinvention in California in 1998 as the New Beetle. Describes how the VW became a universally identifiable icon. 2002. BR 14585. ## The History of Terrorism. BR 14669. by Robert Taylor. 1 volume. Examines the political agendas, religious beliefs, and strategies of groups that use violence to generate fear to gain their objectives. Considers anticolonial, separatist, revolutionary, and holy wars throughout history. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14669. ## Terrorists and Terrorist Groups. BR 14670. by Stephen Currie. 1 volume. Discusses the origins, political purposes, religious beliefs, and strategies of groups that use violence to achieve their goals. Includes information on the Palestinian movement Hamas, Peru's Shining Path, the Irish Republican Army, al-Qaeda, and Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14670. ## A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance. BR 14672. by Marlena de Blasi. 2 volumes. Journalist, restaurant critic, and chef shares her tale of leaving her home, her grown children, and her job to marry a Venetian she barely knew. Describes how they built a life together with Italian food their only common language. Part romance, part food guide. Includes her recipes. 2002. BR 14672. ## Not Just a Living: The Complete Guide to Creating a Business That Gives You a Life. BR 14674. by Mark Henricks. 2 volumes. Journalist turned freelance writer discusses the pros and cons of being a "lifestyle entrepreneur"--someone who starts a business for lifestyle reasons rather than financial rewards. Discusses personal suitability, timing, and practicalities. 2002. BR 14674. ## What's So Amazing about Grace?. BR 14677. by Philip Yancey. 3 volumes. Religion writer illustrates the impact of forgiveness and mercy through a series of personal anecdotes, historical events, and biblical stories. In "Babette's Feast," a destitute woman is taken in by two sisters and years later invites an entire community to a feast in thanksgiving. 1997. BR 14677. ## StressRelief for Disasters Great and Small: What to Expect and What to Do from Day One to Year One and Beyond. BR 14678. by Georgia Witkin. 2 volumes. A contributor to FOX News and the author of _The Female Stress Syndrome Survival Guide (RC 51828)_ and other books offers solutions for coping with natural disasters and personal traumas. Also suggests methods for helping children. 2002. BR 14678. ## Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Windows XP. BR 14708. by Shelley O'Hara. 3 volumes. Explains the fundamentals of Windows XP for the nontechnical user. Covers starting programs, sending e-mails, searching the Internet, downloading music, watching videos, printing reports, and performing other tasks. 2003. BR 14708. ## Mr. Food Cooking by the Calendar: Fifty-two Weeks of Year- Round Favorites. BR 14709. by Art Ginsburg. 2 volumes. Mr. Food offers recipes, from simple to sophisticated, for each week of the year. In addition to selections for the major holidays, he suggests creations for a midwinter picnic, campfire cooking, state fair goodies, an English tea, and an ice cream sampler. 1999. BR 14709. ## The Genie in the Bottle: Sixty-four All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. BR 14722. by Joe Schwarcz. 3 volumes. Chemistry professor explores the science of commonplace materials and events in this collection of brief and conversational essays. Organizing his observations into five sections, including health, food, history, and "silly stuff," Dr. Schwarcz provides scientific explanations and anecdotes about everything from herbal remedies to the "magic" of the genie bottle. 2001. BR 14722. ## The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo. BR 14761. by Paula Huntley. 2 volumes. A journal of the author's experiences in Prishtina, Kosovo, where she taught English to returned Albanian students during an eight-month period in 2000. She describes the aftermath of the NATO-forced Serb retreat and her students' hopes for a better life in the depressed province. 2003. BR 14761. ## Four Seasons in Five Senses: Things Worth Savoring. BR 14762. by David Mas Masumoto. 2 volumes. Japanese American organic farmer reflects on what can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, and tasted on his family's California farm. Observing cycles of renewal and harvest and recognizing realities of small-scale farming in the age of agribusiness, Masumoto, _Harvest Son (BR 12668)_, groups his essays in five clusters, each identified with one of the senses. 2003. BR 14762. ## As Always, Jack: A Wartime Love Story. BR 14763. by Emma Sweeney. 1 volume. Following her mother's death in 1985, Emma Sweeney found a packet of letters her father had written as a navy pilot in the 1940s and 1950s. Through reading the letters, Emma came to know her father, who died before she was born, and to understand his love for her mother. 2002. BR 14763. ## Healing Heartburn. BR 14765. by Lawrence J. Cheskin and Brian E. Lacy. 2 volumes. Medical professors from Johns Hopkins University explain the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of acid reflux disease, also called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and heartburn. They discuss medications, complications, and special concerns of persons who are elderly or bedridden. 2002. BR 14765. ## The Difference That Disability Makes. BR 14770. by Rod Michalko. 2 volumes. Blind Canadian professor defines the way society perceives people with disabilities and usually associates impairment with suffering. Explores why disabled persons are either feared or considered useless, illustrating with anecdotes from his own experience. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14770. ## The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids. BR 14777. by Barbara Strauch. 2 volumes. Science editor from the _New York Times_ collates scientific brain research to illustrate that more than hormones regulate teenage behavior. Asserts that parental understanding can assist youth to pass more smoothly through adolescence. Explains why some teens sleep until noon and have mood swings. 2003. BR 14777. ## People of Vision: A History of the American Council of the Blind. BR 14800. by James J. Megivern and Marjorie L. Megivern. 9 volumes. Chronicle of the forty-year-old advocacy organization, American Council of the Blind (ACB), including its split with the National Federation of the Blind in 1961. The work, based on the private papers of founding member Durward McDaniel and conversations with other ACB members, also explores earlier activism on behalf of blind people. 2003. BR 14800. ## Health Insurance Resource Manual: A Guide for People with Chronic Disease and Disability. BR 14807. by Dorothy E. Northrop and Stephen E. Cooper. 2 volumes. Explains managed care health insurance plans, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and federal laws covering them. Also lists resources for high-risk individuals state by state. 2003. BR 14807. ## The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love. BR 14810. by Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff. 2 volumes. World-renowned conservationists propose ten principles to highlight humanity's role as stewards of the natural world. The authors share their vision of a future where people are compassionate and concerned for all living things. 2002. BR 14810. ## _The_ _American Dream_ and _The Zoo Story_: Two Plays. BR 14815. by Edward Albee. 1 volume. Two early works by an award-winning playwright. One is a satire of American family life. In _The Zoo Story_, Albee's first performed play, a confrontation between two widely dissimilar men leads to some wrenching personal revelations by both. 1959. BR 14815. ## The Gift of Jazzy. BR 14819. by Cindy Adams. 2 volumes. _New York Post_ columnist Cindy Adams recalls the loneliness she felt after the death of her husband, comedian Joey Adams, in 1999--until a friend sent her a Yorkshire terrier. Adams describes her first year with Jazzy and how the puppy helped her love and laugh again. 2003. BR 14819. ## Who Needs Classical Music? Cultural Choice and Musical Value. BR 14861. by Julian Johnson. 2 volumes. Discusses why contemporary society has marginalized classical music in favor of popular music. Defends the value of classical music as an art, rather than merely entertainment or background noise, and considers the role of music in the modern world. 2002. BR 14861. ## How to Be Alone: Essays. BR 14878. by Jonathan Franzen. 2 volumes. Thirteen essays on life in a fast-paced, media-saturated society. Franzen observes the lack of privacy and persistent loneliness of the individual despite technological advances and increased consumerism. Describes his father's Alzheimer's disease, his brief run-in with Oprah's Book Club, and the stigma of being a cigarette smoker. 2002. BR 14878. ## Treasured Poems That Touch the Heart: Cherished Poems and Favorite Poets. BR 14886. compiled by Mary Sanford Laurence. 1 volume. Anthology of familiar poems grouped by themes such as youth, life, romance, friendship, character, prayer, nature, sorrow, growing old, and reflections. Includes writings by the Brownings, Donne, Frost, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth. 1996. BR 14886. ## Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine. BR 14887. by Roy Porter. 2 volumes. British professor, author of _A Social History of Madness (BR 07721)_, studies Western medicine from ancient times to the 1990s. Includes changing conceptions of disease, doctors, therapies, surgeries, hospitals, and laboratories. 2002. BR 14887. ## The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul. BR 14893. by Thérèse de Lisieux. 2 volumes. Her spiritual life history, written by a devout French Carmelite nun a few years before her death in 1897 at the age of twenty-four. St. Thérèse, known as the "Little Flower," was canonized in 1925. Includes an introduction by John Beevers, translator of the work. 2001. BR 14893. ## The Americas: A Hemispheric History. BR 14899. by Felipe Fernández-Armesto. 2 volumes. Oxford historian describes the Western Hemisphere from prehistoric times to the present. Topics include indigenous peoples, the slave trade, politics, and commerce. Also discusses the vast contrasts between north and south and the increasing preeminence of the United States beginning in the late eighteenth century with independence, unity, and industrialization. 2003. BR 14899. ## Conditions of Love: The Philosophy of Intimacy. BR 14913. by John Armstrong. 1 volume. Reflections on meanings of love--from "falling in love" to long-term love. Using examples from literature, history, and philosophy, Armstrong discusses infatuation, romance, love's importance, sexuality, and maturity. 2002. BR 14913. ## Curves: Permanent Results without Permanent Dieting. BR 14914. by Gary Heavin and Carol Colman. 3 volumes. Fitness center founder Gary Heavin demonstrates how to achieve permanent weight loss by modifying one's lifestyle to include a fitness program and healthy eating habits. Includes examples of specific exercises and sample menus that raise the metabolic rate and lead to loss of unwanted pounds. Bestseller 2003. BR 14914. ## Essential Gardening for Teens. BR 14942. by Ruth Chasek. 1 volume. Beginners' guide to planning and planting an outdoor plot or container garden. Provides advice on site selection, choosing plants, soil preparation, space design, growing plants from seeds, and garden care. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. BR 14942. ## ### _Fiction_ Perish Twice. BR 14595. by Robert B. Parker. 2 volumes. In this sequel to _Family Honor (BR 14400)_, Boston private investigator Sunny Randall is hired briefly by a lesbian to protect her against a stalker. A murder and puzzling loose ends keep Sunny unofficially on the case. Meanwhile, Sunny's sister and a good friend experience troubling breakups. Strong language. Bestseller 2000. BR 14595. ## Back Story. BR 14638. by Robert B. Parker. 2 volumes. Boston P.I. Spenser agrees to help actress Daryl Silver investigate the murder of her mother twenty-eight years ago during a bank robbery. Spenser and colleague Hawk face danger when they uncover ties between a radical hippie group, the mob, and the FBI. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14638. ## Moby-Dick. BR 14641. by Herman Melville. 5 volumes. The sailor Ishmael tells the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the white whale in this novel which includes chapters on the natural history of the whale, the whole making an allegory of human potential and limitations. 1851. BR 14641. ## Captain Blood. BR 14666. by Rafael Sabatini. 3 volumes. Great Britain, 1685. When physician Peter Blood is accused of treason against King James II for treating a wounded rebel, he is sentenced to slavery in Barbados. Once on the island he escapes to become a buccaneer--and eventually governor of Jamaica. 2003 introduction by Gary Hoppenstand. 1922. BR 14666. ## Son of the Mob. BR 14671. by Gordon Korman. 2 volumes. Seventeen-year-old Vince Luca's father is the head of the local crime organization. Problems arise when Vince falls in love with Kendra Bightly, an FBI agent's daughter. And it's Kendra's father who's wiretapping Vince's house. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14671. ## Under a War-Torn Sky. BR 14673. by L.M. Elliott. 2 volumes. Europe, 1944. After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Lieutenant Henry Forester of Virginia begins trekking across occupied France. With help from members of the resistance, Henry tries to avoid capture and reach the safety of the American lines. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 14673. ## Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories. BR 14676. by Walter Mosley. 2 volumes. Seven interconnected short stories featuring Easy Rawlins in 1960s Los Angeles. Rawlins assists pals who are in trouble and encounters arson, murder, and mayhem. He also searches for his friend Mouse, who he suspects may still be alive. Some violence and some strong language. 2003. BR 14676. ## Have Space Suit, Will Travel. BR 14679. by Robert A. Heinlein. 2 volumes. High school senior Kip Russell longs to go to the moon but is kidnapped by space pirates. He meets other prisoners on a flying saucer--an eleven-year-old girl named Peewee and a strange creature they call the Mother Thing. For junior and senior high readers. 1958. BR 14679. ## Along Came Mary: A Bad Girl Creek Novel. BR 14680. by Jo-Ann Mapson. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _Bad Girl Creek (BR 13787)_, Mary Madigan (Maddy), a former rodeo worker, meets Beryl in Santa Fe and travels to Phoebe's California flower farm to meet other women looking for a new life. Phoebe is expecting a baby--a birth that may endanger her health. Strong language. 2003. BR 14680. ## Blood Lake: A Filomena Buscarsela Mystery. BR 14683. by K.j.a. Wishnia. 3 volumes. New York P.I. Filomena Buscarsela, a former revolutionary, brings her daughter home to Ecuador for a family visit. When the local priest who had saved her life years before is murdered, Filomena uses her skills to avenge him. Strong language and some violence. 2002. BR 14683. ## Tiger Eyes. BR 14685. by Judy Blume. 2 volumes. Davey, her mother, and her brother fly to New Mexico to stay with relatives after her father is murdered in a holdup. Overwhelmed with grief, Davey can hardly function. But a gentle boy she meets in a canyon helps her recover. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1981. BR 14685. ## Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants: Even Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. BR 14686. by Louise Rennison. 1 volume. Since her adventures in _Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas (BR 14217)_, Georgia continues recording her affairs in her journal. She's attracted to Dave while dating Robbie, her cat impregnates a neighbor's, and her class takes a trip to Frogland (France). For senior high readers. 2002. BR 14686. ## Sonny's War. BR 14688. by Valerie Hobbs. 2 volumes. Fourteen-year-old Cory's California life undergoes great changes in the late 1960s. Her father suddenly dies, her brother is sent to Vietnam, and she falls for the new teacher, Lawrence. Influenced by Lawrence's antiwar stand, Cory becomes an activist and follows him when he's fired. For senior high readers. 2002. BR 14688. ## The Crush. BR 14689. by Sandra Brown. 3 volumes. Upon acquittal, hired killer Ricky Lozada becomes obsessed with the jury forewoman, Dr. Rennie Newton. Meanwhile Fort Worth detective Wick Threadgill, on leave from the department, seeks to avenge Lozada's murder of his brother. The policeman also falls for Rennie. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 2002. BR 14689. ## Cat Seeing Double: A Joe Grey Mystery. BR 14690. by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. 3 volumes. A feline guest foils a bomb plot at the Molena Point police chief's wedding, where building contractor Ryan Flannery recognizes the would-be killer. The next morning she discovers her ex-husband's body in her garage. When Ryan becomes a suspect, cat detectives Joe Grey, Dulcie, and Kit take the case. Some violence. 2003. BR 14690. ## The Last Kashmiri Rose. BR 14693. by Barbara Cleverly. 2 volumes. Calcutta, 1922. Scotland Yard commander Joseph Sandilands investigates the strange deaths of army officers' wives. The governor's niece suspects that a serial killer is murdering them. With her help, Sandilands discovers the culprit and his motives. Some violence and some strong language. 2001. BR 14693. ## How to Cook a Tart. BR 14694. by Nina Killham. 2 volumes. Overweight cookbook author Jasmine March's life is in shambles when her rich recipes become unpopular, her teenage daughter develops anorexia, and her husband takes a lover. After Jasmine discovers the lover's body in her kitchen, she hides it in unusual places. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14694. ## Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades. BR 14760. by Dave Duncan. 3 volumes. Before his expulsion, Beaumont Cookson had been one of the finest loyal swordsmen, called the King's Blades. Now, with a swordsman abducted, Lord Roland turns to Beau for help, giving him one last chance to redeem his honor and overcome his disgraceful past. Companion to _Sky of Swords (BR 13418)_. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2002. BR 14760. ## Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. BR 14766. by ZZ Packer. 2 volumes. Eight short stories featuring African American women facing a variety of challenges. In "Geese," a young Baltimore woman travels to Japan in hopes of making a fortune. The title story features a Yale freshman who isolates herself until a white girl, also a misfit, comes to her for help. Strong language. 2003. BR 14766. ## Office of Innocence. BR 14780. by Thomas Keneally. 3 volumes. Newly ordained Catholic priest Frank Darragh serves a parish outside Sydney, Australia, in the early 1940s when a Japanese invasion seems imminent and American soldiers flood the area. Already at odds with his superiors, Darragh comes under investigation after a parishioner--an adulteress wife of a POW-- is murdered. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14780. ## Sugar Skull. BR 14803. by Denise Hamilton. 3 volumes. L.A. reporter Eve Diamond researches the background of murdered socialite Venus Dellaviglia Langdon, whose husband is running for mayor. Somehow the crime involves both Langdon's son and her lover. Eve also becomes emotionally involved with someone close to the case. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003. BR 14803. ## Naked Prey. BR 14804. by John Sandford. 3 volumes. Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport takes a specially created state position to handle politically sensitive cases. Confronted with the apparent lynching of a black man and a white woman in a small rural community, Davenport discovers that the real motive behind the murders is not what it seems. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14804. ## Oryx and Crake. BR 14805. by Margaret Atwood. 3 volumes. In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the devastation of the natural world. Calling himself "Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003. BR 14805. ## Come Home, My Heart. BR 14857. by Phyllis Campbell. 1 volume. Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988. BR 14857. ## Die in Plain Sight. BR 14866. by Elizabeth Lowell. 3 volumes. When Lacey Quinn reveals to the public her late grandfather's outstanding works of art, someone threatens to destroy her and the paintings. Security specialist Ian Lapstrake assists in protecting Lacey while they hunt for the culprit and fall in love. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003. BR 14866. ## Dating Game. BR 14867. by Danielle Steel. 3 volumes. Paris Armstrong's husband wants a divorce after twenty-four years of marriage. Frustrated with the single life in Connecticut, Paris soon moves to California, where her adult children live. At first the dating scene there is dreary, until she develops new friends. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14867. ## Villa Incognito. BR 14868. by Tom Robbins. 2 volumes. Extravagant tale of three Americans declared missing-in- action who have chosen to remain in an edenic Laotian village decades after the Vietnam War's end, trafficking in opium. The unruly cast of characters includes an alluring woman descended from Japanese folklore's libidinous, sake- swilling, badgerlike tanuki. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14868. ## Seizure. BR 14869. by Robin Cook. 4 volumes. Senator Ashley Butler will hold up permission for stem-cell research being proposed by doctors Daniel Lowell and Stephanie D'Agostino unless they secretly perform experimental surgery on him to cure his Parkinson's. The politician also complicates the deal by wanting to use cells obtained from the Shroud of Turin. Bestseller 2003. BR 14869. ## Fifteen Love. BR 14877. by Robert Corbet. 1 volume. Fifteen-year-olds Mia, a violist with family problems, and Will, a tennis player whose brother is paralyzed, gradually fall in love--both for the first time. They reveal feelings about each other, school, and friends while struggling to understand the opposite sex. For senior high readers. 2003. BR 14877. ## Little Casino. BR 14879. by Gilbert Sorrentino. 1 volume. Autobiographical fiction depicting depression-era and postwar Brooklyn of the author's childhood and later years in fifty-two disparate vignettes. These often erotic, sometimes morbid fragments of memory provide fleeting glimpses of characters and time--snapshots of "love desired, love burgeoning, and love dying." Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002. BR 14879. ## Compromising Positions. BR 14888. by Susan Isaacs. 3 volumes (Reissue). When a lecherous Long Island dentist is murdered in his office, his last patient, Marilyn Tuccio, is suspected. Judith Singer, a wisecracking housewife and Marilyn's neighbor, cannot resist playing detective. Judith also finds police lieutenant Nelson Sharpe more appealing than her stodgy husband. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1978. BR 14888. ## Windfallen. BR 14889. by Jojo Moyes. 4 volumes. The English seaside village of Merham boasts the magnificent art deco Arcadia House. After World War II, it is inhabited by an exotic clan of bohemians who fascinate childhood friends Celia Holden and Lottie Swift. Years later, renovation of the house forces an older Lottie to reveal some scandalous secrets from the past. 2003. BR 14889. ## The Silent Boy. BR 14890. by Lois Lowry. 1 volume. America, early 1900s. Katy Thatcher recalls her early childhood as the daughter of a country doctor. She had befriended Jacob Stoltz, a teenager "touched in the head," who, though silent, cared for animals and seemed kind. But then Jacob was accused of a terrible crime. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2003. BR 14890. ## A Suitable Vengeance. BR 14892. by Elizabeth George. 4 volumes. In this prequel to _A Great Deliverance (BR 7624)_, Scotland Yard detective Thomas Lynley and forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James are both in love with Deborah Cotter. When the three visit Lynley's mother's estate in Cornwall, the men bury their differences to solve two murders. Some violence and some strong language. 1991. BR 14892. ## Big City Cool: Short Stories about Urban Youth. BR 14897. edited by M. Jerry Weiss and Helen S. Weiss. 2 volumes. In this companion to _Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories about Rural Youth (BR 14274)_, fourteen scenarios describe growing up in a big city. In "Alone and All Together," two Arab American sisters experience the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14897. ## Alice, I Think. BR 14898. by Susan Juby. 2 volumes. Humorous diary of fifteen-year-old misfit Alice, who is home-schooled by hippie parents in a rural Canadian town. On the advice of a new counselor she calls Death Lord Bob, she enrolls in high school and copes with finding friends, fitting in, and dating. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003. BR 14898. ## The Street Lawyer. BR 14903. by John Grisham. 3 volumes. Michael Brock is on track to become a partner in his prestigious law firm, but that changes the day he is taken hostage by homeless DeVon Hardy. Disillusioned after learning his firm illegally evicted Hardy and others, Michael quits his job to work for street people. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 1998. BR 14903. ## Moving Target. BR 14904. by Elizabeth Lowell. 3 volumes. Following her grandmother's violent death, Serena Charters inherits a piece of cloth, an illuminated Celtic manuscript, a numbered Swiss bank account, and a frightening warning. Now, as Serena tries to unravel her grandmother's mysterious past, she must keep on the move just to survive. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. BR 14904. ## The Future Homemakers of America. BR 14906. by Laurie Graham. 3 volumes. Five Americans and one English woman become friends in 1952 when the American women's husbands are stationed in England. Over the next forty years they keep in touch, supporting and comforting each other through relocations, marriages, divorces, births, and untimely deaths. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14906. ## Buddha Boy. BR 14907. by Kathe Koja. 1 volume. Teamed up with an unusual new high school student, Jinsen, for a class project, Justin discovers Jinsen's artistic skills. Intrigued by Jinsen's calm attitude toward the school bullies who torment him, Justin learns about Buddhism and reexamines his own values. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003. BR 14907. ## Bleachers. BR 14929. by John Grisham. 1 volume. After fifteen years former high school quarterback Neely Crenshaw returns to his hometown, where he learns that legendary football coach Eddie Rake lies dying. With other Spartans he reminisces about the "glory days" of their youth while contemplating his own lost potential. Some strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14929. ## A Week in Winter. BR 14940. by Marcia Willett. 3 volumes. Despite her family's objections, elderly widow Maudie Todhunter decides to sell Moorgate, her old English farmhouse. Prospective buyers include Rob Abbot, the home's renovator, and Melissa, a young woman hiding a tragic secret. For one glorious week, Moorgate enchants these strangers, who fall in love with the house and each other. 2001. BR 14940. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Robots. BR 14767. by Mark Bergin. 1 volume. Traces the history of robots from mechanical toys to modern uses and future possibilities. Describes robots that perform repetitive tasks, operate in dangerous situations, assist in medical procedures, and work in space exploration, among other functions. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001. BR 14767. ## Period: A Girl's Guide to Menstruation; with a Parent's Guide. BR 14768. by JoAnn Loulan and Bonnie Worthen. 1 volume. Discusses the physical and psychological changes that occur when menstruation starts, typically between the ages of nine and sixteen. Explains what to expect and what products are available. Gives correct pronunciation of relevant medical terms and additional information for parents. For grades 5- 8. 2001. BR 14768. ## What If? A Kid's Guide to Surviving Just about Anything. BR 14788. by Lynne Gibbs. 1 volume. Basic safety tips to help children handle hazardous situations. Self-protection information covers materials, methods, and skills for coping in the wilderness or in strong weather conditions, reacting to encounters with dangerous animals, applying simple first aid, and being "street-smart." For grades 3-6. 2002. BR 14788. ## Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog. BR 14814. by Eva Moore. 1 volume. Morris Frank, a blind man, traveled to Switzerland in the 1920s to train with his first guide dog, Buddy, a German shepherd. After learning to work together, Morris and Buddy went to the United States to teach other blind people about Seeing Eye dogs. For grades 2-4. 1996. BR 14814. ## Phillis Wheatley. BR 14860. by Susan R. Gregson. 1 volume. Biography of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who was brought to colonial Boston in 1761 as a young slave. Describes Wheatley's education and family life and her success in the publishing world. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14860. ## Helen Keller. BR 14883. by Don McLeese. 1 volume. Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as the result of a childhood fever but learned to read, speak, and write. For grades 2-4. 2003. BR 14883. ## When Marian Sang. BR 15013. by Pam Muñoz Ryan. 1 volume. A short biography of the internationally acclaimed singer Marian Anderson (1897-1993). The story, weaving in musical lyrics, recounts her journey from the church choir through appearances in the great music houses. An afterword discusses how Anderson's talent and noble spirit helped triumph over racism. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2002. BR 15013. ## Noah's Ark. BR 15014. by Jerry Pinkney. 1 volume. Noah follows God's command to build an ark to hold his family and two of every animal, in preparation for the great flood. A retelling of the biblical story. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Caldecott Honor. 2002. BR 15014. ## If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People. BR 15019. by David J. Smith. 1 volume. Depicts the world's population (more than six billion) as a village of one hundred people. Discusses the breakdown of nationalities, languages, ages, religions, levels of schooling, and other conditions of people in the village. Also compares the village's past and estimated future population. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2002. BR 15019. ## The Man Who Made Time Travel. BR 15020. by Kathryn Lasky. 1 volume. Explains the eighteenth-century need for an instrument to determine a ship's position at sea and the lifelong efforts of John Harrison, an uneducated clockmaker, to create such a device. His desire for perfection and the simplicity of his sea clock solution worked against his receiving the offered prize. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 3-6. 2003. BR 15020. ## ### _Fiction_ Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage. BR 14757. by Janet Shaw. 1 volume. In this sequel to _Kaya Shows the Way (BR 14756)_, Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire while searching for Steps High, the horse stolen from her. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians. For grades 2-4. 2002. BR 14757. ## The School Story. BR 14771. by Andrew Clements. 1 volume. After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme involving their English teacher to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14771. ## Men of Stone. BR 14811. by Gayle Friesen. 2 volumes. Fifteen-year-old Ben, living with his widowed mother and three older sisters, gave up ballet when he started high school. Ben is still bullied at school, however, until his elderly Mennonite great-aunt visits and teaches him the value of courage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000. BR 14811. ## Soldier Boys. BR 14816. by Dean Hughes. 1 volume. Two teenagers--Spencer Morgan, an American Mormon from Utah, and Dieter Hedrick from Germany--eagerly join the armies of their countries during World War II. Their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge, where they learn that war is more than bravado. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001. BR 14816. ## The Dinosaur Mystery. BR 14818. by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 1 volume. The Boxcar Children's grandfather takes them to help the Pickering Natural History Museum set up its Dino World exhibit. They witness unusual shadows in the display hall, where some Tyrannosaurus rex bones disappear. For grades 3- 6. 1995. BR 14818. ## Skullduggery. BR 14858. by Kathleen Karr. 1 volume. New York, 1839. Twelve-year-old orphan Matthew Morrissey works as an assistant to a phrenologist who robs graves to study the skulls. A rival body snatcher follows them to Europe, where they search for the burial plots of famous dead people. Followed by _Bone Dry (BR 14855)_. For grades 5-8. 2000. BR 14858. ## A Wind in the Door. BR 14880. by Madeleine L'Engle. 2 volumes. Evil in the form of the Echthroi is spreading throughout the galaxy, but Meg Murry is not involved in the struggle until the Echthroi invade her younger brother. Sequel to _A Wrinkle in Time (BR 09403)_. For grades 5-8. 1973. BR 14880. ## A Swiftly Tilting Planet. BR 14881. by Madeleine L'Engle. 2 volumes. Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who wants to destroy the entire universe. Sequel to _A Wind in the Door (BR 14880)_. For grades 5-8. 1978. BR 14881. ## Many Waters. BR 14884. by Madeleine L'Engle. 2 volumes. The twin Murry boys, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert, and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood. Sequel to _A Swiftly Tilting Planet (BR 14881)_. For grades 5-8. 1986. BR 14884. ## The Dark Horse. BR 14891. by Marcus Sedgwick. 1 volume. Before recorded history, an isolated coastal people known as the Storn fight to defend themselves against the nomadic and destructive Dark Horse. It all starts when Sigurd rescues a small girl--called Mouse by her adoptive family--whose true identity leads to betrayal. For grades 6-9. 2003. BR 14891. ## Lord of the Kill. BR 14894. by Theodore Taylor. 1 volume. With his parents in India, sixteen-year-old Ben Jepson--from _Sniper (BR 8709)_--is in charge of Los Coyotes Preserve, a family-run refuge for big cats near Los Angeles. Two powerful groups try to shut down the shelter by intimidation, murder, and kidnapping the largest tiger in captivity. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14894. ## Rugby and Rosie. BR 14911. by Nan Parson Rossiter. 1 volume. A young boy tells about his beloved dog, Rugby, and what happens when Rosie, a puppy, comes to stay with them. After a year, Rosie leaves for training to become a guide dog for a blind person. For grades K-3. 1997. BR 14911. ## Behind the Mountains. BR 14941. by Edwidge Danticat. 1 volume. Thirteen-year-old Celiane begins a diary in 2000, describing her life with her mother and brother in Haiti during political disturbances. After emigrating with them to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, Celiane writes about adjusting to her new situation. For grades 6-9. 2002. BR 14941. ## The Mysterious Tadpole. BR 15012. by Steven Kellogg. 1 volume. Louis is delighted when his uncle gives him a tadpole from Scotland for his birthday. But it soon becomes clear that Louis's pet is not turning into an ordinary frog. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 15012. ## Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor. BR 15015. by Yin. 1 volume. Willy wants to make this Christmas special for his best friend now that Carlos is in a wheelchair. So he e-mails Santa asking him to bring a gift to Carlos in his apartment on the nineteenth floor. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 15015. ## What James Likes Best. BR 15016. by Amy Schwartz. 1 volume. Four stories about James and where he goes. He visits twin babies, his grandmother, the county fair, and his friend Angela. On each trip the reader is asked what he thinks James liked best. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2003. BR 15016. ## Peter's Chair. BR 15021. by Ezra Jack Keats. 1 volume. When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he grabs the last unpainted piece--his old chair--and runs away with it. Outside, he tries to sit in the little chair and finds that he's grown too big! PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1967. BR 15021. ## Zoom!. BR 15022. by Robert Munsch. 1 volume. When Lauretta's mother takes her shopping for a new wheelchair, Lauretta wants one that goes really fast. The store lets her have a 92-speed dirt-bike model for home testing, and then Lauretta's adventures begin. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2003. BR 15022. ## ### _Foreign Language Books_ The following titles are available in the languages designated. _Spanish_ Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone). BR 14710. por J.K. Rowling. 3 volumes. Al cumplir once años Harry Potter se entera de que es más que un huérfano indeseable. El Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería le alista porque tiene habilidades innatas de magia. Anticipándo su nueva vida en el colegio, Harry se prepara comprando túnicas negras, una varita de magia, un sombrero puntiagudo y una lechuza mensajera. Para grados 4 a 7 y lectores mayores. (On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry recruits him because of his inherent magical abilities. Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. For grades 4-7 and older readers.) 2001. BR 14710. ## Harry Potter y la Cámara Secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). BR 14711. por J.K. Rowling. 3 volumes. A pesar de una amenaza mortal que se cierne sobre el Colegio Hogwarts, Harry se dirige al colegio para iniciar el segundo año de estudios mágicos. Así pues, Harry encuentra peligros de la Cámara Secreta que alguién abrió. También, Harry vuelve a enfrentarse con la mismísima reencarnación de su más temible adversario. Sigue a _Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (BR 14710)_. Para grados 4 a 7 y lectores mayores. (Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. Danger abounds when students turn to stone and the Chamber of Secrets is opened. Sequel to _Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (BR 14710)_. For grades 4-7 and older readers.) 2001. BR 14711. ## ### 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