Braille Book Review, Vol. 73, No. 5, September-October 2004 Braille Book Review September-October 2004 Volume 73, Number 5 _Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly in large-print, braille, and computer diskette formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists braille magazines and books available through a network of cooperating libraries. The braille edition also lists recorded books, giving abbreviated annotations. News about library services is featured in both editions. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries. Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer requests for special materials. Readers can receive _Braille Book Review_ and other information through the Internet by accessing the the NLS home page at http://www.loc.gov/nls. To order books or for subscription changes, contact your local cooperating library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should be sent to Publications and Media Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542. Library of Congress, Washington 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 Braille Magazines In Brief Digital coordinator named As the NLS digital talking book project enters its final and most crucial development phase, Jean Moss has been appointed digital projects coordinator. Ms. Moss will help ensure a smooth transition from the existing NLS analog cassette- based production and distribution system to a much improved system based in digital technology. She will work closely with the director, deputy director, and technical and managerial staff to assist in the implementation of this major transition, from which NLS's nearly 700,000 program users will begin to benefit with the introduction of digital talking book machines and media, planned for 2008. An overview of the NLS digital talking book project can be found in the Current Strategic Business Plan for the Implementation of Digital Systems (December 2003) on the NLS web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/businessplan2003.html. Ms. Moss will monitor plans and projects for the provision of digitally-based services to more than 140 libraries and their patrons in the nationwide network and for the acquisition, production, distribution, storage, and preservation of digital audio materials and equipment. She will identify potential technical and logistic problems in cooperative NLS activities and devise solutions. Working closely with staff, contractors, patrons, and affiliated agencies, she will track, evaluate, and report on digital projects, tasks, schedules, and deadlines. Jean Moss has been directly involved in digital planning since May 2003, when she was detailed from her post as assistant head of the NLS Production Control Section. In her production role, she assisted in planning, coordinating, and evaluating the annual production of more than 2,500 braille and recorded book and magazine titles. Supervising a staff of nine, she undertook statistical and contract performance analyses, prepared annual budgets of $20 million, and developed business and management plans. Ms. Moss came to NLS well prepared by her years in the private sector, where she worked first as a financial planner and investment counselor with the Prudential Insurance Company, then as circulation manager with Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal. Supervising a staff of sixty- five, she managed payroll, billing, fulfillment, and production activities and the distribution of publications in Virginia. A graduate of Wellesley College, where she studied political science and mathematics, Ms. Moss is currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Maryland. With comments or queries about the digital program, write Jean M. Moss, Digital Projects Coordinator, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20542; or e-mail: jemo@loc.gov. New NLS publications The Reference Section has announced the availability of two new publications. The 2004 edition of Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped contains information on NLS network libraries supplied through the Network Library Database, as well as information about non-NLS network resources gathered in a separate survey. The publication is available in regular print on request from the Reference Section and is posted on the NLS web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/ directories/resources2004.html Deaf-Blindness: National Organizations and Resources (04-01), a revised and updated reference circular, has been issued in large print and will be available in braille in the near future. It is posted on the NLS web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/ circulars/deafblind.html ### _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_ Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. BR 14458. by Hayden Herrera. 6 volumes. Portrait of the twentieth-century Mexican artist often identified with the surrealists. Discusses the bus accident that brought her chronic pain from age eighteen until her death at forty-seven. Covers her tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera. Explores the relation between her paintings and her physical and mental anguish. Some strong language. 1983. BR 14458. ## Love across Color Lines: Ottilie Assing and Frederick Douglass. BR 14461. by Maria Diedrich. 6 volumes. Harvard University research fellow examines the nineteenth-century relationship between Frederick Douglass and his female friend and translator, Ottilie Assing. Details the growth of emotional and intellectual ties between the white German journalist and the black abolitionist (a former slave) in an era of class and racial discrimination. 1999. BR 14461. ## The Richard Rodgers Reader. BR 14586. edited by Geoffrey Block. 5 volumes. Essays about the career of the popular American composer for the musical stage. Critical overviews introduce key phases of Rodgers's creative life: collaborations with Lorenz Hart from 1919 to 1943, with Oscar Hammerstein between 1943 and 1960, and on his own in later years, to 1979. Includes selections from Rodgers's own writings. 2002. BR 14586. ## The Clueless Baker: Baking from Scratch--Easy as Pie. BR 14682. by Evelyn Raab. 2 volumes. In this companion to _Clueless in the Kitchen (BR 11857)_, the author explains the basic skills and equipment needed by the successful baker. Includes recipes and instructions for making breads, cookies, cakes, pies, and other goodies from scratch. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. BR 14682. ## A Guide to the Elements. BR 14718. by Albert Stwertka. 2 volumes. Introduction to the 114 chemical elements identified so far on the periodic table. Traces the history of this table and discusses each element's discovery, its properties, and its uses. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14718. ## Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves. BR 14726. by Ira Berlin. 4 volumes. In this sequel to _Many Thousands Gone (BR 14699)_, Berlin continues relating the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to its abolition in the nineteenth. Discusses differences in the northern and southern parts of the country, slavery and the westward migration, and emancipation. 2003. BR 14726. ## In the Land of Pain. BR 14729. by Alphonse Daudet. 1 volume. A collection of autobiographical notes from a nineteenth-century French writer slowly dying of syphilis. In these candid reflections, Daudet (1840-1897) describes fellow patients, the treatments that brought little relief, the physical agony of his symptoms, and the profound suffering and fear that left him contemplating suicide. 1930. BR 14729. ## Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. BR 14769. by Richard Wolfson. 3 volumes. Physicist explains for nonscientists the underlying principles of Einstein's theory of relativity. Explores the history of ideas that culminated in Einstein's vision of a four- dimensional universe of relativistic space-time. The author anticipates frequently asked questions, discussing time travel, curved space, black holes, and new meanings for past and future. 2003. BR 14769. ## Greek Myths. BR 14772. retold by Robert Graves. 2 volumes. Covers the creation myths; the legends of the great Olympians; the Theseus, Oedipus, and Heracles cycles; the Argonaut voyage; the tale of Troy; and more. Contains references to the classical sources and includes interpretations of myths in light of archaeological and anthropological research. 1955. BR 14772. ## Life Script: How the Human Genome Discoveries Will Transform Medicine and Enhance Your Health. BR 14779. by Nicholas Wade. 2 volumes. _New York Times_ science reporter reconstructs the race to map the human genome-- decoded in June 2000--and considers the potential of genomic technology to usher in a new era of medicine. Wade predicts new protein-based drugs, improved diagnostic testing, and innovative gene-oriented medical treatments. 2001. BR 14779. ## The Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. BR 14781. by Eugene Linden. 2 volumes. More anecdotes from zookeepers, trainers, and veterinarians provide further evidence of the higher mental capabilities of animals. Includes a broad range of behaviors and species, including an octopus reputedly able to pick the lock on its cage. The author explores the nature of intelligence in both animals and humans. Companion to _The Parrot's Lament (BR 13191)_. 2002. BR 14781. ## War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. BR 14784. by Chris Hedges. 2 volumes. Drawing on personal experience and combat literature, award-winning journalist explores human beings' obsession with conflict. Hedges demonstrates how the "myth of war" conditions people to embrace the glory of battle in pursuit of a noble cause and contrasts this myth with the brutal realities of modern warfare. Some violence. 2002. BR 14784. ## Robert E. Lee. BR 14786. by Roy Blount. 2 volumes. Cultural journalist and humorist with a southern upbringing offers insights into the character of Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Discusses Lee's background, the strengths and weaknesses of his military tactics, and his sense of honor. Appendixes explore Lee's sexuality, quirky humor, and attitude toward slavery. 2003. BR 14786. ## The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. BR 14789. by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. 2 volumes. _Economist_ editors examine the history of the limited-liability joint-stock corporation- -"the most important organization in the world"--from 3000 B.C. to the twenty-first century. The authors argue that companies have given the West a great competitive advantage and have, on the whole, evolved toward a more socially responsible posture. 2003. BR 14789. ## The One Hundred Best Love Poems of All Time. BR 14797. edited by Leslie Pockell. 1 volume. This collection, which follows _The One Hundred Best Poems of All Time (BR 13554)_, contains verses of romance, passion, and reminiscence from the early classical period to the present. Includes Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" and works by Rumi, Sylvia Plath, and John Donne--each prefaced by the editor. 2003. BR 14797. ## The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need. BR 14812. by Peter J. Gomes. 3 volumes. "Out of all this moral discourse and analysis, what can I find and use to make a life, and not just a living?" Inspired by this type of moral curiosity from his students, Harvard minister and bestselling author addresses the theological and practical foundations for pursuing the virtuous life. 2002. BR 14812. ## Long Time, No See. BR 14821. by Beth Finke. 2 volumes. NPR commentator's memoir of confronting blindness from diabetic retinopathy. Includes medical information pertinent to her personal experience of going blind as a twenty-six-year-old newlywed, having and caring for a multiply disabled child, using a talking-computer setup, and acquiring a guide dog to support her independence. Some strong language. 2003. BR 14821. ## Terror and Liberalism. BR 14830. by Paul Berman. 2 volumes. Liberal political and cultural critic examines the history and philosophy of totalitarianism leading up to the rise of Islamist extremism. Provides insights into terrorist ideologies and advocates strategic American interventions throughout the world to promote democracy. 2003. BR 14830. ## Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality. BR 14882. by Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer. 4 volumes. History and politics of the disability rights movement in the United States. Discusses how the disability community has coalesced in the past fifty years to press its demands and how passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act has shaped public policy and individual expectations. Also reviews ADA-related litigation and some "hot button" issues. 2003. BR 14882. ## Make Them Go Away: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Reeve, and the Case against Disability Rights. BR 14901. by Mary Johnson. 3 volumes. Journalist explores the backlash against the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and society's focus on medical treatment rather than equal opportunities. Discusses Clint Eastwood's decision to fight a lawsuit for access violations, Christopher Reeve's goal to walk again, and the proposed ADA Notification Act. 2003. BR 14901. ## Aqua Fitness: The Low-Impact Total Body Fitness Workout. BR 14905. by Mimi Rodriguez Adami. 2 volumes. Advocates total body workout in deep and shallow water as well as at the beach to attain fitness and health. Describes exercises for specific muscles, suggests appropriate equipment, and recommends sports and relaxation programs. 2002. BR 14905. ## Company's Coming: Make-Ahead Meals. BR 14908. by Jean Paré. 2 volumes. Collection of recipes from appetizers to desserts designed to prepare now and use later. Includes recipes for complete dishes, as well as make-ahead basic recipes that can be combined later with various ingredients to create numerous meals. Preparation times and freezing and storage instructions are also included. 2002. BR 14908. ## Free (or Almost Free) Prescription Medications: Where and How to Get Them. BR 14909. by David Johnson. 2 volumes. The author, a multiple sclerosis patient who lost his health insurance, lists 168 prescription drug assistance programs run by pharmaceutical companies for low- income people not qualifying for state aid. Provides information on each program's eligibility criteria, enrollment instructions, steps required of patients and their doctors, and other details. 2002. BR 14909. ## The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself. BR 14910. translated by J.M. Cohen. 3 volumes. Autobiography of St. Teresa (1515-1582), written at the request of her confessors. The devout Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic founded seventeen convents in Spain. A classic spiritual work translated and with an introduction by J.M. Cohen. 1957. BR 14910. ## Kate Remembered. BR 14926. by A. Scott Berg. 3 volumes. Berg's memoir of his twenty-year personal dialog with Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003). He recalls her reminiscences about her family, her acting career, and her relationship with Spencer Tracy, along with his own memories of his time spent with her. Bestseller 2003. BR 14926. ## Schott's Original Miscellany. BR 14934. by Ben Schott. 3 volumes. Unique collection of trivia that covers such topics as the longest word in English, knitting abbreviations, deities of various cultures, English monarchs, American diner slang, chat-room acronyms, and the Order of Service for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Bestseller 2002. BR 14934. ## Let's Talk: Sharing Our Thoughts and Feelings during Times of Crisis. BR 15083. by Michele Alpern. 1 volume. Offers teens practical information on coping with stressful events such as death, divorce, job loss, and disasters. Suggests ways to deal with depression and anxiety and outlines strategies for establishing good communication. For junior and senior high readers. 2003. BR 15083. ## ### _Fiction_ The Reluctant Suitor. BR 14639. by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. 5 volumes. Lady Adriana Sutton and Colton Wyndham were betrothed as children by their parents. Opposed to his father's plans, Colton left for the Napoleonic wars. He returned to find Adriana a charming and lovely young woman. His decision to marry her leads to some surprising discoveries. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2003. BR 14639. ## Certain Prey. BR 14728. by John Sandford. 3 volumes. Clara Rinker, raped at sixteen, kills her assailant and becomes a hit woman for the Mafia. A job "working" for Carmel Loan, a Minneapolis defense attorney, hits a snag, and Clara and Carmel must save themselves from Minneapolis policeman Lucas Davenport. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 14728. ## Knock Me off My Feet. BR 14730. by Susan Donovan. 3 volumes. Autumn Adams, a.k.a. "Homey Helen," Chicago's version of Martha Stewart, receives threatening letters. Detective Stacey Quinn, assigned to the case, is determined to thoroughly examine Autumn's past. He just doesn't expect to find himself falling in love. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002. BR 14730. ## The Outlaw and the Lady. BR 14732. by Lorraine Heath. 2 volumes. Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001. BR 14732. ## The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. BR 14736. by Ann Brashares. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (BR 13765)_, four lifelong friends--Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen--continue to share a pair of magic blue jeans over the summer vacation. Although miles apart, they all experience family problems, romance, friendship, and betrayal. For senior high readers. 2003. BR 14736. ## A Foreign Field. BR 14738. by Gillian Chan. 1 volume. During World War II, fourteen-year-old Ellen Logan of Ontario, Canada, meets seventeen-year-old RAF pilot Stephen Dearborn, who is training at a nearby air force base. Over time they become close friends as Stephen struggles with fear and nightmares before shipping out. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2002. BR 14738. ## Frozen Rodeo. BR 14739. by Catherine Clark. 2 volumes. Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming Farrell spends the summer working at a gas station coffee bar, yearning for a boyfriend, and helping her mother through Lamaze classes. Meanwhile her dad tries to make a comeback as a professional ice skater. For senior high readers. 2003. BR 14739. ## _Officer Friendly_ and Other Stories. BR 14743. by Lewis Robinson. 2 volumes. Eleven short stories set primarily in the seaside town of Point Allison, Maine. In "The Diver," a yuppie boater is challenged by a knife-wielding local hired to free the boat's propeller. In the title story, the arresting officer of two teenage hoodlums has a heart attack. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003. BR 14743. ## _The_ _Scent of Spiced Oranges_ and Other Stories. BR 14745. by Les Roberts. 2 volumes. Ten stories of mystery and surprise. In "Little Cat Feet," felines help a private investigator solve his case. In the title work, a married man on a lonely stretch of highway acts in response to his infatuation with another driver. Violence and some strong language. 2002. BR 14745. ## Shutter Island. BR 14802. by Dennis Lehane. 3 volumes. The events of four strange days in late summer 1954, when two U.S. marshals arrive on tiny Shutter Island to investigate a female patient's disappearance from a locked room in the asylum for the criminally insane. And that is only one aspect of the case. Some strong language. 2003. BR 14802. ## The Quilter's Legacy: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel. BR 14817. by Jennifer Chiaverini. 3 volumes. While preparing for her wedding to Andrew, Sylvia searches for her late mother Eleanor's heirloom quilts but discovers they were sold decades ago. Pursuing leads to find them, she learns more about Eleanor's past and events touching her, such as the sinking of the _Titanic_ and the flu epidemic of 1918. 2003. BR 14817. ## The Captain's Wife. BR 14820. by Douglas Kelley. 3 volumes. In 1856, the captain of the clipper ship _Neptune's Car_ falls ill at sea, leaving his pregnant young wife to command the vessel and its mutinous crew as they round treacherous Cape Horn. Kelley's novel is based on the true story of Joshua and Mary Patten. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. BR 14820. ## Alt Ed. BR 14829. by Catherine Atkins. 2 volumes. Six troubled students are assigned to an after-school alternative education class instead of being expelled. The coach's overweight daughter, Susan Callaway, recounts what happens in these sessions and how a gay guy becomes her best friend. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2003. BR 14829. ## Blood of My Blood. BR 14832. by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. 2 volumes. In this autobiographical first novel--unpublished until 2002--by the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of _The Yearling (BR 12512)_, Rawlings chronicles her growth as an artist. Includes portrayals of her sympathetic father; her cold, domineering mother; and some pioneer ancestors. 1928. BR 14832. ## Death Comes for the Archbishop. BR 14859. by Willa Cather. 2 volumes. A tale about the exploits of Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, French Catholic priests who organized pioneer and Indian missions throughout the newly created diocese of New Mexico in the second half of the nineteenth century. 1927. BR 14859. ## Moon over Manhattan: Mystery and Mayhem. BR 14862. by Larry King and Thomas H. Cook. 2 volumes. Wealthy teenager Allison Vandameer, daughter of a liberal television commentator in New York City, plots a fake elopement to blackmail dad into letting her attend film school. The plan goes awry when her dim-witted boyfriend, Goonie, gets confused. Further schemes involve Goonie, a doorman, a reporter, and other hustlers. Some strong language. 2003. BR 14862. ## Deception on His Mind. BR 14864. by Elizabeth George. 6 volumes. Sergeant Barbara Havers of Scotland Yard probes the murder of a wealthy Pakistani immigrant in a sleepy Essex resort town. As community liaison in the ethnically sensitive case, Havers must bridge a cultural gulf to complete the complex investigation. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 1997. BR 14864. ## Cyanide Wells. BR 14870. by Marcia Muller. 2 volumes. The disappearance of Matthew Lindstrom's wife fourteen years ago, just before their divorce, branded him a murderer and destroyed his career. When he discovers Gwen is alive, Matt heads for California to look for answers and possibly revenge--but instead finds her lesbian lover and an even bigger mystery. Some strong language. 2003. BR 14870. ## A Place of Hiding. BR 14871. by Elizabeth George. 6 volumes. Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley's colleague, forensic scientist Simon St. James, comes to the aid of his wife's American friend China River. China is accused of murdering millionaire Guy Brouard on the island of Guernsey after she and her half-brother deliver a package of blueprints to him there. Strong language and some violence. 2003. BR 14871. ## The Best Mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart. BR 14885. by Mary Roberts Rinehart. 5 volumes. Collection of four classic mystery tales by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), written in the early twentieth century. Includes _The Circular Staircase_, _The Man in Lower Ten_, _The Window at the White Cat_, and _The Buckled Bag_. 2002. BR 14885. ## The Song of the Earth. BR 14895. by Hugh Nissenson. 2 volumes. Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth anniversary of Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter pieces together interviews and documents to portray his life, homosexuality, and art--a blend of science and religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. BR 14895. ## Playing for the Ashes. BR 14896. by Elizabeth George. 6 volumes. Detective inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers investigate the murder of cricket star Kenneth Fleming. While having an affair with Gabriella Patten, Fleming had been living with his former teacher, Miriam Whitelaw, whose daughter is dying. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 1994. BR 14896. ## The Enemy Has a Face. BR 14922. by Gloria D. Miklowitz. 1 volume. Middle schooler Netta Hofman and her family have temporarily moved to Los Angeles from Israel when her seventeen-year-old brother disappears. Netta becomes convinced that Arab terrorists are involved, even as she befriends a Palestinian boy at school. For junior and senior high readers. 2003. BR 14922. ## The Year of the Hangman. BR 14923. by Gary Blackwood. 2 volumes. Unruly fifteen-year-old Creighton Brown, banished from England in 1777, goes to live with his uncle in the American colonies, then nearly defeated by British forces. Abducted by patriot rebels en route to Florida, Creighton is taken to New Orleans, where he soon has to choose sides. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14923. ## My Heart's Desire. BR 14935. by June Masters Bacher. 2 volumes. Covered-wagon era, the westward push to Oregon. In this sequel to _Seasons of Love (BR 10473)_, Yolanda's wedding day dawns bright, but is shattered when Blue Bucket Mine explodes, claiming the life of her new husband and of Rachel's husband, Cole. As both women struggle to understand God's will, new men enter their lives. 1986. BR 14935. ## The Heart Remembers. BR 14936. by June Masters Bacher. 2 volumes. Oregon Territory, nineteenth century. After ten years in prison Julius Doogan returns to Lordsburg, and Yolanda fears he will jeopardize her marriage to Maynard Killjoy. She relies on her faith in God and the strength of her best friend, Rachel, as she and Maynard face several crises. Sequel to _My Heart's Desire (BR 14935)_. 1990. BR 14936. ## >From This Time Forth. BR 14937. by June Masters Bacher. 2 volumes. Oregon Territory, nineteenth century. In this sequel to _The Heart Remembers (BR14936)_, Yolanda's sister Callie has fallen in love with teacher Bonaparte Bixby. Unfortunately Bixby has his own reasons for being in Lordsburg. Yolanda and her best friend, Rachel, unite with the town women to deal with Bixby and other unsavory arrivals. 1991. BR 14937. ## The Chili Queen. BR 14986. by Sandra Dallas. 2 volumes. On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--the Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002. BR 14986. ## Abandon in Place. BR 14987. by Jerry Oltion. 3 volumes. When astronaut Rick Spencer boards a ghost Saturn V rocket, he can't resist landing on the moon--collecting his girlfriend and a mission astronomer on the way. During their return quarantine, Rick and Tessa discover they have psychic powers. Expanded version of Nebula Award-winning novella. Some strong language. 2000. BR 14987. ## Lost. BR 15073. by Joy Fielding. 3 volumes. Toronto divorcée Cindy Carver's twenty-one-year-old daughter, Julia, fails to return home after an audition with a famous Hollywood director. Cindy suspects all her acquaintances in the disappearance--even her ex-husband. She feels remorse that she never really connected with her self-absorbed firstborn. Some strong language. 2003. BR 15073. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ In the Days of the Pharaohs: A Look at Ancient Egypt. BR 14737. by Milton Meltzer. 1 volume. Introduction to the ancient Egyptian civilization which rose more than five thousand years ago and flourished for millennia. Discusses the people's agricultural way of life, and their beliefs, customs, and achievements. Covers such topics as wars, pyramids, religion, mummies, calendars, and hieroglyphics. For grades 5-8. 2001. BR 14737. ## Helping Paws: Dogs That Serve. BR 14741. by Melinda Luke. 1 volume. Explains why dogs are useful to people--such as ranchers, policemen, and rescue teams. Discusses service dogs--guide dogs for the blind, alert dogs for the deaf, and therapy dogs for invalids, among others. For grades 2-4. 2001. BR 14741. ## Lewis and Clark: From Ocean to Ocean. BR 14835. by Harold Faber. 1 volume. Introduces the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who led the first United States expedition to the Pacific coast from 1804-1806. Discusses their adventures crossing the continent, their encounters with Native Americans, and the hardships of the journey. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14835. ## Let's Talk about Going to the Hospital. BR 14838. by Marianne Johnston. 1 volume. Explains what a hospital is and what to expect when you go there. Describes items a child may take, the check-in process, things nurses and doctors may do, and going home. For grades K-3. 1997. BR 14838. ## Gettysburg. BR 14839. by MacKinlay Kantor. 1 volume. Describes the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War--the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863--and its impact on the people in the part of Pennsylvania where it was fought. Includes the text of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. For grades 4-7. 1952. BR 14839. ## Space Missions. BR 14925. by Deborah A. Shearer. 1 volume. Brief descriptions of past activities performed by scientists and astronauts during space travel. Includes accounts of experiments executed remotely by robots and aboard the international space station. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2003. BR 14925. ## Helen Keller. BR 14991. by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed. 1 volume. A beginning reader about the life of Helen Keller. For grades K-3. 2002. BR 14991. ## Kitty Riddles. BR 14992. by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg. 1 volume. A collection of riddles about cats and kittens. For example: Why did the baby cat carry around a box of band-aids? She wanted to be a first-aid kit! For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 14992. ## What Do You Do with a Tail like This?. BR 15017. by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. 1 volume. Explains how a lot of animals use their noses, ears, tails, eyes, mouths, and feet in very different ways. A glossary provides more information about these animals. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2003. BR 15017. ## Millions to Measure. BR 15023. by David M. Schwartz. 1 volume. Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician explains the development of standard units of measure and shows the simplicity of using the metric system to calculate length, height, weight, and volume. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2003. BR 15023. ## Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. BR 15024. by Nikki Grimes. 1 volume. Biography of the first licensed African American female pilot. Bessie grew up in the early 1900s when airplanes were new, pilots were men, and racial prejudice against African Americans was strong. She became a daring stunt flyer anyway. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 2002. BR 15024. ## Special Olympics. BR 15084. by Mike Kennedy. 1 volume. Short history of Special Olympics--the winter and summer athletic games held every four years for competitors who are mentally retarded. Discusses this condition and explains how these special participants are chosen. For grades 3-6. 2002. BR 15084. ## ### _Fiction_ The Guide Dog Mystery. BR 14748. by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 1 volume. When Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny visit a guide dog training school, mysterious things begin to happen. After someone breaks into the kennel, all the dogs are still there, but Ginger's pen is covered with scratch marks. The Boxcar Children investigate. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 14748. ## Where the Ground Meets the Sky. BR 14749. by Jacqueline Davies. 2 volumes. During World War II, Hazel and her parents move to New Mexico where her father works on a confidential army project. Hazel's mother has trouble adjusting while Hazel and her curious classmates ferret out spies and the big secret. For grades 5-8. 2002. BR 14749. ## Falcon and the Charles Street Witch. BR 14750. by Luli Gray. 1 volume. When _Falcon's Egg (BR 10546)_ ended, Falcon feared never seeing the dragon (Egg) again. But they meet in an unusual way: Falcon's younger brother, Toody, falls out of an airplane, closely followed by Falcon--who lands in a witch's yard in New York City! For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14750. ## Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. BR 14808. by Eoin Colfer. 2 volumes. Learning that his father plans to go straight after returning from imprisonment by the Russian Mafiya described in _Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (BR 14188)_, Artemis plots one last scheme. But his deal with a powerful businessman over advanced technology stolen from the fairies goes painfully awry. For grades 5-8. 2003. BR 14808. ## The Silent Spillbills. BR 14921. by Tor Seidler. 1 volume. Thirteen-year-old bird watcher Katerina, plagued by stuttering and lack of self- confidence, stands up to her cantankerous grandfather, head of Farnsworth Aeronautics, to save the unique Connecticut wetland birds that inspired the design of his latest airplane but twice caused it to crash. For grades 5-8. 1998. BR 14921. ## Put Me in the Zoo. BR 14990. by Robert Lopshire. 1 volume. A magical dog joins the circus, because the zoo won't have him. Beginning reader. For preschool-grade 2. 1960. BR 14990. ## Inkheart. BR 14997. by Cornelia Funke. 4 volumes. Twelve-year-old Meggie lives with her father, Mo, a bookbinder. She discovers a terrible secret: nine years ago when Mo read aloud from a book the characters appeared in real life while her mother disappeared into the story. Mo's magic causes still more problems to solve. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003. BR 14997. ## Mutiny! Pirate Hunter, Book 1. BR 14999. by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller. 1 volume. In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes _Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069)_. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14999. ## A Tiger Called Thomas. BR 15029. by Charlotte Zolotow. 1 volume (Reissue). Thomas, a shy boy in a new neighborhood, finds that the tiger costume he wears for Halloween gives him unexpected help in making friends. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1963. BR 15029. ## One Witch. BR 15030. by Laura Leuck. 1 volume. A counting book follows as a witch visits her friends from two cats to ten werewolves and gathers the gruesome ingredients to make a stew for her party. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2003. BR 15030. ## The Guns of Tortuga: Pirate Hunter, Book 2. BR 15069. by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller. 1 volume. In this sequel to _Mutiny! (BR 14999)_, Davy Shea continues to assist his physician uncle Patch aboard Captain Hunter's warship that is on a secret mission to rid the sea of pirates. The captain sends Davy to Tortuga island to uncover the plans of evil pirate Jack Steele hiding there. For grades 4-7. 2003. BR 15069. ## My Side of the Mountain. BR 15070. by Jean Craighead George. 1 volume (Reissue). Sam Gribley recounts his year of adventures and survival in the Catskill Mountains after running away from his New York City home. He makes a snug shelter in a tree trunk, eats berries and nuts, has a falcon for a hunting partner--and finds he misses human companionship. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 1959. BR 15070. ## Christopher Robin Leads an Expedition. BR 15071. retold by Stephen Krensky. 1 volume. When Christopher Robin plans an expedition to discover the North Pole, he asks his favorite bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, to gather their companions and things to eat. They have a wonderful outing and make their own decision about the Pole. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2003. BR 15071. ## The Seeing Summer. BR 15075. by Jeannette Eyerly. 1 volume (Reissue). At first Carey is disappointed when she learns Jenny, the new girl next door, is blind. She soon discovers, though, that she and Jenny are more alike than different, especially after they are kidnapped. For grades 3-6. 1981. BR 15075. ## The Matchlock Gun. BR 15077. by Walter D. Edmonds. 1 volume (Reissue). While his father is away fighting during the French and Indian War in 1756, ten-year- old Edward Van Alstyne helps his mother ward off an Indian attack by firing an ancient Spanish musket. For grades 3-6. Newbery Medal. 1941. BR 15077. ## Heart of Steele: Pirate Hunter, Book 3. BR 15078. by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller. 1 volume. Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the _Aurora_'s crew continue their search, begun in _The Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069)_, for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder, while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003. BR 15078. ## ### 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