Braille Book Review, Vol. 66, No. 6, November-December 1997 Braille Book Review November-December 1997 Volume 66, Number 6 _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 1997 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_ _Newsstand_ The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement. _Braille Revival League releases 1998 Braille Literacy Packets._ The Braille Revival League has produced its 1998 Braille Literacy Month Packet (January 1998) containing numerous resources for conducting a wide variety of braille literacy activities. The packet includes large-print information on the history of braille, recommendations for possible braille literacy projects, a sample proclamation, assorted braille literacy posters, information on the Braille Revival League, a bibliography of books about Louis Braille, a public service announcement, and other useful information. The material is also provided on an IBM-compatible 3.5-inch diskette that is included in the packet. The diskette contains ASCII, WordPerfect 5.1, and braille-translated files of the print content. In addition, there is a braille listing of the package contents. The packet is available for $5 to cover the cost of production and mailing. Send checks to the Braille Revival League, c/o Kim Charlson, President, 57 Grandview Avenue, Watertown, MA 02172-1634. You may also call (617) 926-9198 or e-mail kcharlson@acb.org _Louis Braille Center has new address._ The Louis Braille Center can now be contacted at 320 Dayton Street, Suite 125, Edmonds, WA 98020. The centerūs new phone number is (425) 776-4042. The Louis Braille Center is a nonprofit organization that provides moderately priced braille books, braille instruction, and braille transcribing services. _National Braille Press releases Windows reference and cookbook._ _The Ten-Minute Guide to Windows 95_ and _Betty Crocker and Gold Medal Product Preparation Directions and Recipes_ are now available in braille from the National Braille Press. _The Ten-Minute Guide to Windows 95_ is a three-volume reference that provides step-by-step instructions for performing basic operations. It includes keyboard commands and screen descriptions for the popular operating system. In the _Betty Crocker and Gold Medal Product Preparation Directions and Recipes_, General Mills has compiled package directions for many of its products including Bisquick, Betty Crocker, and Hamburger Helper. It consists of two braille volumes. For more information write the National Braille Press, 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115 or call 1-800-548-7323. _Seedlings 1998 catalog available._ Seedlings Braille Books for Children announces that its new catalog is available. It features more than three hundred titles, including thirty-eight new ones. To order, write Seedlings, P.O. Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924, or e-mail seedlink@aol.com. You can also visit its web page at http://www.22cent.com/seedlings The following information is reprinted from _Talking Book Topics November-December 1997_. _In Brief_ Asimov's Science Fiction_ Magazine Offered on Cassette_ NLS is offering _Asimov's Science Fiction_ magazine on cassette rather than flexible disc in addition to the children's, young adult, and foreign-language audio magazines that were announced earlier this year. These magazines kick off a transition to the new format for all audio magazines. NLS plans to continue the transition in January 1999, changing another group of flexible-disc magazines to cassette. It is expected to take three to four years before all NLS recorded magazines will be available on cassette. The complete list of magazine titles appears in the Magazines section of this issue and includes information about the number of issues and format of each title. _Newsstand_ The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement. _Audio Book Club._ The AudioBook Exchange Club offers 600 commercially produced cassette book titles. An annual membership fee of $10 entitles customers to an unlimited number of tape rentals for $4.50 each plus shipping and handling. Members can also purchase titles at a discount off the retail price. For more information, contact AudioBook Exchange Club, 867 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002, telephone (201) 339-0330, fax (201) 339-2529, or Website http://members.aol.com/AudioBEC/ABEC.html _Disaster Preparedness._ A two-cassette audio booklet titled _Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities_ is available from the American Red Cross. The publication is designed to help people who have physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities prepare for natural disasters and their consequences. It includes sections on understanding disasters, disaster supplies, making your home or office safer, and creating a personal support network. The audio cassette set costs $5 and can be purchased from local American Red Cross chapters. ### _Books for Adults_ Books listed in this issue of _Braille Book Review_ were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including biographies, classics, gothics, mysteries, romances, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection. To order books, contact your cooperating 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." ### _Nonfiction_ The Life and Death of King John. BR 10165. by William Shakespeare. 5 volumes. First published in 1623, this is a historical drama about King John's early thirteenth-century reign. The plot deals with the ruler's cruelty toward Arthur, his nephew and the rightful heir to the throne. Other principal characters include Constance, Arthur's grieving mother, and the Bastard, illegitimate son of Richard I, John's late brother. The text makes no mention of John's role in granting the Magna Carta nor of Robin Hood, an archenemy. 1623. BR 10165. ## Sustaining the Earth: Choosing Consumer Products That Are Safe for You, Your Family, and the Earth. BR 10576. by Debra Dadd-Redalia. 4 volumes. A how-to guide for making environmentally responsible decisions. Explains how to assess a product's "sustainability," the ability to be produced, used, and disposed of ecologically. Lists common products and offers criteria for judging their environmental acceptability. 1994. BR 10576. ## The Time before History: Five Million Years of Human Impact. BR 10579. by Colin Tudge. 4 volumes. The British science writer presents the lengthy history of human activity on the planet. He details the formation of the earth, the evolution of the animals, and the development of human beings. Tudge cites evolutionary advantages that have made humans uniquely destructive and proposes ways to save the earth, the remaining animals, and ourselves. 1996. BR 10579. ## _Visiting Mrs. Nabokov_ and Other Excursions. BR 10583. by Martin Amis. 3 volumes. Collection of good-natured essays by the British author__. Many of the thirty-three works are literary interviews, such as the one in the title piece with the devoted widow of Vladimir Nabokov. Amis also delves into popular culture, discussing the movie _RoboCop II_, Elton John's soccer team, and the Rolling Stones. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1993. BR 10583. ## The Feel of Silence. BR 10587. by Bonnie Poitras Tucker. 2 volumes. Memoir of a profoundly deaf woman who says her life has been "dominated by one burning desire--to fit into the hearing world." She learned to lip read as a toddler and has never learned to sign. Devastated when her husband left her because of her deafness, Tucker went on to excel in law school, where she now teaches. She tells of the difficulties of pretending to be hearing, such as dealing with telephone calls and conversing in the dark. 1995. BR 10587. ## Simply Stews: More Than One Hundred Savory One-pot Meals. BR 10588. by Susan Wyler. 2 volumes. Wyler believes that one-pot dishes hold a special place in the culinary affections of cooks: there is something reassuring about a pot of stew simmering on the stove. Her collection includes standard stews such as beef and chicken, fancy fare such as lobster with whiskey cream, vegetarian stews, spicy stews for those who like theirs hot, and a selection for those who are concerned about the fat content. 1995. BR 10588. ## One Man's Vision: The Life of Automotive Pioneer Ralph R. Teetor. BR 10592. by Marjorie Teetor Meyer. 2 volumes. Ralph Teetor's daughter tells how as a young boy in the 1890s, her father lost his sight because of an accident with a knife. She describes how he refused to let his blindness deter him from his growing love for the new automotive engine. Graduating with a college degree in mechanical engineering, Teetor worked in the family business and invented devices such as cruise control. 1995. BR 10592. ## A Pocket Tour of Music on the Internet. BR 10603. by Colin Berry. 2 volumes. A music journalist and disc jockey discusses the basics of the Internet, necessary hardware and software, different providers, and lingo. He provides electronic addresses and brief descriptions of sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists for different aspects of music. 1995. BR 10603. ## The Clock of Ages: Why We Age--How We Age--Winding Back the Clock. BR 10680. by John J. Medina. 3 volumes. A scientist explores the biological meaning of aging and death for lay readers. Explains how each system of the body changes with age and presents biochemical theories on the aging process. Discusses ways to combat aging. 1996. BR 10680. ## "I Am Who I Am": Speaking Out about Multiracial Identity. BR 10681. by Kathlyn Gay. 1 volume. An overview of the cultural, historical, and political aspects of the American mixed-race experience. Gay examines the role of prejudice and racism in the difficulties faced by children of multiracial heritage, as well as negative media images and stereotypes. Includes a directory of interracial support groups. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. BR 10681. ## The Guide for Daisy Girl Scout Leaders. BR 10683. by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.. 2 volumes. A Girl-Scouting handbook for adult leaders who work with girls ages five and six. Provides basic information on the foundation of Girl Scouting, its principles, beliefs, goals, membership, and program standards. Offers advice on working with Daisy Girl Scouts, planning meetings and events, and organizing program activities. 1993. BR 10683. ## Chicken Salads: Sixty Scrumptious Recipes for an American Classic. BR 10704. by Carole Lalli. 1 volume. Lalli offers hints on buying and storing chicken, as well as on handling chicken safely. She covers basic methods for preparing chicken for use in salads and provides recipes for salads that are mainly chicken and for others with vegetables, pasta, beans, and grains. 1994. BR 10704. ## Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. BR 10706. edited by Lori M. Carlson. 1 volume. Thirty-six poems--written in English, Spanish, or both--that express Latino culture and the experience of growing up in America. The poems are divided into categories such as "School Days," "Home and Homeland," "Memories," "Hard Times," and "Time to Party." For junior and senior high readers. In English and Spanish. 1994. BR 10706. ## The Guide for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Leaders. BR 10736. by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.. 1 volume. A Girl-Scouting handbook for adult leaders who work with girls between eleven and seventeen years of age. Provides basic information on the Girl Scout organization, its goals and traditions, programs and activities, and the roles and responsibilities of adult leaders. Explores topics of concern to girls at this age level. 1995. BR 10736. ## Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness. BR 10742. by David A. Karp. 3 volumes. A sociologist limns the human face and private experience of depression through intimate interviews with fifty affected men and women. Addresses the incidence, etiology, and treatment of this pervasive mental health problem. Discusses conditions in modern society that promote depression. 1996. BR 10742. ## Isabella Gardner: The Collected Poems. BR 10744. by Isabella Gardner. 1 volume. More than one hundred poems written between 1955 and 1980, including thirty previously unpublished or ungathered. Gardner's subjects include motherhood, literature, politics, and nature in such poems as "West of Childhood," "Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957," "To Thoreau on Rereading Walden," "Fall in Massachusetts." and "At the Zoo." 1990. BR 10744. ## Safety-Wise. BR 10746. by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.. 2 volumes. A guide for adult leaders in establishing sound health and safety standards and practices for Girl-Scouting programs. Sets forth program standards and guidelines, activity checkpoints, and trip-planning tips aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of girls involved in Scouting activities. 1993. BR 10746. ## Coping with Lupus: A Guide to Living with Lupus for You and Your Family. BR 10751. by Robert H. Phillips. 3 volumes. A sourcebook of information and guidance to help people with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) understand and live with the condition. Explains the nature of the disease, its symptoms, and its treatment. Offers advice for lupus patients on lifestyle, emotions, and relating with others. 1991. BR 10751. ## Understanding Cub Scouts with Disabilities. BR 10752. by Boy Scouts of America. 1 volume. A guide for helping Cub Scout leaders incorporate boys with disabilities into the Cub Scouting program. Explains various types of disabilities and suggests particular adaptations of Cub Scout activities to increase participation, success, and enjoyment for boys with special needs. 1994. BR 10752. ## At Peace in the Light: The Further Adventures of a Reluctant Psychic Who Reveals the Secret of Your Spiritual Powers. BR 10753. by Dannion Brinkley. 2 volumes. Brinkley tells how he adjusted to the psychic ability he acquired after his near-death experiences and found his life's mission in helping hospice patients face death. Sequel to _Saved by the Light (BR 9540)_. 1995. BR 10753. ## In the Crevice of Time: New and Collected Poems. BR 10760. by Josephine Jacobsen. 2 volumes. Anthology from an award-winning American poet. This collection spans nearly sixty years, from 1935 to 1994, and is divided chronologically into five parts. Jacobsen's work is known for its lean, elegant language and wide range of subject matter. Jacobsen explores such themes as mortality in "Spring, Says the Child," exotic aspects of travel in "The Foreign Lands," and the nature of loss in "Tears." 1995. BR 10760. ## Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America. BR 10768. by Geoffrey Canada. 2 volumes. Canada recounts his experiences growing up in the South Bronx and the culture of violence that governed daily survival. He reflects on the increase of inner-city youth violence and discusses programs such as New York's Beacon Schools as a way to help America's troubled youth. Strong language and violence. 1995. BR 10768. ## The _Children of Perestroika_ Come of Age: Young People of Moscow Talk about Life in the New Russia. BR 10771. by Deborah Adelman. 2 volumes. Adelman returns to Moscow in 1993 to reinterview the eleven teens featured in _The Children of Perestroika (BR 10842)_. Now approaching adulthood, these Russian youths discuss their concerns about the huge social and economic changes initiated by Gorbachev in 1985. For senior high and older readers. 1994. BR 10771. ## Meditations: On the Monk Who Dwells in Daily Life. BR 10773. by Thomas Moore. 1 volume. The author reflects on the twelve years he spent as a youth in a monastic community. He offers a series of brief meditations that he feels can illuminate and enrich the secular life, and he contemplates "values, nuances, styles, and elements of character" that he internalized during his years in the monastery. 1994. BR 10773. ## So Forth: Poems. BR 10774. by Joseph Brodsky. 1 volume. Rural Massachusetts, Manhattan, and the great cities of Europe provide some of the settings in these sixty-four poems, which comprise the final volume of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Brodsky composed this body of work during the last eight years of his life by self-translating from his native Russian and also by writing directly in English. 1996. BR 10774. ## Oscar Wilde. BR 10780. by Jeff Nunokawa. 1 volume. Shows how Wilde achieved fame in London as a poet, playwright, and the author of_ The Picture of Dorian Gray (BR 9281)_, though he was later imprisoned for his homosexuality. Born in 1854 to a prominent Irish family, Wilde first gained notoriety at Oxford for his flamboyant manner and nontraditional religious views. For senior high and older readers. 1995. BR 10780. ## Can You Hear, Bird: Poems. BR 10781. by John Ashbery. 1 volume. Collection of poems by the winner of the 1976 Pulitzer Prize and other literary awards. The works are short, cynical, and abstract and often contain humor and wordplays. Some strong language. 1995. BR 10781. ## Hate Groups. BR 10785. by Deborah Able. 1 volume. Examination of hate groups and racism in the United States. Able looks at the history of specific groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, the White Aryan Resistance, and Identity Christians. She also explores the thorny issue of First Amendment rights and the "freedom to hate." Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10785. ## A Reporter's Life. BR 10812. by Walter Cronkite. 4 volumes. Autobiography of the journalist who rose to become known as "the nation's most trusted person." Recounts his Texas youth, his years as a war correspondent, and his entry into broadcasting to become television's first news anchorman. Offers opinions about trends in broadcast news since his retirement in 1981. Bestseller 1996. BR 10812. ## Finish Strong: Living the Values That Take You the Distance. BR 10813. by Richard G. Capen. 2 volumes. Capen identifies personal values that lead to success and that benefit family and community. Each chapter focuses on a specific value--such as character, humility, and optimism--and includes comments from political, business, and spiritual leaders like Barbara Jordan and John Gardner. 1996. BR 10813. ## Walking the Black Cat: Poems. BR 10814. by Charles Simic. 1 volume. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents poems depicting both the ordinary and the surreal. For example, "Little Unwritten Book" laments the disappearance of Rocky, a bird-tolerating black cat, while "Dogs Hear It" has Hamlet walking through "a motel in Vegas." 1996. BR 10814. ## Stay Here with Me: A Memoir. BR 10816. by Robert Olmstead. 2 volumes. The author's coming-of-age reminiscence of being an eighteen-year-old on his grandfather's New England farm. Recounts the critical experiences of his father's fall to alcoholism and his grandfather's to cancer, his first love affair, and leaving home. Strong language. 1996. BR 10816. ## The Irony of Free Speech. BR 10818. by Owen M. Fiss. 1 volume. Explores the meaning and implications of the First Amendment principle of free speech. Contrasts the libertarian ethic of "self expression" with the democratic aim "to broaden the terms of public discussion." Advocates an active state role "to ensure free and open public debate" of issues. 1996. BR 10818. ## The Crack in Everything. BR 10837. by Alicia Suskin Ostriker. 1 volume. Poetry that offers insights on topics including nature, illness, suffering, and feminism. Features a section of introspective poems dealing with the author's own experience with breast cancer, mastectomy, and recovery. 1996. BR 10837. ## Naked Earth: The New Geophysics. BR 10838. by Shawna Vogel. 2 volumes. Explores recent scientific theories and discoveries that enlighten understanding of earthquakes, volcanoes, magnetic fields, and other geophysical phenomena. Portrays a dynamic, active world in a process of continuous change. 1995. BR 10838. ## ### _Fiction_ A Study in Scarlet. BR 10561. by Arthur Conan Doyle. 3 volumes. Published in 1887 when Doyle was twenty-five, this, his first book, introduces the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes tackles a gruesome case that begins with the murder of a girl and her lover in Utah, spreads to the capital cities of Europe, and reaches a fatal climax in England. Includes an introduction by editor Owen Dudley Edwards and a chronology of Doyle's work. 1993. BR 10561. ## The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. BR 10563. by Arthur Conan Doyle. 4 volumes. Follows the _Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (BR 10562)_. Doyle offers eleven more tales of Holmes and Dr. Watson, including Holmes's meeting with Moriarty, the Napoleon of crime. In a final note, Doyle explains Holmes's demise. Includes a chronology of Doyle's work and an introduction by editor Christopher Roden. 1993. BR 10563. ## The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. BR 10565. by Arthur Conan Doyle. 1 volume. The evil of Sir Hugo, master of the lonely Baskerville manor on the moors, began the curse of the Baskervilles in the seventeenth century. Now, generations later, the legendary hound howls and Sir Charles Baskerville dies. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson move in to solve the crime. Includes an introduction by editor W.W. Robson and Doyle's chronology. 1993. BR 10565. ## Seventeenth Summer. BR 10584. by Maureen Daly. 2 volumes. A woman recalls her seventeenth summer when she lived in a small Wisconsin town in the leisurely days before World War II and fell in love for the first time. 1942. BR 10584. ## The Garden Where the Brass Band Played. BR 10591. by S. Vestdijk. 3 volumes. As this Dutch novel begins, Nol, the central character, is a small boy who is exposed to the joys of music. As a judge's son, Nol enjoys a privileged life, but he is not immune to disappointments and hard-earned lessons ranging from resentment of an older brother to rejection by the girl he loves. 1950. BR 10591. ## Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. BR 10687. by Mark Twain. 3 volumes. A comprehensive edition of Twain's 1885 tale about a boy who runs away from home and floats down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaping slave. Includes four episodes originally deleted from the first edition, an introduction by Twain biographer Justin Kaplan, and an addendum of explanatory and interpretive notes. Strong language. 1996. BR 10687. ## Pride of Lions. BR 10690. by Morgan Llywelyn. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _Lion of Ireland (BR 4971)_, Donough, Brian Boru's son, vies for his father's crown after the latter's death in 1014. Plotting against Donough, however, is his formidable mother, Gormlaith, who was exiled by Boru. And Donough must choose between his bride, Neassa, and Cera the druid, of whom the church staunchly disapproves. Some descriptions of sex. 1996. BR 10690. ## The Lighthouse at the End of the World. BR 10691. by Stephen Marlowe. 3 volumes. An experimental work combining biographical fiction, fantasy, and history. An impoverished Edgar Allan Poe sets out on a quest to recover an enchanted relic that his brother had secreted from a South Sea island. Poe enters a phantasmagorical realm, where he confronts his tragic past and encounters a gallery of characters of his own creation. 1995. BR 10691. ## The Dragon and the Djinn. BR 10692. by Gordon R. Dickson. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (BR 10530)_, the Dragon Knight and his friend, Sir Brian, venture to the Holy Land in search of the father of Brian's betrothed. But the quest becomes a dangerous odyssey as they encounter pirates, sea giants, and the wizardly Djinn. 1996. BR 10692. ## Who Brings Forth the Wind: The Kensington Chronicles, Volume 3. BR 10698. by Lori Wick. 3 volumes. Having grown up in the country, Stacy Daniels is hesitant to go to London. But at her family's urging, Stacy goes and is quickly caught up in the social season of 1853. A chance meeting with Lord Tanner Richardson soon brings happiness and then turmoil into her life. Sequel to _Wings of the Morning (BR 9604)_. 1994. BR 10698. ## The Knight and the Dove: The Kensington Chronicles, Volume 4. BR 10699. by Lori Wick. 3 volumes. King Henry VIII has ordered a marriage between Bracken of Hawkings Crest and a daughter of Lord Vincent of Stone Lake. When Marigold refuses, Vincent offers his youngest, Megan. She and Bracken get off to a shaky start, but matters worsen when Marigold learns Bracken is to become a duke. Sequel to _Who Brings Forth the Wind (BR 10698)_. 1995. BR 10699. ## Cowboy Angst. BR 10707. by Jasen Emmons. 2 volumes. When Dennis McCance comes home to Prairie View, Montana, he must break the news to his family that he has dropped out of law school. Their anger and dismay are compounded by learning of his alternate career choice: that of a drummer in a country music band. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. BR 10707. ## Flash Fiction: Very Short Stories. BR 10708. edited by James Thomas and others. 2 volumes. What these selections by Margaret Atwood, John Updike, and seventy others have in common is their brevity--most consisting of 250 to 750 words. One story breezes through a couple's entire marriage from meeting to retirement. Others are magical--a woman learns origami and turns all the apologies she constantly receives into folded shapes. Grade 1 braille. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1992. BR 10708. ## The Love Letter. BR 10710. by Cathleen Schine. 2 volumes. Helen MacFarquhar is a flirtatious bookshop owner and divorced mother in her forties whose well-ordered life is disrupted by an anonymous love letter. She becomes consumed with finding the author, which leads to a secret affair with Johnny, her twenty-year-old summer employee. Some strong language. 1995. BR 10710. ## Zod Wallop. BR 10718. by William Browning Spencer. 2 volumes. Fictional Harry Gainesborough writes_ Zod Wallop_ while being treated in a psychiatric hospital following the death of his daughter Amy. The book becomes a bestseller, and a producer wants to make it into a movie. Also, another patient at the hospital, who has read the book, wants to bring the characters to life. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995. BR 10718. ## Veronica. BR 10719. by Nicholas Christopher. 2 volumes. A tale of magic and illusion. Leo falls in with the mysterious and beautiful Veronica, who needs him to contact her vanished magician father. She leads the compliant Leo on a mystical and spiritual quest through time and space. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1996. BR 10719. ## Entertaining Angels. BR 10721. by Marita van der Vyver. 2 volumes. South African prize-winner about Griet, a thirty-year-old woman dealing with miscarriage and divorce. With her quirky sense of humor and feminist viewpoint, she survives by rewriting fairy tales with contemporary settings. Adam, a golden, angelic hunk, appears to fulfill her emerging fantasies. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1994. BR 10721. ## _Musical Moment_ and Other Stories. BR 10725. by Yehoshua Kenaz. 2 volumes. Four stories of a young Israeli boy's coming-of-age in the 1940s and 1950s. In "The Three-Legged Chicken," the narrator recalls the day of his grandfather's funeral and the men who flocked to see the spectacle of a deformed chicken. In "Henrik's Secret," the narrator wants to know why someone is "bad friends" with him. 1995. BR 10725. ## Mumbo Jumbo. BR 10734. by Ishmael Reed. 2 volumes. Experimental novel combining form and substance. The people's movement of Jes' Grew comes from nowhere and spreads everywhere, rivaling the efforts of the Harlem Renaissance and causing consternation in the Harding cabinet. This imaginary cultural phenomenon appears in many voices that, like jazz elements, interact with a prevailing theme. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1972. BR 10734. ## Deep River. BR 10737. by Shusaku Endo. 2 volumes. Novel of spiritual questioning by award-winning Japanese author. Four Japanese travelers visit the Ganges River in India, where they confront the dramas of their lives. The river has symbolic significance, especially evoking the convergence of the Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu religions. 1994. BR 10737. ## A House Divided: Good Earth Trilogy, Volume 3. BR 10743. by Pearl S. Buck. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _The Sons (BR 9578)_, Wang Yuan, son of Wang the Tiger, returns home after six years abroad to find his native China in the midst of a peasant rebellion. While his sister dishonors the family with her premarital pregnancy, and his warlord father stubbornly adheres to traditional ways, Wang Yuan tries to restore peace to his family. 1930. BR 10743. ## Krik? Krak!. BR 10749. by Edwidge Danticat. 1 volume. Ten short stories that reflect, to some degree, the violence and despair of the author's native Haiti. "Children of the Sea" is an exchange of letters, never sent, between a young woman and her lover, who is aboard a leaky boat en route to Miami. "Nineteen Thirty-Seven" describes the harsh treatment of a Haitian woman imprisoned for witchcraft. 1995. BR 10749. ## Dover: The Collected Short Stories. BR 10750. by Joyce Porter. 2 volumes. Eleven stories published in _Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine_ between 1968 and 1985. Vulgar British Chief Inspector Dover fits his investigations around his more important activities: eating, drinking, smoking, sleeping, and going to the bathroom. Includes a foreword on Porter's work by writer Robert Barnard and an afterword by Porter's brother. 1995. BR 10750. ## Manhattan Transfer. BR 10761. by John E. Stith. 3 volumes. Without warning, all of Manhattan is swept into space by an alien force and encased in a giant bubble. The trapped humans soon discover that their city is but one of many that have been kidnapped. A small group devises a way to escape and attempts to communicate with people in other bubbles. Some strong language. 1993. BR 10761. ## Be I Whole. BR 10765. by Gita Brown. 2 volumes. Sizway, an herbalist and member of a community of black gypsies known as the Ki, marries Papa Job, a bellboy, in the 1950s. They settle down in Ohio to raise a family, but after the death of a child, Papa Job turns to gambling and alcohol. Sizway then seeks help from the Ki community to bring the family back together. 1995. BR 10765. ## The Fatigue Artist. BR 10766. by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. 3 volumes. At age forty, Laura, a New York writer, is beset by lethargy and other mysterious physical symptoms. She suspects these are reactions to her husband's tragic death and her current, desultory love affair. When medical approaches yield no help, Laura seeks and finds relief in a journey of self-discovery. 1995. BR 10766. ## Spirit Seeker. BR 10777. by Joan Lowery Nixon. 2 volumes. Holly Campbell is furious with her police detective father. Once again he is working late, missing an anniversary celebration with her mother. But when Mr. Campbell does arrive, he has some shocking news: Holly's boyfriend may be a suspect in the murder of his parents. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10777. ## Tears of a Tiger. BR 10779. by Sharon M. Draper. 1 volume. Andy Jackson is consumed with guilt when his drinking causes an accident that kills his best friend, Robert Washington, a star athlete. Journal entries, letters, homework assignments, newspaper articles, and conversations tell the tragic story of Andy's inability to deal with his depression. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. BR 10779. ## Stress. BR 10783. by Loren D. Estleman. 2 volumes. It is New Year's Eve 1972 when a Detroit cop moonlighting at a posh party shoots and kills three intruders. On the case is officer Charlie Battle, who knows the department is protecting its own yet doggedly pursues the truth up to the startling courtroom climax. Companion to _Edsel (BR 10156)_. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1996. BR 10783. ## Love's Children. BR 10786. by Judith Chernaik. 2 volumes. The stories of four women surrounding romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816 and 1817. Fictional journals and letters tell of the loves and lives of Shelley's first wife, Harriet Westbrook; his second wife, Mary Godwin; her half-sister, Fanny Godwin; and Mary and Fanny's stepsister, Clare Clairmont. 1991. BR 10786. ## Three NBs of Julian Drew. BR 10787. by James M. Deem. 1 volume. Julian Drew's notebooks are his lifeline to survival since the death of his mother and the subsequent abusive treatment from his cruel stepmother and his indifferent father. While forced to endure isolation and starvation in his room, Julian uses cryptic codes and veiled terminology in his journals. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. BR 10787. ## Flash Fire. BR 10790. by Caroline B. Cooney. 1 volume. The teenagers living in a wealthy California canyon neighborhood are aware of fires raging nearby, but have been told they're not in any danger. Suddenly that all changes, and, without any adults to take charge, they must try to save themselves, their siblings, and their pets. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10790. ## The Best of O. Henry. BR 10794. by O. Henry. 2 volumes. Twenty-six short stories, originally published in the_ New York World_ newspaper, about city life in the early 1900s. Includes such well-known tales as "Gift of the Magi" and less familiar ones, such as "Memories of a Yellow Dog." While their themes vary, the stories share O. Henry's incisive humor, irony, and pathos. 1978. BR 10794. ## The Lost Son. BR 10795. by Brent Spencer. 2 volumes. It's been six months since Ellen left Redmond, her live-in lover of twelve years. Feeling guilty about also leaving her sixteen-year-old son, Nick, Ellen is on her way back to explain and find closure. Meanwhile, Nick and Redmond are waging a silent war against each other. As each of the three reflects on what led to this point, Redmond's abusive father reappears. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. BR 10795. ## Smithereens. BR 10798. by Susan Taylor Chehak. 2 volumes. Sixteen-year-old May Caldwell lives a dull life with her Iowa family, waiting for something to happen. And happen it does with the unexpected arrival of Frances (Frankie) Crane, a slightly older girl from Appalachia whom the family has financially sponsored. Amoral and vibrant, Frankie unlocks the latent wildness in May's troubled psyche. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1995. BR 10798. ## Hometown. BR 10799. by Marsha Qualey. 3 volumes. Sixteen-year-old street kid Border Baker is unhappy when his divorced father moves the two from Albuquerque to his small Minnesota hometown. Border's father dodged the draft during the Vietnam War, and now with the Gulf War heating up and patriotism surging, Border must bear the brunt of the town's animosity toward his father. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10799. ## A Fate Totally Worse than Death. BR 10800. by Paul Fleischman. 1 volume. The Huns are a group of very rich students at Cliffside High School. Earlier three Hun girls arranged the death of an outsider who tried to date a Hun. Now Helga, a new girl, is showing interest in a Hun boy. But as the girls make their plans for Helga, their bodies start aging rapidly. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10800. ## Taking It. BR 10802. by Michael Cadnum. 1 volume. Anna Charles, seventeen, runs away to her brother's house, leaving behind her wealthy well-known father, her newly married mother, her confused feelings about her stepfather, and the latest in a string of shoplifting accusations. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10802. ## The Other Side of Silence. BR 10803. by Margaret Mahy. 1 volume. Twelve-year-old Hero of New Zealand is the middle child in a family of prodigies. Hero, who has chosen not to talk to anyone, lives in two worlds. Her outward world is the one at home, but her true life is the one she experiences up in a tree and with her neighbor Miss Credence, whose house guards a shocking secret. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10803. ## Out of Time. BR 10804. by Caroline B. Cooney. 2 volumes. In this sequel to _Both Sides of Time (BR 10273)_, 1990s Annie Lockwood once again travels through time to see the friends she made in 1895. The young man she loves, Strat, has been institutionalized because of his description of Annie. She is his only chance for escape. For junior and senior high readers. 1996. BR 10804. ## The Squared Circle. BR 10805. by James Bennett. 2 volumes. Despite his mediocre grades, high school all-American basketball star Sonny Youngblood wins a full college scholarship. Achieving national celebrity, he soon comes under official scrutiny and begins to reexamine his priorities. Strong language and violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. BR 10805. ## The Patch of Blue. BR 10806. by Grace Livingston Hill. 2 volumes. For Chris Walton, life is great. He is part of a warm and loving family, and in a few weeks he will return for his senior year in college with a brand new car. But his world is turned upside down when his bank-president father must close the bank. Chris soon learns that one person in town understands his new circumstances. 1932. BR 10806. ## From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun. BR 10808. by Jacqueline Woodson. 1 volume. For the most part, thirteen-year-old Melanin Sun is happy living with his single mother, hanging out with his friends, and dreaming about a girl. But when forced to come to terms with differences in sexual preferences and race, Melanin Sun turns to his journal, where he records thoughts he can't speak out loud. For junior and senior high readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 1995. BR 10808. ## Daisy Miller. BR 10809. by Henry James. 1 volume. First published in 1878, this short story tells how Daisy, an American girl, is ostracized for going sightseeing in Rome with a man but without a chaperone. 1878. BR 10809. ## ### _Books for Children_ Books listed in this issue of _Braille Book Review_ were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature, mystery, sports, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection. To order books, contact your cooperating library. ### _Nonfiction_ I've Been Working on the Railroad. BR 10037. . read by 1 volume. A classic American folk song presented by Nadine Westcott. A young boy and his dog get a chance to ride up front with the conductor when they take a train ride from a big city out through the countryside to Dinah's Cafe. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1996.. For preschool-grade 2. BR 10037. ## Navajo: Visions and Voices across the Mesa. BR 10038. by Shonto Begay. 1 volume. Begay uses paintings, poetry, and free verse to provide insight into the culture and spirituality of the Navajo people. He explores such topics as creation, prayer, storytelling, healing, springtime, death, the significance of the coyote, the mysteries of the night, and the fear inspired by a solar eclipse. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 5-7. 1995. BR 10038. ## Webelos Scout Book. BR 10600. by Boy Scouts of America. 2 volumes (Reissue). This handbook for the last phase of Cub Scouting explains the requirements for earning activity badges and other awards. For grades 3-6. 1991. BR 10600. ## Cadette Girl Scout Handbook. BR 10733. by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.. 2 volumes. This official guide to Cadette Girl Scouting outlines the roots and traditions of Girl Scouting and covers such topics as healthy living and self-esteem, relationships with family and friends, life skills, and recreation. Explains the various Girl Scout awards and recognitions. For grades 6-9. 1995. BR 10733. ## Nearer Nature. BR 10767. by Jim Arnosky. 1 volume. The noted naturalist and artist shares his observations of tracking wildlife in and around his Vermont farm over the course of one winter and spring. He scrutinizes animal tracks in the snow, attends the birth of lambs, notes the feeding habits of porcupines, and observes a fox stalking a vole. For grades 5-7. 1996. BR 10767. ## You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?. BR 10778. by Jean Fritz. 1 volume. Biography of Lizzie Cady Stanton. Born in 1815, Lizzie rebelled against the unjust treatment of women from the time she was a child. Later she fought alongside her friend Susan B. Anthony for the right to vote, but died in 1902, before women's suffrage came to pass. For grades 4-7. 1995. BR 10778. ## Sea Watch: A Book of Poetry. BR 10844. by Jane Yolen. 1 volume. Yolen's fourteen poems describe the lives of such marine creatures as seahorses, white whales, sharks, leatherback turtles, and salmon. Notes at the end of the book provide information on each of the creatures described in the poems. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 10844. ## _A_ _Suitcase of Seaweed and Other Poems_. BR 10870. by Janet S. Wong. 1 volume. Thirty-six poems divided into three categories--Korean, Chinese, and American--that reflect the author's heritage. Wong shares insights into Asian American experiences in such poems as _Acupuncture_, _Koreatown_, _Tea Ceremony_, _Manners_, _Face It_, and _Money Order_. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 10870. ## ### _Fiction_ Busy Lizzie. BR 10031. by Holly Berry. 1 volume. Follow Lizzie through her day as she uses different parts of her body to stay very busy. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1994. BR 10031. ## Danny's Duck. BR 10032. by June Crebbin. 1 volume. A duck flies over the school yard and settles into a pile of brush at the edge of the playground. No one sees her except Danny. For the next few weeks, Danny secretly watches the duck as she lays eggs and sits on them. Then one day Danny discovers his friend and all nine of her eggs are gone. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995. BR 10032. ## Saturday Sancocho. BR 10033. by Leyla Torres. 1 volume. Maria Lili looks forward to Saturday, the day she spends with her grandparents and the day they always make a chicken stew called sancocho. When she arrives one Saturday, her grandparents tell her there is no money to buy the ingredients they need. All they have is a dozen eggs. But her grandmother has an idea. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995. BR 10033. ## Alejandro's Gift. BR 10035. by Richard E. Albert. 1 volume. Alejandro lives in the desert in an adobe house with only his burro for company. He is very lonely until his garden begins attracting small desert animals. As Alejandro watches them drink, he devises a plan to provide water for the bigger animals too. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1994. BR 10035. ## In the Night Kitchen. BR 10036. by Maurice Sendak. 1 volume. Mickey's dream tumbles him into the night kitchen, where three singing bakers mistake him for milk. Mickey sets them straight and flies to the Milky Way in an airplane made of dough to find milk for the bakers. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. A Caldecott Honor Book. 1970. BR 10036. ## Make Way for Ducklings. BR 10039. by Robert McCloskey. 1 volume (Reissue). Five helpful Boston policemen stop busy city traffic so that Mrs. Mallard can move her family of eight ducklings from their island in the Charles River to their new home in the Public Garden. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Caldecott Medal 1942. 1941. BR 10039. ## My Many Colored Days. BR 10040. by Dr. Seuss. 1 volume. A rhyming tale in which a child describes his moods on different days. "Some days are yellow. Some are blue." The child feels different on different days, but always goes back to being himself. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2 and older readers. 1996. BR 10040. ## The Cuckoo's Child. BR 10726. by Suzanne Freeman. 2 volumes. Mia Veery did not like living in Beirut; she wanted to come back to the United States and be a typical 1962 American teenager in an ordinary family. When her parents disappear at sea, Mia and her two older half sisters go to live with Aunt Kit in Tennessee. There Mia finds being "typical" is not easy. For grades 6-9. 1996. BR 10726. ## Time Windows. BR 10782. by Kathryn Reiss. 2 volumes. The day Miranda, thirteen, moves into a huge old house with her parents, she discovers an amazing dollhouse in the attic. It's a replica of the house itself, and by looking through its windows, Miranda can eavesdrop on the lives of families who lived in the house years ago. For grades 5-8. 1991. BR 10782. ## George Washington's Socks. BR 10784. by Elvira Woodruff. 1 volume. Matthew and his friends have formed an adventure club. Their plan is to meet and talk about real adventures people have had throughout history. But at their first meeting, in which they plan to discuss George Washington's crossing of the Delaware, the members suddenly find themselves back in the time of Washington. For grades 4-7. 1991. BR 10784. ## When Willard Met Babe Ruth. BR 10788. by Donald Hall. 1 volume. Willard Babson, twelve, and his father, Sheridan, are great fans of baseball. One day as they are herding sheep down the road, a car runs into the ditch. In the car is Babe Ruth. Over the next twenty years, Willard's fascination with the Babe grows--and then they meet again. For grades 3-6. 1996. BR 10788. ## A Share of Freedom. BR 10797. by June Rae Wood. 1 volume. Freedom Jo Avery, thirteen, has always wondered who her father is. When her alcoholic mother is sent to a treatment center, Freedom and her little brother run away to avoid being sent to different foster homes. Eventually they are put with the Quincy family, where Freedom learns an important lesson about fathers. For grades 5-8. 1994. BR 10797. ## My Wartime Summers. BR 10807. by Jane Cutler. 1 volume. At first World War II seems exciting as Ellen, eleven, and her friends eagerly track events and stage their own battles. A German Jewish family even moves into the neighborhood, and Ellen's father wishes he could enlist. But over the next few years, the war becomes more real as Ellen's young uncle is sent overseas. For grades 5-8. 1994. BR 10807. ## Absolutely Normal Chaos. BR 10817. by Sharon Creech. 2 volumes. During the summer, Mary Lou, thirteen, and her classmates are to read the_ Odyssey_ and keep a journal to give their new English teacher in the fall. But Mary Lou is not too keen on letting Mr. Birkway read what she has written, because when strange cousin Carl Ray came to stay, Mary Lou's summer turned into an odyssey of experiences. For grades 4-7. 1990. BR 10817. ## Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Flying Elephant. BR 10836. by Mary Blount Christian. 1 volume. Sebastian is a dog who loves to solve mysteries. Shortly after the circus comes to Sebastian's town, Tahsha, the beloved elephant, disappears. Sebastian and his police-detective human begin to analyze clues. For grades 2-4. 1994. BR 10836. ## Meet Kirsten: An American Girl. BR 10871. by Janet Shaw. 1 volume. Kirsten, who is nine, comes to America aboard the _Eagle_ from Sweden in 1854. She describes her voyage, the time she got lost in New York City, and her trip to Minnesota to be with some family members who arrived several years earlier. Prequel to _Kirsten Learns a Lesson (BR 10872)_. For grades 2-4. 1986. BR 10871. ## Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story. BR 10872. by Janet Shaw. 1 volume. It is Kirsten's first day of school in America. The pioneer girl is a little scared, but her cousin Anna helps Kirsten learn her lessons. Kirsten must make an important decision when her new friend, an Indian girl, asks Kirsten to go away with her. Sequel to _Meet Kirsten (BR 10871)_. For grades 2-4. 1986. BR 10872. ## Meet Felicity: An American Girl. BR 10891. by Valerie Tripp. 1 volume. Felicity and her family live in 1774 Williamsburg, where her father runs a general store. Felicity helps at home, but she would rather be working with her father. And when she discovers that old Mr. Nye is mistreating his new horse, Felicity knows what she must do. Prequel to _Felicity Learns a Lesson (BR 10892)_. For grades 2-4. 1991. BR 10891. ## Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story. BR 10892. by Valerie Tripp. 1 volume. Felicity, almost ten, is to begin lessons in being a polite colonial Williamsburg gentlewoman. She will take classes with two girls who have just arrived from England. But when the colonists decide to boycott English tea, Felicity has some choices to make. Sequel to _Meet Felicity (BR 10891)_. For grades 2-4. 1991. BR 10892. ## Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story. BR 10893. by Valerie Tripp. 1 volume. Just before Christmas in colonial Williamsburg, Felicity Merriman is surprised to receive an invitation for a dance lesson at the governor's palace. The other girls will have new gowns, and Felicity's mother decides to make her one. But then Mrs. Merriman becomes ill. Sequel to _Felicity Learns a Lesson (BR 10892)_. For grades 2-4. 1991. BR 10893. ## ### _Braille Magazines_ The following is a list of braille magazines in the Library of Congress program. Magazines with a dagger (+) will be available beginning in January 1998. If you currently subscribe to one of the magazines that will be discontinued and replaced by a new title, you will automatically receive the new magazine and need not take any action. In all other cases, contact your braille-lending library for new subscriptions. 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 (bimonthly [3] and monthly [6]) Inside Sports (monthly) +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; replaces Better Homes and Gardens; current subscribers will automatically receive new magazine; 10 issues) +Muse (for children; 6 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; replaces PC Computing; current subscribers will automatically receive new magazine; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (monthly) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) +Rolling Stone (popular culture; 26 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens, monthly) +Short Stories (British monthly) +Spider: The Magazine for Children (replaces Jack and Jill; current subscribers will automatically receive new magazine; monthly) +Stone Soup (children's writings; replaces Children's Digest; current subscribers will automatically receive new magazine; 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