Braille Book Review, Vol. 72, No. 2, March-April 2003 Braille Book Review March-April 2003 Volume 72, Number 2 _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 2003 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 "Voyager" to enhance catalog searching NLS bibliographic records will move to a new catalog system in late February or early March 2003. The new catalog is part of the Voyager Integrated Library System, which has been in use elsewhere in the Library of Congress since 1999. Voyager will be updated nightly instead of weekly and will offer improved features for searching and displaying records, including a more flexible keyword search capability and the capacity to browse author and subject heading lists. Individuals using adaptive computer devices will be able to access a text-only version of the catalog. A link to the new catalog will appear on the NLS home page when it becomes available. New handbook offers guidance to law enforcement personnel Crime victims with disabilities are the focus of a new handbook from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) of the Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP). First Response to Victims of Crime Who Have a Disability offers specific guidance and tips on working with crime victims who have Alzheimer's disease, mental illness or developmental disabilities, or are blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing. An estimated 17 percent of the U.S. population has one of these disabilities. The handbook describes the characteristics of various disabilities and ways that law enforcement officers can be responsive to these victims' needs without compromising an investigation. First Response provides general guidance applicable to all crime victims with disabilities; covers the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, both of which require that handicapped crime victims have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from law enforcement programs and services; and features a directory of organizations that can provide more information about disabilities. First Response to Victims of Crime Who Have a Disability is accessible on the OJP web site along with information about other OVC publications, programs, and conferences. For further information contact the OVC Resource Center at 800-627-6872. Correction The toll-free number for the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) printed in Braille Book Review, January-February 2003, was incorrect. The correct number is 800-669-7079. NLS apologizes for the error. The item is reprinted below. NLS works with BVA to support blinded veterans The federal legislation that enables the Library of Congress to provide free library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals (Public Law 89-522, July 30, 1966) specifies that preference shall at all times be given to blind and physically handicapped persons who have been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States. The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) represents a significant segment of the NLS user community, and BVA representatives often serve on NLS advisory committees. BVA is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization exclusively dedicated to serving our nation's blinded veterans. BVA supports rehabilitation initiatives and has its own national, full-time field service representative program. Field service offices throughout the country provide advice, information, and aid to blinded veterans and their families. BVA field reps, all of whom are blinded veterans themselves, counsel blind veterans in their respective regions. The reps link veterans with service, rehabilitation, training, and other benefits. In addition, BVA helps veterans who receive counseling to find jobs within the community. The BVA traces its roots back to 1945, when a group of veterans who lost their sight during World War II met at an army hospital in Connecticut and founded the association. BVA has been instrumental in spearheading and helping to sustain programs and services meant to give aid to blinded veterans ever since. BVA supports Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Comprehensive Blind Rehabilitation Services, which helps veterans learn how to live without sight, from the basics‡such as crossing the street safely‡to the more complex issues of coming to terms with their condition and leading fulfilling and productive lives. There is no charge for any BVA service and all legally blind veterans are eligible for assistance regardless of whether they lost their vision during service or afterward. BVA works closely with the Congress of the United States and the VA to accomplish its vital mission. Some of the above was adapted from the Blinded Veterans Association web site . For more information, visit the web site or call toll free 1-800-669-7079. 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 Bug encourages literacy. The Braille Bug , sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind, is an interactive web site created to teach sighted children about braille and to encourage literacy among all children, disabled and nondisabled alike, in grades three through six. The Braille Bug combines full accessibility with sophisticated functionality and a playful environment that features colorful animated graphics, including the Braille Bug itself, a ladybug with the six dots of a braille cell on its back, that helps kids understand the "secret code" of braille and invites them to participate in a variety of fun and educational online games and activities. The Reading Club, a new channel of the Braille Bug site, features books that sighted and visually impaired children around the country can discuss on fully accessible, kid-friendly, supervised message boards. The Braille Trail: An Activity Guide and its companion Parent/Teacher Guide, also on the site, introduce braille to students, parents, and teachers. These guides, designed by AFB's National Literacy Center, feature games, activities, and a wealth of information on braille, assistive technology used by braille readers, and biographies of Helen Keller and Louis Braille. Knitters' Internet group shares information. VIP-SHEEP-TALK is an Internet group for blind and visually impaired individuals who enjoy yarn-related crafts, typically‡but not limited to‡knitting and crocheting. The group use the list to share and learn patterns, exchange information on yarns and supplies, find help with difficult patterns or stitches, and make new friends. To subscribe, send a blank e-mail to . For more information, contact the list's moderator, Eileen Fleming by e-mail at . The following additional information is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, March-April 2003. New magazine NLS has chosen a new magazine, Flower and Garden, to replace New Choices, which discontinued publication in May 2002. Flower and Garden is published six times a year and will be available in the near future. Patrons who would like to subscribe should contact their cooperating talking-book library. ### _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_ Crochet Your Way: A Learn-to-Crochet Afghan; over Forty Projects for Home and Family; Easy-to-Understand Text and Symbols; Special Instructions for Left-Handers; EZ Reference Crochet Shorthand Chart. BR 13488. by Gloria Tracy and Susan Levin. 2 volumes. Basic instructions for novices and techniques to extend the skills of experts. Presents step-by-step directions for creating an afghan using a different stitch in each block. Other projects range from sweaters, hats, and shoulder bags to bath mats and similar items. 2000. BR 13488. ## Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired. BR 13687. by Benson Bobrick. 4 volumes. A scholar chronicles the development of the English Bible from its first translation, sponsored by John Wycliffe in 1382, to the 1611 King James Version. Bobrick argues that when free to interpret the Scriptures as they saw fit, the English people adopted a concept of free thought that led to the English Civil War. 2001. BR 13687. ## The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories. BR 13734. by Barbara Rolls and Robert A. Barnett. 3 volumes. Discusses research on the science of satiety--the feeling of fullness at the end of a meal. Avers that the right food choices will lead to fewer calories and to subsequent weight loss. Includes a menu plan and guide to an active lifestyle. 2000. BR 13734. ## Rooted in America: Foodlore of Popular Fruits and Vegetables. BR 13740. edited by David Scofield Wilson and Angus Kress Gillespie. 4 volumes. Ten essays exploring the cultural impact of various fruits and vegetables on society. Apples bring to mind Halloween and Johnny Appleseed; bananas inspire visions of Carmen Miranda wearing a fruit-bowl hat of bananas; hot peppers make one think of bowls of chili. Also discusses corn, oranges, tobacco, and tomatoes. 1999. BR 13740. ## Robert's Rules in Plain English. BR 13741. by Doris P. Zimmerman. 1 volume. Condenses the acknowledged parliamentary authority _Scott, Foresman Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (BR 10608)_, to present the rules for organizing, influencing, and expediting meetings in a straightforward manner. 1997. BR 13741. ## The New World of Mr. Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic _Mr. Tompkins in Paperback_. BR 13770. by Russell Stannard. 2 volumes. A professor explains scientific ideas from modern physics and astrophysics to Mr. Tompkins, a fictional bank clerk. This updated and revised edition of the 1965 book discusses such concepts as relativity, quantum theory, and the structure of the atom. 1999. BR 13770. ## A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond. BR 13776. by Jim Whittaker. 3 volumes. Reminiscences of a mountaineer and environmentalist. Recalls the 1963 climb that made him the first American atop Mount Everest and how that became a pivotal event in his life. Discusses his adventures with Robert Kennedy and his 1990 expedition back to Everest, leading the International Peace Climb. 1999. BR 13776. ## Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet. BR 13810. by William Sheehan and Stephen James O'Meara. 4 volumes. Two editors of _Sky & Telescope_ magazine provide an overview of sky watchers' fascination with Mars. They discuss the personalities of astronomers who have observed the Red Planet and the mysteries that captivated their interest. Covers scientific research on the planet from Ptolemy to the twentieth-century U.S. space program. 2001. BR 13810. ## The Life of Schubert. BR 13825. by Christopher H. Gibbs. 2 volumes. Music professor Gibbs discusses Austrian composer Franz Schubert's life through his songs, choral works, and stage music and examines his relationships with poets, artists, and other musicians. Gibbs offers a "story more of the artist than the man" in this account of the influential Romantic who died in 1828 at age thirty-one. 2000. BR 13825. ## Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan. BR 13830. by Carlos Castaneda. 2 volumes (Reissue). A record of the author's initiation into the mysteries of sorcery through the teachings of Don Juan, the Yaqui Indian sorcerer. Castaneda tells of approaching wisdom through hallucinogens and physical and mental exercises, and describes some of his visions and insight. 1972. BR 13830. ## The Tandem Book. BR 13835. by Angel Rodriguez and Carla Black. 2 volumes. A guide to buying, riding, and maintaining a bicycle built for two. Includes information on the history of the bike, and on touring, traveling, racing, and pedaling with children. 1997. BR 13835. ## All Things Bright and Beautiful. BR 13838. by James Herriot. 4 volumes (Reissue). A British veterinarian describes with humor and gusto his life as a small-town doctor. He travels across the hills and dales of Yorkshire meeting a cast of unforgettable humans, dogs, horses, lambs, and parakeets. Follows _All Creatures Great and Small (BR 13837 )_. 1973. BR 13838. ## Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History. BR 13839. by Erna Paris. 5 volumes. Canadian writer travels to four continents interviewing residents in Japan, Germany, Bosnia, South Africa, France, and the United States to observe how each country interprets its painful past. Explores apartheid, ethnic cleansing, slavery, and the Holocaust to analyze collective guilt, shame, power, and denial. 2001. BR 13839. ## Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. BR 13846. by Steven Johnson. 3 volumes. Weaves together biology, sociology, archaeology, and computer science to show how a collective can be smarter than any one of its members. Predicts that "artificial emergence" in software technology--the multiplication of intelligent self-organizing interactive feedback systems-- will influence the evolution of human culture. 2001. BR 13846. ## Divided Minds: Intellectuals and the Civil Rights Movement. BR 13848. by Carol Polsgrove. 3 volumes. Professor of journalism assesses the ambivalent reponses by both black and white intellectuals--including Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Richard Wright--to the civil rights movement during its most volatile years (1953-1965). Polsgrove charges many with moral culpability in their reluctance to support the struggle wholeheartedly. 2001. BR 13848. ## Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century. BR 13850. by Robert S. McNamara and James G. Blight. 3 volumes. Former secretary of defense McNamara and international relations professor Blight reaffirm the ideals of Woodrow Wilson in their advocacy of a more enlightened United States foreign policy in the twenty-first century. Discusses three main issues: risk of conflict between the great powers, ethnic and community violence within nations, and nuclear catastrophe. 2001. BR 13850. ## The Complete Jesus. BR 13851. compiled by Ricky Alan Mayotte. 2 volumes. This compilation of sayings and teachings attributed to Jesus has been gathered from various versions of the New Testament (King James, Revised Standard, etc.), Christian Gnostic writings, and New Testament Apocrypha. They are presented in nine sections, including commandments, parables, teachings and proverbs, hymns and prayers, and doctrines. 1997. BR 13851. ## Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression. BR 13854. edited by Nell Casey. 3 volumes. Collection of twenty-two pieces on clinical depression. Some of the authors describe the devastating psychological pain that makes daily tasks seem insurmountable, and others address the heartbreak of living with a sufferer of this illness. Writers include Russell Banks, Lauren Slater, Larry McMurtry, William Styron, and Ann Beattie. Some strong language. 2001. BR 13854. ## Strong Women Eat Well: Nutritional Strategies for a Healthy Body and Mind. BR 13862. by Miriam E. Nelson. 3 volumes. Discusses nutrition and its scientific basis--including the national guidelines presented in the Food Guide Pyramid. Promotes consumption of water, whole grains, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Explains how to read labels on packaged foods. Contains fifty healthy and easy-to-prepare recipes. Companion to _Strong Women, Strong Bones (BR 13186)_. 2001. BR 13862. ## The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate. BR 13865. by Harriet Lerner. 2 volumes. Psychologist and author of _The Dance of Anger (BR 6419)_ and other popular titles explains how to communicate with loved ones. Uses anecdotes from her own and her patients' lives to illustrate how to change one's behavior. 2001. BR 13865. ## The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told. BR 13882. edited by Lamar Underwood. 4 volumes. Seventeen fiction and nonfiction tales of adversity and courage by such authors as Jack London, Farley Mowat, Piers Paul Read, and Jon Krakauer. The editor states that these unwanted adventures "almost always begin with fate, foul- ups, and plain old bad luck." Some violence and some strong language. 2001. BR 13882. ## A Cold Case. BR 13888. by Philip Gourevitch. 1 volume. In 1997 New York City detective Andy Rosenzweig reopens a 1970 double homicide case when he remembers that he had known one of the victims. Frank Koehler, the now-elderly murderer with a new identity, confesses without a hint of remorse after Andy traces and apprehends him. Strong language and some violence. 2001. BR 13888. ## Carl Sandburg: Selected Poems. BR 13903. by Carl Sandburg. 1 volume. Representative poems selected from the published collections of Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Carl Sandburg (1878- 1967). Contains most of the _Chicago Poems_ published in 1916, including the "groundbreaking" poems first published in _Poetry_. 1992. BR 13903. ## Knitting from the Top. BR 13932. by Barbara G. Walker. 1 volume. Explains how knitting from the top of the garment ensures a "perfect fit with the barest minimum of calculating." Covers basic designs for a raglan pullover and cardigan, seamless cape and skirt, reversible pants, sleeveless sweater, seamless set-in sleeve, and classic cap, among others. 1996 foreword. 1972. BR 13932. ## The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850. BR 13935. by Brian Fagan. 3 volumes. Narrative history of climatic shifts and various adaptations by Europeans to them. Covers the last ten centuries, describing the Medieval Warm Period, from about A.D. 900 to 1200, to the era of global warming that began in the 1850s. Examines human vulnerability in the face of sudden climate change. 2000. BR 13935. ## Silent Death: The Threat of Chemical and Biological Terrorism. BR 13936. by Kathlyn Gay. 1 volume. Survey of biological warfare agents such as anthrax, plague, and food poisoning, and chemical weapons such as the nerve gases used in the Gulf War that could be employed in other world conflicts. Describes terrorist threats and the defense measures used to combat them. For senior high and older readers. 2001. BR 13936. ## Clicker Training for Your Horse. BR 13943. by Alexandra Kurland. 3 volumes. In this in-depth companion to _Clicker Training for Horses (BR 13944)_ an animal behaviorist explains how to use operant conditioning to train a horse to respond positively to a clicker. Offers detailed lesson plans covering problem solving, working with foals, loading a trailer, teaching manners, and riding. 1998. BR 13943. ## The Ultimate Terrorists. BR 13987. by Jessica Stern. 3 volumes. A former staff member of the National Security Council provides background information on the rise of state- sponsored and independent political terrorism in world affairs. Stern offers a historical review of the roots and motivations of extremist organizations and discusses the kinds of weapons they may have available. 1999. BR 13987. ## Epilepsy and the Family: A New Guide. BR 13992. by Richard Lechtenberg. 2 volumes. Neurologist describes the seizure disorder along with its symptoms, treatment options, and emergency preparedness. Discusses personal issues about sexuality, depression, and personality changes, as well as relationships with family and friends. 1999. BR 13992. ## The Naked Chef. BR 13997. by Jamie Oliver. 2 volumes. Jamie Oliver, aka "the Naked Chef," is featured on a British Broadcasting Corporation television series. He pares down over one hundred recipes to the basics, using staple ingredients from the cupboard and garden. Includes soups, salads, homemade pasta, bread, dessert, vegetables, meat, poultry, and game. 2000. BR 13997. ## The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold: The Secret Life of FBI Double Agent Robert Hanssen. BR 13999. by Adrian Havill. 3 volumes. Traces the life and crimes of FBI agent and convicted Soviet spy Robert Hanssen. Analyzing his motives and personality, delves into his membership in the Catholic organization Opus Dei, his nonsexual relationship with a stripper, and the vast damage his information did to the country. Some strong language. 2001. BR 13999. ## Emily Dickinson: Selected Poems. BR 14122. by Emily Dickinson. 2 volumes. Selections from three posthumously published volumes by the nineteenth-century Massachusetts recluse. Themes include life, love, nature, time, and eternity. 1993. BR 14122. ## The Snow Geese: A Story of Home. BR 14152. by William Fiennes. 2 volumes. In this combination travelog and memoir, Fiennes reflects on the metaphorical aspects of a journey from Houston northward into Canada, following the annual migration of snow geese. Convalescing after several operations, this young British author read Paul Gallico's _The Snow Goose (BR 14168)_ and developed his therapeutic plan to track the birds' flight. 2002. BR 14152. ## Pope John XXIII. BR 14157. by Thomas Cahill. 2 volumes. Portrait of the legendary and beloved Italian pope John XXIII (1881-1963), who was concerned not only for Catholics but for all of humankind. Cahill retraces the "labyrinthine history of the papacy, which gave him his platform," and covers the pontiff's career and impact on the Vatican. 2002. BR 14157. ## Hume. BR 14159. by Anthony Quinton. 1 volume. A survey of the life and work of Edinburgh philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), the central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. During his prolific career, Hume produced influential works in philosophy, religion, political science, economics, and history, all characterized by clarity, skepticism, and an unwavering commitment to truth. 1999. BR 14159. ## The American Revolution: A History. BR 14160. by Gordon S. Wood. 2 volumes. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explores the causes and effects of the rebellion of the North American colonies. Discusses the republican ideas, developed over the century and a half before the insurrection, that inspired the colonists. 2002. BR 14160. ## Safari. BR 14165. edited by Marc Maurer. 1 volume. Nine personal accounts, edited by the president of the National Federation of the Blind, in which blind people describe journeys, adventures, and explorations of their own potential. Includes accounts by a scoutmaster who hikes the Grand Canyon and a tax attorney on safari in Africa. 2001. BR 14165. ## ### _Fiction_ The Outpost. BR 13775. by Mike Resnick. 3 volumes. The Outpost, a tavern on planet Henry II, is the gathering place for heroes, villains, and adventurers from all over the galaxy to drink and swap tales. When the Outpost is invaded by aliens, this odd group of storytellers must join forces and fight back. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001. BR 13775. ## Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express. BR 13780. by Stuart M. Kaminsky. 2 volumes. Russian police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is sent on the Trans-Siberian Express to intercept a historical document from czarist times. He leaves behind in Moscow the investigation of the disappearance of a skinhead rock star and the case of a female serial killer. Some violence and some strong language. 2001. BR 13780. ## Shadow on the Trail. BR 13781. by Zane Grey. 3 volumes. In Texas, young bank robber Wade Holden promises his dying mentor that he will go straight. But with the Rangers after him, he struggles to find sanctuary. Eventually, with the help of a young woman and her family, he turns his life around in Arizona. Some strong language. 1936. BR 13781. ## On the Fringe. BR 13831. edited by Donald R. Gallo. 2 volumes. Eleven short stories dealing with high school students who are different and ostracized by most of the other kids. In "WWJD," even a religious girl can be pushed too far. In "Guns for Geeks," an abused boy gets revenge. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 13831. ## When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune. BR 13836. by Lori Aurelia Williams. 2 volumes. Shayla sets out to write about her African American neighborhood in Houston, but she winds up involved in people's problems. Her sister disappears, and her new friend Kambia, the daughter of a prostitute, is being abused. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2000. BR 13836. ## Five Quarters of the Orange. BR 13842. by Joanne Harris. 3 volumes. Elderly and widowed, Framboise Dartigen returns unrecognized to her childhood home in Les Laveuses, France. Memories of World War II occupation, collaboration, and resistance intermingle with family events as Framboise uses her mother's recipe album to create a menu for a cafe. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. BR 13842. ## Fury. BR 13843. by G.M. Ford. 3 volumes. Disgraced reporter Frank Corso is working for a Seattle tabloid when he investigates a witness recanting her testimony in a serial murder case. To stop the condemned man's execution, Frank and his new assistant, hard-boiled photographer Meg Dougherty, fight to get the police files reopened. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. BR 13843. ## Watchers of Time: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. BR 13845. by Charles Todd. 3 volumes. Scotland, 1919. In a small village, a Protestant sends for the local Catholic priest before dying. Someone murders the priest a few weeks later. Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, still wounded from _Legacy of the Dead (BR 13317)_, travels to investigate and uncovers local secrets. Some strong language. 2001. BR 13845. ## What I Think I Did: A Season of Survival in Two Acts. BR 13847. by Larry Woiwode. 2 volumes. In a reflective work of "autobiographical fiction," National Book Award finalist Woiwode tells of surviving the severest recorded winter in North Dakota's history in "Snow with Tints of Then" and recalls his years as an actor and writer in New York City in "Then with Tints of Snow." 2000. BR 13847. ## The Millionaires. BR 13873. by Brad Meltzer. 4 volumes. Oliver and Charlie Caruso, discontented employees at a private bank for the extremely wealthy, steal unclaimed millions from a dormant account. Others with a similar criminal bent notice the theft and soon put them on the run. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2002. BR 13873. ## Basket Case. BR 13876. by Carl Hiaasen. 3 volumes. Florida news reporter Jack Tagger is demoted to writing obituaries. So he attempts to revive his career by proving that the death of a has-been rock star was not accidental. Jack's investigation uncovers multiple murders, kidnapping, and an assault with a frozen lizard. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2002. BR 13876. ## Fall on Your Knees. BR 13878. by Ann-Marie MacDonald. 4 volumes. Materia at thirteen elopes with the eighteen-year-old piano tuner, James, and her Lebanese-Canadian family disowns her. James claims to be devoted to their first daughter, Kathleen, and they have three more girls as years pass. The four sisters don't mention family secrets of incest and rape until an illegitimate child appears. Bestseller 1996. BR 13878. ## Heaven and Earth. BR 13880. by Nora Roberts. 3 volumes. Deputy Ripley Todd of Three Sisters Island is a witch in denial. Dr. MacAllister Booke investigates paranormal activities in the town. The two confront the past as they fall in love. Sequel to _Dance upon the Air (BR 13427)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. BR 13880. ## The Magic of Ordinary Days. BR 13884. by Ann Howard Creel. 2 volumes. During the Second World War, Olivia, a pregnant graduate student, is married off by her preacher father to a stranger--a sugar beet farmer from southeast Colorado--to avoid a scandal. Olivia befriends two Japanese American sisters from a nearby internment camp, and she gradually learns to appreciate the shy, gentle man she married. 2001. BR 13884. ## The Rag and Bone Shop. BR 13896. by Robert Cormier. 1 volume. Twelve-year-old Jason is the last person to see his neighbor, seven-year-old Alicia, alive. The police put Jason in a room alone with an expert interrogator, who persuades the boy to confess. But Jason is not the killer. For senior high and older readers. 2001. BR 13896. ## A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage. BR 13908. by Mark Twain. 1 volume. A previously unpublished story by Mark Twain, written in 1876. Set in small-town Missouri, the tale involves an arranged marriage, a mysterious stranger, and a convenient murder, and has a twist at the end. The foreword and afterword by Roy Blount Jr. explain the book's literary significance. 2001. BR 13908. ## A Moment of Weakness. BR 13941. by Karen Kingsbury. 3 volumes. Christian lawyer Tanner Eastman offers to defend a born- again mother who is fighting for custody of her son. Jade Rudolph's adulterous husband doesn't want the boy raised by a "religious fanatic." Jade was Tanner's childhood sweetheart and onetime lover. 2000. BR 13941. ## Storm Warning. BR 13990. by Dinah McCall. 2 volumes. 1999. Twenty years ago, seven gifted girls attended a Manhattan private school. The building burned down one night during a storm, dispersing the students. Now, the former classmates are committing suicide one by one, after receiving a mysterious phone call. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2001. BR 13990. ## The People: No Different Flesh. BR 13991. by Zenna Henderson. 2 volumes (Reissue). Six fantasy and science fiction stories about a group of benign creatures who look just like humans but have fallen from another planet. The settings are the canyons and mountains of the Far West, from pioneer to modern times. 1967. BR 13991. ## The Gospel According to Larry. BR 13993. by Janet Tashjian. 1 volume. High school loner--and genius--Josh Swensen is the secret creator of a popular counterculture web site. Even Beth, the girl next door, doesn't know that he has a web-site alter ego. Things get out of hand, and before his identities are uncovered Josh becomes a celebrity with his own festival. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 13993. ## Vertigo. BR 13994. by W.G. Sebald. 2 volumes. In four interlocking mixed-genre pieces, the author explores the boundaries of memory. The European travels, assorted afflictions, and melancholy preoccupations of Stendhal, Casanova, Kafka, and Sebald himself are represented in a spiral of recollection, inducing vertigo. 1999. BR 13994. ## According to Queeney. BR 13996. by Beryl Bainbridge. 2 volumes. Eighteenth-century England. A fictional interpretation of Samuel Johnson's extended stay at the home of the Thrales. Recounts the mutual attraction between Johnson and Mrs. Thrale, mainly from the perspective of Queeney, Mrs. Thrale's daughter. 2001. BR 13996. ## The Dark Room. BR 13998. by Rachel Seiffert. 2 volumes. Stories of three Germans affected by the Third Reich. Physically deformed Helmut, excluded from the Nazi army, becomes obsessed with photographing wartime Berlin's citizens. During the Allied occupation, Lore, a devoted sister, perceives her parents' participation in evil. And Micha, in 1997, probes his grandfather's role in the SS. Booker Prize finalist. 2001. BR 13998. ## Mortal Prey. BR 14064. by John Sandford. 3 volumes. Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport teams up with the FBI to track down his old enemy, hit woman Clara Rinker from _Certain Prey (BR 14064)_. The plot involves an inept sniper, Mexican drug lords, the St. Louis mob, and the ever wily Rinker. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2002. BR 14064. ## A Murder of Quality. BR 14117. by John Le Carré. 2 volumes. George Smiley investigates the murder of Stella Rode, a schoolmaster's wife, at the request of his old friend, editor Ailsa Brimley. Some strong language. 1962. BR 14117. ## >From the Heart of Covington. BR 14151. by Joan Medlicott. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _Gardens of Covington (BR 13718)_ Grace, Hannah, and Amelia continue their saga of retirement life in North Carolina. Hannah's daughter Laura moves in to recuperate from an accident, Grace copes with her newly diagnosed diabetes, and Amelia pursues her photography hobby. 2002. BR 14151. ## The Artist's Wife. BR 14153. by Max Phillips. 2 volumes. >From beyond the grave, the talented, seductive, and witty Alma Mahler tells the story of her extraordinary life in early-twentieth-century Vienna. She recounts her marriages to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and novelist Franz Werfel, and recalls her relationships with the painters Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka. Some descriptions of sex. 2001. BR 14153. ## What My Mother Doesn't Know. BR 14156. by Sonya Sones. 1 volume. Fourteen-year-old Sophie describes her life in prose poems. She discusses her search for Mr. Right, her unhappy parents, her school activities, and her friends, Grace and Rachel. Grade 1 braille. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 14156. ## Almost. BR 14158. by Elizabeth Benedict. 2 volumes. Author Sophy Chase, recently separated from her husband, leaves New York City to return to their island home. Will has just died mysteriously, and Sophy is left to cope with her grown stepdaughters, an uncertain financial future, and her own lover's demands. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. BR 14158. ## Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. BR 14217. by Louise Rennison. 1 volume. Georgia continues her journal entries following _On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (BR 13560)_. Her parents drag her on a vacation to Scotland. Then back home she sees two boys at the same time. For senior high readers. Bestseller 2001. BR 14217. ## >From a Buick 8. BR 14266. by Stephen King. 3 volumes. It looked like an ordinary eight-cylinder 1954 Buick Roadmaster abandoned at a Pennsylvania gas station. But within hours, an investigating policeman has inexplicably vanished. Hoping to keep things quiet, the troopers put the car under lock and key. But it has a malevolent life of its own. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2002. BR 14266. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Chess: From First Moves to Checkmate. BR 13828. by Daniel King. 1 volume. Introduces chess basics. Explains how to set up the board, move individual pieces, place an opponent in check, and secure a checkmate. Discusses the shapes of the pieces, history, rules, and strategies of the game. Describes some of the great players and matches. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2000. BR 13828. ## Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Indian Corn: The Story of the Thanksgiving Symbols. BR 13887. by Edna Barth. 1 volume. Explains why Americans give credit to the Pilgrims of Plymouth for the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and why it is celebrated by feasting. Discusses Pilgrim beliefs and customs. Describes some of the traditional foods associated with this national holiday. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 13887. ## World Holidays: A Watts Guide for Children. BR 13889. by Heather Moehn. 2 volumes. Brief descriptions of religious and secular holidays celebrated around the world. Includes Japan's Children's Day, Mexico's Day of the Dead, the Muslim world's Ramadan, and the United States' observances of Halloween, April Fools' Day, and Pearl Harbor Day. Also describes various calendars. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2000. BR 13889. ## The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World. BR 13890. by Julius Lester. 1 volume. Capsule biographies of ten great blues singers: Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin. Includes personal anecdotes and reflections that link the singers to the larger musical tradition. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001. BR 13890. ## Holly, Reindeer, and Colored Lights: The Story of the Christmas Symbols. BR 13898. by Edna Barth. 1 volume. Traces Christmas traditions and symbols back to Christian, mythological, and pagan sources. Covers the star, tree and its ornaments, the Yule log, Santa Claus, gift exchanging, food, and bells--all associated with this December holiday. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 13898. ## Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols. BR 13900. by Edna Barth. 1 volume. Discusses the origins of this popular end-of-October holiday. Explains symbols associated with Halloween such as the witch in her pointed hat, black cats, bats, the Jack-O'- Lantern, and the tradition of trick-or-treating. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 13900. ## The Story of Thanksgiving. BR 13914. by Robert Merrill Bartlett. 1 volume. Traces the history and customs of Thanksgiving, from the harvest festivals of the ancient world to American traditions in the twenty-first century. Tells how the Pilgrims spent their first few years in the New World and describes their thanksgiving celebrations with the Wampanoag Indians. For grades 2-4. 2001. BR 13914. ## Australia, the Pacific, and Antarctica. BR 13915. by Martyn Bramwell. 1 volume. Brief information on the geography, population, and economy of the continents of Australia and Antarctica as well as the numerous islands in the Pacific Ocean that lie in the Southern Hemisphere. For grades 5-8. 2000. BR 13915. ## The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer. BR 14022. by Barbara Kerley. 1 volume. The true story of the British artist who built the first life-size models of dinosaurs for exhibit in England in 1854. During his lifetime, Hawkins dedicated his skills to educating people on both sides of the Atlantic about these awe-inspiring creatures. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. Caldecott Honor. 2001. BR 14022. ## The Emperor Lays an Egg. BR 14026. by Brenda Z. Guiberson. 1 volume. Describes the care and attention devoted to a baby emperor penguin by both parents, from protecting the egg in the Antarctic winter, through hatching, to seeing the chick on its way to finding its own food independently. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2001. BR 14026. ## The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter. BR 14053. by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek. 2 volumes. Guide to everything magical in the first four Harry Potter books. Presents the folklore, mythology, and history behind objects, spells, and creatures in Harry's world. Discusses arithmancy--one of Hermione's favorite subjects--the hippogriff, the invisibility cloak, runes, and the unicorn, among other items. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14053. ## Hope through Heartsongs. BR 14065. by Mattie J.T. Stepanek. 1 volume. A third collection of poems by a young boy with an incurable disease, who cherishes hope even as he faces adversity and personal challenge. In September 2001 he wrote "For Our World," wishing that everyone would pray for peace. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Bestseller 2002. BR 14065. ## Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs: The Story of the St. Patrick's Day Symbols. BR 14115. by Edna Barth. 1 volume. Explores the origin and meaning of the symbols and legends associated with St. Patrick's Day, celebrated annually on March 17. This 2001 edition includes several activities. For grades 4-7. 1977. BR 14115. ## Helen Keller. BR 14116. by George Sullivan. 1 volume. Biography of the gifted woman who successfully dealt with her own disabilities while trying to better the lives of other deaf and blind people. Uses excerpts from Helen Keller's writings. For grades 3-6. 2000. BR 14116. ## A Christmas Treasury: Very Merry Stories and Poems. BR 14121. by Kevin Hawkes. 1 volume. An anthology that includes a selection from _Wind in the Willows (BR 12977)_ depicting Mole's hospitality and Rat's resourcefulness; "Christmas at the Hollow Tree Inn," a story featuring a dog who plays Santa Claus; two traditional carols; and Clement Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas." For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001. BR 14121. ## Lilies, Rabbits, and Painted Eggs: The Story of the Easter Symbols. BR 14127. by Edna Barth. 1 volume. Traces the history of Easter symbols from their Christian and pagan origins to such present-day additions as rabbits and new clothes. Several activities are included in this edition. For grades 4-7. 2001. BR 14127. ## El Niño and La Niña: Weather in the Headlines. BR 14154. by April Pulley Sayre. 1 volume. Examines El Niño and La Niña phenomena and why they occur. Discusses how meteorologists track them, how they affect world-wide weather patterns, and what effects on global warming are possible. For grades 6-9. 2000. BR 14154. ## Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit. BR 14162. by Laurie Lawlor. 2 volumes. Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. For grades 5-8. 2001. BR 14162. ## ### _Fiction_ Starring Grace. BR 13916. by Mary Hoffman. 1 volume. In this sequel to _Boundless Grace (BR 10495)_, the neighborhood kids spend the summer having adventures and play acting. At the end of vacation, Grace joins a local theater group as an extra in a musical. Easy chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 13916. ## Emma's Yucky Brother. BR 13917. by Jean Little. 1 volume. Emma looks forward to being a big sister to four-year-old Max when her family adopts him. But it takes time and tears for Emma and Max to learn to like each other. For grades K- 3. 2001. BR 13917. ## Chato and the Party Animals. BR 14021. by Gary Soto. 1 volume. Chato, a cool cat, plans a surprise celebration for his good buddy Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party. But Chato forgets to invite the guest of honor and at party time Novio Boy is nowhere to be found. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Belpré Award. 2000. BR 14021. ## What Pete Ate from A-Z: Where We Explore the English Alphabet (in Its Entirety) in Which a Certain Dog Devours a Myriad of Items Which He Should Not. BR 14027. by Maira Kalman. 1 volume. In this alphabet book, Poppy describes some of the unusual things eaten by her dog, Pete, including all of an accordion, her lucky quarter, and, unhappily, cousin Rocky's underpants. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2001. BR 14027. ## Tales from Earthsea. BR 14051. by Ursula K. Le Guin. 3 volumes. Contains five tales providing background to Le Guin's Earthsea novels. The short novella, "Finder," reveals how the school on Roke was founded. Another tale relates the story of a young man who would rather be a musician than a mage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001. BR 14051. ## Dinosaurs before Dark: Magic Tree House, Book 1. BR 14104. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Eight-and-a-half-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister Annie find a magic tree house in the woods near their home. Climbing inside, they are whisked back to the prehistoric time of dinosaurs. But how will they return to their own time? For grades 2-4. 1992. BR 14104. ## The Knight at Dawn: Magic Tree House, Book 2. BR 14105. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Returning to the magic tree house, Annie and her older brother Jack travel back to the Middle Ages. They explore a castle, escape from a dungeon, and are helped by a mysterious knight. For grades 2-4. 1993. BR 14105. ## Mummies in the Morning: Magic Tree House, Book 3. BR 14106. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. On this visit to the magic tree house, Jack and his younger sister, Annie, travel to the land of pyramids--ancient Egypt. They help a royal mummy continue her voyage to the next life. For grades 2-4. 1993. BR 14106. ## Night of the Ninjas: Magic Tree House, Book 5. BR 14108. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. When Jack and Annie are whisked away by the magic tree house to hundreds-of-years-ago Japan, they meet a ninja master in a hidden cave. They must practice being ninjas themselves to return home. For grades 2-4. 1995. BR 14108. ## Afternoon on the Amazon: Magic Tree House, Book 6. BR 14109. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Annie and Jack need to find the second special thing to free Morgan le Fay, owner of the magic tree house, from a spell. So they travel to a rain forest where they encounter army ants, people-eating fish, wild jaguars, and a helpful monkey. For grades 2-4. 1995. BR 14109. ## Sunset of the Sabertooth: Magic Tree House, Book 7. BR 14110. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. In search of the third special thing to help Morgan le Fay, Annie and Jack travel back in time in the magic tree house to the Ice Age. They meet Cro-Magnons, cave bears, and sabertoothed tigers and ride a woolly mammoth. For grades 2- 4. 1996. BR 14110. ## The Bremen Town Band. BR 14120. retold by Brian Wildsmith. 1 volume. A donkey too old for farm work sets off for Bremen to sing with the town band. Along the way, he collects some other animals. But they change their plan after finding a house full of robbers. Adaptation of a story from the Brothers Grimm. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 14120. ## The Random House Book of Nursery Stories. BR 14126. retold by Helen Craig. 1 volume. Collection of ten familiar folktales retold for young readers. Includes "Little Red Riding Hood," "Gingerbread Man," "Three Little Pigs," "Magic Cooking Pot," "Little Red Hen," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Lazy Jack," "Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Chicken Little," and "The Shoemaker and the Elves." For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 14126. ## Moonshiner's Gold. BR 14150. by John R. Erickson. 1 volume. Texas Panhandle, 1926. After his father's death fourteen- year-old Riley, his younger brother Coy, and their fiddle- playing grandfather must find a way to save the family ranch from a group of moonshiners. For grades 5-8. 2001. BR 14150. ## A Single Shard. BR 14214. by Linda Sue Park. 1 volume. Tree-ear, an orphan in twelfth-century Korea, spends most of his time foraging for food for himself and Crane-man, an older companion. Tree-ear takes advantage of a mishap in master potter Min's yard to become his apprentice, learning a craft and gaining unforeseen rewards. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2001. BR 14214. ## ### 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