BRAILLE BOOKS 1993-1994 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Washington, DC 1994 Young Adults--Nonfiction Native American Stories BR 8773 by Joseph Bruchac 1 volume Native Americans view human relationships with nature in terms of family, with the Earth as mother. This collection of tales and myths from various Native American groups focuses on this relationship. Chapter titles include "Creation," "Earth," "Wind and Weather," and "Plants and Animals." For junior and senior high and older readers. 1991. The Pigman and Me BR 9267 by Paul Zindel 1 volume Paul Zindel, author of _The Pigman (BR 9275)_ and _Pigman's Legacy (BR 6309)_, writes of the angst, humor, and mishaps that fill the year he spends with his mother and sister on Staten Island. Lacking funds but able to talk a mile a minute, his mother arranges to buy a house with Connie, a single mother with money and a set of zesty twins. Connie's father becomes Zindel's own pigman. For junior and senior high readers. 1991. Three Behaim Boys: Growing Up in Early Modern Germany; A Chronicle of Their Lives BR 9066 edited by Steven Ozment 3 volumes Boys from different generations of the same family reveal what it is like to grow up in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Michael, apprenticed to a merchant at fourteen, asserts his rights as he forges his career. Homesick Friederich is coached by his mother about girls and spending money. Stephan Carl pays for his adventuresome spirit. 1990. The Voices of Rape BR 8833 by Janet Bode 1 volume The author, herself a rape victim, presents a hard-hitting, frank discussion of rape. Included are candid interviews with rapists, survivors, and legal and health professionals. Bode also addresses the issue of how to stop rape and shows that "rape is about human beings, not statistics." Explicit descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 1990. Fiction The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) BR 9247 by Mark Twain 3 volumes Huck's adventures begin as he runs away from home and floats down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave. He encounters a variety of characters on the river and in the towns, and he faces a difficult moral challenge. For high school and older readers. 1884. After the First Death BR 8796 by Robert Cormier 2 volumes On a rickety bridge in New England, terrorists hijack a bus loaded with small children and demand the abolishment of a secret government agency nearby. The general who heads the agency drafts his teenage son as a messenger to the terrorists, and this heartless decision results in tragedy for everyone involved. Some strong language and some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1979. Bless the Beasts and Children BR 9261 by Glendon Fred Swarthout 1 volume Six boys, neglected and scarred as a result of absentee parents or broken homes, become outcasts at an expensive summer camp in the canyon country of Arizona. Together they set out to rescue a group of doomed buffalo, a mission that takes on dangerous proportions. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1970. The Brave BR 9395 by Robert Lipsyte 1 volume Sonny Bear--part Native American, part white--is rejected by both worlds. Tired of being a "nobody," Sonny leaves the Moscondaga Reservation to find his artist mother in New York City. There he is picked up by two hustlers who steal his wallet, and he foils a drug bust for narcotics sergeant Alfred Brooks, a former boxer who sees Sonny's talent. For junior and senior high readers. 1991. The Bronze Bow BR 9149 by Elizabeth George Speare 2 volumes A young Jew joins a brutal band of outlaws to seek revenge against the Roman soldiers who killed his parents and destroyed his home. The boy's consuming hatred orders his life until he meets a rabbi from Capernaum named Jesus. For junior and senior high readers. Newbery Medal. 1961. Finding David Dolores BR 9170 by Margaret Willey 1 volume Arly, thirteen, is at odds with her mother and with growing up. Solitary and aloof, she finds herself drawn to an older boy she admires from afar. David Dolores is handsome and talented, and Arly's determination to find out all that she can about him gives her life new meaning. Enter Regina, a new girl at school and a self-styled outcast. They become fast friends, and Arly shares her feelings about David. For junior and senior high readers. 1986. The Good Earth BR 9400 by Pearl S. Buck 3 volumes Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Describes the rise of Wang Lung, a poor Chinese peasant. The story begins with his wedding day, as he ponders his good fortune that now he will have a woman to take over the chore of lighting a fire to heat the water for his bath. With the help and patience of his new wife, O-lan, Wang Lung becomes a rich landowner. For high school and older readers. 1931. A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich BR 9354 by Alice Childress 1 volume The story of Benjie Johnson, a thirteen-year-old heroin addict in Harlem, is told from various viewpoints, including his own. Benjie tells of his introduction to drugs and his feelings about school, his mother, his grandmother, his stepfather, his best friend Jimmy-Lee Powell, and himself. We also hear the voices of these individuals as they reveal Benjie's story and their own ideas about life. Strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1973. I Heard the Owl Call My Name BR 9406 by Margaret Craven 1 volume With only two years to live, a young minister is sent by his bishop into the wilds of British Columbia to a parish called Kingcome. There, among struggling Indians, Mark Brian learns enough of the meaning of life not to fear death. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1973. I Know What You Did Last Summer BR 8860 by Lois Duncan 2 volumes Nearly a year has passed since the nightmare evening that Julie and her friends have tried so desperately to forget. But somebody else knows what they did, and they soon realize that the mysterious figure who haunts them is seeking revenge. For junior and senior high readers. 1973. The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore BR 8840 by Joan Lowery Nixon 2 volumes The daughter of a wealthy Houston family is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom. Her release marks the beginning of the real nightmare as she discovers that everyone--even her parents--believes that she was an accomplice in her own kidnapping. Taut suspense for junior and senior high readers. 1979. Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball! BR 9185 by Paul Zindel 2 volumes "Marsh" Mellow and Edna Shinglebox, both fifteen, meet in the therapy group at Curtis Lee High School on Staten Island. Marsh is in therapy because he won't accept the death of his father and has become a compulsive liar. Edna is "normal," though persecuted by her mother because she hasn't had a boyfriend. They help each other move toward self- acceptance. Strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1976. The Pigman BR 9275 by Paul Zindel 1 volume An "epic memorial" told alternately by John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen, two clever high school sophomores who don't get along with their parents. They describe their friendship and misadventures with Mr. Pignati, the "Pigman," who is elderly, lonely, and senile. And they tell of the bitter lesson they learn when they abuse his affection and betray him. Followed by _Pigman's Legacy (BR 6309)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1968. Red Sky at Morning BR 9373 by Richard Bradford 2 volumes A boy of seventeen accompanies his mother to their summer home in New Mexico while his father is serving in World War II. He describes their life in the remote mountain village and the comic escapades that occur. Through it all runs the strain of holding the family together. For high school and older readers. 1968. Sentries BR 8842 by Gary Paulsen 1 volume The common theme of nuclear disaster and human vulnerability interweaves the lives of four young people with the lives of three veterans of past wars. The young people are Sue Oldhorn, a seventeen-year-old Ojibway Indian; David Garcia, a fourteen-year-old illegal immigrant; Peter Shackleton, a rock star and band leader; and Laura Hayes, a sheep rancher's daughter. For junior and senior high readers. 1986. Z for Zachariah BR 8837 by Robert C. O'Brien 2 volumes The diary of Ann Burden, sixteen, who thinks she is the only survivor of nuclear war until a man with a radiation-proof suit comes into the valley. Though John Loomis seems pleasant enough at first, his arrival soon brings disaster, uncertainty, loneliness, and terror for Ann. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1974. ***1/25/95 (gft)***