Braille Book Review, Vol. 66, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1997 Braille Book Review January-February 1997 Volume 61, Number 1 _Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly 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. These books will continue to be available from your cooperating library and will be listed again in _Braille Books 1995-1996_. 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. To order books or to change your subscription or address, 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_ _Computer Diskette Edition Still Available_ A computer diskette with both _Braille Book Review_ and _Talking Book Topics_ has been available as a pilot project during 1996. NLS has received many helpful comments from patrons who used the diskette, all supporting continuation of the diskette format. As a result, the diskette edition with both NLS publications will continue, with some improvements, as a part of the regular NLS program during 1997. If you are on the mailing list for the diskette edition, you will continue to receive it. If you are not on the list but would like to get _Braille Book Review_ and _Talking Book Topics_ on computer diskette, please contact your local cooperating library. The diskette contains the two publications as two separate ASCII text files on one 3-1/2-inch IBM-compatible diskette. The data are readable by nearly all editing or file-reading software. Files consist of the "In Brief" section, the book listings complete with annotation, and a magazine listing. Indexes and order forms are not included. 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Addresses for sources of braille materials are listed in the reference circular _Sources of Braille Reading Materials_, described below. Most of the recent "other agencies" listings in _Braille Book Review_ have been from the Lutheran Library for the Blind, 1133 South Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122, telephone (314) 965-9000, 800-433-3954. _Sources of Braille Reading Materials_ The reference circular _Sources of Braille Reading Materials_ has recently been revised and is now available in large print. A braille edition is planned for later in 1997. The circular lists United States sources of braille books and magazines available for loan, purchase, rental, or free distribution. The listing includes general and religious sources, jumbo braille, print-braille, major braille presses, and resources for further information. To receive a copy of _Sources of Braille Reading Materials_, contact the Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Washington, DC 20542. Specify the format you would like to receive. This reference circular is also available through the Internet by accessing the NLS home page. __Hadley School Catalog_ The Hadley School for the Blind offers a new course catalog available in braille, recorded, and computer disk formats. The school provides tuition-free home-study courses to help blind people make successful transitions from one stage of life to the next. More than ninety courses are offered in six core areas: Academic and High School, Braille and Other Communication Skills, Independent Living and Life Adjustment, Recreation and Leisure Time, Technology, and Parent/Family Programs. For more information or to request a catalog, contact The Hadley School for the Blind, 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093-0299, telephone 800-323-4238. ### _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, fill out the enclosed braille order form and send it to 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_ Methods of Logic, Fourth Edition. BR 9822. by W.V. Quine. 4 volumes. A professor of philosophy states that it is his intention to "convey a precise understanding of the formal concepts of modern logic and to develop convenient techniques of formal reasoning." Quine's approach is to resort to novel techniques on occasion. But he uses scientific methods to arrive at his conclusions, which are, in this case, logical truths. He stresses the importance of implication in the development of one's powers of deduction. 1982. ## Uncommon Ground: Archaeology and Early African America, 1650-1800. BR 10141. by Leland Ferguson. 2 volumes. The author discusses the development of African American archaeology as a new field for unearthing the obscured culture of black slaves. Ferguson focuses on South Carolina with its early black majority and its excavated low country sites to show the complex social structure of the American plantation. He also discusses perceived academic racism as a barrier to the field. 1992. ## Julius Caesar. BR 10164. by William Shakespeare. 3 volumes. Caesar's dearest friend, Marcus Brutus, is convinced that it is his patriotic duty to participate in the assassination of his megalomaniacal ruler. A historical drama, which can be interpreted on many levels, by the seventeenth-century English playwright. 1623. ## Antony and Cleopatra. BR 10166. by William Shakespeare. 5 volumes. Early seventeenth-century historical tragedy about the love between a Roman soldier-prince and an Egyptian queen. Mark Antony provokes Cleopatra with his marriage to Octavia, the sister of his rival, Octavius Caesar. When the marriage and the political alliance break down, Antony returns to Egypt. In the ensuing battle, Antony suffers the loss of his military power, the respect of friends and followers, love, and even an honorable death. 1990. ## Solve Your Child's Math Problems: Quick and Easy Lessons for Parents. BR 10179. by Patricia D. Nordstrom. 4 volumes. Math homework manual for parents of children in grades five through eight. Nordstrom introduces the skills emphasized in the 1990s, refreshes parents' memories by making connections with the math they learned, and teaches skills that may have been forgotten. Each chapter includes sample problems and how-to guides. Also includes a glossary and a collection of charts, tables, and shortcut strategies. 1994. ## Measure for Measure: A Musical History of Science. BR 10193. by Thomas Levenson. 3 volumes. Account of how scientific thinking has been closely connected to music since the time of the ancient Greek Pythagoras, who discovered a relationship between mathematics, numbers, and sound. Levenson explores the parallel development of certain scientific and musical instruments. 1994. ## Being Digital. BR 10195. by Nicholas Negroponte. 2 volumes. Negroponte explains the digital revolution by combining his knowledge of information technology, a style of writing that has made his column in _Wired_ one of the magazine's most popular features, and his ability to envision possibilities for a future considerably changed by computers. 1995. ## Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks. BR 10286. by Lynn Sherr and Jurate Kazickas. 9 volumes. Lists two thousand sites that reveal the broad range of contributions made by American women. Arranged by state and city, the citations include a brief history of each woman, place, or achievement. Molly Pitcher fought with bravery in New Jersey. Julia Morgan designed the Hearst Castle. The "Hawaiian riding dress" freed women from riding only sidesaddle. 1976. ## What to Expect When You're Expecting. BR 10288. by Arlene and others Eisenberg. 7 volumes. In this expanded edition the authors detail the physical and emotional symptoms and medical tests and procedures pregnant women (including those with chronic conditions) are likely to experience before, during, and after pregnancy. The importance of avoiding harmful ingested or environmental substances is stressed and a Best-Odds Diet emphasizes the nutrients necessary for fetal health. Bestseller 1991. ## The Aeneid. BR 10294. by Virgil. 5 volumes. Roman epic based on the legend of Aeneas, the Trojan prince whose descendants were supposed to have founded Rome. Traces the ancestry of Julius Caesar to the gods, and makes the greatness of Rome the subject of divine intervention and prophecy. 1992. ## Employee Benefits: Plain and Simple; the Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Your Benefits Plan. BR 10296. by James M. Jenks and Brian L.P. Zevnik. 3 volumes. The authors' suggestions for managing your employee benefits are to gain a foundation of knowledge on the subject, become familiar with every detail of your current employer's plans, sort through the options, and seize the opportunities that make sense to you. They discuss family benefits, retirement pensions, health benefits, legal rights, and more. 1993. ## Seven Plays. BR 10301. by Sam Shepard. 3 volumes. Contains Shepard's 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner _Buried Child_; his first full-length play, _La Turista_; the rock drama _The Tooth of Crime_; _True West_; _Curse of the Starving Class_; and two plays Shepard wrote with Joseph Chaikin, _Tongues_ and _Savage/Love_. The American playwright focuses on familiar aspects of modern everyday life, sometimes redefining theatrical elements or adding musical accompaniment. Strong language. 1981. ## Never Throw Out a Banana Again: And 364 Other Ways to Save Money at Home without Knocking Yourself Out. BR 10313. by Darcie Sanders and Martha M. Bullen. 2 volumes. Simple, sensible ways to trim dollars off your family budget by saving pennies. Suggestions cover the kitchen, family room, nursery, closets, backyard, garage, stores, and bank. Some hints: don't take the kids grocery shopping, keep a sponge in the fruit and vegetable drawer to absorb moisture, and use the library. 1995. ## Ken Hom's Chinese Kitchen: With a Consumer's Guide to Essential Ingredients. BR 10317. by Ken Hom. 3 volumes. Recipes for soups, fish and shellfish, poultry, meats, eggs, vegetables, and rice and noodles, with a guide to ingredients used in Chinese and other Asian cooking. The listing for each ingredient includes a description and shopping and storage hints. 1994. ## Say Yes to Tomorrow. BR 10323. by Dale Evans Rogers and Floyd W. Thatcher. 1 volume. The author says that sometimes in today's world it is hard to say "yes" to God when so many bad things are happening. Rogers uses personal anecdotes and biblical tales to show how to look past the bad and to recognize the good that God gives every day in his gifts of joy, laughter, prayer, friendship, risk and difficulty, faith, hope, and love. 1993. ## The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures about the Ultimate Fate of the Universe. BR 10325. by Paul Davies. 2 volumes. A physicist takes a light-hearted, yet grim, look at doomsday. As Davies speculates about the ultimate destiny of the universe, he conjures up various scenarios concerning nuclear consumption, the big-bang theory, cosmic catastrophe, and, of course, the fate of human beings. 1994. ## Equal Partners: A Physician's Call for a New Spirit of Medicine. BR 10336. by Jody Heymann. 2 volumes. A week after she graduated from Harvard Medical School, the author bled into her brain and had a seizure. She describes the following year and a half during which she was both a doctor and a patient. Her experience led to her belief that doctors are ignorant of too many aspects of illness and patients' lives to work alone. They need their patients as equal partners. 1995. ## Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable. BR 10347. by Thomas Bulfinch. 4 volumes. A reprinting of the 1855 classic with a foreword by professor Norma Lorre Goodrich. Harvard-educated Bulfinch, a successful businessman, set out to counter common ignorance of mythology by presenting the stories as a "source of amusement." He details Greek and Roman legends from Prometheus to Aeneas and touches on the stories of Thor, the Druids, and others. 1995. ## Making Hay. BR 10372. edited by Kenneth Jernigan. 1 volume. In the title essay in this Kernel Book collection, National Federation of the Blind spokesperson Kenneth Jernigan tells of wanting to make hay during the summer as a young man. When he was turned down, Jernigan made and sold tables at a much higher rate of pay, proving there are many ways to "make hay." Other essays show that when blind people are given the right opportunities, blindness is reduced to the level of a physical nuisance. 1993. ## The Chicken Soup Book: Old and New Recipes from around the World. BR 10414. by Janet Hazen. 1 volume. A bowl of steaming hot chicken soup has been used as a cure for the common cold as well as an antidote for depression, bad report cards, political unrest, and upset stomachs. Hazen provides guidelines for selecting, storing, and cooking chicken and for preparing both heavy and light stocks. Her recipes, which highlight the use of unique spices and herbs, include instructions for making "Jewish penicillin." 1994. ## Who Are the Blind Who Lead the Blind. BR 10426. by National Federation of the Blind. 1 volume. The National Federation of the Blind is a "civil rights movement" that has grown since it was established in 1940. Biographical sketches of some of its current leaders are provided to illustrate their "qualifications to understand and solve the problems of blindness." 1995. ## Never Alone: A Personal Way to God. BR 10431. by Joseph F. Girzone. 1 volume. Retired Catholic priest and author of the Joshua series, Girzone stresses understanding what Jesus believed and emulating how he lived. He portrays Jesus as a happy person, free from the grip of material things, unhealthy attachments to people, obsessive hang-ups, or neurotic needs. To cultivate a relationship with Jesus, Girzone prescribes a "detached kind of prayer" rather than a demand for immediate response. 1994. ## China Today: How Population Control, Human Rights, Government Repression, Hong Kong, and Democratic Reform Affect Life in China and Will Shape World Events into the New Century. BR 10433. by Donald and Constance Shanor. 3 volumes. The journalism professor and his wife, who lived in China in the 1984-1985 academic year and visited in 1987 and 1993, offer a general report of historical and 1980s events. They rely on academic and official sources and express optimism about China. 1995. ## Democracy on Trial. BR 10435. by Jean Bethke Elshtain. 2 volumes. Essays first presented as part of the 1993 Massey Lectures by the University of Chicago ethics professor. A scholarly analysis of the 1990s threats to the U.S. democratic system and suggestions for preserving it. Elshtain calls for an end to divisiveness and win-lose politics. She advocates thoughtful disagreement and cooperative engagement. 1995. ## The World under My Fingers: Personal Reflections on Braille. BR 10436. edited by Barbara Pierce. 1 volume. Aimed at convincing parents of children with low vision to expose them to braille. Firsthand accounts of people who have either depended on braille all of their lives or who were denied braille instruction and "have paid the price of that neglect for years." A contributor explains that reading print is like listening to a distant radio station with static, while reading braille is like sitting in a symphony hall. 1995. ## Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy!. BR 10464. by Barbara Johnson. 1 volume. Collection of five short essays regarding a person's relationship with God. Within each essay are sayings upon which the article hinges. Johnson's adages include "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face" and "If there is no control, there is no responsibility." 1993. ## ### _Fiction_ Kristin Lavransdatter: Volume 2, The Mistress of Husaby. BR 10086. by Sigrid Undset. 4 volumes. Set in medieval Norway, the story of Kristin's stormy married life and her struggle to preserve an estate for her seven sons. Sequel to _The Bridal Wreath (RC 40412, BR 10085)_. 1925. ## Kristin Lavransdatter: Volume 3, The Cross. BR 10087. by Sigrid Undset. 4 volumes. A historical novel set in fourteenth-century Norway, concerning Kristin's problems with her husband and children, her retirement to a convent, and the horrors of the Black Plague. Sequel to _The Mistress of Husaby (BR 10086)_. 1927. ## This Savage Race. BR 10196. by Douglas C. Jones. 4 volumes. A historical western about the efforts of a pioneer family to carve out a better life for themselves. Mr. Jefferson was president when Boone Fawley took his wife, his sons, and his sister and struck out from St. Louis. But instead of heading west, they made their way south into the Arkansas wilderness. The life they found was often wretched, but they met all difficulties with a resilient spirit. Some strong language. 1993. ## Raintree County. BR 10207. by Ross, Jr. Lockridge. 10 volumes. Epic novel describes a day in the life of a schoolteacher on July 4, 1892, when he participates in the holiday ceremonies in his small Indiana town. His meeting with two old boyhood friends sets off a series of flashbacks in which he relives his schooldays, Civil War experiences, and marriages. Some strong language. 1948. ## Microserfs. BR 10245. by Douglas Coupland. 3 volumes. In 1993 Dan, twenty-six, works at Microsoft and worships Bill Gates. He and five other microserfs live in a group home and realize that they have to give up their entire lives if they want to work on cool projects. When gifted Michael breaks away to form his own company, he offers to take the others with him. They move in with Dan's mother and father (who has been laid off from IBM) and begin "coding" in earnest. Strong language. Bestseller 1995. ## Ulysses. BR 10287. by James Joyce. 7 volumes. Epic novel that deals with a single day--June 16, 1904--in the life of Leopold Bloom, a Dublin advertising salesman. The stream-of-consciousness style and the use of interior monologues expose the personalities of the characters. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1922. ## Quiet-Crazy. BR 10309. by Joyce Durham Barrett. 2 volumes. When depression causes her to stop working at a pants factory, twenty-eight-year-old Elizabeth Miller leaves her parents' home to go to a mental hospital. There she reflects on the problems she has with her domineering mother. When Elizabeth's older sister was four, Mrs. Miller accidentally ran over her. Thereafter Mrs. Miller acted strangely, especially toward her second daughter. Strong language. 1993. ## The Last Unicorn. BR 10311. by Peter S. Beagle. 2 volumes. A beautiful white unicorn worries that she is the last of her species and so sets out in search of any surviving relatives. Accompanied by a second-rate magician and a sad, thin woman, the unicorn has fairy-tale adventures and finds her family enslaved by a wicked king. 1968. ## Nineteen Eighty-Four. BR 10312. by George Orwell. 3 volumes. Classic dark satire written in 1949. In a future time under a totalitarian regime, the people believe ignorance is strength and war is peace. For senior high and older readers. 1949. ## Working Men: Stories. BR 10316. by Michael Dorris. 2 volumes. Some of Dorris's working men, such as the pond-building protagonist of "The Benchmark," are long wedded to their jobs. Others experience spur-of-the-moment employment: a man's new wife encourages him to fake his way into a position teaching high-school French in "Oui" and rescues him just as his fraud is about to surface. A returned draft dodger marries an older divorc‚e and buys a gas station rather than take a parent-pleasing path. 1993. ## Captain Hawaii. BR 10319. by Anthony Dana Arkin. 2 volumes. Captain Dan's Zodiac Pirate Tours sounds exciting to Arron, who is a nature lover. Unlike his parents, he didn't come to Hawaii just to sit by the pool. And he is pleased that Kate, the captain's daughter, is pretty too. But then events erupt when a rival tour company tries to put Captain Dan out of business, involving Kate and Arron in the process. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. ## The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern. BR 10321. by Lilian Jackson Braun. 2 volumes. Jim Qwilleran, a prize-winning reporter, and Koko, the Siamese cat with extraordinary talent and a flair for mystery, are joined by Yum Yum--a lovable Siamese adored by Jim and Koko. This unusual detective team investigates a very clever murderer. 1967. ## The Martian Chronicles. BR 10324. by Ray Bradbury. 2 volumes. Science fiction classic covering the period from January 1999 through October 2026. Closely connected short stories chronicle repeated visits by humans to Mars. The Earth people attempt to create a new world, but they get an unfriendly reception from the Martians. For high school and older readers. 1958. ## Camaro City. BR 10331. by Alan Sternberg. 2 volumes. Ten stories about working-class life in a Connecticut factory town. Work, however, is scarce and monotonous, so anything that breaks the routine is welcome. In the title story, the townspeople insist on buying Camaros, even though proliferation of the cars makes the town a target for professional thieves. And in "Blazer," a teenager hanging out in a fast-food parking lot sets himself afire. Some strong language. 1994. ## You Will Learn to Love Me. BR 10333. by Susan Chace. 1 volume. Kate adores her small daughter, Eliza, but Kate realizes that she does not love Hank, her husband of eight years. Like Eliza's friend's mother who is dying, Kate must learn to withdraw, to say goodbye. Some strong language. 1994. ## The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acu¤a. BR 10334. by Dagoberto Gilb. 2 volumes. Mickey Acu¤a is staying at the YMCA in El Paso because he needs an address where he can get mail. He is waiting for a check. But as the weeks go by and the check doesn't come, Mickey takes on odd jobs, finally ending up as the desk clerk at the YMCA. He then learns someone is tampering with the mail, and he soon suspects imminent disaster. Some strong language. 1994. ## Rain. BR 10337. by Kirsty Gunn. 1 volume. Twelve-year-old Janey adores and mothers her little brother, Jim, who is five. While her parents spend the summer socializing, Janey and Jim search for hidden places at the lake to play and picnic. Until the unthinkable happens. 1994. ## The Stolen Gods. BR 10360. by Jake Page. 2 volumes. When Santa Fe gallery owner Walter Meyers is murdered, FBI agent Larry Collins tries to prove Meyers was involved in stolen Hopi religious symbols. Local blind sculptor Mo Bowdre is also intrigued with Meyers's death, especially when it turns out to peripherally involve his half-Hopi girlfriend. As the FBI track one lead across the Southwest, Bowdre turns to the reservation for clues. Strong language and some violence. 1993. ## MotherTongue. BR 10362. by Demetria Martˇnez. 1 volume. His nation of El Salvador had chewed him up and spit him out. Mary, nineteen, met him at the New Mexico airport after he was smuggled into the country. It was up to her to help him adjust to life in the United States, but she had also decided she would fall in love with him. Now twenty years later, Mary explains to their love child why their love had no future. 1994. ## The Ghostway. BR 10363. by Tony Hillerman. 2 volumes. Navajo Albert Gorman is injured in a shoot-out, and the other man dies. Albuquerque tribal policeman Jim Chee is with the FBI when they find Gorman's body at his elderly relative's hogan. The hogan's owner has vanished but not before mailing a warning letter to his granddaughter. The double-murder case is being handled by the FBI, but Chee conducts an investigation into the disappearance of the granddaughter. Some strong language and some violence. 1984. ## The Betrayal: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 1. BR 10368. by R.L. Stine. 1 volume. In Wickham Village, Massachusetts, in 1692, Susannah Goode and her mother are accused of witchcraft by Benjamin Fier, the father of the boy Susannah loves. They may be burned at the stake. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Nora Goode stands before the Fear mansion listening to the screams of those trapped inside the blazing house. Prequel to _The Secret (BR 10369)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. ## The Secret: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 2. BR 10369. by R.L. Stine. 1 volume. Wickham Village, Massachusetts, 1737. Ezra Fier and his family return to Wickham where Ezra vowed revenge against George Goode, the brother of Susannah Goode, who was burned at the stake. Now Ezra has found the Goodes at last. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Nora Goode must continue to write the story of what happened in Wickham years earlier. Sequel to _The Betrayal (BR 10368)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. ## The Burning: The Fear Street Saga, Volume 3. BR 10370. by R.L. Stine. 1 volume. New Orleans, 1845. Simon Fier has changed his name to Fear and moved to New Orleans in hopes of escaping the curse that has afflicted his family for generations. But the curse seems to persist. And in 1900 in the village of Shadyside, Simon's grandson meets Nora Goode and they fall in love. Sequel to _The Secret (BR 10369)_. For junior and senior high readers. 1993. ## Lando. BR 10378. by Louis L'Amour. 2 volumes. After stewing for six years in a Mexican prison and becoming a bare-knuckle prizefighter, Orlando Sackett of Cumberland Hills will stop at nothing to get even with the men who betrayed him. Violence. 1962. ## Laughing Boy. BR 10379. by Oliver La Farge. 2 volumes. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in the Navajo Southwest of 1915. In telling the haunting story of the young lovers, Laughing Boy and Slim Girl, the author depicts the lives of the Indians from his experience as an anthropologist. Some violence and some strong language. For high school and older readers. 1929. ## What Kind of Love? The Diary of a Pregnant Teenager. BR 10412. by Sheila Cole. 1 volume. In her diary, Valerie worries about her late period. She's fifteen and has had sex only once with her boyfriend, Peter, so surely she can't be pregnant! When Valerie is finally tested, it is too late for an abortion. Peter decides they should marry, but Valerie's happiness is cut short when their parents find out. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1995. ## The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision, Further Adventures of _The_ _Celestine Prophecy_. BR 10416. by James Redfield. 2 volumes. In _The Celestine Prophecy (BR 9732)_, the author experienced nine ancient spiritual insights. Now he searches for the tenth insight as he looks for his friend Charlene Billings, who has disappeared into the Appalachian Mountains. Some strong language. Bestseller 1996. ## The Bluebird and the Sparrow. BR 10427. by Janette Oke. 2 volumes. Berta gets a new playmate, a baby sister. But it is a long time before Glenna is old enough to play with, and her arrival upsets Berta's world. As they grow into young women, Berta finds herself resenting the lovely Glenna and vows to be her complete opposite. Berta soon drives a wedge between herself, the rest of the family, and her God. It will take a family tragedy to change Berta's attitude. 1995. ## When Death Comes Stealing. BR 10429. by Valerie Wilson Wesley. 2 volumes. Now a private detective, Tamara Hayle quit her job on the police force when her young son, Jamal, was harassed by cops just because he was black. Her ex-husband, DeWayne Curtis, has four other sons, all by different women. When two of the sons die, DeWayne begs Tamara to find out if someone killed them. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1994. ## Sights Unseen. BR 10434. by Kaye Gibbons. 1 volume. Five years after Maggie Barnes's death at sixty-two, her daughter, Hattie Barnes, remembers the times before her manic-depressive mother was stabilized. Hattie and her brother were raised primarily by maid Pearl Wiggins, but they still had to ride out Maggie's storms. Some strong language. 1995. ## The Magic Village. BR 10447. by Rosanne Keller. 1 volume. A book for new readers. After an earthquake destroys her village in Guatemala, Lupe moves to Arizona to live with her brother. She is lonely and wants to make friends, so she takes a job in a bakery. Even there Lupe feels left out. She consoles herself by making figurines from leftover dough, creating a tiny village. 1990. ## ### _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, fill out the enclosed braille order form and send it to your cooperating library. ### _Nonfiction_ Oh, the Places He Went: A Story about Dr. Seuss--Theodor Seuss Geisel. BR 10330. by Maryann N. Weidt. 1 volume. Weidt recounts Geisel's life from his early days in Springfield, Massachusetts, through his death in 1991 at the age of eighty-seven. She describes the problems Geisel had getting his first book published; his marriage to Helen Palmer, whom he met at Oxford University; and his charitable activities. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1994. ## Breaking the Sound Barrier. BR 10342. by Nathan Aaseng. 1 volume. A history of aviation showing how one test pilot after another gradually increased the speed of aircraft until on October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager finally broke the sound barrier. Included in this account is information on other pilots such as Frank Whittle, Robert Goddard, Ezra Kotcher, and Lawrence Bell. For grades 6-9. 1991. ## A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. BR 10373. by Barbara Greenwood. 2 volumes. A year in the life of a fictional family, the Robertsons, shows how pioneers spent their days in the 1840s. Explains how to make maple sugar, what school was like, how the land was cleared and farmed, and much more. Provides projects to give modern-day children a chance to do things the way their ancestors did. For grades 3-6. 1994. ## Martin Luther King. BR 10385. by Rosemary L. Bray. 1 volume. Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. became a minister and a civil rights leader. His nonviolent opposition to racial segregation included marches, boycotts, sit-ins, and speeches. For grades 2-4. 1995. ## Endangered Plants. BR 10440. by Elaine Landau. 1 volume. Certain species of plants become endangered because of development such as shopping malls and highways, from overcollecting by plant suppliers, or from overgrazing by both livestock and wild animals. The author describes at-risk plants and tells what is being done to protect them. For grades 4-7. 1992. ## ### _Fiction_ A Village Full of Valentines. BR 10006. by James Stevenson. 1 volume. All the animals in the village are preparing for Valentine's Day by making valentines for someone special. Clifford has been waiting a long time for a valentine because he won't send one until he gets one. Murray is trying to make the world's most beautiful valentine, and Gus has a valentine for the whole village. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995. ## Tops and Bottoms. BR 10010. by Janet Stevens. 1 volume. Mr. Bear, who is quite lazy, and Mr. Hare, who is quite clever, are neighbors. But Mr. Hare and his family have a problem--they have no food, and they have sold their land to Mr. Bear to pay a debt, so they have no land on which to grow food. Then Mr. and Mrs. Hare have a wonderful idea. They will plant a crop on Mr. Bear's land and share it with Mr. Bear. All he has to do is decide if he wants the tops or the bottoms. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995. ## The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. BR 10014. by Paul Goble. 1 volume. The tale of a young Native American girl who loved horses in a very special way. The people in her village noticed that she understood the wild horses and how the horses would follow her when she spoke softly to them. Although fond of her parents and her tribe, the girl would at last become one of the Horse People. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4 and older readers. Caldecott Medal. 1978. ## Officer Buckle and Gloria. BR 10015. by Peggy Rathmann. 1 volume. Officer Buckle knows lots of safety tips, and he loves to share them with the students at Napville School. But nobody seems to listen to him. Then one day, the Napville police department gets a police dog--Gloria. Office Buckle takes her along the next time he goes to Napville School, and this time the children listen. But why? PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Caldecott Medal. 1995. ## Shortcut. BR 10016. by David Macaulay. 1 volume. When Albert and his horse, June, take a shortcut on their weekly trip to sell melons at the market, they set off a chain of comical events. By day's end, a pet pig has taken a surprise ride on a runaway train and a bird-watching balloonist has saved a cockatoo and fallen in love. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995. ## Jeremy Kooloo. BR 10017. by Tim Mahurin. 1 volume. Jeremy Kooloo loves milk, and when he sees four glasses of milk and a milk carton on the table, he can't resist having some. In fact, he has a lot! Discover in ABC order just what happens to Jeremy after that. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1995. ## Turandot. BR 10018. by Marianna Mayer. 1 volume. Turandot is a princess in Peking, China, who does not want to marry. When her emperor father insists, Turandot comes up with harsh rules a suitor must follow to win her. After ringing the bronze gong in the square, he must correctly answer three riddles of her making or die. Even after many men are beheaded, a young stranger to the city is compelled to try for the princess upon seeing her. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 3-6. 1995. ## Darnell Rock Reporting. BR 10315. by Walter Dean Myers. 1 volume. Darnell Rock isn't doing very well in middle school. It also turns out he's not participating in any school activities. So when the principal gets upset with him, Darnell decides to try working on the school paper. The person he chooses to interview is a homeless man who was in Vietnam with Darnell's father. Before long, Darnell's testifying in front of the city council! For grades 4-7. 1994. ## Cattail Moon. BR 10322. by Jean Thesman. 2 volumes. Julia, fifteen, is studying to be a classical musician. Her mother disagrees, pushing her to change her image and to become a cheerleader. In desperation, Julia goes to live with her father and grandmother in rural Washington. During the school year, Julia learns a lot about herself and how to make her own decisions--thanks to a ghost. For grades 6-9. 1994. ## Coaster. BR 10327. by Betsy Duffey. 1 volume. After his parents divorce, Hart and his adventurous father begin riding roller coasters together. This summer, while he waits for his father to come to town, Hart builds his own coaster with his friend. He also worries about the fact that his mother is dating an embarrassing weatherman named Dub, who is too chicken ever to ride a roller coaster. For grades 5-8. 1994. ## The Absolutely True Story: How I Visited Yellowstone Park with the Terrible Rupes. BR 10328. by Willo Davis Roberts. 1 volume. The Dodge twins, Lewis and Alison, are thrilled when the Rupe family moves in next door, especially when the Rupes invite them to go along on a motorhome trip to Yellowstone Park. The trip turns into a nightmare, but Lewis's account of it earns a big red A on his paper about "how I spent my vacation." For grades 3-6. 1994. ## Down Came a Blackbird. BR 10329. by Nicholas Wilde. 2 volumes. When his alcoholic mother is hospitalized, thirteen-year-old James leaves London to stay with a great-uncle Greville he has never met. If this doesn't work out and if James doesn't stop pilfering things, he will be placed in foster care. Despite the kindness of housekeeper Sarah, James resents being at the old estate, and his chronic nightmares begin to have a recurring theme. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1991. ## Juliet Fisher and the Foolproof Plan. BR 10332. by Natalie Honeycutt. 1 volume. Third-grader Juliet Fisher is a good student and very organized, but nobody seems to like her very much. When her teacher seats talkative, sloppy Lydia Jane next to her, Juliet realizes she is supposed to set a good example. But Lydia Jane doesn't improve, and Juliet can't stand listening to her. Juliet's only two friends suggest a plan: Juliet starts acting like Lydia Jane until the teacher moves her. For grades 3-6. 1992. ## Minnie. BR 10338. by Annie M.G. Schmidt. 1 volume. Newspaper reporter Mr. Tibbs is told he will be fired if he doesn't stop writing about cats. But Mr. Tibbs is too shy to find a real news story. Then he meets Minnie, a young woman who claims to have been a cat. Indeed, she can talk to all of the neighborhood cats and even brings Mr. Tibbs news stories from her cat contacts. All she asks for is a box to sleep in and some food. Some strong language. For grades 3-6. 1992. ## Hooray for the Golly Sisters!. BR 10361. by Betsy Byars. 1 volume. In this sequel to _The Golly Sisters Go West (BR 10157)_, May-May and Rose Golly have to get their horse and wagon across a big river so they can get to town to put on their traveling show. In other adventures, May-May makes the mistake of using pigs instead of rabbits in her magic hat act, Rose tries to sing and dance on a high wire, and the sisters also face a scary swamp. For preschool-grade 2. 1990. ## Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail. BR 10365. by Elvira Woodruff. 1 volume. In 1851 twelve-year-old Austin Ives sets off on the Overland Trail to find the land his late father claimed for him and his little brother, Levi. As he travels the almost three thousand miles from Pennsylvania to Oregon, Austin writes letters to Levi describing the friends he makes on the trail and the troubles the group encounters. For grades 4-7. 1994. ## Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. BR 10381. by Faith Ringgold. 1 volume. In this companion to _Tar Beach (BR 8940)_, Cassie Louise Lightfoot and her little brother, Be Be, are flying among the stars when they come across a ramshackle train. To Cassie's horror, Be Be boards the train. Then Cassie meets Harriet Tubman, who explains that Be Be will experience what their great-great-grandparents did while escaping slavery by the underground railroad. For grades 2-4. 1992. ## Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies. BR 10391. by Donald J. Sobol. 1 volume. Collection of ten more cases for Encyclopedia Brown to solve as he continues his war on crime in Idaville. In the title story, Encyclopedia helps his police chief dad figure out how two spies are passing information to each other. For grades 3-6. 1994. ## The Overland Escape: An American Adventure, Book 1. BR 10402. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. Ozark mountains, 1934. Hildy Corrigan, twelve, spent the night with her cousin Ruby. Returning home she finds the house empty and her stepmother, four younger sisters, and baby brother gone. Running to her grandmother, Hildy learns she has been left behind on purpose. Hildy is determined to find the children she promised to stay with forever. Prequel to _The Desperate Search (BR 10403)_. For grades 4-7. 1989. ## The Secret of the Howling Cave: An American Adventure, Book 4. BR 10405. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. Ruby Konning found her father, and they have paid off the mortgage on the land he bought. But troubles just seem to plague Ruby and her cousin Hildy Corrigan. Now Ruby is accused of helping a man steal a watch from a pawn shop, and her pet raccoon is missing. The watch is found but disappears again the next day, and this time Hildy is accused of being the thief. Sequel to _Danger on Thunder Mountain (BR 10404)_. For grades 4-7. 1990. ## The Flaming Trap: An American Adventure, Book 5. BR 10406. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. Hildy Corrigan, her cousin Ruby Konning, and Ruby's father have a chance to travel with the Farnham family from California back to St. Louis, where Hildy hopes to make peace with her grandmother. Vester Hardesty has continued his search for the girls and has shown up in California. Will the girls and Mr. Konning be able to make the trip and escape from Vester? Sequel to _The Secret of the Howling Cave (BR 10405)._ For grades 4-7. 1990. ## Terror in the Sky: An American Adventure, Book 6. BR 10407. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. Hildy Corrigan and Ruby Konning have returned to California from St. Louis and are eager to enter school. Hildy hopes to do well so she can go to college and become a schoolteacher. As usual the girls have their share of problems. Then the opportunity comes for Hildy to win an academic contest and the money for college. But some people don't want her to win. Sequel to _The Flaming Trap (BR 10406)_. For grades 4-7. 1991. ## Mystery of the Phantom Gold: An American Adventure, Book 7. BR 10408. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. When Mr. Farnham realizes gold is being stolen from the historic Mother Lode mine in California, he calls on Hildy, twelve, and her good friend Spud to help find the thief. Excited, Hildy also enlists her cousin Ruby, and they all begin to gather information and to follow clues. Soon their detective work throws them into an unexpected, dangerous situation. Sequel to _Terror in the Sky (BR 10407)_. For grades 4-7. 1991. ## The Gold Train Bandits: An American Adventure, Book 8. BR 10409. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. Times are hard for the Corrigans and Konnings during the Great Depression. Someone has moved into the big house next to the shack Hildy's family lives in, and Hildy knows she has seen a young girl in the yard even though a gruff old man says he has no daughter. Ruby, Hildy, and Spud finally befriend Dixie Mae and learn some startling information about her family. Sequel to _Mystery of the Phantom Gold (BR 10408)_. For grades 4-7. 1992. ## High Country Ambush: An American Adventure, Book 9. BR 10410. by Lee Roddy. 2 volumes. As the Great Depression continues, Hildy's father is having trouble getting and keeping a job and is considering moving his family. But Hildy doesn't want to move and leave her friends behind. When Hildy witnesses men stealing cattle from her friend Brother Ben, she becomes part of a rugged adventure with a surprising twist at the end. Sequel to _The Gold Train Bandits (BR 10409)_. For grades 4-7. 1992. ## Nick of Time. BR 10411. by Anne Lindbergh. 1 volume. Jericho, thirteen, lives at Mending Wall, a nontraditional school his father founded. He is in love with his best friend and fellow student, Alison, but she calls herself a hands-off experiment. Then Nick enters their lives by stepping through the school's kitchen wall. Nick lives in the museum of the school in the year 2094. Jericho, Alison, and another student, Bunny, begin visiting the future by passing through the wall. For grades 5-8. 1994. ## Out of the Storm. BR 10415. by Patricia Willis. 1 volume. Before Mandy's father went off to war, he was saving to buy the Fulton place with the big front porch. But Mandy's father was killed, and Mandy, her brother, and her mother have moved to Great-aunt Bess's sheep farm. Mandy's unhappiness and homesickness are compounded by Aunt Bess's stern bossiness. But the sheep that she feared at first are becoming her friends and so are some of her classmates. For grades 5-8. 1995. ## Infield Hit. BR 10423. by Thomas J. Dygard. 1 volume. It's not easy being the son of Ralph Stevens, one of the best third basemen who ever played major-league baseball. So Hal is relieved to move to a new town with his divorced mother because no one knows who his father is. The high school coach, also a former professional baseball player, tells Hal he's more suited for second base, even though Hal's father always encouraged him to play third. For grades 6-9. 1995. ## O the Red Rose Tree. BR 10432. by Patricia Beatty. 2 volumes. Amanda and her friends attempt to find seven different shades of special red cloth so that old Mrs. Hankinson can make the quilt of her dreams. The girls' search leads them to Dr. Perkins's red flannel chest protector and to a visiting opera star's red petticoat. For grades 5-8. 1972. ## Call Me Francis Tucket. BR 10437. by Gary Paulsen. 1 volume. In this sequel to _Mr. Tucket (BR 10438)_, young Francis Tucket has parted ways with the mountain man who rescued him from the Pawnees. Francis is now heading alone to Oregon to find his family's wagon train. Along the way he is accosted by a thieving duo and makes three new friends: a mule and two orphaned children. For grades 5-8. 1995. ## Mr. Tucket. BR 10438. by Gary Paulsen. 1 volume. In 1848 Francis Alphonse Tucket turns fourteen while he and his family are traveling from their Missouri farm to Oregon by wagon. As he shoots his new rifle, the wagon train rolls out of sight. Francis is kidnapped by Pawnees and held captive until one-armed mountain man Jason Grimes rescues him. Now Mr. Grimes has to teach Mr. Tucket to survive in the wild as he searches for his family. Prequel to _Call Me Francis Tucket (BR 10437)_. For grades 5-8. 1994. ## Low Tide. BR 10439. by William Mayne. 2 volumes. Charlie and Elisabeth Snelling and their Maori friend Wiremu have gone fishing at their home in Jade Bay, New Zealand. A very low tide has left a larger expanse of beach than they have ever seen before, and atop a craggy rock is the long-lost ship _Alexander_. Just as the children reach the ship, a tidal wave carries them and the ship far inland to where a dangerous mountain man lives. For grades 4-7. 1992. ## Hiroshima. BR 10442. by Laurence Yep. 1 volume. On August 6, 1945, the _Enola Gay_ dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Yep tells the story of Sachi, a young Japanese schoolgirl, and explains the short- and long-term effects of the explosion on her, her family, and her friends. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1995. ## Superbird to the Rescue. BR 10452. by Nancy Hayashi. 1 volume. When Jesse Beeman hears that a department store is having trouble with shoplifters, he plans how he and his friend Walter will catch them. Jesse has a wonderful parrot named Zenith who always protects him. If the boys were to shout for help near a thief, Zenith would swoop down and help them. The only problem is that Jesse's mother won't let Zenith out of the house. For grades 3-6. 1995. ## ### _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 sends you braille materials. Asimov's Science Fiction (monthly plus mid-December) Better Homes and Gardens (monthly) Boys' Life (for children and teens, monthly) Braille Book Review (bimonthly) Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly) Braille Journal of Physiotherapy (British monthly) Braille Music Magazine (British monthly) Braille Variety News (monthly) Children's Digest (for children, 8 issues) Consumers' Research (monthly) Cooking Light (bimonthly [3] and monthly [6]) Fortune (biweekly plus specials) Inside Sports (monthly) Jack and Jill (for children, 8 issues) Journal of Rehabilitation (quarterly) Ladies' Home Journal (monthly) Madam (British monthly) The Musical Mainstream (quarterly) National Geographic (monthly) New Beacon (British monthly) The _New York Times_ Large Type Weekly (weekly) News (NLS quarterly) Parenting (monthly except January and July) PC/Computing (monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (monthly) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Progress (British monthly) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens, monthly) 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