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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Short stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Sports fictionBaseball, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Eleven vignettes set in central California feature young Mexican-Americans going about the business of growing up. Fausto, who longs for…
a guitar, fraudulently receives a hefty reward when he returns a stray pet to a wealthy neighbor, but he is guilt-ridden until he relinquishes the money in church. And Marie, who declines a boring family vacation, is angry that fun was had without her. For grades 5-8 and older readers
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Sports fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionGeneral non-fiction, Self help, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
A seventeen-year-old Harlem boy has a driving ambition to become a boxing champion. After long and challenging training, he learns…
that winning is not the only prerequisite for the title. For high school and adult readers
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, Sports fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Friendship storiesSports and games, Social issues, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Friendship stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Sports fictionTravel and geography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Best friends Darius, a writer, and Twig, a runner, deal with bullies, family problems, and gangs while hanging on to…
their dreams of getting out of Harlem and going to college. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, School stories, Family storiesSelf help, Travel and geography, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Harlem. African American high school senior Drew Lawson aims to go to college and play basketball for the NBA despite…
his mediocre grades. Rivalry begins when Drew's coach favors Tomas, a new white teammate from Prague. For junior and senior high readers. 2008
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports fictionSports and games, War, Biography, European travel and geography, Historical biography, Travel and geography, World War II, History
Human-narrated audio
"Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino…
became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle." -- Provided by publisher
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Alphabet, number and picture books, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Holiday fiction, Humourous fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Sports fictionTravel and geography
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Discover the joy of gift giving and meet Santa himself in the perfect stocking filler from the million-copy selling actor,…
author and comedian, Ben Miller.'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris Evans'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong Father Christmas needs a holiday. He isn't feeling well and someone seems determined to ruin the festivities. It's up to Christmas Elves, Tog and Holly, to find a way to deliver the presents on time and bring the Christmas magic back for everyone. A laugh-out-loud race against time from Ben Miller! Discover the magic of life as a Christmas Elf in all three laugh-out-loud stories that will take you round the world on Santa&’s sleigh, including Diary of a Christmas Elf and Secrets of a Christmas Elf. Create the perfect festive bookshelf for all the family with Chief Elf, Ben Miller: Meet Santa himself in The Night I Met Father Christmas, a brand-new picture book for 3+ readers, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Join the toy workshop as a Christmas Elf in all three pocket-sized stocking fillers for 7+ readers: Diary of a Christmas Elf, Secrets of a Christmas Elf, and Adventures of a Christmas Elf. See where it all began, in Ben Miller's first ever novel, The Night I Met Father Christmas, a classic festive read for 8+ readers.