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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Friendship stories, Mysteries and crime stories, General fiction, School stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Family storiesSocial issues, Death and bereavement, Arts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Friendship stories, Animal stories, General fictionDeath and bereavement, Animals and wildlife, Home and garden
Human-transcribed braille
Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together, and they especially love working in the garden. But when his dog…
passes away, Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Friendship stories, Classic fiction, General fictionDeath and bereavement
Human-transcribed braille
Jess finds his biggest rival and best friend in Leslie, a girl who moves to his rural Virginia community from…
the city. Together they create Terabithia, a secret kingdom in the woods where they reign supreme--until tragedy strikes. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Suspense and thrillers, Disabilities fiction, Friendship storiesDeath and bereavement
Human-narrated audio
Lime Grove is home to a number of teenagers with a variety of problems: anorexia, bipolar disorder, behavior issues. Tamar…
will come to know them all very well. But there's one question she can't...won't answer: What happened to her friend Iris? As Tamar's emotional angst becomes more and more clear to her, she'll have to figure out a path to forgiveness. Unrated
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Serious and literary fiction, Friendship storiesDeath and bereavement
Human-narrated audio
Mrs Death has had enough. She is exhausted from spending eternity doing her job and now she seeks someone to…
unburden her conscience to. Wolf Willeford, a troubled young writer, is well acquainted with death, but until now hadn't met Death in person - a black, working-class woman who shape-shifts and does her work unseen. Enthralled by her stories, Wolf becomes Mrs Death's scribe, and begins to write her memoirs. Using their desk as a vessel and conduit, Wolf travels across time and place with Mrs Death to witness deaths of past and present and discuss what the future holds for humanity. As the two reflect on the losses they have experienced - or, in the case of Mrs Death, facilitated - their friendship grows into a surprising affirmation of hope, resilience and love. All the while, despite her world-weariness, Death must continue to hold humans' fates in her hands, appearing in our lives when we least expect her