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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)
Science fiction, Ghost and horror stories, Adventure stories, Family storiesArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
"Two children with supernatural powers come to earth from another world and find themselves on the run from men who…
want to use their special powers for evil purposes." -- Provided by NLS
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Adventure stories, Friendship stories, Mysteries and crime stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Family storiesArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Best friends Paul, Oz, Arnie, and Crank enjoy horror movies but when a couple of movie extras, Laura and Darryl,…
working on the Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1955 try to involve them in a Communist conspiracy in real life, things get too dangerous and they decide to curtail the friendship. For grades 6-9
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Mysteries and crime stories, Animal stories, Family stories, General fictionArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
During a visit to the art museum, a little piglet and her grandfather investigate the disappearance of several paintings. Clues…
in the illustrations give readers a chance to solve the mystery along with the heroine
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Family stories, General fictionArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and…
the tenure of its final keeper. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Disabilities fiction, General fiction, Family stories, Friendship storiesArts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
After Julia is expelled from the Kingston School for the Deaf for graffiti, her two moms send her to a…
suburban school and restrict her access to paint supplies. As her illegal tagging continues, someone begins adding things to her graffiti. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, War stories, Family stories, Animal stories, Disabilities fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionParenting, Police and military, War, Animals and wildlife
Human-transcribed braille
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fiction, Animal stories, Family stories, War stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionAnimals and wildlife, War, Parenting, Police and military
Human-transcribed braille
When her family is forced into a Japanese internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and…
her beloved dog, Dash. Heartbroken, Mitsi clings to her one connection to Dash: the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for him. For grades 3-6. 2014
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fictionArts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Once close, sixteen-year-old twins Jude and her brother Noah barely speak to each other following a tragedy. But time and…
new relationships begin to mend their lives. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2014
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fictionArts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Lisa convinces her boyfriend, Remy, to escape from their mountain town in West Virginia and move away with her when…
she starts college. But Remy meets Dana, an outsider painting a mural on the community water tower, and Remy reevaluates his future and his home. For senior high readers. 2009
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
General fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fictionSocial issues, Arts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
For sixteen-year-old Harley Columba, October 9th is a momentous day, featuring her opening in a New York City gallery, a…
fight and reconciliation with her newly found father, and the arrival of her period five days late. Sequel to Harley...(BR 13382). Some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2007
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Adventure stories, Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fictionParenting, Social issues, General non-fiction, Arts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Timid seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her recently deceased favorite aunt that send Ginny from New…
Jersey on a scavenger hunt across Europe. Along the way Ginny meets new people, finds love, and has adventures that transform her life. For senior high readers. 2005
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, General fiction, Friendship stories, Multi-cultural fictionArts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A troublesome foster child, Hollis loves to draw pictures on paper and in her mind. Her favorite is one in…
which she fits in--with a father, mother, brother, and herself. Now Hollis lives with an artist, but still longs for the summer family that wanted to keep her. For grades 5-8. 2002
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, Historical fiction, War stories, Friendship stories, General fictionWar, Police and military
Human-transcribed braille
Michigan, 1942. With their parents working for the war effort, Mirabelle and her siblings travel to live with their grandparents…
on Turtle Island. Fourteen-year-old Belle is resentful when her more sophisticated fifteen-year-old cousin Caroline joins them, but during the summer they become real family. For grades 6-9. 2006
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
School stories, War stories, Humourous fiction, Historical fiction, General fiction, Family stories, Multi-cultural fictionPolice and military, War, Drama, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Long Island, 1967. Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood knows that Mrs. Baker "hates his guts" because she would have Wednesday afternoons free…
if he went to catechism or Hebrew school like his classmates. Mrs. Baker worries about her husband in Vietnam and introduces a reluctant Holling to Shakespeare. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 2007
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, School stories, General fiction, Friendship storiesArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Eleven-year-old Sarah "Skate" Tate faces many disappointments entering middle school: she must endure a long bus ride every day, her…
cousin and best friend finds new companions and hobbies, and a death in the family occurs. But throughout all her trials Skate continues a scrapbook project. For grades 4-7. 2002
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, General fictionPolice and military, War, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
General fiction, Family stories, Animal storiesCanadian non-fiction, Arts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Shy Madeline "Mad" Parker spends the summer before high school at her grandmother Gam's farm. In addition to taking care…
of her horse, she reluctantly enrolls in Scottish dance classes. Gam is also a state senator, and through her Mad learns how to overcome her insecurities and assert herself. For grades 6-9. 2000
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionArts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Lissa, seventeen, attends art school in Chicago. Her parents are divorced, and her sister, Marnie, eleven, lives with their mother.…
When her alcoholism worsens, the mother decides she can no longer keep Marnie. Lissa agrees to care for her sister, but naturally Marnie does not want to leave her mother. The two girls eventually establish a workable relationship, and all is well until their mother decides she wants Marnie back. For grades 6-9
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
General fiction, Family storiesGeneral non-fiction, Arts and entertainment
Human-transcribed braille
Liz Jackson, twelve, is spending the weekend with her father and older brother, Alan, at a motorcycle competition near Carlton…
Hall. Running away from her dad and Alan after they laugh at her for getting upset about a picture Alan drew in her sketchbook, Liz meets Sally Beck, ninety-one, who has an extraordinary tale to tell about her life at Carlton Hall. For grades 6-9