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The Wickford doom (8 To 12 Ser.)

By Chris Priestley. 2015

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

In the 1940s Harry and his mother receive some unexpected good news: they've inherited an old manor house on the…

Suffolk coast. But the inheritance turns out to be nothing more than a cruel trick, and being there puts Harry in mortal danger. Indeed, he ends up in a battle with a supernatural enemy threatening more death and destruction even than Hitler. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 8+ and interest age of 8-12. This is a Bookbuzz 2017 title. 2015.

Pale (Barrington Stoke teen)

By Chris Wooding. 2015

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

The Lazarus Serum can bring you back from the dead - but when you come back you've changed - you're…

a Pale, an outcast. It's the last thing Jed wants, but an accident changes everything and Jed's forced to discover the true cost of living forever. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2015.

The dying photo

By Alan Gibbons. 2010

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

A strange man takes a photo of Jimmy's family. As the camera flashes, Jimmy's parents vanish. The only clue is…

a picture of his mum and dad screaming. Jimmy is alone. Nobody believes him. Is he going mad? Or can Jimmy find the man who took his parents from him and get them back? This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2010.

You killed me! (Barrington Stoke teen)

By Keith Gray. 2013

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

Toby is a murderer. That's what the ghost at the end of his bed tells him. Toby is taken back…

in time to see the repercussions of his actions and unravel the series of events that led to the man's death. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and Interest age of 13+. 2013.

The number 7 shirt

By Alan Gibbons. 2008

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats…

help him achieve his dream? Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for the Man U Academy! A must for football fans everywhere. Summer Reading Challenge 2015. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2012, c2008.

Rook (Barrington Stoke teen)

By Anthony McGowan. 2017

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the…

scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about – a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong. This book is particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2017.

The nightmare card

By Catherine Johnson. 2011

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

Sara and Mina have been best friends for years. So when Sara gets hold of some Tarot cards and suggests…

they start telling fake fortunes Mina plays along. But soon Sara's predictions become all too accurate. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades K-3. 2011.

The rainbow quilt (Livewire youth fiction)

By Iris Howden. 2003

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Automated braille

Amy and Aneeta are best friends in their Design course. When they are asked to sew squares for a quilt…

to hang in the town hall, they think it will be boring. But after local riots break out, the quilt takes on a new meaning. This book is part of the Livewire youth fiction series. Livewire youth fiction is a series of exciting stories about the issues, dramas and challenges of being young. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2003.

Home invasion (Good reads)

By Joy Fielding. 2011

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

A noise wakes Kathy Brown from a dream where she was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend, who…

was much more exciting than her husband Jack is. Hearing whispers, she gets up only to feel a gun at her head - two men are in the house, forcing Kathy and her husband into a living nightmare where Kathy also faces her real feelings about her husband. The outcome surprises everyone, most of all Kathy herself. Some descriptions of violence. High interest/low vocabulary book. Winner of the 2013 Golden Oak Award. 2011.

House of laughs

By Lisa Eisenberg. 1980

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

When the Sky Ride at the Superama Park collapses, Laura Brewster, an investigator for the Atco Insurance Company, is called.…

Within hours, there is a murder directly linked to the accident. 1980. (Laura Brewster book)

Missing (Good reads)

By Frances Itani. 2011

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…

falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.

So wild a dream (Pacesetters)

By Christopher Florentz. 1977

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

Set during the American Revolution. General Cornwallis questions Beth Ferguson about the Southbridge Spy. If she gives his name, she…

will lose the man she loves. If she does not give his name, the British will hang her. Grade I braille. For junior high readers. 1977.

Falling star

By Lisa Eisenberg. 1980

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

When the car driven by movie star Guy Garrison goes off a cliff, insurance investigator Laura Brewster must determine if…

Guy committed suicide. High interest, low vocabulary book. For junior and senior high readers. Uncontracted braille. 1980.

Nine lives (Series Canada)

By Prem Omkaro. 1988

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-transcribed braille

Cat has always been curious and her summer job at the resort makes it easy to snoop. But this time,…

Cat's snooping gets her in real trouble. Grades 5-8. High interest, low vocabulary book. Reading level, grade 3. Uncontracted braille. 1988. (Series Canada)

Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)

By Maureen Jennings. 2010

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Family stories, General fiction, High interest, low vocabulary readers, Historical fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Police procedural fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…

to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.

Frybread

By Ferguson Plain. 2003

Printbraille
High interest, low vocabulary readersCanadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-transcribed braille

Dakota's friends had never seen frybread before, so Dakota explains how it is made. Frybread, scone, bannock, or gullet -…

there are as many ways to call it as there is to make it. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2003.

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The hangman (Good reads series)

By Louise Penny. 2010

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian fiction, High interest, low vocabulary readers
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…

his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.

Frybread

By Ferguson Plain. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
High interest, low vocabulary readersCanadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio

Dakota's friends had never seen frybread before, so Dakota explains how it is made. Frybread, scone, bannock, or gullet -…

there are as many ways to call it as there is to make it. 2003.

Easy money (Good reads)

By Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2010

Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
High interest, low vocabulary readersBusiness and economics, Personal finance and investing, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

The author will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid…

off have never been so easy to understand or to do. 2010.

Special Edward (Orca currents)

By Eric Walters. 2009

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, High interest, low vocabulary readers, Humourous fiction, School stories
Human-narrated audio

Slacker Edward fakes a learning disability to gain a special-education designation in school. But instead of lowering his parents' expectations,…

Edward ends up working harder than ever. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Grades 5-8. 2009.

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