Fiction for Young Adults

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General fiction

BR74346, EB74346 After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away by Joyce Carol Oates. 1 v. of braille. Haunted by the car crash that killed her beloved mother, Jenna, 15, moves in with her aunt's family, but she can't deal with her guilt and sorrow. Therapy doesn't help, she won't reconcile with her dad, and she hates kids who pity her. Two near-disasters cause Jenna to tentatively open up to her classmate Crow. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For Senior High readers. c2006.

Historical novels

BR74733, EB74733 Daughter of war by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2 v. of braille. Teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta are the lucky ones - they've managed so far to survive the Armenian genocide in Turkey, both disguised as Muslims. But Marta is still in Turkey, pregnant with another man's child, and Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria. Kevork yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta, but with the war raging and the genocide still in progress, the journey will be impossibly dangerous. Descriptions of violence and strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2008.

Mysteries (fiction)

BR74734, EB74734 Dooley takes the fall by Norah McClintock. 3 v. of braille. On the road to sobriety and lawfulness, Dooley, taking the long way home through the ravine, witnesses the apparent suicide jump of schoolmate Mark Everley. He calls the police, who are suspicious of his reluctance to inform them of his aggressive past with Everley and his criminal record. When Mark's sister Beth asks him to find Mark's missing backpack, Dooley gets involved in his own investigation, which involves mysterious photographs, a frame-up, and murder. Strong language, descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2007. (Dooley trilogy ; 1)

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