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All books listed in Braille Books Acquired that also have an equivalent Electronic Braille version will now have both the BR and the EB number listed in the entry.
Animal stories
BR74646, EB74646 Baboon by David Jones. 2 v. of braille. Flying back to the African savanna with his parents, 14-year-old Gerry would rather be back home - sure, his parents' baboon research lets him explore the African wilderness, but thinking of spending weeks there with a bunch of monkeys makes him miss everything about the city. Suddenly, the plane flies into a lightning storm, the engine dies, and they come down hard. Gerry wakes up on the ground, thinking that a baboon has broken his fall, but something quite different has happened � something that will change Gerry's life forever. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2007.
Disabled (fiction)
BR73938, EB73938 The tinker's daughter: a story based on the life of Mary Bunyan by Wendy Lawton. 1 v. of braille. Imagines the search for faith experienced by the ten-year-old blind daughter of John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress," during her father's imprisonment for preaching found contrary to the edicts of the Church of England. Grades 3-6. 2002.
Fantastic fiction
BR74017, EB74017 Artemis Fowl: the lost colony by Eoin Colfer. 4 v. of braille. Ten millennia ago, the fairy people were forced underground after being defeated in a great battle with mankind. Only the 8th family of fairies remained undefeated: the demons. But now one demon has discovered the secrets of the fairy world, and if humans get hold of this information, the fairies are in big trouble. Only one person can prevent this disaster, the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Artemis Fowl: the opal deception" (BR74429). 2006. (Artemis Fowl ; 5)
BR74686, EB74686 Lady Friday by Garth Nix. 5 v. of braille. Young Arthur Penhaligon becomes Rightful Heir after defeating Sir Thursday, and ponders an offer from wicked Lady Friday that is either a cunning trap or an opportunity he must seize before Superior Saturday or the Piper gets to it. Sequel to "Sir Thursday" (BR74687), followed by "Superior Saturday" (BR74689). Grades 5-8. 2007. (Keys to the kingdom ; 5)
Mysteries (fiction)
BR74730 The haunted hotel by Ron Roy. 1 v. of press braille. As Halloween nears, strange sightings and bizarre sounds scare guests away from Green Lawn's hotel. Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose approach Mr. Linkletter - whose family owns the hotel - and offer to help get rid of the ghost before it puts him out of business. For grades 2-4. 1999. (A to Z mysteries ; h)
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