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Book Suggestions from the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Braille for Kindergarten-Grade 3Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A hungry caterpillar eats holes through plums, cheese, sausage, and other food and gets a stomach ache. Then something wonderful happens to the fat caterpillar. Print-braille. BR 06130. Hall, Katy. Buggy Riddles. A collection of forty-two zany riddles about bugs, bees, and other familiar insects. BR 07102. McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. Anansi, a spider in Ghana, is saved from big trouble by each of his six sons in different ways. Anansi can't decide which son to reward for his rescue with a ball of light, so it is carried into the sky--and becomes the moon. Caldecott Honor Book. Print-braille. BR 15041. Merrill, Jean. The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: a 12th-Century Tale from Japan. Izumi, the pretty daughter of a provincial inspector in the emperor's court, refuses to conform to standards of beauty and decorum. Preoccupied with "the original nature of things," Izumi loves caterpillars. She enjoys the company of peasant boys who supply her with caterpillars but attracts the attention of a nobleman. Print-braille. BR 08986. Mizumura, Kazue. If I Were a Cricket. Short haiku-like poems tell how the poet would show her love for someone if she were a cricket, a starfish, a ladybug, a firefly, or a frog. BR 03322. Pizer, Abigail. Nosey Gilbert. Gilbert the dog, Tabitha the cat, and Henrietta Goose are awakened from a lazy, summer-afternoon snooze by the buzzing of a swarm of bees. When Gilbert chases a bee into an old flower pot and pushes his large, black, shiny nose right in after it, he's in for a painful surprise and his first trip to the vet. BR 07929. Rockwell, Anne. Bugs Are Insects. Introduces some common backyard creatures such as the ladybug. Discusses the basic characteristics and differences of bugs and insects. Print-braille. BR 14007. Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Two ants join a sugar expedition, leaving their outdoor world to enter a human's kitchen. They decide to stay near the tasty treasure, but surviving in this new world is full of unexpected dangers. Print-braille. BR 12010. Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever. Albert, the new student in Oliver's school, is taller than his pig classmates and he can read. But at recess Oliver and his friends realize that Albert can't play kickball and that he likes bugs. Soon the whole class is studying the critters. BR 13493. Return to top Cassette Books for Kindergarten-Grade 3Brenner, Barbara. If You Were an Ant .... What is it like to be dwarfed by an appleseed or to live under a rock and dine on worms, bits of lizard, and picnic leftovers? RC 07926. Freschet, Berniece. The Web in the Grass. A small black spider spins her lacy web, traps her food, and escapes from her many enemies to lay hundreds of tiny eggs. RC 08970. Horowitz, Ruth. Breakout at the Bug Lab. When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother's bug laboratory, Leo and his brother need to find him before important visitors arrive. The boys receive help from a mysterious lady who advises them to think like a bug in order to catch one. RC 54623. Kline, Suzy W. Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion. Horrible Harry is a second-grader with a knack for mischief. When Miss Mackle's ant farm arrives, it's plain to all that Mrs. Foxworth, the school secretary, is scared to death of ants. So Harry places the vial of ants on top of her yogurt in the teachers' refrigerator! RC 39113. Kraus, Robert. Spider's First Day at School. Summer was over. It was Spider's first day back at school, and he had the jitters. Who would be his new teacher? Who would be his new classmates? Spiders don't make friends easily, and he was worried. RC 30902. Spinelli, Eileen. Sophie's Masterpiece: a Spider's Tale. Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boardinghouse do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece. RC 53568. Return to top Book Kits for Kindergarten-Grade 3Cowcher, Helen. Rain Forest. The sloths, anteaters, birds, monkeys, and other creatures of the rain forest sense something more powerful than the jaguar threatening their world. Machines, cutting and spoiling! Print-braille and cassette. Kit 47. Rohmer, Harriet. Mother Scorpion Country (La Tierra De La Madre Escorpion); A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua. A brave young Miskito Indian, Naklili, accompanies his beloved wife when she dies, to Mother Scorpion Country--land of the spirits. A tender and classic tale reminiscent of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Bilingual print, braille & cassette in English and Spanish. Kit 60. Return to top Braille for Grade 2-4Avi. The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant). After reading many books, Avon, a rather small snail, decides he needs adventures to be happy. As Avon sets out, he is joined by Edward, a take- charge ant, on a journey to no particular place in search of new experiences. BR 15790. Cushman, Doug. Inspector Hopper's Mystery Year. The grasshopper detective Inspector Hopper and his partner McBugg solve four different mysteries--one in each season of the year. Beginning chapter book. BR 15176. Keller, Beverly. Fiona's Bee. Shy Fiona rescues a drowning bee from her dog dish and takes him to the park for a snack. On the way, she attracts a host of new friends and gains considerable fame. BR 03490. Lobel, Arnold. Grasshopper on the Road. When lighthearted Grasshopper sets out to follow the road wherever it takes him, he runs into some memorable characters. He meets an exclusive club of beetles, a meticulous housefly who wants to sweep the whole world clean, and a worm who becomes angry when Grasshopper takes a big bite out of his apple house. BR 05082. Shaw, Janet. Kirsten Saves the Day: a Summer Story. When Kirsten and Peter's puppy gets stung by a bee, they discover the nearby hive full of honey. Kirsten's pioneer family can use the honey to trade for goods. But her decision to harvest the honey herself leads to trouble. BR 10875 / RC 43755. Tripp, Valerie. Molly Saves the Day: a Summer Story. Molly and her friends are having a great time at summer camp during World War II, but each girl has a problem: Molly can't swim underwater, Susan can't paddle a canoe straight, and Linda is afraid of wiggly bugs. As the camp's Color War begins, each girl must overcome her obstacle. BR 10935. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Hard Times on the Prairie. Laura and her pioneer family struggle against the hardships of living on the Kansas frontier that include a prairie fire, a grasshopper invasion, and a blizzard. BR 13976. Return to top Cassette Books for Grade 2-4Conklin, Gladys P. Praying Mantis, the Garden Dinosaur. Describes how this curious insect is born, how it lives, how it got its name, and how it differs from other insects. Includes tips on keeping a pet praying mantis. RC 15057. Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. Did you know that there are over 10,000 different kinds of ants? The different kinds of ants have found many ways to make their cities, so they can live in many kinds of places. This book describes how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities. RC 32473. Hornblow, Leonora. Insects Do the Strangest Things. Describes nineteen insects that have peculiar characteristics, including the praying mantis, whirligig beetle, and walking stick. RC 12749. Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of the Honeybee. Covers the life cycle of the honeybee, introducing the three types of bees and their specific jobs within the colony. Also explains how they make honey, shows how beekeepers help in the production, and discusses the various types of honey. Includes a history of bees beginning in the age of dinosaurs. RC 46172. Pinkney, Jerry. Aesop's Fables. A collection of nearly sixty fables from the Greek thinker Aesop. Includes such well-known tales as "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf," and "The Grasshopper and the Ants". RC 52555. Selsam, Millicent E. Where Do They Go? Insects in Winter. Explains what happpens to insects when the leaves begin to fall and the earth grows hard. RC 21810. Stevens, Carla. Insect Pets: Catching and Caring for Them. A guide to capturing and caring for seven insects such as water striders, antlions, and fireflies. Includes directions for making homes for the insects and observing them. RC 12853. Return to top Book Kits for Grade 2-4Jimenez, Francisco. La Mariposa. Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in. Print-braille and cassette. Kit 87. Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge in the Green Time: The 3rd Book of Their Adventures. It's summertime! For Henry and his big dog Mudge that means going on a picnic (where Henry is stung by a bee), taking a bath under the garden hose, and climbing to the top of the green hill next to Henry's house. Kit 97 / BR 07256. Return to top Braille for Grade 3-6Bailey, Jill. How Spiders Make Their Webs. Explains spiders' ability to create webs and describes specialized uses of webs--as trapdoors and diving bells, for example. Discusses how the silk produced to make webs also provides spiders' homes, protects their eggs, and signals an invitation to potential mates. BR 11760. BelpreŽ, Pura. Perez and Martina; a Portorican folk tale. This old Puerto Rican nonsense tale deals with the tragic love affair of a cockroach and a mouse. The Spanish text is bound with the English. BR 00522. Bonner, Hannah. When Bugs were Big, Plants were Strange, and Tetrapods Stalked the Earth: a cartoon prehistory of life before dinosaurs. Describes Earth 320 million years ago, at the end of the Paleozoic Era. Discusses the plants, insects, sea life, amphibians, and reptiles thriving at that time. Print-braille. BR 10042. Busch, Phyllis S. Backyard Safaris: 52 Year-round Science Adventures. Thirteen activities for each of the four seasons that explore the wonders of nature. Includes such activities as measuring raindrops, catching and keeping snowflakes, tracking animals in the winter, hunting for insect eggs, and investigating dead trees for signs of life. BR 10986. Chinery, Michael. How Bees Make Honey. Explains the honeybee's physical characteristics that enable it to gather pollen and nectar. Describes how honeybees communicate directions, produce honey, and nurture their grubs. BR 11766.
Return to top Cassette Books for Grade 3-6Bornstein, Ruth. Butterfles and Lizards, Beryl and Me. In 1934, eleven-year-old Charlotte and her mother move to tiny Valley Junction, Missouri, where Charlotte befriends an eccentric old woman in spite of her mother's and others' warnings. Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award finalist 2002. Taped by VSVH, Inc. RCW 564. Camper, Cathy. Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives. Interesting facts about ancient insects (before the time of dinosaurs), some of which--cockroaches, centipedes, and dragonflies--still inhabit our world. Discusses their physical traits, way of life, and natural environment. RC 56567. Facklam, Mary. Spiders and Their Web Sites. Introduces twelve spiders with distinctive features and discusses the daddy longlegs, which is neither a spider nor an insect. Presents interesting facts about their appearance and behavior. RC 56406. George, Jean Craighead. The Firebug Connection: an Ecological Mystery. Maggie Mercer is spending the summer with her parents at a research center in Maine where she enjoys studying insects in the area. As Maggie leans out of her window the morning of her twelfth birthday, a raven flies straight toward her, and Maggie recalls her grandmother's warning that a murder will take place if that happens. Then the firebugs in Maggie's collection begin to die. RC 39816. He, Leyi. The Spring of Butterflies, and Other Folktales of China's Minority Peoples. Collection of fourteen folktales of mystery and adventure, reflecting the traditions of some of the non-Chinese subcultures in this very large country. RC 26054. Hutchins, Ralph. A Look at Ants. Describes the amazing world of ants including physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various kinds. RC 12164. Maguire, Gregory. Seven Spiders Spinning: the Hamlet Chronicles; 1. Seven baby spiders from the Ice Age make their way to a rural, 20th-century Vermont classroom. As they find themselves in deadly predicaments, the spiders plot revenge on the hated humans. Finally one bites the beloved Miss Earth, and the school children must band together to save her. RC 43314. Max, Jill. Spider Spins a Story: 14 Legends from Native America. Presents folk tales from various native peoples including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Navajo, and Muskogee, all featuring the spider character. RC 57328. Osborne, Mary Pope. Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple. Much to his mother's disapproval, butterfly Leon Leafwing falls madly in love with gorgeous gossamer-winged Mimi--who has a past. When Mimi is kidnapped, Leon and his friends seek out sleuth Spider Kane. They all travel to the Dark Swamp in search of Mimi, who has been forced into the service of the evil Emperor Moth. RC 36365. Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Black Widow Spider Mystery: Boxcar Children Specials; 21. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny volunteer to help the new couple down the street unpack. The slightly unusual Blackwells have decorated their front gate with spiders and filled their house with mysterious boxes. The children are convinced the neighbors are hiding something. RC 60058. White, E. B. Charlotte's Web. A little girl who can talk to animals is devoted to both Wilbur, the foolishly smug pig, and Charlotte, the beautiful gray spider who saves Wilbur's life. RC 46839. Williams, Barbara. Desert Hunter: the Spider Wasp. Desert confrontation between a tarantula and a pepsis wasp who must paralyze and capture the spider to serve as host for the wasp egg she will soon lay. RC 10588. Wyeth, Sharon Dennis. Vampire Bugs: Stories Conjured from the Past. Six short African American and Native American folk tales that incorporate historical characters and facts. The title story is a myth about the origin of lightning bugs. RC 41000.
Return to top Braille for Grade 4-7Buck, Margaret Waring. In Woods and Fields. Arranged by season and habitat, this is a guide to many birds, bugs, small animals, trees, flowers, and shrubs found in the U.S. BR 02014. Climo, Shirley. Someone Saw a Spider: spider facts and folktales. Collection from around the world of myths, folktales, and superstitions about spiders, as well as assorted facts about these fascinating creatures. BR 06789. Parker, Nancy Winslow. Bugs. Horseflies, ants, fleas, and crickets! This book presents jokes, general information, and brief descriptions of the characteristics, habits, and environments of sixteen common insects. BR 07529. Warren, Andrea. Pioneer Girl: Growing Up on the Prairie. Recounts the life of Grace McCance, whose family settled a Nebraska homestead in 1885 when she was only three years old. Grace and her sisters helped to work the farm as they contended with bugs, snakes, blizzards, and wildfires. Based on her memoirs. BR 12604. Zollman, Pam. Don't Bug Me! Sixth-grader Megan needs twenty-five insects for a science project, but her five-year-old brother Alexander doesn't want her to kill them. Then pesky classmate Charlie embarrasses Megan before the whole class. As the deadline approaches, she takes some risks. BR 15519. Return to top Cassette Books for Grade 4-7Causey, Don. Killer Insects, A survey of common and uncommon insects that cause human deaths. Includes rat fleas, killer bees, wasps, tsetse flies, army ants, and the kissing or assassin bug. Explains how they spread disease and how science works to control them. RC 17028. Fangberg, James K. Do Bees Sneeze? An entomologist answers 210 questions about insects asked by school children. The queries cover topics such as abundance and existence, body parts and functions, homes and habitats, food for insects and insects as food, and health and safety. RC 46624. Jackson, Donna M. The Bug Scientists. Profiles three entomologists, whose careers involve the study of insects. Combines biographical information about the scientists with facts about insects and their behavior. Discusses monarch butterflies; the life cycle of blow flies, which are used in forensics; ant colonies; and handling insects featured in movies. RC 60167. Oberman, Sheldon. Solomon and the Ant, and Other Jewish Folktales. More than forty tales from oral tradition, with historical notes and commentary. In the title story, an ant teaches the great king a lesson in humility. 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book. RC 62842. Patent, Dorothy H. How Insects Communicate. How small animals make loud sounds; how insects "hear" through their legs; how fireflies communicate using light, and more interesting. RC 12067. Sherlock, Philip M. Anansi the Spider Man: Jamaican Folk Tales. Fifteen West Indian stories about the Caribbean folk hero Anansi, who becomes a spider when he is in danger. RC 19896. Turner, Ann Warren. Grasshopper Summer. Eager to take advantage of the Homestead Act, Sam's father moves the family from Kentucky to the Dakota Territory. Sam, eleven, is unhappy about the move, and the long, hard journey reaffirms his unhappiness. The loneliness of the prairie, the deprivation he finds, and the backbreaking work add to his distress. But he and his family survive even a grueling fight with the grasshoppers, and Sam comes to see their sod house as home. RC 33086. Van Leeuwen, Jean. Blue Sky, Butterfly. Eleven-year-old Twig is devastated by her parents' separation. Her mother mopes around the house all day; the laundry is piling up and the refrigerator is empty. Her older brother is almost never home and stays in his room when he is, and her father has his own apartment, which Twig refuses to visit. Life is difficult--until Grandma Ruthie arrives. RC 45664. Return to top Book Kits for Grade 4-7Louis Braille Center. Braille Workbox: Aesop's Fables. This 4-part unit explores the development and use of Braille, using Aesop's animal fables as a learning text. Kit 130. Return to top Braille for Grade 5-8Cohen, Peter Zachary. Bee. Herb, who loves animals, takes an unpaid ranch job for the experience. Given a horse that he can't handle, he finds himself caught one night between a gang of cattle rustlers and the horse he can't trust. BR 02361. Jenkins, Jerry B. Attack of Apollyon. In this sequel to Darkening Skies (RC 55386, BR 14604), freezing temperatures are enveloping the world. As Judd and Lionel decide their next move, Vicki brings the kids together in the schoolhouse. Then a strange star falls to earth and suddenly there are locusts everywhere. BR 15184. Lally, Soinbhe. A Hive for the Honeybee. Three-day-old worker bee Thora is already on duty, active in the life cycle of the beehive. Belle, another worker, instructs Thora about responsibility, but her friends the drones, Mo and Alfred, teach her about the mysteries and choices of life. BR 12704. Return to top Cassette Books for Grade 5-8Anderson, Margaret J. Children of Summer: Henri Fabre's Insects. A fictionalized account of the research of 19th-century entomologist Jean Henri Fabre. Fabre's ten-year-old son tells of his father's extensive studies on insect behavior. He describes the novel experiments and fascinating discoveries about beetles, wasps, moths, and other tiny creatures. RC 45413. Fletcher, Ralph J. Spider Boy. Seventh-grader Bobby Ballenger is having a difficult time adjusting to a new school. He is a loner and spends a lot of time with his pet tarantula, Thelma. The kids at school call him Spider Boy. Bobby also makes up a lot of stories, and before long, he finds himself caught in the web of one of his own tales. For grades 5-8. RC 46915. Kennedy, X.J. The Owlstone Crown. Lewis O. Ladybug, private detective, has startling news for the orphan twins, Timothy and Verity Tibbs. He reports that the twins' grandparents are still alive. They are the prisoners of a dictator and his army of stone owls in a world called "Other Earth." Timothy and Verity gather their courage and set out to rescue them. RC 23495. King-Smith, Dick. Spider Sparrow. A baby abandoned on an English farm develops differently physically and mentally from other children. Nicknamed Spider for his strange way of walking, he has a gift for communicating with animals. As Spider grows up, he makes a special place in the heart of his community. For grades 5-8. RC 54094. Patent, Dorothy H. The Lives of Spiders. Describes many different kinds of spiders, adaptable little animals that can be found from the frozen north to the desert, in country and city. RC 21314. Return to top Braille for Grade 6-9Bauer, Joan. Squashed. Ellie Morgan, sixteen, has two goals in life: to win the Rock River (Iowa) Pumpkin Weigh-In and to lose twenty pounds. Growing Max--her giant pumpkin--is hard enough, what with drought, insects, cold, and even pumpkin thieves to fend off. Her widowed father doesn't approve of her obsession with Max, but encourages her diet with the motivational tapes he sells. And her loving grandmother is very supportive. Mark Twain Award. BRW 57 Butler, Beverly. Light a Single Candle. Cathy's life changes drastically when she loses her sight at fourteen. It takes courage and alertness to explore an uncharted world. But adjusting to blindness is often easier for Cathy than handling the reactions of the people around her. Clara Ingram Judson Award. BRW 7 Callahan, Philip. Insects and How They Function. The author explains how insects crawl, fly, see, eat, smell, and communicate, and tells why he believes they are among our most essential allies. BR 02195 Fusco, Kimberly. Tending to Grace. Cornelia is shy and withdrawn because of her stutter. She feels even lonelier when her mother drops her off to live with an eccentric great-aunt in a rundown farmhouse. But slowly and warily Cornelia and her aunt learn to share their strengths with each other. ALA/Schneider Family Book Award 2004. BRW 271 Jimenez, Francisco. Breaking Through. Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education. Pura Belpre Honor Book. BRW 180 Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. Newbery Honor Book. BRW 24 Teale, Edwin W. The Strange Lives of Familiar Insects. Describes the anatomy, habits, and life cycle of fourteen kinds of insects. BRA05788 Return to top Cassette Books for Grade 6-9Alexander, Lloyd C. The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen. Young Lord Prince Jen leaves his elderly father to seek T'ien-kuo, a kingdom that is legendary for its contented subjects. In order to gain an audience with the king of T'ien-kuo, Jen is advised to bring six gifts--a saddle, a sword, a paint box, a bowl, a kite, and a flute. A series of disasters befalls him along the way, and he loses everything except his humanity. RC 36594 Bennett, James. Dakota Dream. Floyd Rayfield, fifteen, who has lived in foster homes most of his life, believes his destiny is to become a Dakota warrior. No longer able to tolerate his situation, he heads for the Pine Ridge reservation to undergo a vision quest and find a place he really belongs. Some strong language. RC 53086 Cameron, Ann. Colibri. Tzunun, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl kidnapped at age four by a man she calls "Uncle," wanders the Guatemalan countryside with him being pressured to beg, lie, and steal. Dependent and afraid to escape, Tzunun contemplates her individuality and morality with the encouragement of a fortune-teller. Some violence. RC 57425 Clements, Andrew. Things Not Seen. When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and can't see his body, his relationship with the physical world and with his parents changes. He confides his invisibility situation to a new friend, Alicia, blinded two years before, and they try to figure out what happened to him. ALA/Schneider Family Book Award 2002. RC 54713 Danziger, Paula. Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? Lauren's life is the pits. She's just been jilted, her teachers are demerit-crazy, her father is super strict, and she has to share her bedroom with a messy younger sister. Then she takes a course in law for children and young people, where she meets a nice guy and decides to help her parents shape up. RC 19717 Davis, Jenny. Checking on the Moon. Her mother says "life is change," but Cab, thirteen, is ill-prepared to leave tiny Blue Cloud, Texas, for a summer in an old, dingy Pittsburgh neighborhood with a grandmother she's never met. Working in her grandmother's diner, Cab soon grows fond of the cafe's regulars. When nice Mr. Johansson is robbed and Cab's brother's girlfriend is brutally raped, Cab helps to organize a neighborhood watch. Some violence. RC 35046 Farrell, Mame. And Sometimes Why. Christy (Chris) and Jack have been best friends since first grade. But Jack is confused when he discovers that, during the summer before they start high school, his jock buddy is turning into a beautiful girl. RC 54109 Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle's Boys. Three orphaned African American brothers confront the challenges of growing up in New York City. The eldest, Ty'ree, works to support the boys; hostile and sullen Charlie returns from two years in detention; and Lafayette, the youngest, longs for family closeness. Some strong language. Coretta Scott King Award. Bestseller 2000. RC 51471 Return to top Braille for Jr. & Sr. HighAbelove, Joan. Saying It Out Loud: a Novel. With the help of her best friend, sixteen-year-old Mindy sorts through her relationships with her solicitous mother and her detached father as she tries to come to terms with the fact that her mother is dying from a brain tumor. Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year. BRW 87 Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road. Sixteen-year-old Jenna loves selling shoes for the Chicago Gladstone Shoe Store. But when her drunken father arrives in town, Jenna jumps at the opportunity to drive ornery Mrs. Gladstone to Texas. Jenna and the elderly woman fret over the future of the store chain, now in Gladstone's son's unscrupulous hands. American Library Association Notable Book. BRW 56 Carter, Alden R. Up Country. When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past. BRW 128 Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in jail accused of being a lookout in a deadly robbery. An aspiring filmmaker, Steve reviews his time in jail as a movie script. He wonders if he has become the monster that the prosecutor has made him out to be. Coretta Scott King Award 2000. BRW 268 Thomas, Rob. Slave Day. Relates the events of a southern high school's "Slave Day" auction and fund-raiser, which leads students, teachers, and even community members to rethink their approaches to life. BRW 121 Witlinger, Ellen. Hard Love. After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old Josh meets an unusual girl, and begins to develop a healthier personality. Michael J. Printz Award finalist 2000. BRW 122 Return to top Cassette Books for Jr. & Sr. HighAnderson, Laurie H. Prom. Eighteen-year-old Ashley has no plans for college and wants nothing to do with the senior prom at her urban high school. When disaster strikes and her desperate friend Natalia needs help, Ashley's involvement transforms her life. Some strong language. RC 60085 Billingsley, ReShonda Tate. Nothing but Drama: Good Girlz, Book 1. Houston, Texas. After hiding her boyfriend from the police, sixteen-year-old Camille is ordered by juvenile court to join a community service group called Good Girlz. She reluctantly joins the group's founder Rachel, pregnant Angel, tough-acting Jasmine, and rich Alexis. The teens eventually form strong bonds. RC 65053 Crutcher, Chris. Deadline. Eighteen-year-old Ben Wolf hides his terminal illness from family and friends during his senior year of high school. Since he is now able to live without fearing consequences, Ben allows himself to fall in love, argue with a teacher, and play football. Some strong language. RC 65481 Gould, Steven. Jumper. After twice ending up in his local library following threatening situations, Davy Rice, seventeen, realizes he has the ability to "jump," or teleport himself. He also believes his mother had the same power and that she used it to escape from Davy's abusive father. Soon Davy finds himself on the streets of New York where he uses teleporting for survival and to find his Mom. Strong language and some violence. RC 37465 Klein, Norma. No More Saturday Nights. High school seniors Tim Weber and Cheryl Banks are from different sides of the tracks. They like to date and have fun together, but they are not in love. Then Cheryl gets pregnant and puts the baby up for adoption. But Tim, who plans to start college at Columbia University in the fall, decides that he wants to raise his son--and wins custody in court. Some strong language. RC 32669 Panshin, Alexei. Rite of Passage. The coming of age of a young twenty-second century girl who struggles with universal problems. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Hugo Award. RC 11237 Rosoff, Meg. How I Live Now. In the near future fifteen-year-old Daisy, an American, travels to England to visit relatives and falls in love with her cousin Edmond. After a world war breaks out, the family becomes separated. The two lovers are reunited years later. Michael J. Printz Award 2004. RC 59908 Barbara Huntington - Youth & Special Needs Consultant Return to top
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