BrailleSPECIAL COLLECTIONSPECIAL COLLECTIONWinter 2018

A braille literacy program providing children and young adult books free of charge

Major Funding Provided By: Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation

Additional Support Provided By: Antonia and Sterling Lindgren

Bruce Ford and Anne Smith Bundy Foundation • Lon V. Smith Foundation

2018 WINTER ORDER FORMYou may choose a total of six braille-only books from the Classic Fiction and General Interest sections OR two of our DOTS for TOTS®/Top Dot® books plus three braille-only books. This form must be postmarked by April 30, 2018.

DOTS FOR TOTS®¡ It’s Not Yours, It’s Mine!

¡ One Fish, Two Fish

TOP DOT®¡ Sensory Sophie and Stu

Get Prepared

PRE-K — GRADE 1¡ Frank and Lucky Get

Schooled oCON (UEB) oUNC

¡ Hush! A Thai Lullaby oCON (UEB) oUNC

¡ I Went Walking oCON (UEB) oUNC

¡ The Little Raindrop oCON (UEB) oUNC

¡ School’s First Day of School

oCON (UEB) oUNC

GRADES 2-3¡ Detective Gordon:

The First Case

¡ Drum Dream Girl

¡ The Infamous Ratsos

¡ Ivy and Bean Book 3: Break the Fossil Record

¡ Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

GRADES 4-6¡ Juana and Lucas

¡ Save Me a Seat

¡ Survivors: Death Valley, California 1849

¡ The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter

¡ Word of Mouse

GRADES 7-9¡ Beauty and the Beast:

Lost in a Book

¡ Messed Up

¡ The Running Dream

¡ Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

¡ Wolf Hollow

GENERAL INTEREST¡ Fantasy Encyclopedia

¡ The Hundred Secret Senses

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WINTER 2018Special Collection Catalog

This catalog contains selected titles from Braille Institute’s collection of brailled books for children and teens. These selections are free to readers and their families for a limited time. Orders must be postmarked by April 30, 2018.

We are excited to announce that you can now order MORE BOOKS than ever before!

You May Now Order: • A total of 6 braille-only books from the Fiction and

General Interest sections or • 2 Dots for Tots® kits and 3 braille-only books or • 1 TOP DOT® kit and 1 Dots for Tots® kit and 3 braille-only

books

*Note: Braille books, five volumes or longer, will no longer be counted as two selections!

Books labeled with the logo are available UEB contracted and EBAE uncontracted. To order, please fill out the enclosed pre-addressed form, fold and return.

We cannot guarantee you will receive all your titles if we receive your order after the deadline. We may not be able to guarantee Dots for Tots selections, but will provide substitutions if possible.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Special Collection or your order, please call the Braille Publishing department at 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553) or email at specialcollection@brailleinstitute.org.

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Order Now!LIMITEDQUANTITY

Order Now!LIMITEDQUANTITY

DOTS FOR TOTSIt’s Not Yours, Its Mine! Susanna MooresBlieka has a favorite toy and doesn’t want to share. Will Blieka learn that sharing brings some unexpected benefits?

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr. SeussA simple rhyming book for early readers with a freewheeling plot about a boy and a girl, and the amazing creatures they have for friends and pets!

TOP DOT®

This edition of Top Dot made possible through the generosity of the Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation.

Sensory Sophie and Stu Get Prepared Follow Sensory Sophie and Stu as they create a plan, stay informed, and get prepared for any emergency!

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PRE-K – GRADE 1Frank and Lucky Get Schooled Lynne Rae PerkinsThis humorous and insightful picture book offers a new twist on the classic boy-and-his-dog story!

Hush! A Thai Lullaby Minfong Ho As a mother puts her baby to sleep, she becomes acutely aware of the cries and calls of nearby animals.

I Went Walking Sue WilliamsFollow the adventure of a crazy-haired boy’s stroll through the countryside!

The Little Raindrop Joanna GrayFrom cloud to puddle, and puddle to stream, the Little Raindrop is making its way on the remarkable journey that is Earth’s water cycle. Learn about science and nature as the Little Raindrop embarks on a big adventure.

School’s First Day of School Adam RexIt’s the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone’s nervous, even… the school!

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GRADES 2-3Detective Gordon: The First Case Ulf NilssonSomeone’s stealing nuts from the forest and it’s up to Detective Gordon to catch the thief! Unfortunately, solving this crime means standing in the snow and waiting for a long time... If only he had an assistant who was also small, fast, and clever.

Drum Dream Girl Margarita EngleGirls cannot be drummers: On an island filled with music, no one questioned that old rule, until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós.

The Infamous Ratsos Kara LaReau Louie and Ralphie Ratso’s dad, Big Lou, always says that there are two kinds of people: those who are tough and those who are soft. Louie and Ralphie are going to prove they are tough too, but every time they try to show just how tough they are, the Ratso brothers end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.

IVY AND BEAN BOOK 3: Break the Fossil Record Annie BarrowsWorld record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discover a dinosaur. But how hard is it to find one?

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Jennifer Fisher BryantLouis Braille was a young kid when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read.

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GRADES 4-6Juana and Lucas Juana Medina Juana loves drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever. She does not love math, going to dance class, and does not love learning the English language. But when Juana’s abuelos tell her about a special trip they are planning, one that Juana will need to speak English to go on, Juana begins to learn that learning English might be a good use of her time after all!

Save Me a Seat Sarah Weeks Joe and Ravi didn’t think they had anything in common, until they learned they have a common enemy: the biggest bully in class. They soon band together with a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.

Survivors: Death Valley, California 1849 Kathleen Duey A brother and a sister struggle to survive a harrowing trip across Death Valley, the most dangerous part of the Mojave Desert and the hottest spot in North America.

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter Jeff KinneyAuthor Jeff Kinney shares his Hollywood experience on the set of the 2010 movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid. From how the production team gradually prepared the movie for filming, to choosing the cast, writing the script, and finding the right location.

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Word of Mouse James PattersonWhat makes Isaiah so unique? Isaiah can read, and write. He can also talk to humans, if any of them are willing to listen! After a dramatic escape from a mysterious laboratory, Isaiah is separated from his “mischief” and uses his special skills to survive in the dangerous outdoors.

Lucky Strike Bobbie PyronNate Harlow would love to be lucky, just once! He’d like to win a prize, get picked first, or call a coin toss right! Then, on his birthday, Nate is struck by lightning and survives! Suddenly baseballs are drawn to his bat and popular kids want HIM on their side. But not everyone is impressed with his lucky strike!

One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street Joanne Rocklin When a mysterious man arrives one day on Orange Street, the children in the neighborhood try to find out who he is and why he’s there. Little do they know that his story and the story of a very old orange tree connects to each of their personal worries in ways they never could have imagined.

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GRADES 7-9Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book Jennifer Donnelly Belle, a captive in the Beast’s castle, has become accustomed to her new home and has befriended its inhabitants. When she comes upon Nevermore, an enchanted book unlike anything else she has read, Belle finds herself pulled into its pages and transported to a world of glamour and intrigue.

Messed Up Janet Nichols LynchA fifteen-year-old Mexican American boy has experienced a series of tough breaks before finding himself completely on his own. He decides to try to keep his lack of a home a secret from his school while working hard and staying out of trouble.

The Running Dream Wendelin Van Draanen When Jessica’s dreams are shattered, she puts herself back together and learns to dream bigger than ever before.

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer John GrishamIn the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served.

Wolf Hollow Lauren WolkGrowing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town, until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class.

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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Marissa MeyerCinder’s brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing.

The Sun is Also a Star Nicola YoonNatasha believes in science and facts, things she can quantify. Daniel’s a poet who believes in love, something that can’t be explained. Follow their narrative that alternates between the pair and their first-person accounts.

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GRADES 10-12All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr The story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi CoatesIn a series of essays, written as a letter to his son, Coates confronts the notion of race in America and how it has shaped American history.

Fuzzy Mud Louis Sachar Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodbridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Wilson challenges Marshall to a fight.

The Selection Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape their everyday life and be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and live in a palace to compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen and leaving home. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

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GENERAL INTERESTFantasy Encyclopedia Judy AllenA one-stop guide to the creatures and people of folklore and fantasy.

The Hundred Secret Senses Amy Tan A novel about China and America, love and loyalty, the identities we invent and the true selves we discover along the way.