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2016-17 FALL/WINTER ORDER FORM
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¡ Noisy Farm
¡Wind
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¡The Further Adventures of
Our Sensory Superheroes:
A World Series Quest
PRE-K — GRADE 1
¡Finding Winnie
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UNC
¡Heather & Buddy Go
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GRADES 2-3 (UEB)
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GRADES 7-9
¡Black Lagoon Adventures
#8: Valentine’s Day from
the Black Lagoon
¡ All of the Above
¡Calendar Mysteries #1:
January Joker
¡Me and Earl and the
Dying Girl
¡Magic Tree House #12:
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
¡ Dream House
¡Snow Monsters Do Drink
Hot Chocolate
¡Stink & the Ultimate
Thumb-Wrestling
Smackdown
GRADES 4-6
¡Henry & Mudge and the
Snowman Plan
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¡ The Breadwinner
¡ Last Stop on Market Street
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¡ P.S. Be Eleven
¡ Lemonade In Winter
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¡ The Honest Truth
¡ A Mango-Shaped Space
GENERAL INTEREST
¡Temple Grandin: How
the Girl Who Loved Cows
Embraced Autism and
Changed the World
¡Who Conducted the
Underground Railroad?
(UEB)
¡ Fish in a Tree
¡Tangerine
¡ Mr. Terupt Falls Again
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FALL/WINTER 2016-17
Special 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 January 30, 2017.
You May Order:
• A total of 4 braille-only books from the Fiction and
General Interest sections
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DOTS FOR TOTS
Noisy Farm
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Tiger Tales
Touch, feel, and hear the animals on every page of this sturdy board
book with a visit to the noisy farm.
Wind
Carol Thompson
Let’s play out in the wind! There’s a wealth of sounds, smells, tastes
and textures to discover and enjoy!
TOP DOT®
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This edition of Top Dot made possible
through the generosity of the Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation.
The Further Adventures of Our Sensory
Superheroes: A World Series Quest
There’s nothing our Sensory Superheroes Sophie and Stu love more
than baseball! When their favorite radio station announces a writing
contest to win World Series tickets, our heroes get to work using
their super braille skills to write a spectacular sensory-spiked essay.
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PRE-K – GRADE 1
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s
Most Famous Bear
Lindsay Mattick
In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to fight
in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear cub. He
named the bear Winnie, and took her with him. Eventually, Winnie
found a home at the London Zoo, where she made another new
friend named Christopher Robin and the rest is history.
Heather and Buddy Go to School
Rich Grimes
Heather is a sixteen-year-old girl who is partially sighted in one eye
and blind in the other. But that doesn’t stop her from enjoying life,
especially after she partners up with her guide dog Buddy.
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan
Cynthia Rylant
Henry, Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest in
the park. Can the trio come up with the best snowman plan to win?
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across
town. But today he wonders why they don’t own a car, and why they
always have to get off the bus in the dirty part of town. But don’t
worry, Grandma has all the answers.
Lemonade In Winter: A Book About Two Kids
Counting Money
Emily Jenkins
A lemonade stand in winter? Absolutely! And that’s exactly what
Pauline and John-John plan to do—sell lemonade, limeade and
lemon-limeade—all while learning how to count money.
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GRADES 2-3 (UEB)
BLACK LAGOON ADVENTURES #8:
Valentine’s Day from the Black Lagoon
Mike Thaler
Love strikes in the Black Lagoon! Hubie and the other kids have to
make Valentine’s Day cards. Even worse, the cards have to be given
to someone in your own class!
CALENDAR MYSTERIES #1: January Joker
Ron Roy
When Bradley Pinto sees strange lights in his backyard and discovers
three-toed tracks in the snow, he’s certain it’s aliens. His twin, Brian,
and friends, Lucy and Nate, aren’t so sure about that. But when kids
start disappearing, could there really be aliens in Green Lawn?
MAGIC TREE HOUSE #12:
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Mary Pope Osborne
When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the frozen
Arctic, it’s icicle city. Luckily, a seal hunter lends them some warm
clothes. Unfortunately, they get trapped on cracking ice. Will the
giant polar bear save them or will they become frozen dinners?
Snow Monsters Do Drink Hot Chocolate
Marcia Thorton Jones and Debbie Dadey
It’s snowing... and snowing... and snowing! Will the snow ever stop?
Or does that wild snowboarder have something to do with it? Find
out if the Bailey School kids can thaw him out.
Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown
Megan McDonald
When Stink Moody brings home a report card with a bad grade in
gym class, it’s time to get back into shape. But for Stink to win, he’s
going to need the help of a Crouching Tiger and a Hidden Thumb.
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GRADES 4-6
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis
Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a
bombed-out apartment building in Kabal. Her father, an out of work
history teacher, spends his days in the marketplace reading letters
for those who cannot read until one day he is arrested for the crime
of having a foreign education. Forbidden to earn money as a girl,
Parvana does the only thing she can to help her family survive, and
disguises herself as a boy to become the family’s breadwinner.
Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ally has been smart enough to fool many smart people. Every time
she lands in a new school, she hides her inability to read by creating
clever, yet disruptive distractions. However, her new teacher Mr.
Daniels sees the bright kid underneath her troublemaker persona.
With his help, Ally learns to not be so hard on herself, and that her
dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of.
P.S. Be Eleven
Rita Williams-Garcia
After spending the summer with their mother, the three sisters
arrive back home and realize they are not the only ones who have
changed. Pa has a girlfriend, Uncle Darnell returned from Vietnam a
different man, and Big Ma still expects Delphine to keep her sisters
in check. But Delphine has other worries like starting the sixth grade,
being the tallest girl in her class, and the upcoming school dance.
Tangerine
Edward Bloor
Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks
like a bug-eyed alien! But that doesn’t mean that he can’t see all
the very unusual things about his family’s new home in Tangerine
County, Florida.
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Mr. Terupt Falls Again
Rob Buyea
Fifth grade was full of unforgettable events for Mr. Terupt and his
seven students at Snow Hill School. But this year is even more
exciting, as Mr. Terupt enlists his students’ help to pull off an extra
special project. Will there be a happy ending for all?
Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix (UEB)
J.K. Rowling
In his fifth year at Hogwart’s, Harry faces challenges at every turn,
from the dark threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and the
unreliability of the government of the magical world to the rise of
Ron Weasley as the keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. Along
the way he learns about the strength of his friends, the fierceness of
his enemies, and the meaning of sacrifice.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
There is a story here for everyone—skeletons with torn and tangled
flesh who roam the earth, a ghost who takes revenge on her
murderer, and a haunted house where every night a bloody head
falls down the chimney. Read if you dare!
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GRADES 7-9
All of the Above
Shelley Pearsall
This is the story of four inner-city students and their quest to build
the world’s largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different
personal stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that
surrounds them, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has written
a vividly engaging story about math, life and good-tasting barbecue.
Filled with unexpected humor, poignant characters and quiet
brilliance, All of the Above is a surprising gem.
The Honest Truth
Dan Gemeinhart
Mark is a normal kid. He likes to take photos, write haiku poems, and
dreams of climbing a mountain one day. But in one important way,
Mark is not like other kids. He is sick. The kind of sick that means
hospitals and treatments. So Mark devises a plan to reach the top of
Mount Rainier. Even if it’s the last thing he ever does.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews
Greg Gaines is all set to start his senior year of high school, and this
year, he thinks he has it all figured out. His strategy is to keep an
insanely low profile and to make mediocre films with his “sort of”
friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight hours until his mom
forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer, bringing
about the destruction of Greg’s entire life.
Dream House
Marzia Bisognin
When Amethyst stumbles upon the house of her dreams, she can’t
help but be enchanted by it. It’s everything she ever wanted in a
home, even if there’s something a little off about the place. Will she
ever be able to break free of the home’s allure or will its secrets keep
her trapped forever?
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A Mango-Shaped Space
Wendy Mass
Mia Winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptions
whereby a person can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes.
Forced to reveal her condition, she must look inside herself to
develop an understanding and appreciation of her gift in this comingof-age novel.
When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
Twelve-year-old Miranda and her best friend Sal know how to
navigate their New York City neighborhood. But things start
to unravel after Sal gets beaten up, the emergency key for her
apartment disappears, and Miranda receives four mysterious notes
with information that only she would know.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (UEB)
Elizabeth George Speare
Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval
since her arrival in colonial Connecticut in 1687. Torn between her
quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles
to survive in this hostile place. But when she befriends Hannah
Tupper, who is believed to be a witch, she is ultimately forced to
choose between her heart and her duty.
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GRADES 10-12
Miss Peregrine’s Home for
Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
After a family tragedy, sixteen-year-old Jacob journeys to a remote
island where he discovers the crumbling remains of Miss Peregrine’s
Home for Peculiar Children. As he explore the ruins, it becomes clear
that these children weren’t just odd, but possibly dangerous. And as
impossible as it seems, they might still be alive.
Divergent (UEB)
Veronica Roth
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into
five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue.
One day, every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction
to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, this
decision means staying with her family or being who she really is.
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
When Lily’s “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen, insults three of the town’s
most vicious racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon,
South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.
There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping
sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey,
and the Black Madonna who presides over their household.
The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera
Kahu is the eldest great-grandchild of Kori, the chief of the Maori.
Unfortunately, Kahu is a girl and therefore Kori has no interest in her
because he is only focused on finding the next leader of the tribe.
But when a pod of whales beach themselves and threaten the tribe’s
way of life, it is up to Kahu to show she is a true descendant of the
legendary Kahutia Te Rangi, the “whale rider.”
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GENERAL INTEREST
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows
Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Sy Montgomery and Temple Grandin
When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew she was different.
Years later she was diagnosed with autism. Doctors recommended
she be institutionalized, but Temple went to school instead. Now she
is Dr. Temple Grandin, scientist and professor of animal science who
revolutionized the livestock industry.
Who Conducted the Underground Railroad? (UEB)
Peter and Connie Roop
When slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad, they didn’t buy
tickets. And they didn’t even ride a train! Do you know why it was
called the Underground Railroad? This book will answer all kinds of
questions about slavery and the path to freedom.
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