New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille
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Grades 1-5
As of 7/1/2017
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LT22591Adler, C.S. One Unhappy Horse.
Things are difficult for Jan, 12, and her mother after her father’s death, and when it turns out that loved horse needs an operation, Jan reluctantly gets money from an elderly woman she has befriended. Grades 3–5. 2002.
LT12434Ahlberg, Allan. Woof.
The adventures of Eric, 10, who turns into a dog one summer. Grades 3-5. 1987.
LT27740Alexander, Lloyd. The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio.
One day in the market, a mysterious bookseller presents Carlo with an old book of curious, magical tales. A treasure map hidden in the book sets Carlo on the legendary Road of Golden Dreams, beginning his adventures with a camel-puller, a robbery, and mistaken identities. Grades 5-8. 2007.
LT23765Alexander, Lloyd. Time Cat.
Jason is a black cat with special powers who takes his friend Gareth to nine different places in history. Grades 4-7. 2003.
LT22595Almond, David. Heaven Eyes.
Having escaped from their orphanage on a raft, Erin, January, and Mouse float down into a world of abandoned warehouses and factories, meeting a strange old man and an even stranger girl with webbed fingers and little memory of her past. Grades 5-8. 2000.
LT24716Anderson, M.T. The Game of Sunken Places
Thirteen-year-old best friends Gregory and Brian travel to rural Vermont for a visit with Gregory’s eccentric Uncle Max. In Max’s Victorian mansion Gregory and Brian become involved in an ancient game played by supernatural opponents. Some violence. Grades 5-8. 2004.
LT28168Appelt, Kathi. The Underneath.
In the alligator-filled bayous between Texas and Louisiana, hound dog Ranger welcomes a stray, pregnant calico cat underneath his rundown porch. When his cruel owner dispatches the mother cat, Ranger and the calico’s two kittens form an unlikely family. Grades 4-7. 2008.
LT19128Apps, Roy. The Secret Summer of Daniel Lyons.
It is 1909 and the South Seas Film Company sets up camp in a Sussex fishing village. Against his devoutly religious parents’ wishes, Tom Jupe becomes involved in film-making. Grades 5-7. 1994.
LT12760Armstrong, William. Sounder.
The mother and son of an African American sharecropper family in the South struggle for survival when the sheriff arrests the father for stealing and shoots their devoted dog, Sounder. Grades 5-8. 1987.
LT26125Arnold, Louise. Golden and Grey: An Unremarkable Boy and a Rather Remarkable Ghost.
When a downhearted ghost becomes the “invisible friend” of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds. Grades 4-7. 2005.
LT25324Avi. The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic.
England, 1046. The Book without Words appears to have blank pages, but to a green-eyed reader it reveals dark magic of alchemy and immortality. When a green-eyed eighty-six-year-old man dies trying out the formulas, the fates of his thirteen-year-old servant girl and talking raven change dramatically. Grades 5-8. 2005.
LT23586Avi. The Good Dog.
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack. Grades 5-8. 2003.
LT22839Ayres, Katherine. Stealing South; A Story of the Underground Railroad.
Will, 16, leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada. Grades 5-8. 2002.
LT13322Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.
The Tuck family unwittingly drink from a spring that condemns them to eternal youth. Although the Tucks guard their secret carefully, a young girl and a conniving stranger stumble on it about the same time. Grades 4-7. 1987.
LT27808Balliett, Blue. The Calder Game.
When seventh-grader Calder disappears from a remote English village, along with an Alexander Calder sculpture, his friends Petra and Tommy fly from Chicago to help his father find him. Grades 4-7. 2008.
LT24930Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer.
When semingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. Grades 4-7. 2004.
LT25981Balliett, Blue. The Wright Three.
Sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Robie House from being demolished. Grades 4-7. 2006.
LT15762Banks, Lynne Reid. The Fairy Rebel.
Tiki, a fairy, and Jan are friends. Tiki incurs the full wrath of the Fairy Queen, who also seeks to exact her revenge on Jan’sfamily. Grades 3-6. 1989.
LT14489Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the Cupboard.
Omri is disappointed with the miniature plastic Indian that his best friend gives him for his birthday, until the toy comes to life as a fierce Iroquois Indian only three inches tall. Grades 4-7.1988.
LT15427Banks, Lynne Reid. The Return of the Indian.
Once again Omri places his small plastic Indian figures in the cupboard, and, with a twist of his magical key, brings them to life. This time one of the figures, Little Bear, is embroiled in war with the French and the Algonquin Indians, and Omri must enter Little Bear’s world if he is to save him and his village. Grades 4-7. 1989.
LT22082Barkan, Joanne. Wishbone:A Pup in King Arthur’s Court.
When Joe and David decide to use a computer to publish a sports newsletter, Wishbone is reminded of Mark Twain’s story and imagines himself as Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who travels back in time to King Arthur’s court. Grades 3-6. 2000.
LT14971Bauer, Marion. On My Honor.
Joel promises his father that he and his daredevil friend Tony are only going to ride their bikes to the state park. But it is a hot day, so Tony dares Joel to swim in the dangerous Vermillion River, a detour with tragic consequences. Grades 5-8. 1986.
LT11229Baum, L. Frank. The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Scarecrow is driven from the throne of Oz. Glinda the Good Witch reveals that the true heir to the throne is Princess Ozma, now under the spell of the evil sorceress, Mombi. Grades 4-7. 1904.
LT11016Baum, L. Frank. The Tin Woodman of Oz
The Tin Woodman searches for the pretty Munchkin girl whom he loved before the Old Witch of the East turned his body to tin, causing him to lose his heart. Grades 4-7. 1918.
LT12762Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
When a cyclone blows Dorothy and her dog Toto from their Kansas home to the magical Land of Oz, Dorothy meets the Munchkins and witches. With her new companions the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy travels to the Emerald City. Grades 4-7.
LT1830Bawden, Nina. Carrie’s War.
Carrie and her younger brother spend World War II as evacuees in a small Welsh village where Carrie, upset by a family feud, commits an act that haunts her for thirty years. Grades 5-8. 1985.
LT18202Bawden, Nina. The Finding.
Eleven years ago, Alex was adopted after being found at age five months on London’s Thames Embankment in the arms of one of the statues of the Sphinx. Now, an unexpected inheritance threatens to change the life he has always known. Grades 5-8. 1989.
LT17761Bawden, Nina. Keeping Henry.
Charlie befriends a baby red squirrel who quickly becomes a beloved member of the family. Grades 2-4. 1990.
LT12300Bawden, Nina. The Peppermint Pig.
Poll, youngest and most mischievous of the Greengrass children, finds it difficult to adjust to sudden changes in the family until her mother buys a little pig whose antics make him the talk of the town. Grades 5-8. 1975.
LT13907Bawden, Nina. The Witch’s Daughter.
Perdita, a lonely orphaned girl, lives on the Scottish island of Skua with her foster mother who is housekeeper for a secretive man named Mr. Smith. With the arrival of Tim, a sensitive, responsible boy, and Janey, a blind girl, Perdita’s life is changed. Grades 4-7. 1988.
LT22630Becker, Bonny. My Brother, the Robot.
When his father buys a SIMON Robot, advertised as “the perfect son,” Chip decides that he can’t compete with his new brother, but in the end, the whole family learns that perfection may not be so great after all. Grades 5-8. 2002.
LT26032Bernstein, Nina. Magic by the Book.
After returning from a trip to the library, Anne, 11, and her younger brother and sister discover a magic book which sends them on adventures in which they meet Robin Hood, giant bugs, and a dark, sinister man with a wolfish face. Grades 4-7. 2005.
LT21320Billingsley, Franny. The Folk Keeper.
Orphan Corinna transforms herself into Corin because only boys are Folk Keepers, appeasers of the evil Folk. Her identity is challenged at her new post near the sea when she discovers her heritage as a Sealmaiden, and she must draw upon all her gifts to stay alive. Grades 5-8. 1999.
LT25838Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.
A widowed father takes his four daughters, aged four through twelve, and the family dog on a three-week vacation at a Berkshire Mountain estate cottage. The girls make friends with the owner’s son, much to his snobbish mother’s dismay. Grades 4-7. 2005.
LT27841Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street.
Four years after their mother’s death, the Penderwick sisters, Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty, are appalled when their aunt Claire arranges a date for their father. Desperate to avoid having a stepmother, the girls hatch their own plan. Grades 4-7. 2008.
LT25509Black, Holly. The Field Guide: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1.
When the Grace children, nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon and their sister, Mallory, 13, move into their great-aunt Lucinda’s run-down Victorian house, mischief begins, and Jared is blamed. Finding a book about faeries in a secret room gives Jared a clue about the unseen troublemaker. Grades 2-4. 2003.
LT25881Black, Holly. The Ironwood Tree: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 4.
Twins Jared and Simon seek to rescue their kidnapped sister, Mallory, from some evil dwarfs who want to make her their queen. The boys face an impossible task when the Field Guide is discovered missing. Grades 2-4. 2004.
LT25669Black, Holly. Lucinda’s Secret: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3.
Jared, Simon, and Mallory are now being harassed by a house boggart. Mallory wants to get rid of the Field Guide, but hospitalized great-aunt Lucinda comes to the rescue. Grades 2-4. 2003.
LT25668Black, Holly. The Seeing Stone: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2.
Although warned that keeping “The Field Guide” about the faerie world will prove dangerous, Jared won’t give it up. Then goblins kidnap Simon. Mallory and Jared have scary adventures rescuing him, even with a magic stone to help them see usually invisible creatures. Grades 2-4. 2003.
LT25956Black, Holly. The Wrath of Mulgarath: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5.
Jared, Simon, and Mallory arrive home to find the house ransacked and Mom missing. Simon’s griffin, Byron, catches a hobgoblin, Hogsqueal, who tells them that Mulgarath and his goblins abducted their mother. Grades 2-4. 2004.
LT7800Blume, Judy. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Margaret is lonely after her parents buy a new house in the suburbs. Because she is from the city, the new girls expect her to be more grown up than they are, but Margaret’s body hasn’t begun to mature yet and she’s never kissed a boy. Grades 4-7. 1970.
LT14011Blume, Judy. Blubber.
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-gradeclass in tormenting an overweight classmate they nickname Blubber. Jill finds out what it's like to be theoutsider when she also becomes a target. Grades 4-7. 1974.
LT14002Blume, Judy. Deenie.
Deenie, pretty and popular at thirteen, is shattered to learn she must wear a back brace for the next four years. Grades 5-8. 1973.
LT26435Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice.
Andrew is so envious of Nicky’s beautiful freckles that he pays five week’s allowance for a secret freckle-juice recipe. Grades 2-4. 1971.
LT14967Blume, Judy. Iggie’s House.
Winnie appoints herself a goodwill ambassador to welcome the new children who move into the house where her best friend used to live. But the new neighbors, who are black, want a friend, not a crusader. Grades 4-7. 1970.
LT14394Blume, Judy. Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself.
While spending the winter of 1947-1948 in Miami Beach with her family, Sally, 10, makes up stories, casts herself in starring roles in movies, and encounters a sinister stranger. Grades 3-6. 1977.
LT12880Blume, Judy. Superfudge.
Peter’s brother Fudge grows more troublesome, and Peter’s parents make things worse by adding a baby girl to the family. After Fudge tries unsuccessfully to sell the baby, he plasters her with trading stamps in hopes of exchanging her for something good. Grades 3-6. 1987.
LT16796Blyton, Enid. Five Go to Smuggler’s Top.
Are there still smugglers at Smuggler’s Top? The Famous Five go to stay at the large old house and discover secret hiding places and underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out to sea; who can these smugglers be? Grades 5-8. 1991.
LT19131Bond, Michael. Paddington at Work.
Eager to get back to work after a visit home, the irrepressible little Peruvian bear tries his paw at the stock market, hairdressing, and even ballet. Grades 3-6. 1994.
LT16795Bond, Michael. Paddington Helps Out.
More havoc is wrought by the Peruvian bear who completely captivates hearts by turning tragedies into triumphs as he attempts do-it-yourself carpentry, laundering, and dumpling-making. Grades 3-6. 1991.
LT13522Boston, L.M. The Children of Green Knowe.
Three children of long ago become playmates of a boy living in his great-grandmother’s old house. Can they help him break the family curse? Grades 4-6. 1987.
LT22597Bradley, Kimberly B. Weaver’s Daughter.
In 1791, Lizzie, 10, has just moved to the Southwest Territory. Lizzie loves her pioneer life, but every autumn she gets sick. Grades 3-5. 2002.
LT19450Brightfield, Richard. Island of Doom: Choose Your Own Nightmare.
A “Choose Your Own Nightmare” book. Grades 4-6. 1996.
LT19452Brightfield, Richard. Master of Karate: Choose Your Own Adventure.
A “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. Grades 4-6. 1995.
LT23766Brink, Carol. Caddie Woodlawn.
Life is difficult for the Woodlawn family after they leave New England for the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860s, but Caddie, 11, loves the challenge of adjusting to pioneer life. Grades 4-7. 1935.
LT27784Broach, Elise. Masterpiece.
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover an Albrecht Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Grades 5-8. 2008.
LT22636Brown, Irene Bennett. Before the Lark.
In 1888, hard-working Jocey, 12, tormented because of a disfiguring harelip, takes her invalid grandmother to live on the Kansas farm that her drifter father has abandoned. Grades 5-8. 2002.
LT23041Brown, Irene Bennett. Skitterbrain.
A young pioneer and her spunky companion follow a large cattle herd across the empty prairie in search of a runaway cow. Grades 5-8. 2002.
LT23034Brown, Irene Bennett. Willow Whip.
In 1918 in Kansas a young girl is determined to make it possible for her constantly moving, tenant farmer family to buy the farm that she has come to love and wants to live on permanently. Grades 4-6. 2002.
LT23031Bruchac, Joseph. The Heart of a Chief.
Chris has his share of ups and downs starting sixth gradeat the junior high and at home on the Penacook reservation. Chris uses his pride in his heritage to good advantage and finds himself emerging as a leader. Grades 5-8. 1998.
LT19458Bryant, Bonnie. Rodeo Rider.
Carole, Stevie, and Lisa visit their good friend Kate at her family’s dude ranch while the annual rodeo is in town. Grades 4-6. 1996.
LT19133Burgess, Melvin. An Angel for May.
Through time travel Tam learns compassion. After he throws a rock in anger at Rosey the bag lady and Winnie her dog, they take him through a wall back to a farm during World War II. There Tam meets May riding a pig, and Tam and May become friends. Eventually Tam understands the connection between Rosey and May and how it feels to be an outsider. Grades 5-8. 1994.
LT23623Burgess, Melvin. The Ghost Behind the Wall.
David, 12, sneaks through the ventilation shafts in his London apartment building pulling pranks on his neighbors, which awakens the ghost of a boy with a grudge against the lonely, senile old man who lives upstairs. Grades 5-8. 2003.
LT20590Burnett, Frances. Little Lord Fauntleroy.
A boy and his mother live in genteel poverty until the boy’s grandfather decides the boy must learn to be an aristocrat. Grades 5-8. 1997.
LT13619Byars, Betsy. The 18th Emergency.
Although Mouse Fawley is prepared to cope with seventeen unlikely emergencies, he is immobilized when the school bully, vows to get him. Grades 4-7. 1988.
LT18256Byars, Betsy. Bingo Brown, Gypsy Lover.
When his long-distance girlfriend Melissa tells Bingo that he resembles the hero of her favorite romance novel, Bingo rushes to the bookstore for a copy of “Gypsy Lover.” There he meets another girl, Boots. Grades 5-8. 1992.
LT15268Byars, Betsy. The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady.
While setting a trap to catch a coyote who has been causing trouble, Junior Blossom inadvertantly captures himself! Mad Mary, the local recluse who lives in a cave and eats “varmint stew,” discovers Junior, rescues him, and takes him to her cave to recover. Grades 4-7 1989.
LT15328Byars, Betsy. Burning Questions of Bingo Brown.
About to leave the comforts of childhood behind, sixth-grader Bingo realizes that the coming years will be full of doubts. These he records as “burning questions” in his school journal. His concerns are far-ranging: girls; the class Rambo; and his favorite teacher, Mr. Markham, who has been giving strange assignments. The latest, to convince someone not to commit suicide, is very disturbing. Grades4-7. 1989.
LT12847Byars, Betsy. Cracker Jackson.