California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Gypsy Game CBB-1345
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
April Hall and Melanie Ross begin a thrilling new game about being
Gypsies. They paint a life-like Gypsy caravan, wear Gypsy jewelry and
dress like a Gypsy. Toby, one of the Gypsies, suddenly and
mysteriously disappears. For grades 4-7. 1997.
The Habits of a Lifetime: An L.A. Story CBB-0912 / BRB-11176
by Ethan Feinsod
Dave Robbins tries to stay away from L.A. nowadays, coming in from
the country only rarely, usually to see his oldest friend, Nick Sawyer.
Sawyer, one of the original rock superstars of the 60s is married to
David’s ex-wife, Paula. When David turns on the news and sees that
Paula has been murdered and Nick and the children are missing, he
returns to L.A. with a mission: to find his daughter and to clear his best
friend of murder. 1992.
Ham on Rye CBB-0789 / BRB-11133
by Charles Bukowski
An autobiographical novel of a troubled young man growing up in Los
Angeles before Pearl Harbor. 1990.
Handbook for Writers BRB-09865
by Glen Leggett and others
A handbook of English grammar for writers which discusses
manuscript mechanics such as form, numbers, abbreviations,
syllabication, basic grammar, sentence sense, case, tense and mood.
1965.
Handyman CBB-0959
by Jean Heller
The Handyman is a serial killer who mutilates his victims hearts. The
press call him the Heartbreak Killer and soon one of their own will
become another of his victims. 1995.
Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski CBB-0786 / BRB-11130
by Neeli Cherkovski
A full-length biography of a Los Angeles writer relatively unknown
until he wrote the screenplay for the film Barfly. Cherkovski describes
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