Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With five rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.
Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:
Room 1: Swan Song, by Gill Lewis
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
This week we are starting on page 44.
Room 2: Mary Poppins, by P.L. Travers
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the “Children g1 7 plus” folder
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the “Children 7 plus S-Z” folder
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
This week we are starting with chapter 5: The Dancing Cow.
Room 3: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grades 1 and 2in the “Crime” folder (April 2021 version) and the “Crime G-L” folder (July 2023 version)
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
N.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T, not the letter C.
This week we are starting on page 50.
Room 4: Just William, by Richmal Crompton
This book is available:
- In ahrd copy in the UK from RNIB, in both grade 1 and grade 2
- In grade 1, in the “Children g1” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020 or April 2021, or the “Children g1 9 plus” folder on the card from July 2023
- In grade 2, in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020, the “Children Stories 2” folder on the card from April 2021, or the “Children 9 plus A-F” folder on the card from July 2023
- For download in the UK from RNIB Reading Services
- For download in the US from BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download facility of the National Library Service for the blind and print disabled (NLS)
This week we are starting on page 41.
Room 5: Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White
This book is available:
- In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
- In grade 2, in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020, the “Children Stories 2” folder on the card from April 2021, or the “Children 9 plus S-Z” folder on the card from July 2023
- For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services
This week we are starting with chapter 4.
To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.