Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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Roxaboxen

By McLerran, Alice

Publishing Date: c1992

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

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Del comando estelar: Buzz contra Torque

By McVeigh, Mark

Publishing Date: c2003

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Buzz Lightyear is about to be beaten by his enemy Torque, whose secret weapon is the ability to multiply himself at will.

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Annika Riz, math whiz

By Mills, Claudia

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Annika hopes to change her best friends' hatred of math by winning a Sudoku contest, but she does not realize how important their lack of mathematical ability is until they make a mistake at the school carnival.

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Más que oscuro

By Murray Prisant, Guillermo

Publishing Date: c2002

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

En esta novela para niños y jóvenes, cinco amigos bajan a las entrañas de la tierra a buscar un elíxir mágico. Saben de su enemigo a vencer, lo que ignoran es que puede ser el último de sus vidas.

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The Worry Tree

By Musgrove, Marianne

Publishing Date: 2008

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Juliet is a worrier, but when constant bickering between her and her younger sister leads Juliet to move into her own bedroom, she discovers the Worry Tree her grandmother used as a girl to relieve her own concerns.

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The Boundless

By Oppel, Kenneth

Publishing Date: ℗♭2014

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains.

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Junie B. Jones espía un poquirritín

By Park, Barbara

Publishing Date: 2002

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Six-year-old Junie B.'s penchant for spying on people and her curiosity about the private life of her teacher get her in trouble in kindergarten.

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Junie B. Jones y el negocio del mono

By Park, Barbara

Publishing Date: c2002

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.

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Big Nate: in the zone

By Peirce, Lincoln

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

"The latest illustrated novel from Lincoln Peirce is a laugh-out-loud must-read starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nate's not having the best of luck . . . in fact; he's not having ANY luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chad's lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nate's in the zone! But how long will it last?" --

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Abuelita Opalina

By Puncel, Maria

Publishing Date: 2004

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Isa tiene que escribir sobre su abuela para la escuela, pero Isa no tiene abuela. Asi empieza en buen lio.

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La sombra vegetal

By Robles Boza, Eduardo

Publishing Date: ©2003

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

En esta novela para niños y jóvenes, han ocurrido misteriosas muertes en la selva. Es un secreto a voces que nadie lo quiere enfrentar. Sólo el valor del Quinteto Fantástico revelará la verdad.

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Melitte

By Shaik, Fatima

Publishing Date: 1997

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

In 1772, years of mistreatment force thirteen-year-old Melitte to decide whether or not to run away from the Frenchman who has kept her as a slave on his poor Louisiana farm and leave the young girl who is the only person who ever loved her.

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No bajes al sótano

By Stine, R. L.

Publishing Date: c1995

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Margaret and Charlie see that their father, who is doing plant-testing in the basement, is developing plantlike tendencies himself.

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El mago

By Urrea, Lourdes

Publishing Date: c2002

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

En esta novela para niños y jóvenes, el poder de los hechizos y la magia transforman la realidad que habitamos, pero junto con ellos vienen muchas sorpresas.

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Fuera de este mundo

By Urrea, Lourdes

Publishing Date: c2002

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

En esta novela para niños y jóvenes, algunos creen que formas de vida inteligente de otros planetas ya están entre nosotros en la Tierra.

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Caramelos de menta

By Vazquez-Vigo, Carmen

Publishing Date: 2005

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Pepito and his friends accidentally tear a hole in the awning of a neigborhood store. The shopkeeper demands that they pay for the damage. Pepito and his friends must think of various ways to raise money.

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Tres días en una canoa roja

By Williams, Vera B.

Publishing Date: c1993

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Mother, Aunt Rosie, and two children make a three-day camping trip by canoe.

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La gallinita roja

Publishing Date: c1987

Classification: E

Call Number: E

The classic tale of the hen who has no one to help her grow, harvest, and mill the wheat, but several who want to eat the fruit of her labors.

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Cuento de un cocodrilo: historia popular filipina

By Aruego, Jose

Publishing Date: 1979

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A little boy saves a crocodile's life only to have the animal threaten to eat him.

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Hogar en el aire

By Baker, Jeannie

Publishing Date: c1993

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A pigeon with a kindly owner and a home on the roof of a building meets a boy who wants to keep him.