Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2017 - December 2017
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
Juvenile | FictionPicture booksReaders Young adult fiction Non-fiction |
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By Bolden, Tonya Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: YA Call Number: YA When Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they set out on Sherman's long march through Georgia during the Civil War. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them forever and that freedom lies ahead. When she meets Caleb, an enigmatic young black man also on the march, Mariah soon finds herself dreaming not only of a new life, but of true love as well. But even hope comes at a cost, and as the treacherous march continues toward the churning waters of Ebenezer Creek, Mariah's dreams are as vulnerable as ever. |
By Landman, Tanya Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Set in the 18th-century, Caleb is the mixed race son of a poor puppeteer. When his father is wrongfully accused of theft and sentenced to transportation, Caleb is forced to seek out his estranged aunt in Devon. When a body washes up on a nearby beach, a shattered Caleb finds himself involved in a plot that places him and his newfound family in mortal danger. |
By Morpurgo, Michael Publishing Date: 2004 Classification: YA Call Number: YA When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself. |
By Pullman, Philip Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Shares the story of how Lyra Belacqua and her daemon Pantalaimon came to be living at Jordan College. |
By Riordan, Rick Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies. |
The strange & beautiful sorrows of Ava Lavender By Walton, Leslye J. Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Born with bird wings, Ava Lavender is well aware that love has long made fools of her family. When pious Nathaniel Sorrows mistakes her bird wings for angel wings, 16-year-old Ava faces the man's growing obsession, which comes to a head with the rain and feathers that fly through the air during a nighttime summer solstice celebration. |
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