Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2015 - December 2015
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.
By Slater, Dashka Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: E Call Number: E A feisty princess with a garden said to be the most dangerous in the world makes a new friend when a shy prince gives her some rather unusual seeds. |
What the dinosaurs did last night: a very messy adventure By Tuma, Refe Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E Photographs and simple text reveal the mischief toy dinosaurs get into all night long, from knocking over potted plants to painting on walls. |
By Umansky, Daye Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Through laugh-aloud words and amazing artwork, find out the real reason dodos became extinct. |
Here comes the Tooth Fairy Cat By Underwood, Deborah Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: E Call Number: E "Cat tries to trick the Tooth Fairy, but he meets his match in a mischievous mouse"-- |
By Viau, Nancy Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E "Two girls take in all the city's sights and sounds. They hear the tippy, tappy clack of high-heels on the sidewalk; the strumming and drumming of a three-piece band; the flipping and flapping of dancing pigeons, and more"-- |
By Willis, Jeanne Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: E Call Number: E A chick that is reluctant to leave the nest finally learns how to fly. |
NEW RELEASE Lillian's right to vote: a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 By Winter, Jonah Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote. |
By Coben, Harlan Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: YA Call Number: YA "Mickey Bolitar and his friends continue to investigate the Abeona Shelter, while Mickey searches for answers about his father's tragic death"-- |
Seconds away: a Mickey Bolitar novel By Coben, Harlan Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: YA Call Number: YA "When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his new friends find themselves at the center of a murder mystery"-- |
Shelter: a Mickey Bolitar novel By Coben, Harlan Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: YA Call Number: YA After tragic events tear Mickey Bolitar away from his parents, he is forced to live with his estranged Uncle Myron and switch high schools, where he finds both friends and enemies, but when his new new girlfriend, Ashley, vanishes, he follows her trail into a seedy underworld that reveals she is not what she seems to be. |
By Dashner, James Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: YA Call Number: YA After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race. |
By Riggs, Ransom Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than evera. Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be? This action-packed adventure features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs. |
By Riordan, Rick Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by a man he's never met-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. |
By Roth, Veronica Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: YA Call Number: YA A collection of four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view, that follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions, and the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. |
NEW RELEASE Al Capone vs. Eliot Ness: opposite sides of the law By Roxburgh, Ellis Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 364.1092 ROX Examines the rivalry between Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone and Eliot Ness, the detective who vowed to bring him down. |
By Kerley, Barbara Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 973.9092 KER A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife. |
The story of Juneteenth: an interactive history adventure By Otfinoski, Steven Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J305.896 OTF "In You Choose format, explores the history of Juneteenth Day, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the post-Civil War South, and efforts to end racism"-- |
By Kurlansky, Mark Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J333.95 KUR Describes what is happening to fish, the oceans, and the environment in the early twenty-first century, explaining how commonly-consumed fish, such as tuna, cod, and salmon, are disappearing; and discussing the impact of overfishing on other species and the effects of fishing on the oceans. |
NEW RELEASE Child soldier: when boys and girls are used in war By Humphreys, Jessica Dee Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J355.008 HUM Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the world, and this book is part of that effort. Told in the first person and presented in a graphic novel format, the gripping story of Michel's experience is moving and unsettling. But the humanity he exhibits in the telling, along with Claudia D©Łvila's illustrations, which evoke rather than depict the violent elements of the story, makes the book accessible for this age group and, ultimately, reassuring and hopeful. The back matter contains further information, as well as suggestions for ways children can help. This is a perfect resource for engaging youngsters in social studies lessons on global awareness and social justice issues, and would easily spark classroom discussions about conflict, children's rights and even bullying. Michel's actions took enormous courage, but he makes clear that he was and still is an ordinary person, no different from his readers. He believes everyone can do something to make the world a better place, and so he shares what his father told him: If you ever think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito... |
By Schneider, Jane Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: JNF Call Number: J371.911 |