Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2016 - October 2016
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.
Sleep tight farm: a farm prepares for winter By Doyle, Eugenie Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter. |
Buddy and Earl and the great big baby By Fergus, Maureen Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: E Call Number: E Mom's friend Mrs. Cunningham is coming for a visit, and she's bringing her baby! While Buddy tries to explain the ins and outs of babydom to Earl, neither of them is prepared for the chaos the small and adorable creature brings with it. When the baby manages to escape from its cage-- which Buddy gently suggests is really just a playpen-- it's up to our favorite odd couple to save the day. |
By Fergus, Maureen Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: E Call Number: E Buddy is just settling in for the night when Earl announces that he's going on a trip. Before Buddy knows it, he and Earl are off on another grand adventure. While exploring the wilds of the kitchen, they see wondrous sights, make delicious discoveries and even encounter a couple of unusual monsters. |
Snail & Worm: three stories about two friends By Kugler, Tina Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E Snail and Worm are best friends who support each other during a silly game of tag, through Snail's adventure up a flower stalk, and when Worm's pet goes missing. |
Build, beaver, build: life at the longest beaver dam By Markle, Sandra Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E Follows a year in the life of a young male beaver as he swims, plays, helps his family build and repair their dam and lodge, and learns how to flap his tail to ward off predators. |
By McCully, Emily Arnold Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E "A rhinoceros tours Europe in the mid-18th century and becomes a sensation--based on a true story"-- |
The gingerbread man loose at the zoo By Murray, Laura Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E When the gingerbread man gets separated from his class during a field trip to the zoo, he uses his teacher's animal scavenger hunt clues to find his way back to them. |
By Peacock, Shane Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E A boy recounts how he took on the attitude of the adults around him and bullied an eccentric painter in 1880's France, before discovering that there is more than one way to see the world. |
By Reynolds, Aaron Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: E Call Number: E While searching for the perfect Super Bowl snack, Rooster comes across a recipe for Buffalo wings and, before reading it completely, goes in search of what he believes is the missing ingredient. |
By Salas, Laura Purdie Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: E Call Number: E In rhyming text and illustrations explores some of the many things a leaf can be, from tree topper to rain stopper. Includes facts about leaves and a glossary. |
By Stinson, Kathy Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: E Call Number: E It seems like a normal day until Dylan hears the man playing violin in the metro station. But can he get his mom to stop and listen? |
By Verde, Susan Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E "The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village"-- Provided by publisher. |
By Watts, Jeri Hanel Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: E Call Number: E A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close. |
By Anderson, Jodi Lynn Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Girls started vanishing in the fall. For Maggie Larsen, the town of Gill Creek is only a stopgap before college and freedom. Until she meets Pauline and Liam. What starts as an uneventful year suddenly changes. Someone is killing teenaged girls, and the town reels from the tragedy. As Maggie's and Pauline's worlds collide and change around them, they will both experience love and loss. And by the end of the book, only one of them will survive. |
By Keyes, Daniel Publishing Date: [1995], c1966 Classification: YA Call Number: YA After being mentally retarded for all of his thirty-two years, Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation designed to change his life. |
By Quintero, Isabel Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity. |
By Rosoff, Meg Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Twelve-year-old Mila travels with her father to upstate New York to visit friends and family, who may lead them to clues to the whereabouts of her father's best friend, who has gone missing. |
By Schmidt, Gary D. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: YA Call Number: YA "Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"-- |
By Sepetys, Ruta Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: YA Call Number: YA "As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"-- |
By Shusterman, Neal Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: YA Call Number: YA "A teenage boy struggles with schizophrenia"-- |