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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Pax

By Pennypacker, Sara

Publishing Date: [2016]

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--

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The talented Clementine

By Pennypacker, Sara

Publishing Date: c2007

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.

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More scary stories to tell in the dark

By Schwartz, Alvin

Publishing Date: 2010

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.

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Scary stories to tell in the dark

By Schwartz, Alvin

Publishing Date: 2010

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

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Almost paradise

By Shofner, Corabel

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

When twelve-year-old Ruby's mother goes to jail, Ruby finds her Aunt Eleanor, an ornery nun with some dark secrets, who Ruby hopes will help free her mother.

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The hawk of the castle: a story of medieval falconry

By Smith, Danna

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Combines gentle verses and sweeping, historically inspired artwork in a tribute to the classic sport of falconry as presented through the experiences of a medieval-era girl and her father as they participate in a goshawk training flight. - (Baker & Taylor)

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The edge

By Smith, Roland

Publishing Date: [2015]

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-eighteen-year-old climbers from around the world--but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked, and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard.

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Coalition of lions

By Wein, Elizabeth

Publishing Date: 2003

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

After the death of Artos, High King of Britain, and his sons, his daughter Princess Goewin journeys to Aksum to meet Constantine, her intended husband, but finds the country in political turmoil.

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The sunbird

By Wein, Elizabeth

Publishing Date: c2004

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

When, in the sixth century, plague spreads from Britain to Aksum, young Telemakos travels to the kingdom's salt mines to discover the identity of the traitor to the crown who, ignoring the emperor's command, is spreading plague with the salt from port to port.

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No fui yo

By Ada, Alma Flor

Publishing Date: c1992

Classification: E

Call Number: E

As a young boy presents his mother with a bouquet of flowers which he has picked, he tells her that he is not responsible for the messes found around the home.

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Yellow ball

By Bang, Molly

Publishing Date: [2016]

Classification: E

Call Number: E

A yellow ball is left behind at the edge of the water. It travels through the night and returns to the shore in the morning.

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Give bees a chance

By Barton, Bethany

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: E

Call Number: E

"An enthusiastic bee-loving narrator tries to convince a bee-phobic friend that our fuzzy, flying neighbors are our friends--we should all give bees a chance!"--

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The bear's song

By Chaud, Benjamin

Publishing Date: c2013

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Papa Bear wakes up to find his son missing, and his search leads him to an opera house and a command performance.

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Ice bear: in the steps of the Polar Bear

By Davies, Nicola

Publishing Date: 2008

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Illustrations and simple text follow Nanuk, a polar bear who lives in the Arctic, and explains how the bear influences how the Inuit people live.

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The legend of rock paper scissors

By Daywalt, Drew

Publishing Date: [2017]

Classification: E

Call Number: E

You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, a second great warrior sought the glory of battle. And his name was PAPER. At the same time, in the Kitchen Realm, in the tiny village of Junk Drawer, lived a third warrior. They called her SCISSORS. These three were the strongest, smartest, and fastest in all the land. Time and again they beat the most fearsome opponents they could find: an apricot, a computer printer--even frozen, breaded, dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets! But when the warriors finally meet each other, the most epic round of battles begins...and never ends. That is why, to this day, children around the world honor these worthy adversaries by playing ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!--Provided by Publisher.

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My blue boat

By Demarest, Chris L

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: E

Call Number: E

While playing with a blue boat in the bathtub, a young girl imagines she is on an ocean voyage.

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Renato and the lion

By DiLorenzo, Barbara

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: E

Call Number: E

When World War II threatens Renato's home of Florence, Renato and his family must leave his beloved, art-filled city for America, but Renato worries about protecting his favorite sculpture--the stone lion in the Piazza della Signoria. Includes author's note.

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The Gingerbread Girl

By Ernst, Lisa Campbell

Publishing Date: c2006

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.

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Ask Mr. Bear

By Flack, Marjorie

Publishing Date: [1958, c1932]

Classification: E

Call Number: E

When he doesn't know what to give his mother for her birthday, a small boy asks all the animals for advice.

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Poor Louie

By Fucile, Tony

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Louie can sense that his charmed Chihuahua life is about to change as his parents prepare to welcome a new addition to the family.