Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2018 - June 2018
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 O'Hearn, Kate Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Moving to Jupiter's palace on Mount Olympus with her friends after being recognized as the Flame, Emily resolves to save her father from the CRU prison and sneaks away only to become entangled in a new invasion by the Nirads. |
By O'Hearn, Kate Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: YA Call Number: YA "Pegasus and Emily investigate a series of incidents back on Earth, and discover that the CRU has been cloning Olympians"-- |
By Vaught, Susan Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Assassin's guild apprentice Aron, his master, Stormbreaker, his teacher, Dari, and his mysterious acquaintance, Nic, join their formidable talents of mind and body as they battle the leaders who want to destroy their land. |
By Etler, Cyndy Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: YA Call Number: YA 362.29 ETL At age fourteen, Cyndy Etler had escaped from her violent home only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a drug rehabilitation facility that changed her world. Behind the closed doors of Straight, Inc., the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to treat its patients. In this memoir, Cyndy recounts the living nightmare that she endured for sixteen months at Straight, Inc. |
Vincent and Theo: the Van Gogh brothers By Heiligman, Deborah Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: YA Call Number: YA 759.9492 HEI "The true story of the relationship between brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh"-- |
How dare the sun rise: memoirs of a war child By Uwiringiyimana, Sandra Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: YA Call Number: YA 967.572 UWI The author shares the story of her survival of the Gatumba massacre, despite losing her sister, and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism. |
By Rodriguez, Art Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: YA Call Number: YA 973.0468 ROD Art Rodriguez shares the story of his childhood and youth growing up in San Jose, California, discussing his struggles with his dictatorial father, his experiences with the California Youth Authority, happy and sad times with his friends, and his success as an adult. |
Girls who code: learn to code and change the world By Saujani, Reshma Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 005.1023 SAU Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA. - (Baker & Taylor) |
NEW RELEASE Locked up for freedom: civil rights protesters at the Leesburg Stockade By Schwartz, Heather E Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 323.1196 SCH "In 1963, more than 30 African American girls, ages 11-14, were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia. Then came a greater ordeal: confinement in a Civil-War-era stockade."--Provided by publisher. |
Fault lines in the Constitution: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today By Levinson, Cynthia Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 342.7302 Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced--then they offer possible solutions. Think Electoral College, gerrymandering, even the Senate. Many of us take these features in our system for granted. But they came about through haggling in an overheated room in 1787, and we're still experiencing the ramifications. Each chapter in this timely and thoughtful exploration of the Constitution's creation begins with a story--all but one of them true--that connects directly back to a section of the document that forms the basis of our society and government From the award-winning team, Cynthia Levinson, children's book author, and Sanford Levinson, constitutional law scholar, Fault Lines in the Constitution will encourage exploration and discussion from young and old readers alike. |
From here to there: the story of how we transport ourselves and everything else By Newquist, H. P Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 629.0409 NEW "A history of transportation from primitive technology to driverless cars."--Provided by publisher. |
Home on the range: John A. Lomax and his cowboy songs By Hopkinson, Deborah Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 782.4216 HOP As a child, John Avery Lomax loved the songs he heard the cowboys singing along the nearby Chisholm Trail. He began writing them down at an early age. As John grew older, he traveled the country collecting and recording cowboy songs, helping to preserve many favorites. |
Muddy: the story of blues legend Muddy Waters By Mahin, Michael James Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 782.4216 MAH Presents the life of blues legend Muddy Waters, describing how he persisted with his interest in music despite a lack of encouragement from his family and record producers, leading him to Chicago where he was able to record his unique country blues sound. |
The magician and the spirits: Harry Houdini and the curious pastime of communicating with the dead By Noyes, Deborah Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 793.8092 NOY "Famed illusionist Harry Houdini embarks on a quest to investigate spiritual phenomena and the possibility of communication with those on the "other side.""-- |
First to the top: Sir Edmund Hillary's amazing Everest adventure By Hill, David Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 796.5220 HIL "Up on the world's highest mountain, the sky is tinged the black colour of space and the air is almost too thin to breathe. How did Ed, a small, shy boy from the tiny town of Tuakau in New Zealand, grow up to become the world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer? How did he climb Everest and do so many other astonishing things?"--Publisher information. In picture book format. |
First to the top: Sir Edmund Hillary's amazing Everest adventure By Hill, David Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 796.5220 HIL "Up on the world's highest mountain, the sky is tinged the black colour of space and the air is almost too thin to breathe. How did Ed, a small, shy boy from the tiny town of Tuakau in New Zealand, grow up to become the world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer? How did he climb Everest and do so many other astonishing things?"--Publisher information. In picture book format. |
Bertha takes a drive: how the Benz automobile changed the world By Adkins, Jan Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 796.7094 ADK It's 1888 and Bertha Benz's husband, Karl, has invented the prototype Benz motorwagen. But the German government declares the vehicle illegal, and the church calls it the devil's work. Unbeknownst to her husband, Bertha steals away with her two sons and drives nearly one hundred miles to prove just how amazing the motorwagen is. Bertha's mechanical savvy gets the boys to Grandma's house safely, and the remarkable mother/son road trip reduces global concern about moving vehicles. |
A storm too soon: a remarkable true survival story in 80-foot seas By Tougias, Mike Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 910.9163 TOU "When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves 80 feet tall"--Provided by publisher. |
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives By Davis, Kenneth C. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 920.0092 DAV "An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"-- |
The Battle of Inchon: turning point of the Korean War By MacCarald, Clara Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 951.9042 MAC Explores the Battle of Inchon of the Korean War. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and questions to prompt critical thinking make this an exciting and informative read. |