Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
April 2019 - June 2019
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 Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: [2001] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado. |
Vacation under the volcano; #13 By Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash. |
By Osborne, Mary Pope Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders. |
By Potter, Ellen Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Hugo, a young sasquatch, and his friend Gigi use a Monster Detector to find a Green Whistler, but when Hugo's human friend, Boone, joins in, surprises are in store. |
Tales from a not-so-happily ever after By Russell, Rachel Renée Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A bump on the head suffered during gym class causes middle school drama queen Nikki Maxwell to have a crazy dream where all of her acquaintances assume the roles of familiar fairy tale characters. |
By Saeed, Aisha Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family. |
I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967 By Tarshis, Lauren Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear"--OCLC. |
By Taylor, Sydney Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In the fourth entry in the All-of-a-Kind Family seriesset right after the first bookCharlie is growing up. Ella gets a big role in the Purim play, Henny gets into trouble at school and runs away from home, Sarah gets her ears pierced, Charlotte has a scary kitchen accident, and Gertie finally is old enough to have a book of her own. Life is never dull for this one-of-a-kind family! |
By Vernon, Ursula Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A little girl in a red cape asks for Princess Harriet Hamsterbone's help with a pack of weasel-wolves who want to eat her grandmother, but after meeting everyone, Harriet is not sure whom to trust. |
By Weeks, Sarah Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J All her life Aurora has heard stories about how wonderful and lucky Heidi is, and soon this paragon (now grown up and expecting a baby) will be visiting; but before she arrives part of their house is damaged in a fire, and worse, Aurora's beloved dog disappears--and while her parents have always believed in "soof" (Heidi's mom's word for love), Aurora, who has never really fit in with children her own age, will just have to find her own soof. |
By Almond, David Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "Once the dam is built, the valley will be flooded. But before the homes there are submerged, Kathryn and her father return one last time to fill the houses with music. If you listen closely, you can still hear it--a song for all that was. Set in the wild and beautiful landscape of Northumberland, England, The Dam is a story of loss and hope and the power of folk music to transcend time."--Dust jacket flap. |
By Colón, Raúl Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "When a boy visits an art museum and one of the paintings comes to life, he has an afternoon of adventure and discovery [that] changes how he sees the world ever after"-- |
By Cordell, Matthew Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: E Call Number: E A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is Queen Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies. |
By Daywalt, Drew Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: E Call Number: E "When a boy who routinely refuses to go to bed gets a talkative stuffed animal, the tables are turned!"-- |
By de la Peña, Matt Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: E Call Number: E Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home. |
By Frazee, Marla Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "Little Brown is grumpy and lonely at the dog park, until he decides to take matters into his own hands."-- |
By Morales, Yuyi Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"-- |
By Morales, Yuyi Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E "En 1994, Yuyi Morales dej©đ su hogar en Xalapa, M©♭xico, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo peque©ło. Aunque dej©đ atr©Łs casi todas sus pertenencias, no lleg©đ con las manos vac©Ưas. Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasi©đn, sus esperanzas y sue©łos ... y sus historias. El nuevo y magn©Ưfico libro de Yuyi Morales, So©ładores, se centra en la b©ðsqueda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly no fue f©Łcil, ya que ella no hablaba ingl©♭s en esa ©♭poca. Pero, juntos, descubrieron un lugar desconocido e incre©Ưble: la biblioteca p©ðblica. All©Ư, libro a libro, descifraron la lengua de esta nueva tierra y formaron en ella su hogar. So©ładores es un homenaje a los migrantes y a todo lo que traen con ellos, y aportan, cuando dejan sus pa©Ưses. Es una historia de familia. Una historia que nos recuerda que todos somos so©ładores que llevamos nuestros propios regalos donde quiera que vayamos. Bella y poderosa en todo momento, pero especialmente de una urgente premura hoy en d©Ưa en que el futuro de los dreamers es incierto, esta es una historia actual y eterna."--Amazon. |
By Moss, Miriam Publishing Date: 2005 Classification: E Call Number: E When a strong wind snatches Busby's clothing off the line, the little bear begins searching and, with help from his friends, finds his clothes in the most unexpected places. |
By Payne, Emmy Publishing Date: c1972 Classification: E Call Number: E Katy, the kangaroo without a pocket, goes to the city and finds a way to have more pockets than any other kangaroo mother in the world. |