Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2020 - March 2020
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 Kagawa, Julie Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George. Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey--and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him--and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons. |
By Knudsen, Michelle Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: YA Call Number: YA ""He is young. He is hot. He is also evil. He is ....... the librarian. Cynthia's best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, but after meeting Mr. Gabriel, Cyn realizes something isn't quite right. Maybe it's the creepy look in the librarian's eyes... or the blood and horns and bat-like wings that appear when he thinks no one is looking. He's a demon... and now Cyn has to save her best friend from the clutches of the evil librarian, who also seems to be slowly sucking the life force out of the entire student body!"-- |
By Manoa, J Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Odin must find a way to work with General Delgado and Solar Flare Director Clancy Braxton to prevent the disaster coming from Wendell and his powers. |
By Riordan, Rick Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: YA Call Number: YA "In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying"-- |
By Stiefvater, Maggie Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: YA Call Number: YA When music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend, Deirdre, join a private conservatory for musicians, his talent attracts Nuala, a faerie muse who fosters and feeds on creative energies, but soon he finds himself battling the Queen of the Fey for the very lives of Deirdre and Nuala. |
By Taylor, Mildred D Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: YA Call Number: YA After the Civil War Paul, the son of a white father and a black mother, finds himself caught between the two worlds of colored folks and white folks as he pursues his dream of owning land of his own. |
By Thomas, Angie Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: YA Call Number: YA When sixteen-year-old Bri, an aspiring rapper, pours her anger and frustration into her first song, she finds herself at the center of a controversy. |
By Young, Adrienne Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Tova lives amongst the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue, but when two neighboring clans bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse. |
By Bai, Gangu Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 305.8914 BAI The Bhil people of central India are amongst the country's oldest indigenous communities. They have an intimate yet playful relationship with the natural world of animals, plants, trees and forests. All of them are part of their everyday environment. Gangu Bai, Bhil artist, brings this connection alive through a set of joyful paintings in her traditional style, based on her memories of growing up with trees. Her tales range from food, work and festivals to illness and childbirth. Her ecological wisdom is lightly held, yet it offers a profound lesson in sustainable everyday living. |
By Holm, Jennifer L. Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 741.5973 HOL "Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying, it's hard to worry about whether you look cool or not. Especially when it's your turn to roll the 20-sided dice." -- Provided by publisher. |
The life of Louis Armstrong: king of jazz By Old, Wendie C. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 781.6509 OLD Author Wendie C. Old weaves a rich, colorful tapestry of the life of this beloved and brilliant musician known to his fans as Satchmo. Louis Armstrong rose from poverty and a troubled childhood to set the music world on fire with his lively trumpet playing and trademark raspy singing voice. With a natural talent for showmanship, Armstrong won fame while touring around the world, and proved to be one of the most extraordinary performers of the Jazz Age and beyond. |
Battling in the Pacific: soldiering in World War II By Beller, Susan Provost Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 940.5426 BEL Examines the action in the Pacific theater of World War II, focusing on the confrontation between the United States and Japan. The author brings the daily struggles of the troops to life with first-person accounts of the battles. |
By Meltzer, Brad Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JNF Call Number: J 973.7092 MEL Follows Abraham Lincoln from his childhood to the presidency, showing how he spoke up about fairness and eventually led the country to abolish slavery. |
By Mobin-Uddin, Asma Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J297.36 MOB Aneesa and her grandmother come up with a plan to help two girls who are refugees celebrate Eid in America. |
The legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao te ching By Demi Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: JNF Call Number: J299.5 DEM Tells the story of Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher who is credited with being the founder of Taoism, and presents beautifully illustrated passages from his Tao Te Ching, which he gave to all humanity to help them live according to the "Way of Heaven." |
By Strickland, Tessa Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J305.23 STR Despite different clothes and homes and languages, we are all more alike than different. |
The life of Harriet Tubman: Moses of the Underground Railroad By Schraff, Anne E. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J306.3 SCH Sorting myth from truth in this amazing tale of courage and heroism, Anne Schraff breathes new life into the story of the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. I grew up like a neglected weed ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Now I ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. Harriet Tubman ran away from slavery in 1849, walking one hundred miles to freedom in the North. For the next sixteen years, Tubman risked her newfound freedom and her life to help about three hundred other slaves escape. During the Civil War, Tubman worked as a nurse and a scout for the Union army, and in her later years, she joined the struggle for the education of her people and for women s rights. |
By White, Arisa Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JNF Call Number: J306.3 WHI Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects. |
The life of W.E.B. Du Bois: civil rights champion By Rowh, Mark Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J323.092 ROW A biography of the noted historian and sociologist who was an important leader of African American protest and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
The life of Martin Luther King, Jr.: leader for civil rights By Schuman, Michael Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JNF Call Number: J323.092 SCH The many historic milestones of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, life are examined in this informative biography. Examining the civil rights leader s life from his birth in Atlanta, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the march to Selma, his "I Have a Dream" speech , and his assassination. |