Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
May 2023 - June 2023
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.
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By Arango, Andrea Beatriz Publishing Date: [2022] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz's year. She's going to make a new friend and help her abuela Mimi get setlled after moving from Puerto Rico. And she is not going to get into any more trouble at school... Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz's medicine is unnecessary - even though it helps Iveliz feel less sad. But how do you explain your feelings to others when you're not even sure what's going on yourself? Powerful and compassionate, Andrea Beatriz Arango's debut navigates mental health, finding your voice, and discovering that those who really love you will stay by your side" -- Dust jacket. |
By Baker, E. D. Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Emma and Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask his parents to bless their upcoming marriage and discover that Eadric's younger brother has been kidnapped by trolls. |
The Big Kerplop: the original adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club By Brinley, Bertrand R Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Seven boys organize the Mad Scientists' Club to investigate a mysterious object dropped by an Air Force bomber into Strawberry Lake. |
The new adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club By Brinley, Bertrand R Publishing Date: [2002] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The six members of the Mad Scientist Club experiment with new projects which include making rain and launching a flying saucer. |
By Dominguez, Angela Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy!"--Provided by publisher. |
By Fisher, Cyrus Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While visiting his uncle in the mountains of France shortly after World War II, twelve-year-old Johnny stumbles upon an evil plot being hatched by a fugitive Nazi spy. |
Alvin Fernald's incredible buried treasure By Hicks, Clifford B Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Alvin, Shoie, and Daphne help a professor figure out a coded message in hopes of finding a copy of the Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln himself, and hidden by Caleb, a former slave who later lived in the White House. |
Alvin Fernald, mayor for a day By Hicks, Clifford B Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J An eleven-year-old boy wins the opportunity to be mayor for a day and discovers that the real mayor is a criminal. |
By Hicks, Clifford B Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Twelve-year-old Alvin and his best friend Shoie use their knowledge of codes and ciphers to solve a dangerous mystery. |
By Kinney, Jeff Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"-- |
By Kinney, Jeff Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are. |
By Lenski, Lois Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "The story of a real-life girl in early eighteenth-century America called Ocean-born Mary due to her birth at sea, and her youth and experiences in coastal New Hampshire"-- |
By Lenski, Lois Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While her parents take a long sea voyage in 1830, ten-year-old Phebe Fairchild lives in the Connecticut countryside with her father's family, Puritans who even forbid reading her treasured Mother Goose book. |
NEW RELEASE By Marsh, Katherine Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Matthew discovers a shocking secret about his great-grandmother's past as he learns about her life during the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine. |
NEW RELEASE By McDunn, Gillian Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more. |
By Melville, Herman Publishing Date: ©2005 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale, who defied capture. |
NEW RELEASE By Patrick, S. A. Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Having upset the Hamelyn Piper's dastardly plan to build an army through songs of mind control, thirteen-year-old Piper, Patch Brightwater and his companions Wren and Barver seek the aid of old friends, legendary heroes, and a near-dead sorcerer to help foil the escaped villain's next sinister plot. |
NEW RELEASE By Pennypacker, Sara Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever. |
By Preus, Margi Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America. |
By Resau, Laura Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives. |
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