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.
Fancy Nancy: poet extraordinaire By O'Connor, Jane Publishing Date: [2010] Classification: E Call Number: E Fancy Nancy and her class learn about poetry and write their own poems to read on Family Day at school. |
Fancy Nancy: stellar stargazer By O'Connor, Jane Publishing Date: ©2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Fancy Nancy and her father love stargazing, and during her first campout under the stars she describes the heavens to him and her sister, JoJo, using her fancy words. |
17 things I'm not allowed to do anymore By Offill, Jenny Publishing Date: [2007] Classification: E Call Number: E A young girl lists the sixteen things she is not allowed to do anymore, including not being able to make ice after freezing a fly in one of the cubes. |
By Reidy, Jean Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: E Call Number: E A slug gets a hug, and passes along the kindness to other animals. |
By Reynolds, Peter H. Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E "Discover a joyful reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special, from the beloved creator of The Dot, Happy Dreamer, and New York Times bestseller, The Word Collector. Here, Reynolds reminds readers to "be your own work of art." To be patient, persistent, and true. Because there is one, and only one, YOU."--Amazon |
By Seymour, Dorothy Z Publishing Date: [2001] Classification: E Call Number: E Ann and her mother go shopping for new clothes. While everyone else suggests items in different colors, Ann wants red. |
By Stern, Maggie Publishing Date: ©1998 Classification: E Call Number: E Mrs. Potter takes Simon camping to look for birds, but even though he brings along his magic acorn the trip does not turn out the way he expected. Is it really the magic acorn that helps Simon see birds and animals? Simon thinks so, and when his friend Mrs. Potter takes him camping, he's intent on finding more acorns. But by the end of the trip, Simon will have something else to hold on to -- the memory of a larger-than-life encounter with nature he'll never forget. Young readers who helped solve the mystery of Maggie Stern's The Missing Sunflowers will welcome the return of Simon and his neighbor Mrs. Potter as they continue to discover the beauty of the natural world. |
By Tyler, Michael Publishing Date: [2005] Classification: E Call Number: E Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate being content with the skin in which one lives, whatever that skin might be. |
By Woodson, Jacqueline Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: E Call Number: E "A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer together on their Brooklyn block"-- |
By Yamada, Kobi Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E "You are the only you there every has been or ever will be. You are unique. Just the odds of you being here at this exact place and this exact time are so great and so rare that they will never happen again. This is a story for everything you will do and everything you could be. It's for who you are right now, and it's for all the magical, unbounded potential you hold inside.""--Provided by publisher |
By Yamada, Kobi Publishing Date: ©2013 Classification: E Call Number: E A boy has an idea which makes him uncomfortable at first but he discovers it is magical and that, no matter what other people say, he should give it his attention. |
By Knowles, Johanna Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Tells, from four points of view, the ramifications of a pregnancy resulting from a "one-time thing" between Ellie, who feels loved when boys touch her, and Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life. |
By Pierce, Tamora Publishing Date: ©1999 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight. When Alanna became the King's Champion, it was decided that girls would henceforth be allowed to train for the knighthood. But ten years have passed, and no girls have come forward. Now, however, someone is about to change all that. Her name is Kel. In this first book in a new series from popular children's fantasy writer Tamora Pierce, we are introduced to a strong, adventurous new heroine who will win the hearts and minds of fantasy fans. |
By Pierce, Tamora Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: YA Call Number: YA When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the unnatural forces of the evil Balyce. |
By Pierce, Tamora Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous opposition. |
By Pierce, Tamora Publishing Date: ©2001 Classification: YA Call Number: YA After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight. |
By Rivet, Jordan Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: YA Call Number: YA "As the full-time imposter for an imperial princess, Mica must face simpering ladies, overeager suitors, and the occasional assassination attempt. But her biggest challenge is getting along with Princess Jessamyn herself, especially when the princess refuses to end their imposter charade and take back her crown. When a strange man appears in Jewel Harbor with too many Talents and an incurable case of madness, Mica vows to find her old adversary and end his schemes for good. But she and Jessamyn still share a single face, and as their purposes diverge, their friendship will be stretched to the breaking point. Mica wants to serve the empire, but that task is getting harder-and it may require the ultimate betrayal."--Page 4 of cover |
By Westerfeld, Scott Publishing Date: [2006] Classification: YA Call Number: YA As an ancient evil stirs beneath the streets of New York City, infecting rats and people like a plague, five quirky teens come together to form a "New Sound" band whose music seems to have paranormal power. |
By Williams, Jay Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 398.2 WIL A princess uses common sense to get rid of a dragon, save herself from imprisonment, and find a handsome prince. |
NEW RELEASE By Brassard, Mario Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JNF Call Number: J 741.5944 BRA "Even though Mila is no longer 9 years old, her childhood memories sometimes overtake her. What happened there, halfway between dreaming and insomnia, continues in other forms here, twenty years later. Whether it's seeing a very old photo taken by her father, a red balloon rolling at her feet, or just lining up at a wicket, something still trembles in her. If the clouds sometimes remind her of where she came from, she guesses that they can also teach her where to go..."-- |