Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.

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How to catch a dinosaur

By Wallace, Adam

Publishing Date: [2019]

Classification: E

Call Number: E

Determined to win a new bicycle at the upcoming Science Fair, a boy enlists his friends to help capture a living dinosaur in their own neighborhood.

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The wild

By Zommer, Yuval

Publishing Date: 2023

Classification: E

Call Number: E

"An environmental fable about protecting our planet, in which Earth is imagined as a beautiful, precious, and vulnerable creature called the Wild"--

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Old Witch and the Polka-Dot Ribbon

By Devlin, Wende

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: E

Call Number: E DEV

When the kitchen is finally empty, Old Witch makes her own magic nut cake to enter in the carnival's cake baking contest.

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The little old man who could not read

By Black, Irma Simonton

Publishing Date: [1968]

Classification: E

Call Number: E FLE

An old toymaker never wanted to learn to read until his wife went away on a visit and he had to do the shopping by himself.

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Alexander

By Littledale, Harold

Publishing Date: 2016

Classification: E

Call Number: E LIT

Chris enumerates the naughty behavior of Alexander, his red horse with green stripes, to his father who explains they have both "just" had a bad day.

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Gus was a friendly ghost

By Thayer, Jane

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: E

Call Number: E THA

A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter.

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The blueberry pie elf

By Thayer, Jane

Publishing Date: 2008, [1961]

Classification: E

Call Number: E THA

Elmer, an appealing and industrious elf who cannot be seen by people, finds a way to tell them how they can thank him for all the help he gives them.

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Pete the Cat's family road trip

By Dean, Kim

Publishing Date: [2020]

Classification: RDR

Call Number: RDR

Pete the Cat and his family embark on a road trip vacation around the United States, seeing such cities as Niagara Falls, New Orleans, and Savannah.

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The big green book of beginner books

By Seuss

Publishing Date: [2009]

Classification: RDR

Call Number: RDR

A perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.

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Treasure map

By Todd, Brandon

Publishing Date: 2023

Classification: RDR

Call Number: RDR

"Meet Clarke and Miguel! They are new friends. They love going on adventures! Together, they make a map of their town. And they find a sweet treasure!"--

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Murder of crows: an original novel

By Ancrum, K.

Publishing Date: [2022]

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

"When Tig Torres first moved back to her hometown of Hollow Falls, she solved the infamous Lit Killer case--and cleared her late Aunt Beth's name in the process. Tig's work on the case brought her to the attention of Hollow Falls's local armchair detective group, the Murder of Crows. The eccentric group is obsessed with their town's dark past--but their interests extend far beyond the Lit Killer. Members of the group are fixated on a decades-long search for the missing body of Hollow Falls's founder. There are rumors about what's buried with the body that could be life-changing for whoever finds it. With a mission like that underway, it's not long before a member of the Murder of Crows turns up dead. Soon, Tig and her friends Max and Wyn are tangled up in the search, too. But the stakes are getting higher and the hunt more dangerous. Someone's willing to kill to keep the town's secrets buried, and if Tig's not careful, she'll be the next victim"

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The wings of Merlin

By Barron, T. A

Publishing Date: 2007

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

Merlin's fragile home on the isle of Fincayra is threatened by the attack of a mysterious warrior with swords for arms and by the escape of Stangmar from his imprisonment, as Merlin continues to move toward his ultimate destiny.

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Warrior girl unearthed

By Boulley, Angeline

Publishing Date: 2023

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

With the rising number of missing Indigenous women, her family's involvement in a murder investigation, and grave robbers profiting off her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry takes matters into her own hands to solve the mystery and reclaim her people's inheritance.

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To stay alive: Mary Ann Graves and the tragic journey of the Donner Party

By Brown, Skila

Publishing Date: 2016

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

A young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846 describes how her family and others became victims of freezing temperatures and starvation.

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See how they run

By Carter, Ally

Publishing Date: 2016

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

Grace Blakely believed that finding the truth about her mother's murder would finally give her peace, but now she knows that it is only the beginning of the secrets that will dominate her life--and make her a target on Embassy Row in Adria.

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Take the key and lock her up

By Carter, Ally

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

Desperate to protect her younger brother Jamie, Grace Blakely, her brother, and her friend Alexei are on the run from the forces in Adria who threaten them because Jamie is the true heir to the throne--but it is hard to hide from Prime Minister Alexandra Petrovic and the the secret society that is part of Grace's family heritage, and even harder to know who to trust.

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Caraval

By Garber, Stephanie

Publishing Date: 2018

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

"Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever. Welcome, welcome to Caraval... beware of getting swept too far away." --

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Light: a Gone novel

By Grant, Michael

Publishing Date: [2013]

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

"Answers to every mystery of the FAYZ are revealed, unexpected heroes emerge as sacrifices are made, and the Darkness is finally conquered by a force even more powerful than itself in this conclusion to the Gone series"--

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Don't call me a hurricane

By Hagan, Ellen

Publishing Date: 2022

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

Told in verse, seventeen-year-old Eliza, an environmental activist, is navigating the after-effects of a hurricane that devastated her coastal town while falling for Milo, a rich tourist who is at the center of a redevelopment that could put her community in danger--again.

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P.S.I still love you

By Han, Jenny

Publishing Date: [2015]

Classification: YA

Call Number: YA

"Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?"--

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