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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Prairie Evers

By Airgood, Ellen

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

"Ten-year-old Prairie is happy being home-schooled and raising her flock of chickens, so transferring to regular school is a big change, but fortunately she meets a wonderful friend"--

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Chickadee

By Erdrich, Louise

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.

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There's a hamster in my pocket

By Ewart, Franzeska G.

Publishing Date: 2012, c2011

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

"A laugh-out-loud story about two best friends" --Front cover.

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On the day I died: stories from the grave

By Fleming, Candace

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

In a lonely Illinois cemetery one cold October night, teen ghosts recount the stories of their deaths in different time periods, from 1870 to the present, to sixteen-year-old Mike, who unknowingly picked up a phantom hitchhiker.

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The owl service

By Garner, Alan

Publishing Date: 1998, c1967

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.

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Hunter Moran saves the universe

By Giff, Patricia Reilly

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens.

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Nicholas St. North and the battle of the Nightmare King

By Joyce, William

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman seeking treasure in the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen finds, instead, the great wizard Ombric Shalazar and a battle against the Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings--a battle Nicholas can win only if he finds five other Guardians in time.

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Liesl & Po

By Oliver, Lauren

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

A mix-up involving the greatest magic in the world has tremendous consequences for Liesl, an orphan who has been locked in an attic, Will, an alchemist's runaway apprentice, and Po, a ghost, as they are pursued by friend and foe while making an important journey.

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Stolen: a pony called Pebbles

By Orr, Wendy

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Finding a horse in the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter and secretly hopes the owner never turns up.

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The encyclopedia of me

By Rivers, Karen

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

As Tink Aaron-Martin writes an encyclopedia of her life, she also tells the story of the summer leading into her eighth-grade year.

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Maybelle and the haunted cupcake

By Speck, Katie

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Maybelle the cockroach is tired of all the rules she must follow to safely get food from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody's kitchen, but when Bernice, an ant with a head cold, insists on helping out, the situation only gets worse.

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Liar & spy

By Stead, Rebecca

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: JFIC

Call Number: J

Seventh-grader Georges adjusts to moving from a house to an apartment, his father's efforts to start a new business, his mother's extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and Safer, a boy who wants his help spying on another resident of their building.

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