Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
April 2019 - June 2019
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 Seuss Publishing Date: 1982, c1954 Classification: E Call Number: E A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: 1982 Classification: E Call Number: E A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: 1982, c1954 Classification: E Call Number: E A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: 1982, c1954 Classification: E Call Number: E A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. |
How the Grinch stole Christmas By Seuss Publishing Date: [1985, c1957] Classification: E Call Number: E The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. |
Thidwick, the big-hearted moose By Seuss Publishing Date: 1975, c1948 Classification: E Call Number: E When a moose gives a Bingle Bug a ride on his horns, he unwillingly becomes host to a large number of freeloading pests. |
Yertle the turtle and other stories By Seuss Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: E Call Number: E Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better. |
Yertle the turtle and other stories By Seuss Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: E Call Number: E Contains three modern fables in verse: "Yertle the turtle," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The big brag." |
Yertle the turtle and other stories By Seuss Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: E Call Number: E Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better. |
Yertle the turtle and other stories By Seuss Publishing Date: c1986 Classification: E Call Number: E Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better. |
By Shields, Carol Diggory Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: E Call Number: E Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo following, envisioning them as his lunch until the wombats turn the tables on him. |
By Tresselt, Alvin Publishing Date: [c1988] Classification: E Call Number: E When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard. |
Hazel and Twig: the birthday fortune By Yu, Brenna Burns Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: E Call Number: E Twig's first birthday is coming up, and her whole family -- especially her older sister, Hazel -- is eager to see what she will choose at her doljabi. Whatever item Twig chooses will tell her fortune: Will she pick a hammer and grow up to be a builder? Will she pick a lute and grow up to be a musician? Hazel is hoping that Twig will choose the yarn, just like she did when she was Twig's age. When the big day arrives and Twig makes an unexpected choice, will Hazel be able to help figure out what the future might hold for her little sister? Sweet, serious Hazel and the adorable Twig are certain to win the hearts of readers, who will long to enter their cozy woodland world. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: 1988, c1960 Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR |
By Seuss Publishing Date: 19600812 Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR Sam-I-Am tries to determine under what circumstances the old man will eat ham and green eggs. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: c1960 Classification: RDR Call Number: RDR Sam-I-am tries to persuade the character in the top hat to try green eggs and ham. |
By Bacigalupi, Paolo Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: YA Call Number: YA In a future beset with rising seas, corporate government, and constant civil war, a bioengineered half-man/half-beast super-soldier who calls himself Tool breaks his conditioning to overcome his genetically enhanced sense of loyalty to the corporation that created him and seeks revenge against his old masters. |
By Drake, Raelyn Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: YA Call Number: YA Seventeen-year-old Noah Fuller suddenly learns that he is heir to a dukedom in Evonia, but he must decide if he wants to follow in the family business or live his life as an ordinary citizen. |
By Hesse, Monica Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II. |
By Kisner, Adrienne Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: YA Call Number: YA Brynn Haper's life has one steadying force--Rachel Maddow. She watches her daily, and after writing to Rachel for a school project--and actually getting a response--Brynn starts drafting e-mails to Rachel but never sending them. Brynn tells Rachel about breaking up with her first serious girlfriend, about her brother Nick's death, about her passive mother and even worse stepfather, about how she's stuck in remedial courses at school and is considering dropping out. Then Brynn is confronted with a moral dilemma. One student representative will be allowed to have a voice among the administration in the selection of a new school superintendent. Brynn's archnemesis, Adam, and ex-girlfriend, Sarah, believe only Honors students are worthy of the selection committee seat. Brynn feels all students deserve a voice. When she runs for the position, the knives are out. So she begins to ask herself: What Would Rachel Maddow Do? |