Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
August 2022
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 Dashner, James Publishing Date: ©2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After being kidnapped by Mr. Chu, Atticus "Tick" Higginbottom and his friends Paul and Sofia must survive a series of tests in several different Realities. |
Herb fairies: Healing the heart of the forest By Gallagher, Kimberly Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "All the magic keepers have been healed, so why does Dandy, the dandelion fairy, appear in Hailey?s herb garden? It turns out Hailey, Camie, Rowan, and Sarah have one more healing journey in the Fairy Herb Garden before all the magic is fully restored to the world. The Old Man of the Forest can?t seem to forgive himself for all the trouble he?s caused, and with him sick the forest is dying. The children discover the amazing healing power of dandelion, and witness the challenge and the joy of forgiveness. This story concludes the Herb Fairies series" -- http://www.amazon.com/Herb-Fairies-Book-Thirteen-Healing/dp/1514809206/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1456795917&sr=1-1&keywords=9781514809204 |
NEW RELEASE The Princess in Black and the mermaid princess By Hale, Shannon Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort's royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day. Can the masked heroes help her learn that being a princess means more than just being nice--it means speaking up? An ode to using your voice (along with a kelp-tree swing or two), this newest installment in the New York Times best-selling series is a splish-splashing good time"-- |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "As the new leader of ThunderClan, Bramblestar must prepare to weather a storm the likes of which the warrior Clans have never seen--and might not survive"-- |
By Hunter, Erin Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "During a time of great turmoil and amid silence from StarClan, respected ThunderClan warrior Graystripe must break a promise from his past and leave his Clan behind for a quest to heal his past and uncover his future"-- |
By Jansson, Tove Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The Moomins, in case you didn't know, are kind, philosophical creatures with velvety fur and smooth round snouts, who live in a tall blue house in a beautiful woodland valley, beside the sea. When mysterious signs start to appear of a strange star with a tail, young Moomintroll and his friend Sniff set off to consult the professors in the distant Lonely Mountains. Their journey is packed with adventures which they share with new friends they meet on the way - Snufkin, the carefree wanderer, the fascinating Snorkmaiden, and her brother the Snork. They discover that a ery comet is heading straight for their beloved Moominvalley. But can they race home before the comet crashes? |
By Key, Alexander Publishing Date: 1965 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Little Jon, who lives in another world, is watching the shooting stars streaming across the sky when suddenly he falls through the door - the one that leads to another place, the one that has been closed for so long. So he starts down the mountain in search of people to help him. It is a strange journey, full of mystery and magic. |
By Lindgren, Astrid Publishing Date: [1983] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Ronia, who lives with her father and his band of robbers in a castle in the woods, causes trouble when she befriends the son of a rival robber chieftain. |
The merry adventures of Robin Hood of great renown in Nottinghamshire By Pyle, Howard Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Recounts the adventures of Robin Hood, who slew a deer on a wager, became an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, and collected around him a merry band, including Little John, Allan a Dale, Friar Tuck, and Will Stutely. |
Five little Peppers and how they grew By Sidney, Margaret Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In New England in the late nineteenth-century, a fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman and his young son. |
The kingdom of beautiful colours and other stories By Wyatt, Isabel Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J 'Once upon a time there was a kingdom of beautiful colours. In the middle of it stood a cloud mountain, and from the top of the cloud mountain you looked down on a wonderful rainbow, shining green and blue and yellow.' The King must go on a long journey, so asks his four sons to care for the kingdom of beautiful colours. But the youngest prince has his own ideas about how that should be done...The Kingdom of Beautiful Colours is just one of seven wonderful tales in this collection by master storyteller Isabel Wyatt. |
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