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.
By Lenski, Lois Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "The story of a real-life girl in early eighteenth-century America called Ocean-born Mary due to her birth at sea, and her youth and experiences in coastal New Hampshire"-- |
By Lenski, Lois Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While her parents take a long sea voyage in 1830, ten-year-old Phebe Fairchild lives in the Connecticut countryside with her father's family, Puritans who even forbid reading her treasured Mother Goose book. |
NEW RELEASE By Marsh, Katherine Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Matthew discovers a shocking secret about his great-grandmother's past as he learns about her life during the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine. |
NEW RELEASE By McDunn, Gillian Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more. |
By Melville, Herman Publishing Date: ©2005 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale, who defied capture. |
NEW RELEASE By Patrick, S. A. Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Having upset the Hamelyn Piper's dastardly plan to build an army through songs of mind control, thirteen-year-old Piper, Patch Brightwater and his companions Wren and Barver seek the aid of old friends, legendary heroes, and a near-dead sorcerer to help foil the escaped villain's next sinister plot. |
NEW RELEASE By Pennypacker, Sara Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever. |
By Preus, Margi Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America. |
By Resau, Laura Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives. |
By Rylander, Chris Publishing Date: ©2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Sixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results. |
By Seymour, Alta Halverson Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old Michel knows his grand'maman is the best in all France. And she deserves a donkey just like everyone else. A donkey would be a great help carrying loads of wood and kindling, fruits and vegetables, and it could even pull a little cart to take them for a Sunday ride. But how could he get a donkey? They cost a good deal of money and it would take a long while to earn, even working two jobs. Yet Christmas is four months away! Michel is short of money, but he has plenty of determination and is not afraid to work. Everyone will be delighted at how he manages to make this Chrismtas a special one for his grand'maman. Full of love, this story makes a heartwarming read-aloud the whole year through. . |
By Shaw, F. C. Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Teachers in disguise, secret libraries, hollow books... All these and more await eleven-year-old Rollie Wilson at the mysterious Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. When Rollie and his best friend, Cecily, are invited to attend a school where children learn the art of detection just like the great Sherlock Holmes, they discover a strange burglary has been committed and a mystery is afoot. Determined to investigate, Rollie discovers that appearances can be deceiving, the truth can be hurtful and friends sometimes turn into foes. Does Rollie have what it takes to follow in Holmes's footsteps? Can he use his skills to solve the mystery and save the school from an unknown villain? |
By Sutherland, Tui Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside -- a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs -- and hidden away for years -- all to fulfill the prophecy. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when danger threatens one of their own, Clay and his friends may choose freedom over fate ... leave the mountain ... and set the dragon world on a course that no one could have predicted. |
By Wells, H. G. Publishing Date: ©2001 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A classic novel of the future follows the Time Traveller as he hurtles one million years into the future and encounters a world populated by two distinct races, the childlike Eloi and the disgusting Morlocks who prey on the Eloi. |
NEW RELEASE By Azúa Kramer, Jackie Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: E Call Number: E Despite being teased by his classmates, Manolo continues to believe in unicorns and meets one of the magical creatures on his way home from school. |
By Barnett, Mac Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results. |
By Blanc, Katherine Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E A story based on the childhood of Mel Blanc, father-in-law of the author, and voice of characters like Woody Woodpecker, and many others. |
By Bodecker, N. M Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E After getting caught in Miss Jaster's spring planting, the hedgehog discovers that he has become a four-legged, walking flower garden. |
By Bradfield, Roger Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E "The child in this book feels perfectly at ease talking and dreaming with his favorite rock. Have you ever chatted with an inanimate object? If not, you've missed out on some interesting conversation. Children will learn that a friend accepts you just the way you are"--Provided by publisher. |
Hola, piedrita! =: Hello, rock By Bradfield, Roger Publishing Date: [2012], 1993 Classification: E Call Number: E A little boy imagines what he will do with a rock he has found. |