Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
December 2023 - March 2024
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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Sarah's boat: a young girl learns the art of sailing By Alvord, Douglas Publishing Date: 1994 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J An eleven-year-old girl demonstrates her sailing skills during a Labor Day weekend race. |
By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"-- |
Arlo Finch in the kingdom of shadows By August, John Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, preparing to face a new school, new threats, and two new Rangers in Blue Patrol. Arlo is about to undertake his most dangerous journey yet: all the way to China to try to bring his father home. But when the mysterious Eldritch reveal their true agenda, Arlo must make an impossible choice: save his friends and family, or save the Long Woods. Both worlds will never be the same."--Jacket flap. |
By Barnett, Mac Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J As the Terrible Two face the end of their time together in Yawnee Valley, they are determined to pull a prank that changes the town forever. |
By Blume, Lesley M. M Publishing Date: [2009], 2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After their mother abandons them during the Great Depression, Tennyson Fontaine and her little sister Hattie are sent to live with their eccentric Aunt Henrietta in a decaying plantation house outside of New Orleans. |
By Brown, Peter Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice" -- |
Queen Red Riding Hood's guide to royalty By Colfer, Chris Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The young queen, Red Riding Hood, gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty. |
By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup's quest is clear ... But can he end the rebellion? Can he prove himself to be king? Can he save the dragons? The stakes have never been higher, as the very fate of the Viking world hangs in the balance!"-- |
By Dahlgren, Helena Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Publisher Annotation: Step into the universe of the massively popular online MMORPG game Star Stable, and follow four friends who discover their magic powers and learn that every girl can be a hero in this fantasy trilogy. |
By DuPrau, Jeanne Publishing Date: 2008 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter. |
Agent Weasel and the robber king By East, Nick Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Spring has sprung in the United Woodlands, and the animals of Woodland Intelligence (WI6) are celebrating with a barbecue. But when a mysterious attack from the skies bursts Beaver Dam wide open, the woodland is flooded! The head of WI6 suspects foul play. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he manage a daring underwater rescue? Will he notice the clues leading high into the treetops? Will he ever get over the drowning of his precious biscuit collection? Find out in this wild and watery tale, with glorious illustrations throughout. |
A donsy of gnomes: 7 gentle gnome stories By Francesca, Sieglinde de Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J |
By Haddon, Mark Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When Jim and Charlie overhear two of their teachers talking in a secret language and the two friends set out to solve the mystery, they do not expect the dire consequences of their actions. |
By Henry, Marguerite Publishing Date: [1976] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Sham and the stable boy Agba travel from Morocco to France to England where, at last, Sham's majesty is recognized and he becomes the "Godolphin Arabian," ancestor of the most superior Thoroughbred horses. |
By Henry, Marguerite Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Captivated by the story of "Misty of Chincoteague," a woman with a horse farm in Florida raises one of Misty's descendants to become a champion show horse. |
Mustang: wild spirit of the West By Henry, Marguerite Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A fictional retelling, from the point of view of Annie Bronn Johnston, of how this Nevada woman fought to protect the American wild horse, the mustang, from extinction because of professional killers who chased the horses for use in dog food. |
San Domingo: the medicine hat stallion By Henry, Marguerite Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A fourteen-year-old boy learns about the harsh realities of life when he acquires an Indian pony from a drifter and has to fight to keep it. |
By Hodge, Rosamund Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Rachelle must protect the king's bastard son while searching for the weapons that will save her world from endless night"-- |
The Bobbsey twins: Adventure in the country By Hope, Laura Lee Publishing Date: 1989 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The twins are involved with cattle thieves when they visit Aunt Sarah's farm - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Keene, Carolyn Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Nancy, Bess, and George are on an Alaskan cruise when things start to go awry. |
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