Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2025 - May 2025
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 Altbacker, E. J Publishing Date: [2011] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J With the ocean on the brink of chaos, a young shark Gray and his best friend Barkley, exiled from the safety of their peaceful reef home, will have to battle ferocious shivers, or join them, to survive. |
Darth Paper strikes back: an Origami Yoda book By Angleberger, Tom Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Harvey, upset when his Darth Paper finger puppet brings humiliation, gets Dwight suspended, but Origami Yoda asks Tommy and Kellan, now in seventh grade, to make a new casefile to persuade the School Board to reinstate Dwight. |
Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor By Angleberger, Tom Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Horton, an upstanding kitchen boy in a castle in nineteenth-century England, becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding a series of thefts, which is also connected to the pursuit of a very eligible and wealthy young lady's affections. |
The strange case of Origami Yoda By Angleberger, Tom Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda. |
The surprise attack of Jabba the Puppett: an Origami Yoda book By Angleberger, Tom Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Some problems are too big for Origami Yoda alone ... This semester, Dwight, Tommy, Sara, and the gang must face their deadliest enemy yet: the FunTime Education System. Meant to raise the standardized test scores, the mind-numbing videos of Professor FunTime and his singing calculator are driving everybody crazy! And worse yet, to make time for FunTime, all electives--drama, art, band--have been canceled! Naturally, the kids turn to Origami Yoda for help, but he tells them that this enemy is too strong for him alone. If they want to get their favorite classes back, they must form a Rebel Alliance. Soon dozens of kids, each with his or her own origami puppet, join the Alliance. But will the Force be with them--or will the be defeated by the FunTime Menace?"--Page [4] cover. |
By Bell, Alex Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Stella Starflake Pearl has been expelled from the Polar Bear Explorers' Club. But that's not going to stop her and the rest of the junior explorers from embarking on another exceptionally perilous expedition. It hasn't been long since Shay was bitten by a witch wolf, but he's in danger of turning into one himself. Only an ice queen's long-lost spell book and Stella's ice princess magic has the power to break the curse. The one thing standing in their way is a treacherous monolith no explorer has ever returned from ... the Black Ice Bridge. In this final, daring installment of the Polar Bear Explorers' Club series, Stella and the rest of the gang embark on their most fearsome quest yet, plagued by distrustful mermaids, screeching red devil squids, irksome trolls, and a centuries-old curse."--Amazon. |
The curse of the blue figurine By Bellairs, John Publishing Date: 2004, 1983 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a ushabt. from church. John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels:nbsp; Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look! |
The last kids on Earth and the monster dimension By Brallier, Max Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "With Thrull's Tower complete, nothing can stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from coming to our dimension. Nothing, that is, with the possible exception of thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan and his pals June, Quint, and Dirk. Jack has been gifted the power to control an army of zombies, the only thing that could turn the tide in the coming battle. Just one problem: he has no clue how to wield this new power. There's one all-knowing, all-seeing monster who might be able to tell Jack how to defeat Ressoch ... but she lives in the Hidden City in a far-off dimension. Jack dives into an interdimensional adventure seeking answers, but what he finds are old enemies, new allies, a world beyond his wildest imagination, and shocking truths that change everything. Even if Jack makes it out of this dimension in one piece, he'll never be the same" -- Back cover. |
How to betray a dragon's hero: the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the viking By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Hiccup is in hiding in the Murderous Mountains with the Company of the Dragonmark, but he is determined to become King of the Wilderwest by defeating the witch's Vampire Spydragons and steal back the King's Things from Alvin the Treacherous"-- |
By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Hiccup, stranded with Toothless on the Beach of the Broken Heart and being hunted by an old enemy, faces Ug the Uglithug, Berserks, and Scarers and tries to save Fishlegs from the Beast. |
How to seize a dragon's jewel: the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In exile, and hunted by dragons and humans alike, can Hiccup the Viking find the dragon's jewel and save the world from destruction? |
How to steal a dragon's sword: the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A dragon rebellion is coming-filled with the meanest, nastiest dragons in the Archipelago. Razor-wings, Tongue twisters, and Vampire Ghoul deaths are attaching Vikings and seem to be seeking one soul in particular: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third! Only a King can save them ... and only a champion with all of the King's Lost Things can be King. In his adventures, Hiccup has collected quite a few "things" himself. But can a scrawny Viking save the entire Archipelago from certain doom? To find out, Hiccup will have to outwit a witch, fight his arch-enemy, and beat back an army of bloodthirsty dragons with just one sword."--Page 4 of cover. |
By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Xar and Wish are heroes with a huge task ahead--confronting the Nuckalavee is not for the faint hearted. But with Magic and Iron together, they might just have a chance of saving their beloved homes from those who seek to destroy everything they hold dear. The third electrifying book in The Wizards of Once series fizzes with magic and introduces us to a host of glorious new characters: bears and piskies and magical pins and needles to name but a few. |
By Cowell, Cressida Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J The author of How to Train Your Dragon returns with the final, magical installment of the New York Times bestselling Wizards of Once series! Xar and Wish are on the final leg of their journey -- first stop: The Mine of Happiness. Here, starvation is never far away for the Magical creatures who toil in its horrible depths. Xar and Wish must escape and fast; Xar needs to take control of his ever-growing Witchstain, and Wish must achieve her Destiny. But the Tazzelwurm is in their way, a grotesque monster who threatens to block every entrance. Time is not on their side, but the forests are calling them. Will their combined strength be enough for the biggest quest so far: to defeat the Kingwitch once and for all? |
By Holt, K. A Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream. |
By Khan, Hiba Noor Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah's life changes for ever. Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city. It's not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety?"--Publisher's description |
Wednesday : the forest of secrets By Lazar, Ralph Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Dash Candoo is used to really strange, mysterious things happening at his school. But now, really, really, really strange and mysterious things are happening. Dash starts to wonder what's going on when mysterious tire marks and strange sounds start coming from Moremi Forest, next to Swedhump Elementary. When he and his friend Rob go to investigate, they can't work out what's going on. All they know is . . . they're being watched. Soon the weirdness spreads to Swedhump. Trails of leaves appear between classrooms. A teacher acts even more strangely than normal. Even bed-jumping class doesn't feel entirely safe. What's causing all the fuss?"--Back cover. |
Wednesday: the forest of secrets By Lazar, Ralph Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Dash Candoo is used to really strange, mysterious things happening at his school. But now, really, really, really strange and mysterious things are happening. Dash starts to wonder what's going on when mysterious tire marks and strange sounds start coming from Moremi Forest, next to Swedhump Elementary. When he and his friend Rob go to investigate, they can't work out what's going on. All they know is ... they're being watched. Soon the weirdness spreads to Swedhump. Trails of leaves appear between classrooms. A teacher acts even more strangely than normal. Even bed-jumping class doesn't feel entirely safe. What's causing all the fuss?"--Back cover |
By Lee, Lori M Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J While trying to rescue her brother's soul from the spirit world, eleven-year-old Pahua discovers that she is the reincarnation of a legendary shaman warrior. |
By Levy, Elizabeth Publishing Date: 2004 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Solve mysteries with the group known as Invisible Inc. Chip is invisible, Justin reads lips, and Charlene is just like Sherlock Holmes. Together they are a crime solving team that can't be beat! |