Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
July 2016 - August 2016
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 Davies, Nicola Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When her father successfully harpoons a manatee, leaving its baby orphaned, Manuela vows to rescue the calf and return it to the river, helping change the attitudes of the people in her village in the process. |
NEW RELEASE By Fayers, Claire Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne and her friend Peter find themselves in an adventure with pirates, invisible bears, and a seriously evil magician"-- |
By MacDonald, Amy Publishing Date: c1996 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old Simon has been raised to be extremely well-behaved, but when he goes to visit his unconventional great-aunt he discovers that not everyone has the same ideas about good manners. |
By Nannestad, Katrina Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In 1911, when orphaned ten-year-old Inge comes to live with her stern grandmother in a remote island village in Bornholm, Denmark, she ends up changing the climate of the town, bringing joy and laughter to her grandmother's life and finding a new family for herself to help assuage her grief over losing her mother. |
By Samworth, Kate Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In a future when deforestation and other environmental factors have caused many bird species to go extinct, businessman Alfred Wallis offers a catalog of parts for creating replacements, from hand-carved beaks to Italian-leather feet. |
By Shang, Wendy Wan Long Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year. |
I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 By Tarshis, Lauren Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone? |
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