Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2023 - November 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.
The man who beat Death Valley: based on the true story of William Lewis Manly By Fox, Deborah A Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: 900 Call Number: 979.487 FOX Unravels one of the most sensational pioneer stories of 19th century America. In the winter of 1849-1850, William Lewis Manly, John Rogers, Asahel and Sarah Bennett, and their pioneers got lost in the Great Basin Desert and stumbled into Death Valley. Defying starvation and danger, Manly and Rogers trekked a staggering 500 miles over murderous terrain to Los Angeles and back to Death Valley to save the trapped families |
NEW RELEASE Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: R Call Number: R031 The fully revised and updated version of the classic is based on the theme of the Blue Planet, with an emphasis on the natural world, as well as the latest record-breaking successes in music, TV, and sports. |
Climbers' guide: Riverside Quarry By Anderson, Louie Publishing Date: ©2012 Classification: R Call Number: R796.522 AND |
By Alexander, Kwame Publishing Date: 2022 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob. |
Adventures from the land of stories: the Mother Goose diaries By Colfer, Chris Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Mother Goose from The Land of Stories relates her adventures throughout history"-- |
By Dobbs, Alda P. Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left--her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother Luisito--until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none. Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios--they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border--a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality--Back cover. |
By Dragt, Tonke Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "One of the King's knights has gone missing. Sent to explore the mysterious Wild Wood, which no-one dares visit and some say are enchanted, he has vanished in the snow. Tiuri - now Sir Tiuri after carrying out his last perilous mission - has to find him. With his best friend and squire, Piak, he must journey into the heart of a terrifying, secret forest realm, where danger is all around and every path leads you astray. It is a place of lost, overgrown cities and ancient curses; of robbers, princesses and strange Men in Green; of old friends and treacherous new enemies and a secret plot that threatens to bring down the entire kingdom."--Front flap. |
By Meloy, Colin Publishing Date: [2022] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies. All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have taken on a sinister edge: a penny on a doormat. A man in a brown suit under a streetlamp. The persistent sound of an ax chopping in the middle of the night. He keeps telling himself that this is Seaham, a sleepy seaside town where nothing ever happens. Or at least nothing did, until his dad's construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old--some say cursed--Langdon place. Soon, though, he and his friends can't deny it: more and more of the adults in town are acting strangely. An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it's up to the kids to stop it before it's too late ..."-- |
NEW RELEASE By Pennypacker, Sara Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter--newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness--leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war. When one of Pax's kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing--and each other once again" -- Inside front cover. |
By Shaw, F. C. Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J CRIME & MYSTERY FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Stolen tools, holes in the walls, secret codes hiding in plain sight. . . Even more mysteries await Rollie Wilson this month at the Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. It has been several weeks since the evil Herr Zilch tried to steal from the academy's secret library. When Rollie finds a note from Zilch in a wastepaper basket, Headmaster Yardsly asks Rollie to help discover who Zilch's "mole" is. With Cecily at his side, Rollie is determined to catch the spy, all while dealing with his odious roommate, his mysterious great-aunt, and the school's new teacher. What's more, Rollie's Great Auntie Ei has sent him an antique newspaper from 1894 reporting on one of Sherlock Holmes's cases. What appears to be old news is actually a secret map hidden within the paper's pages. Rollie must decipher the map, then discover the Academy's secrets before the mole can hand them over to Herr Zilch. Ages 9+ |
The Treehouse Heroes and the forgotten beast By Amara, Philip Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: E Call Number: E "A group of five extraordinary friends and their teacher help save a magical creature from a tyrannical general"--Provided by pub. |
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 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 Bates, Amy June Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain. |
By Blackall, Sophie Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: E Call Number: E "Max isn't a typical cat, but his loving owner still sees the best in him"-- |
By Brown, Monica Publishing Date: 2005 Classification: E Call Number: E Gabriela Mistral loved words, sounds and stories. Born in Chile, she would grow to become the first Nobel Prize-winning Latina woman in the world. As a poet and a teacher, she inspired children across many countries to let their voices be heard. |
NEW RELEASE The library fish learns to read By Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: E Call Number: E Library Fish, who calls the library her home, decides it is time to learn to do what everyone around her loves doing--read. |
NEW RELEASE By Cordell, Matthew Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: E Call Number: E To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup! |
By Cuyler, Margery Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E Bonaparte the skeleton is literally falling to pieces and needs help from his friends to pull himself together before the first day of school. |