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.
Fiona McGilray's story: a voyage from Ireland in 1849 By Pastore, Clare Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J They left their homelands during the worst moments in history - and arrived in America ready to reach for their dreams. |
The coffin quilt: the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys By Rinaldi, Ann Publishing Date: 1999 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In the 1880s, young Fanny McCoy witnesses the growth of a terrible and violent feud between her Kentucky family and the West Virginia Hatfields, complicated by her older sister Roseanna's romance with a Hatfield. |
By Rowling, J. K. Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens -- DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life ... even toys. And Jack's newest toy -- the Christmas Pig (DP's replacement) -- has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known ..."-- |
By Shaw, F. C Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Sherlock Academy is out for Christmas break, but Rollie and Cecily are ready to solve their third mystery. When Rollie finds a letter in his great aunt's study questioning his decision to attend Sherlock Academy, he confronts her and finds out that his aunt can be just as determined and stubborn as he is about keeping secrets. Aunt Ei's secretive manners aren't the only mystery brewing: an agent from Scotland Yard and Wesley arrive at Rollie's house for protection, having just barely escaped from the clutches of Herr Zilch's henchmen. Even with the fun of friends and the holiday, Rollie still spies strange happenings at Herr Zilch's old mansion and goes with Cecily and Wesley to investigate. Between his grumpy aunt, protecting Wesley, and exploring Zilch's mansion, Rollie holiday turns out to be more than he expected." |
By Small, Lily Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A special story for Christmas introducing Hailey the Hedgerow Hedgehog, the newest addition to the Fairy Animals of Misty Wood"-- |
By Small, Lily Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Kylie's excitement over going to summer camp with her friends is threatened by her fear of the water. Includes activities. |
By West, Tracey Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When Drake discovers that his friend and fellow Dragon Master, Bo, is trying to steal the Dragon Stone, he wonders if the dark wizard might be behind it, and he must try to find a way to protect the stone while keeping Bo's family out of danger. |
By Wiley, Melissa Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Living with her family in Roxbury, Massachusetts, five-year-old Charlotte Tucker, who would grow up to become the grandmother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, feels the effects of the War of 1812. |
By Woodfine, Katherine Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J With Sophie still missing in action after their explosive mission in Paris, Lil decides to take matters into her own hands. On a new mission for the Secret Service Bureau, can Lil find Sophie in misty, mysterious St Petersburg? Can they uncover the identity of their true enemy and can they trust anyone - even the Bureau? It's time for Sophie and Lil to put their spy skills to the test. |
Atalanta and the Arcadian beast By Yolen, Jane Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as together they pursue mysterious creature that killed her father. |
Magic misfits: the second story By Harris, Neil Patrick Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J LARGE PRINT Leila and the other Magic Misfits have the opportunity to perform with a famous stage psychic known as Madame Esmeralda, who may hold secrets to Leila's past. |
Publishing Date: 2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Magical tales about princesses from different Walt Disney movies. |
Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: E Call Number: E Seven stories about Blue. |
Publishing Date: 1991 Classification: E Call Number: E A collection of short stories starring the Muppets. |
Walt Disney's classic storybook Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: E Call Number: E "Disney's timeless classics live on in this volume of tales featuring vintage artwork from the beloved storybooks of the 1950s and 1960s."--Page 4 cover |
By Arnold, Tedd Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E Buzz is writing a fairy tale for homework, and Fly Guy naturally assumes the role of a handsome prince, who fends off a giant and rescues a beautiful princess. |
The completed hickory dickory dock By Aylesworth, Jim Publishing Date: 1994 Classification: E Call Number: E Recounts the antics of a young mouse each hour after the clock strikes one. |
The completed hickory dickory dock By Aylesworth, Jim Publishing Date: 1994, 1990 Classification: E Call Number: E Recounts the antics of a young mouse each hour after the clock strikes one. |
By Banks, Kate Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E A boy provides instructions as he searches high and low for an elephant, which the reader can find in the illustrations. |
The turtle and the hippopotamus By Banks, Kate Publishing Date: 2002 Classification: E Call Number: E Afraid to swim across the river because of the hippopotamus there, a turtle takes inspiration from other animals in trying other ways to get across. Features rebuses. |