Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2020 - December 2020
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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Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J When she is freed from prison, Cruella De Vil tries once again to collect enough Dalmatians to make herself a coat, but a quick-thinking parrot and the dog communities of London and Paris work together to foil her plan. |
Disney's family story collection: 75 fables for living, loving & learning Publishing Date: ©2000 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A collection of short stories adapted from Disney movies. |
Publishing Date: ©2003 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J This is a book filled with sweet little stories and projects and games that a child might do. |
Publishing Date: 1987 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A collection of sixteen short stories and poems about ghosts and ghostly happenings, by a variety of authors. |
By Adderson, Caroline Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Seven-year-old Isabel is an adopted, only child, who lives with her single mom and her nanny, Rosa. Isabel's best friend is Zoe. Zoe adores the shenanigans they get up to together, except when it gets them into trouble, which does happen now and then! |
By Almond, David Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J John, an English boy whose father is a World War I soldier while his mother works in a munitions factory, and who has been taught that he, too, is at war with the Germans, has a strange encounter with a German boy called Jan who is just like him. |
By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Endling: The First is the second book in an epic middle grade animal fantasy series by Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, and Crenshaw! To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world--the endling--Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne colony. But the threat of war across the lands continues to grow with each passing day. As the group confronts untold dangers at every turn, they will ultimately uncover a treacherous plot that involves the other powerful governing species. With both her dreams and all the creatures of Nedarra on the brink of extinction, Byx and her friends are determined to never give up hope. Soon they find themselves the unlikely leaders in a simmering rebellion that risks everything they hold dear. Byx may be the last of her kind, but will she also be the first to lead the revolution? In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling first book--which received four starred reviews--Katherine Applegate once again delivers an action-packed middle grade fantasy with a unique setting, enthralling characters, and gripping adventure that is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Brian Jacques, and Tui T. Sutherland."--Publisher's description. |
By Applegate, Katherine Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"-- |
Curse of the Night Witch: Emblem Island By Aster, Alex Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After changing the fate he has known since birth, twelve- year-old Tor Luna, accompanied by his friends Engle and Melda, must visit the notorious Night Witch to break the curse he now faces. |
Disney's Hercules: illustrated classic By Balzer, Elizabeth Publishing Date: c1997 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J This new version of the story of Hercules, based on Disney's interpretation of the classic Greek myth, is a triumphant story of adventure, heroism, and true love. |
By Baptist, Kelly J Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J "Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. Isaiah wishes his dad's tales were real. He could use those powers right about now!"--Amazon. |
By Barrows, Annie Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Fourth-grader Iggy Frangi and his friends, afraid the principal saw them pulling a big prank, vow to be so good they are invisible, but learn that being too good causes trouble, too. |
A coal miner's bride: the diary of Anetka Kaminska By Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J A diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love. |
By Bauer, Joan Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Newly orphaned and living with the half sister she hardly knows, twelve-year-old Olive rediscovers her hope when she starts training a guide dog puppy. |
By Baum, L. Frank Publishing Date: 1996 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas. |
By Bishop, Jenn Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Three years after his father's death by suicide, twelve-year-old Drew embarks on a journey toward understanding, forgiveness, and hope. |
Like nothing amazing ever happened By Blejwas, Emily Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J In small-town Wicapi, Minnesota, in 1991, twelve-year-old Justin struggles to pick up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father. |
By Brandt, Juliana Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Baron Dire haunts Cape Fen, striking magical bargains, demanding unjust payment, and sending the Wolf to hunt those who do not pay, but Eliza and Winnie Serling are determined to stop him. |
A trip to the country for Marvin and James By Broach, Elise Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: JFIC Call Number: J James invites Marvin and his cousin Elaine on a trip to the country, and it proves to be a very exciting adventure for the forever friends. |
By Brown, W. N Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: JFIC Call Number: J Captured by the Confederate Army in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union soldiers Colonel Thomas Rose and Major A.G. Hamilton are sent to infamous Libby Prison, where they resolve to escape tortuous conditions. |
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