Arcadia Public Library

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind. This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another...

An account of branches of the Lee, Weinshank, and Phelan families who lived in California and intermarried beginning in the 1840s. The Lee family, beginning with Henry Lee who came from England in 1848, were circus performers.

"LA gardener Mas Arai returns to Hiroshima to bring his best friends ashes to a relative on the tiny offshore island of Ino, only to become embroiled in the mysterious death of a teenage boy who was about the same age Mas was when he survived the atomic bomb in 1945. The boys death affects the elderly, often-curmudgeonly, always-reluctant sleuth, who cannot return home to Los Angeles until he finds a way to see justice served"--Amazon.

A collection of poems and stories about Christmas.

"'Ehéngmay and the raven is the story of a Native American girl who sets out to discover the meaning of her name. Ehéngmay is guided by Raven who helps her understand the importance of being caring, helpful and knowledgeable about her culture. Throughout her journey Ehéngmay encounters native animals, plants and environments of what is today Southern California. Native Americans made this region their home for over 12,000 years. The earliest peoples...

The renowned California wine industry, famous for northern vintages, actually was born near El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Spanish missionaries harvested the first vintage in 1782 at Mission San Juan Capistrano and then cultivated enormous vineyards at Mission San Gabriel. Their replanted vine-cuttings took root on Jose Maria Verdugo’s 1784 Spanish land grant in what became Glendale. Jean Louis Vignes brought a Bordeaux winemaking experience to LA in...