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New Items ~ February 2019

February 2, 2019 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

FICTION

Alice isn’t dead by Joseph Fink. A female big-rig driver crisscrosses America searching for signs of the wife everyone else thinks is dead.

The angel in the glass by Alys Clare. A physician-sleuth in the year 1604 uncovers dark secrets in his small Devon village in this historical mystery.

Bad news travels fast by Maureen Milliken. When an Appalachian Trail hiker becomes lost in the woods of Maine, then is found dead, it sets off a chain of events that upsets the fragile peace of the town of Redimere, Maine.

The boy by Tami Hoag. Nick Fourcade and Annie Broussard, a husband-and-wife detective team, investigate a boy’s murder and the disappearance of his babysitter.

The burglar by Thomas Perry. An unlikely burglar – young woman in the 20s – realizes she must solve a string of murders or else become the next victim.

Don’t let go by Michel Bussi. A nail biter of a manhunt on an island drives this thriller after a tourist goes missing, triggering a police chase with nods to both Agatha Christie and Harlan Coben.

Eighteen below by Stefan Ahnhem. A Scandinavian thriller – a terrifying story of stolen identity and serial murder.

In peppermint peril by Joy Avon. Returning to her hometown in Maine, Callie Aspen (an organizer of book-themed tea parties) will have to conquer threefold trouble – a mysterious will, a missing heirloom, and a dead body – to restore the festive spirit to her small town.

Josephine Baker’s last dance by Sherry Jones. A moving and insightful novel based on the life of legendary performer and activist Josephine Baker.

The mansion by Ezekiel Boone. A family moves into a home equipped with the world’ most intelligent, cutting edge, and intuitive computer server – but a buried secret leads to terrifying and catastrophic consequences.

The only woman in the room by Marie Benedict. A novel based on the incredible true story of Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon, actress, and scientist whose groundbreaking invention revolutionized modern communication.

The perilous adventures of the cowboy king by Jerome Charyn. Here is a novel of Teddy Roosevelt and his times.

The puzzle of the happy hooligan by Stuart Palmer. After a screenwriter is murdered on a film set, a street-smart school teacher searches for the killer.

Radiant night by Patrick Lohier. A wounded Iraq War veteran struggling with PTSD and drug addiction embarks on a mission to find a mysterious family heirloom in the depths of the American South.

The reckoning by John Grisham. In 1946, Pete Banning drove into town, walked into church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn’t shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete’s only statement was, “I have nothing to say.”

She lies in wait by Gytha Lodge. Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust?

Someone like me by M.R. Carey. After fending off a brutal attack by her ex-husband, a woman fears for her sanity. The truth is something far more terrifying.

The three Beths by Jeff Abbott. An intense and emotionally gripping suspense novel about a daughter’s desperate search for her missing mother – one that my lead her closer to home than she ever anticipated.

Watching you by Lisa Jewell. A page-turner about a shocking murder in a picturesque and well-to-do English town.

NONFICTION

Am I dying? by Christopher Kelly. A complete guide to your symptoms – and what to do next.

The first time: stories and songs from music icons by Matt Everitt. Follow their lives and careers starting with their first musical memories, first records, and first gigs, and find out the songs that have shaped them along the way.

The ghost photographer by Julie Rieger. A good primer on getting into the psychic realm, this is also, ultimately, a story of unconditional love and healing by a woman you might just want to have a drink with.

Halfway to halfway and back by Dick Linford. A collection of river stories that capture the essence and mood of river guiding and like an old friend and the river itself, lure you back for another trip.

The heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer. A sweeping history (and counter-narrative) of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.

Living the dream by John Ford. More tales from the retired Maine game warden who also wrote Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good.

The Martha manual by Martha Stewart. Essential life skills from America’s most trusted lifestyle expert – together in one practical handbook with hundreds of ideas, instruction, and inspirations.

The minimalist home by Joshua Becker. A popular minimalist blogger shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.

Never home alone by Rob Dunn. A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements.

Quarterback by John Feinstein. Inside the most important position in the National Football League.

Questions are the answer by Hal Gregersen. What if you could unlock a better answer to your most vexing problems – in your workplace community, or home life – just by changing the question?

Rediscovering travel by Seth Kugel. A guide for the globally curious, this is an indispensable companion for rookie and veteran travelers alike that promises to revolutionize both how and why we vacation.

Rock-and-roll woman by Meredith Ochs. Here are the 50 fiercest female rockers.

77 things to know before getting a cat by Susan Ewing. The essential guide to preparing your family and home for a feline companion.

Undo it! by Dean Ornish. How simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases.

Weird parenting wins by Hillary Frank. Unconventional – yet effective – parenting strategies such as making a pig snort in a baby’s ear to stop their crying or getting kids to try beets by saying it might turn their poop pink.

Winter’s graces by Susan Stewart. Filled with unexpected good news about growing older, this highlights 11 qualities that ripen with age, surprising gifts of later life.

Children’s Books

PICTURE BOOKS

Boy who went to Mars by Simon James

Cars and trucks book by Todd Parr

Dad’s camera by Ross Watkins

Douglas, you’re a genius by Ged Adamson

Heads and tails by John Canty

Horse meets Dog by Elliot Kalan

Hugs & kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

I need a hug by Aaron Blabey

Is that you, Eleanor Sue? by Tricia Tusa

Josie’s lost tooth by Jennifer K. Mann

Little owl’s snow by Divya Srinivasan

Love by Stacy McAnulty

Mapping Sam by Joyce Hesselberth

Mia moves out by Miranda Paul

Once upon a star: a poetic journey through space by James Carter

Owls are good at keeping secrets: an unusual alphabet by Sara O’Leary

Pea pod lullaby by Glenda Millard

Where did you come from, baby dear? by George MacDonald

Wonky donkey by Craig Smith

Words to love by by Rick Warren

BEGINNING CHAPTER BOOKS

Amelia Bedelia under the weather by Herman Parish

Biscuit loves the park by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Daniel can dance by Delphine Finnegan

Llama Llama be my valentine by Anna Dewdney

Pete the kitty and the case of the hiccups by James Dean

Pinkalicious and the flower fairy by Victoria Kann

This makes me happy by Courtney Carbone

Zip and Beep by Chris Barton

CHAPTER BOOKS

Astrid the unstoppable by Maria Parr

Bad kitty: kitten trouble by Nick Bruel

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Ellie May on April Fools’ Day by Hillary Homzie

TBH, this is SO Awkward… by Lisa Greenwald

NON-FICTION

California and other western wildfires by Rachel Seigel

Countdown: 2979 days to the moon by Suzanne Slade

Cross Niagara: the death-defying tightrope adventures of the Great Blondin by Matt Tavares

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate by Julia Sillett

John McCain an American hero by John Perritano

Kids cooking: students prepare and eat foods from around the world by George Ancona

Starstruck: the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull

Trade in our global community by Rachel Eagen

Who was Jane Austen? by Sarah Fabiny

Wild buildings and bridges: architecture inspired by nature by Etta Kaner

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Amulet: SuperNova: book 8 by Kau Kibuishi

Notes from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal, and New York Times Book Review.

Winter “Chain Verse”

January 12, 2019 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

New Items ~ January 2019

January 5, 2019 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

FICTION

The Adults by Caroline Hulse. A couple (now separated), plus their daughter, plus their NEW partners, all go on an epic Christmas vacation together. What could go wrong?

Bitter orange by Claire Fuller. Whiffs of Shirley Jackson, Daphne du Maurier, and Charlotte Bronte as an upstairs neighbor becomes obsessed with her downstairs neighbor.

The clockmaker’s daughter by Kate Morton. The story of a love affair and a mysterious murder that cast their shadows across generations set in England from the 1860s until the present day.

The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash. An evocative and wildly absorbing novel about the Winters, a family living in New York City’s famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.

Fire and blood by George R.R. Martin. Set 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones”, this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.

Forever and a day by Anthony Horowitz. A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. It’s the explosive prequel to the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.

The friend by Sigrid Nunez. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind.

Hazards of time travel by Joyce Carol Oates. Time travel and its hazards are made literal in this novel in which a recklessly idealistic girl dares to test the perimeters of her tightly controlled (future) world and is punished by being sent back in time to 1959 middle America.

The little shop of found things by Paula Brackston. A wonderful blend of history with the time-travel elements and a touch of romance.

Look alive twenty-five by Janet Evanovich. When several managers of a deli in Trenton disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.

Master of his fate by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Falconer, who spends his days working at his father’s market stall, is determined to become a merchant prince.

The Moore house by Tony Tremblay. After something gruesome happens in a N.H. home, a priest and three excommunicated nuns are asked to cleanse the building. It is only after they give it the all clear that the demons truly begin to unleash their wrath and power.

My sister, the serial killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. A short, darkly funny novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends.

Nighttown by Timothy Hallinan. When a professional burglar breaks one of the cardinal rules of burglary (don’t take scores that you’re being paid way too much for), he finds himself on the wrong side of, well, the wrong side.

Nine perfect strangers by Liane Moriarty. Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In this page turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out.

Of blood and bone by Nora Roberts. Sequel to Year One, this is a new tale of terror and magic in a brand new world.

Overkilt by Kaitlyn Dunnett. A quiet Maine town is beset by a series of disastrous happenings. Small town charm and a determined sleuth who does a great job uncovering clues in a tale that rings all too true.

Penelope Lemon : game on! by Inman Majors. A recently divorced, financially struggling mom faces online dating challenges when a nude picture of her surfaces on the internet.

The Razor by Jack Mitchell. A riveting sci fi thriller about a man struggling to survive the chaos on a prison planet.

Robert B. Parker’s blood feud by Mike Lupica. Sunny Randall races to protect her ex-husband – and his Mafia family – from the vengeful plan of a mysterious rival.

The spite game by Anna Snoekstra. Mercilessly bullied in high school, Ava knows she needs to put the past behind her and move on, but she can’t – not until she’s exacted precise, catastrophic revenge on the people who hurt her the most.

Those who knew by Idra Novey. A taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down.

Tony’s wife by Adriana Trigiani. Love, ambition, and the consequences of both lie at the heart of this epic of two working-class kids who become a successful singing act during the big band era of the 1940s.

Winter in paradise by Elin Hilderbrand. Irene’s husband is found dead in St. John’s in the Caribbean. Why so far from home? He had a second family AND shady dealings on that island.

NEW DVDs

Eighth grade (2018) starring Elsie Fisher

Crazy rich Asians (2018) starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding

Killing Eve (2018) staring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer

Primal fear (1996) starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton

Serpico (1973) starring Al Pacino

A better life (2011) starring Demian Bichir

NEW MUSIC CDs

Bohemian Rhapsody (soundtrack) featuring Queen

Golden hour by Kacey Musgraves

Honey by Robyn

Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes

NONFICTION

All that heaven allows by Mark Griffin. The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood’s golden age – Rock Hudson.

Almost everything by Anne Lamott. Brief explorations into finding hope and wisdom in times of despair and uncertainty.

The American Revolution: a world war by David Allison. A new look at the American Revolution: more than the David vs Goliath portrayal, it was the very first world war.

The best comfort good on the planet by Kerry Altiero. The chef and owner of Café Miranda in Rockland gives some of his favorite recipes.

The end of the end of the earth by Jonathan Franzen. This is a Silent Spring for today, but instead of challenging readers to change the world, it pushes them to change themselves.

A forever family by Rob Scheer. An inspirational memoir about the author’s turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children.

Gandhi: the years that changed the world, 1914-1948 by Ramachandra Guha. The definitive portrait of the life and work of one of the most abidingly influential – and controversial – men in world history.

The library book by Susan Orlean. This reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, the 1986 Los Angeles fire, while exploring the crucial role that libraries play in modern American culture.

My love story by Tina Turner. This sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life.

The Smithsonian history of space exploration by Roger Launius. Comprehensive illustrated guide to the history of U.S. and international space exploration, both manned and unmanned from ancient world to the extraterrestrial future.

Under the darkening sky by Robert Lyman. A vivid social history of the American expatriate experience in Europe between 1939 and 1941, as the Nazi menace begins a shadow over the continent, heralding the storms of war.

Why religion? : A personal story by Elaine Pagels. Pagels looks to her own life to help answer questions such as: Why is religion still around? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way we experience everything from sexuality to politics.

Notes from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal, and New York Times Book Review.