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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.

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.

New Items for December!

October 6, 2018December 2, 2017 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

FICTION:

After the fire by Henning Mankell. Here is the story of an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of Sweden is turned upside down when the house he lives in catches fire.

Christy by Catherine Marshall. In 1912, a 19 year old girl leaves her comfortable home to teach school on an isolated cove in the great Smokey Mountains.

Deep freeze by John Sandford. Class reunions: a time for memories – good, bad, and, as Virgil Flowers is about to find out, deadly.

A column of fire by Ken Follett. A pair of lovers find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict while Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne.

Every breath you take by Mary Higgins Clark. Laurie Moran investigates the murder of a wealthy widow who was pushed from the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In the midst of winter by Isabel Allende. Three very different people are bought together in a story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Brazil.

It devours! by Joseph Fink. A female scientist investigates an unusual rumbling in an American Southwest desert and comes across a religious congregation planning a dangerous ritual.

Midnight line by Lee Child. Jack Reacher, in a small Wisconsin town, sees a class ring in a pawn shop from West Point 2005. He wonders what circumstances made the owner give it up and decides to find out and return it. Why not?

Near Haven by Matthew Sirois. A boat builder in rural Maine decides to hunker down in place when the world finds out that a comet that is streaking toward Earth is said to be both unavoidable and fatal for humanity.

The Noel diary by Richard Paul Evans. A romance writer delves into a stranger’s past when his estranged mother leaves her extremely stuffed house to him.

Paris in the present tense by Mark Helprin. A modern-day story of live, music, and death, with echoes of the Nazi retreat in World War II France.

The Paris Spy by Susan MacNeal. American-born spy Maggie Hope searches for her half-sister in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

Pieces of happiness by Anne Ostby. A novel of 5 lifelong friends who, in their 60s, decide to live together on a cocoa farm in Fiji, where they not only start a chocolate business but strengthen their friendships and rediscover themselves.

The power by Naomi Alderman. Suddenly all over the world, teenage girls develop the ability to send an electric charge from the tips of their fingers.

Quick and dirty by Stuart Woods. The New York lawyer Stone Barrington is hired to recover a stolen Van Gogh painting.

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham. Three students at a sleazy for profit law school hope to expose the student loan baker who runs it.

The secret, book, and scone society by Ellery Adams. This is set within a quirky small-town club where the key to happiness, friendship – or solving a murder – can all be found within the pages of the right book.

The stolen marriage by Diane Chamberlain. This conveys a strong sense of daily life in the American South during World War II, and the concurrent devastation of the polio epidemic in a crime-tinged tale of a marriage of convenience.

The story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. An emotionally powerful novel about 3 people who each lose the one they love most, only to find second chances where they least expect them.

Strange weather by Joe Hill. A quartet of novellas involving the horrific and the supernatural.

The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. This explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple.

Unrest by Sandra Heath. The story of 17 year old Annie, plucked from her comfortable existence in the American Midwest, to trave3l with her mom and siblings to join her lieutenant colonel father in Tehran, Iran in the late 1970s.

The Western Star by Craig Johnson. A modern Western that pays homage to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.

The whole of the moon by Brian Rogers. These stories span the years from the late 1950s to the present, and the characters are bound by a fact unknown to them: they have each checked out the same public library copy of The Great Gatsby.

NEW MUSIC CDs:

Pacific Daydream by Weezer

Now by Shania Twain

Standards by Seal

The thrill of it all by Sam Smith

Dig your roots by Florida Georgia Line

Reputation by Taylor Swift

NEW DVDs:

Maudie (2017) starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke

American Gods (2017) starring Ian McShane

Chaplin (1992) starring Robert Downey Jr.

The fugitive (1993) starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones

Marvin’s Room (1996) starring Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro

Portrait of Jennie (1948) starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten.

NONFICTION:

Ali: a life by Jonathan Eig. The definitive bio of an American icon, from an author with unique access to Ali’s inner circle.

An American family by Khizr Khan. This inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family’s pursuit of the American dream.

The apparitionists by Peter Manseau. A story of faith and fraud ink post-Civil War America, told through the lens of a photographer who claimed he could capture images of the dead.

Bobby Kennedy by Chris Matthews. The New York senator’s journey from his formative years to his tragic run for president.

Endurance by Scott Kelly. A stunning personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the international Space Station. This is a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys that preceded it, and of his colorful and inspirational formative years.

Fire on the track by Roseanne Montillo. The inspiring and irresistible true story of Betty Robinson, and other women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic Gold.

If you can doodle, you can paint by Diane Culhane. How to transform simple drawings into works of art.

The letters of Sylvia Plath, Vol. 1 by Sylvia Plath. A major literary event: the first volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Plath – most never seen before.

Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. A bio of the Italian Renaissance polymath which connects his work in various disciplines.

Make yourself at home by Moorea Seal. A home design book that helps you discover how to style your home for a deeper sense of comfort.

Paperbacks from hell by Grady Hendrix. An affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and 1980s.

Renoir: an intimate biography by Barbara White. An in-depth bio of the French impressionist painter – ideal for readers seeking to delve deeply into his personality.

The shattered lens by Jonathan Alpeyrie. A war photographer’s true story of captivity and survival in Syria.

What to believe when you’re expecting by Jonathan Schaffir. A new look at old wives’ tales in pregnancy.

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