NEW ARRIVALS!

FICTION 2009

Heart and Soul , by Maeve Binchy

While My Sister Sleeps , by Barbara Delinsky

The Rules of the Game , by Leonard Downie

The Red Convertible , by Louise Erdrich
selected and new stories, 1978-2008

People of the Thunder , by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear
a novel of North America's forgotten past

True Colors , by Kristin Hannah

Dark Summer , by Iris Johansen

The Hour I First Believed , by Wally Lamb

The Second Opinion , by Michael Palmer

Bridge of Sighs: a novel , by Richard Russo

The Lucky One , by Nicholas Sparks

The Widows of Eastwick , by John Updike

The Alexander Cipher , by Will Adams

I See You Everywhere , by Julia Glass

The Leisure Seeker , by Michael Zadoorian

Associate, The , by John Grisham

Hater , by David Moody
(Horror)

Sonata for Miriam , by Linda Olsson

The Last Dickens , by Matthew Pearl

Handle with Care , by Jodi Picoult

Pursuit , by Karen Robards

The Birthday Present , by Barbara Vine

Shack, The , by Wm. Paul Young

Paths of Glory , by Jeffrey Archer

Home Safe , by Elizabeth Berg

Long Lost , by Harlan Coben

Deadlock , by Iris Johansen

Peyton Place and Return to Peyton Place , by Grace Metalious

Liars Anonymous , by Louise Ure

Intent to Kill , by James Grippando

Road Dogs , by Elmore Leonard

Every Last Cuckoo , by Kate Maloy

In the Kitchen , by Monica Ali

Seducing an Angel , by Mary Balogh
historical fiction

Censoring an Iranian Love Story , by Shahriar Mandanipour

Netherland , by Joseph O'Neill

Cemetery Dance , by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Rabbit, Run , by John Updike

My Father's Tears and other stories , by John Updike

The Disastrous Voyage of the Santa Margarita , by Richard Woodman

Four Corners of the Sky, The , by Michael Malone
historical fiction

Strangers , by Anita Brookner

Story Sisters, The , by Alice Hoffman

Wedding Girl, The , by Madeleine Wickham

Something Missing , by Matthew Dicks

Sacred Hearts , by Sarah Dunant
Historical Fiction

Storm Cycle , by Iris and Roy Johansen

Drawing in the Dust , by Zoe Klein

The Defector , by Daniel Silva

Slumdog Millionaire , by Vikas Swarup

Drowning River, The , by Kim Byrne

Arms Maker of Berlin, The , by Dan Fesperman

Girl Who Played with Fire, The , by Stieg Larsson

Summer House , by Nancy Thayer

FANTASY 2009

In the Courts of the Sun , by Brian D'Amato

City & the City, The , by China Mieville

MYSTERY 2009

Nemesis , by William Bernhardt
final case of Eliot Ness

The Joys of My Life , by Alys Clare
a Hawkenlye mystery

The Brass Verdict , by Michael Connelly

Amberville , by Tim Davys

Plum Spooky , by Janet Evanovich

Spade & Archer , by Joe Gores
the prequel to Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon

True Detectives , by Jonathan Kellerman

Life Sentences , by Laura Lippman

The Catch , by Archer Mayor

Night and Day , by Robert B. Parker

A Christmas Grace , by Anne Perry

Runner , by Thomas Perry

Dog On It , by Spencer Quinn

Heat Lightning , by John Sandford

The Levee , by Malcolm Shuman

Drood , by Dan Simmons

A Matter of Justice , by Charles Todd
an Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery

Dead Silence , by Randy Wayne White

Living Witness , by Jane Haddam

A Quiet Flame , by Philip Kerr

Language of Bees, The , by Laurie R. King

About Face , by Donna Leon

Death and the Lit Chick , by G.M. Malliet
(St. Just mystery)

Death of a Cozy Writer , by G.M. Malliet
(St. Just mystery)

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built , by Alexander McCall Smith

Look Again , by Lisa Scottoline

Loitering with Intent , by Stuart Woods

Wicked Prey , by John Sandford

Body Movers , by Stephanie Bond
Books 1-5

Gone Tomorrow , by Lee Child
a Reacher novel

Lovers, The , by John Connolly

Scarecrow, The , by Michael Connelly

Knock Out , by Catherine Coulter

Plague of Secrets, A , by John Lescroart

Stone's Fall , by Iain Pears

Schemers , by Bill Pronzini

Rain Gods , by James Lee Burke

Floodgates , by Mary Anna Evans

Get Real , by Donald E. Westlake

Pythagoras' Revenge: a mathematical mystery , by Arturo Sangalli

ROMANCE 2009

So Enchanting , by Connie Brockway

Smart Girls Think Twice , by Cathie Linz

What I Did for Love , by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Spymaster's Lady, The , by Joanna Bourne

Lavender Morning , by Jude Deveraux

Perfect Poison, The , by Amanda Quick

Magic Know, The , by Helen Scott Taylor

Matters of the Heart , by Danielle Steel

Vision in White , by Nora Roberts

Straight from the Hip , by Susan Mallery

WESTERN 2009

Brimstone , by Robert B. Parker

NON-FICTION 2009

The Book of Dead Philosophers , by Simon Critchley
(NF 190)

"A Long Time Coming" , by Evan Thomas & Newsweek staff
the inspiring combative 2008 campaign and the historic election of Barack Obama (NF 324.973)

Emily Post , by Laura Claridge
daughter of the Gilded Age, mistress of American manners (NF 395)

Pliny the Elder , by Penguin Classics
Natural History: a selection (NF 508)

Is God a Mathematician? , by Mario Livio
(NF 510)

Einstein's Telescope , by Evalyn Gates
the hunt for dark matter and dark energy in the Universe (NF 523.1)

Why Evolution is True , by Jerry A. Coyne
(NF 576.8)

Evolution: the first four billion years , by Michael Ruse & Joseph Travis (editors)
(NF 576.8)

Medical Myths That Can Kill You , by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.
and the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life (NF 610)

The South Beach Diet Cookbook , by Arthur Agatston
(NF 641.5)

The Homeowners Guide to Managing a Renovation , by Susan E. Solakian
tough as nails tactics for getting the most from your money (NF 643)

Musicophilia , by Oliver Sacks
tales of music and the brain (NF 781)

Street Gang: the complete history of Sesame Street , by Michael David
(NH 791.43)

Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee , by Allen Barra
(NF 796.357)

Promised Land: thirteen books that changed America , by Jay Parini
(NF 810.9)

A Jury of Her Peers , by Elaine Showalter
American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx (NF 810.9)

Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe , by Edgar Allan Poe
(NF 818.309)

Dreams from My Father: story of race & inheritance , by Barack Obama
(NF 973.04)

Ted Kennedy: scenes from an epic life , by Boston Globe (ed.)
(NF 973.92)

Tear Down This Myth , by Will Bunch
how the Reagan legacy has distorted our politics and haunts our future (NF 973.927)

Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook, The , by Greg Pahl
community solutions to a global crisis (NF 333.79)

Mongrel Nation , by Clarence E. Walker
the America begotten by Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (NF 306.84)

Ecological Intelligence , by Daniel Goleman
how knowing the hidden impacts of what we buy can change everything (NF 333.7)

You Are Here , by Christopher Potter
a portable history of the universe (NF 523.109)

God Is Not Great: how religion poisons everything , by Christopher Hitchens
(NF 200)

Not Becoming My Mother and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way , by Ruth Reichl
(641.5092)

Seven Pleasures: essays on ordinary happiness , by Willard Spiegelman
(NF 814.6)

The Economic Naturalists' Field Guide , by Robert H. Frank
common sense principles for troubled times (NF 330)

The End of the Long Summer , by Dianne Dumanoski
why we must remake our civilization to survive on a volatile earth (NF 577.27)

A Short History of the Honey Bee , by Ilona (McCarty) & E. Readicker-Henderson
humans, flowers, and bees in the eternal chase for honey (NF 638)

The Spiders of Allah , by James Hider
travels of an unbeliever on the frontline of holy war (NF 956.05)

Knitting in Tuscany , by Nicky Epstein
(746.43)

Diary of a Tamworth Boy , by S. James Mills Kingsbury
1849-1852 Journal of S. James Mills Kingsbury(NH 974.2)

LINCOLN 2009

Mrs. Lincoln , by Catherine Clinton
(NF 973)

Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief , by James M. McPherson
(NF 973.092)

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 , by Abraham Lincoln
(NF 973.5)

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865 , by Abraham Lincoln
(NF 973.5)

With Malice Toward None , by Stephen B. Oates
a life of Abraham Lincoln (NF 973.7092)

Lincoln and His Admirals , by Craig L. Symonds
(NF 973.7092)

A. Lincoln , by Ronald C. White, Jr.
a biography (NF 973.7092)

NH

Persistent Patriot , by Irving Bell
the NH life & letters of Franklin Pierce (NH 973.6)

Among the Bears , by Benjamin Kilham
(NH 599.78)

Fritz--more stories from NH Chronicle , by Fritz Wetherbee
(NH 974.2)

Fritz Wetherbee's New Hampshire , by Fritz Wetherbee
(NH 974.2)

I'll Tell You the Story , by Fritz Wetherbee
(NH 974.2)

Fritz Wetherbee: Taken for Granite , by Fritz Wetherbee
even more stories from New Hampshire Chronicle (NH 974.2)

PARENTING

Raising Bookworms , by Emma Walton Hamilton
getting kids reading for pleasure and empowerment (NF-parenting 372.4)

How To Talk So Kids Can Learn--at home & in school , by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
(Parent 371.1)

It's So Amazing! , by Robie H. Harris
(Parent 612.6)

Ready, Set, Grow! , by Lynda Madaras
(Parent 612.6)

On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow! , by Lynda Madaras
(Parent 613)

Child Care Today--getting it right for everyone , by Penelope Leach
(Parent 362.7)

It's Perfectly Normal , by Robie H. Harris
(Parent 613.9)

"What's Happening to My Body?" for boys , by Lynda Madaras
(Parent 613.9)

"What's Happening to My Body?" for girls , by Lynda Madaras
(Parent 613.9)

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen , by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
(Parent 649)

Siblings Without Rivalry , by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
(Parent 649)

It's Not the Stork! , by Robie H. Harris
a book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families and friends (Parent 649)

What Kindergarten Teachers Know , by Lisa Holewa
(Parent 649)

What to Expect the First Year , by Heidi Murkoff
(Parent 649)

What to Expect the Toddler Years , by Heidi Murkoff
(Parent 649)

Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (8th ed.) , by Dr. Benjamin Spock
(Parent 649)

The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J Ref 031)

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your First Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your Second Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know , by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
(Parent J 372.19)

What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting , by Heidi Murkoff with Sharon Mazel
(Parent 618.2)

What to Expect When You're Expecting , by Heidi Murkoff with Sharon Mazel
(Parent 618.2)

Super Baby Food , by Ruth Yaron
(Parenting 641.5)

PICTURE BOOKS & EARLY READERS (PreS - Gr3) 2009

Thank you, God, for Everything , by August Gold
Wendy Anderson Halperin, Illus. (JP)

Emmaline and the Bunny , by Katherine Hannigan
(JE)

Birds , by Kevin Henkes
Laura Dronzek, Illus. (JP)

The Negro Speaks of Rivers , by Langston Hughes
E.B. Lewis, illustrator (JP)

Celestine, drama queen , by Penny Ives
(JP)

Library Lion , by Michelle Knudsen
Kevin Hawkes, illustrator (JP)

Ghosts in the House! , by Kazuno Kohara
(JP)

One , by Kathryn Otoshi
(JP)

The Snow Day , by Komako Sakai
(JP)

Are You Ready to Play Outside? , by Mo Willems
(JP)

Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale , by Mo Willems
(JP)

Knuffle Bunny Too: a case of mistaken identity , by Mo Willems
(JP)

My Brother, Bert , by Ted Hughes
Tracey Campbell Pearson (illus.) (JP)

Library Mouse , by Daniel Kirk
(JP)

Library Mouse: a Friend's Tale , by Daniel Kirk
(JP)

Higher! Higher! , by Leslie Patricelli
(JP)

A Farmer's Alphabet , by Mary Azarian
(JE)

Honk, Honk, Goose! , by April Pulley Sayre
Canada Geese start a family; Huy Voun Lee (illus.)(JE 598.4)

Imaginary Garden, The , by Andrew Larsen
Irene Luxbacher (Illustrator) (JP)

Case of the Stinky Socks, The , by Lewis B. Montgomery
Milo & Jazz Mysteries (JE Mys)

Chicken Little , by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
(JP)

Curious Garden, The , by Peter Brown
(JP)

Button Up! wrinkled rhymes , by Alice Schertle
Petra Mathers (illus.) (JP)

Hook , by Ed Young
(JP)

The Man Who Lived in a Hollow Tree , by Anne Shelby
(JE)

It's a Secret! , by John Burningham
(JP)

Oddly , by Joyce Dunbar
Patrick Benson (illus.) (JE)

J FIC (Gr4 - Gr8) 2009

11 Birthdays , by Wendy Mass

Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club , by Niki Daly

Julie , by Jean Craighead George
(#2 in series)

Julie's Wolf Pack , by Jean Craighead George
(#3 in series)

Stormbreaker , by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures(Book 1)

Point Blank , by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures (Book 2)

Skeleton Key , by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider Adventures (Book 3)

TEEN (Gr8+) 2009

Something Rotten , by Alan Gratz
a Horatio Wilkes mystery

The Adventures of Blanche , by Rick Geary

Clover (Omnibus Edition) , by Clamp
(graphic novel)

J NON-FICTION 2009

Pond, Lake, River, Sea , by Maryjo Koch
(J 578.76)

Bird, Egg, Feather, Nest , by Maryjo Koch
(J 598)

It's Disgusting and We Ate It! , by James Solheim
true food facts from around the world and throughout history (Eric Brace, Illus.) (JE 641.3)

Darwin: with Glimpses into his private journal & letters , by Alice B. McGinty
Mary Azarian (illus.) (JE 576.8)

Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 , by Brian Floca
(JE 629.45)

The New England Indians , by C. Keith Wilbur
(J 974)

You Are the First Kid on Mars , by Patrick O'Brien
(JE 919.9)