New books available at the Havre-Hill County Library

Havre-Hill County Library Staff

While our stacks are currently closed to the public, you can still check out books. Here are some of our newest titles.

New fiction

“The Burning Girls” by C.J. Tudor. Remote village Chapel Croft is rife with conspiracies and dark secrets, haunted by death and disappearances. Five hundred years ago, Protestant martyrs were betrayed — then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church. Will the new vicar be able to exorcise Chapel Croft’s dark past?

“The Bad Muslim Discount” by Syed M. Masood is a poignant, and often hilarious, novel that follows two families from Pakistan and Iraq in the 1990s to San Francisco in 2016, as they find their way in modern America. In 1995, Anvar Faris is a restless, rebellious and sharp-tongued boy doing his best to grow up in Pakistan as fundamentalism begins to take root within the social order. Anvar’s family decides to start life over again, where Anvar fully commits to being a bad Muslim. Meanwhile, Safwa, a young girl living in war-torn Baghdad, will find a very different and far more dangerous path to America. When Anvar and Safwa’s worlds collide as two remarkable, strong-willed adults, their contradictory, intertwined fates will rock their community, and families, to their core.

“Another Kingdom” by Andrew Klavan. While this title isn’t new, the third book in the series is dropping next week, so now is a great time to start reading it! Disillusioned LA screenwriter Austin Lively stumbles into a fantastical medieval realm, and finds himself standing over the body of a dead woman with a bloody dagger in his hand. He is seized by guards, and thrown into the dungeon of a castle; but just when things are looking their bleakest, Austin finds himself back in LA. Setting out for answers, Austin discovers that the mystery can only be unlocked by a strange piece of fiction that holds the truth about the magical kingdom; but he isn’t the only person in pursuit of the mysterious manuscript. Stuck between dual realities, with no control over when he passes between worlds — charged for a murder he doesn’t recall in one, and running from a maniacal billionaire who’s determined to kill him in another — Austin’s monotonous life has become an epic adventure.

“Fast Ice” by Clive Cussler. Fans of Clive Cussler can get on our waiting list for the newest book in his NUMA Files series now! This book drops next week, and will be available for checkout immediately. After a former NUMA colleague disappears in Antarctica, Kurt Austin and his assistant, Joe Zavala, embark for the freezing edge of the world. There they are drawn into a decades-old, Nazi-era conspiracy while up against a terrifying man-made weapon — a fast-growing ice that could usher in a new ice age.

New non-fiction

“Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election” by Stephen Kendrick and Paul Kendrick. Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, 31-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at a department store in Atlanta. With indications that Black voters were going to split their votes between the candidates, the Civil Rights Section — CRS — of John F. Kennedy’s campaign convinced Kennedy to agitate for King’s release. Over the course of nine days, the leaders of the CRS worked to free King and tilt a tight election in Kennedy’s favor,

“Ever Smaller: Nature’s Elementary Particles, From the Atom to the Neutrino and Beyond” by Antonio Ereditato. This book presents ideas, theories, experiments, and unanswered questions in particle physics, explained in a way that is accessible and enjoyable for the general reader. Ereditato shows his readers that physics can be appreciated by any reader curious about the mysteries of the universe, inviting us to join him in appreciating the beauty of the microcosm.

“Till Murder Do Us Part,” a collection of two true-crime thrillers by James Patterson that show how the bonds of matrimony and love can tear you brutally apart. This is the sixth book in Patterson’s ID True Crime series.

New young adult books

“Game Changer” by Neal Shusterman, mixes fantasy and football. Football? Yes, an American football player, eventually takes one too many hits and his world changes. What happens when you start to question reality? 

“Bad luck follows lies,” is what Leo’s grandmother told hiim. Julia Walton’s newest novel, “Just Our Luck,” focuses on Leo and his desire to evade both self-defense classes and Evey Paros. Apparently, Evey’s family cursed Leo’s family with bad luck. Read about Leo in this heartwarming and funny new release. 

In “We Are the Fire” by Sam Taylor, all will burn. Enter a brutal world of high fantasy, where fans of Spartacus will be enthralled by the heartbreaking trials of Pran and Oksana. In this world, children are taken and ”transformed” to serve the empire. An empire of tyranny.

New children’s books

“Beak and Ally: Unlikely Friends” is a picture book written and Illustrated by Norm Feuti. Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone … until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout and won’t stop bugging her! Nothing beats peace and quiet--except for a new best friend.

“Ten Beautiful Things” is a picture book written by Molly Beth Griffin and illustrated by Maribel Lechuga. Moving in with Gram is a big change for Lily. Gram suggests they find ten beautiful things on their road trip across the country to her new home. Lily’s journey encourages us to open our eyes and appreciate the beauty around us one thing at a time.

“Measuring Up” is a graphic novel written by Lily Lamotte and illustrated by Ann Xu. Cici, a 12-year-old, has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in at her new school is to celebrate her grandmother A-má’s 70th birthday together. So she hatches a plan to pay for her plane ticket by entering a cooking competition for kids. Just one problem, she only knows how to cook Taiwanese dishes. A warm delicious tale about identity, culture, and grit; topped with love. Proving how no matter the distance food always has a way of bringing people together.

“Lucy Lopez: Coding Star” is a chapter book written by Claudia Mills and illustrated by Grace Zong. Talented Lucy Lopez finds her passion when she joins an after-school coding camp, but can her older sister come to terms with their shared hobby? Parents and kids on the hunt for a fun and informative book about coding need look no further.

  Part of the After-School Superstars series. This chapter book series features recurring characters, and each book highlights one activity they do at their after-school program. The library also has “Nixie Ness: Cooking Star” and “Vera Vance: Comics Star” if you would like to catch up on the series.

“Building Zaha” is a picture book biography written and illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylove. Zaha had an inquisitive mind and spent hours analyzing lines and shapes in everything. She thrived in her math classes and moved to London to develop her skills at architecture college. Her designs caught people’s attention. Not always in the way she wanted. She worked hard, challenged what was possible, and broke new ground. Literally. Tentler-Krylove paints the story of Zaha Hadid with magnificence and splendor.

“Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home” is a non-fiction chapter book written by Kate Andersen Brower. Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.? Sure, the president of the United States lives and works there, but do you know who keeps this historic house running? It’s not an easy task, especially when there are state events, foreign dignitary visits, not to mention presidential pets, mischievous kids, and perhaps a ghost or two. The author shines a light on the nearly one hundred staff members and hardworking first ladies who keep it all running smoothly.

“The Official How to Draw Fortnite” is an illustrated how-to guide written by Kristen Murray and illustrated by Mike Collins. Need a break from your screen but still have video games on the mind? Or do you have a budding video game designer that needs some direction? Consider this handy dandy title from Epic Games. Learn how to draw 35 of the game’s most popular icons including outfits, weapons, building materials, and vehicles. In easy-to-follow stages, you’ll go step-by-step from rough sketch to detailed finish. Just remember the three Ps. Practice, practice, practice! Call or take a look at our online catalog to find out which other drawing guides we have to offer!

These books and many more are available at the Havre-Hill County Library. Call us at 265-2123, email us at [email protected], or reach out to us on Facebook, and we can make recommendations for your next read. You can also browse our entire catalog at http://havrehilllibrary.org . Contactless pickup is available. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. And don’t forget to check out http://montanalibrary2go.org for our digital collections of audiobooks and e-books.