New books available at Havre-Hill County Library

by Havre-Hill County Library Staff

Here are some of our newest titles.

New fiction

“A Matter of Life and Death: A IN Robin Lockwood Novel” by Phillip Margolin, homeless and

desperately trying to provide for his young family, Joe Lattimore agrees to a no-holds-barred illegal fight — only to have his opponent die. Blackmailed by the fight’s organizers into burglarizing a house, Lattimore finds a murdered woman on the floor and the police have received an anonymous tip naming him the murderer. Robin Lockwood, an increasingly prominent young attorney and former MMA fighter, agrees to take on his defense. The case seems airtight, but everything about it is too easy, too pat — and Lockwood is convinced her client has been framed.

Sarah Penner’s “The Lost Apothecary ”weaves the past and present together. When aspiring historian Caroline goes on her 10th wedding anniversary trip to London without her husband, she stumbles upon a clue that leads her to investigate a secret apothecary shop forgotten by history. In 1791, Nella has spent decades selling well-disguised poisons for women to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But when Nella’s newest patron, a precocious 12-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, a string of consequences is sparked that echoes through the centuries.

“Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro, his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of an artificial friend named Klara. From her place in the store, Klara watches the behavior of those who come in to browse, and those who pass by outside, hoping someone will soon choose her.

New non-fiction

“How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need” by Bill Gates. Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet’s slide toward certain environmental disaster.

In “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” John Woodrow Cox investigates the effectiveness of gun safety reforms as well as efforts to manage children’s trauma in the wake of neighborhood and campus massacres. Cox explores the stories of children who have been irreparably harmed by gun violence and addresses how we can affect change now.

“Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019,” edited by Ibram X. Kendi. Ninety brilliant writers come together to tell one of history’s greatest epics: this 400-year journey of African Americans begins in 1619 — a year before the Mayflower — when the White Lion disgorges “some 20-and-odd Negroes” onto the shores of Virginia. It brings us to the present, when descendants of those on the White Lion and a thousand other routes to this country, continue a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives passing through extraordinary history. This is a unique community history of African Americans.

New young adult books

Continue the Crave series!

“Covet” by Tracy Wolff, is the third iteration in the Crave series with a four book on the way. If you enjoyed the Twilight series, Wolff’s take on paranormal creatures is right up your street. A secret boarding school for … nontraditional students, awaits readers looking to sink their teeth into a new addiction.

Cassandra Clare has also been busy continuing her world of Shadowhunters. “Chain of Iron” is the second novel in the Last Hours trilogy. Cordelia Carstairs is a warrior, trained from childhood to sense and kill demons. Taking place in London, Cordelia’s world is threatened when a new breed of demons start attacking the city. In the end, brutal choices will need to be made.

Ask your librarian where to start if you’re new to the Shadowhunter world!

Ransom Riggs’s “The Conference of the Birds” is the fifth book in Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. Once more “peculiar” doesn’t seem to cut it. A mysterious island, an abandoned orphanage, and a strange collection of photographs is the start of adventure in this series. What’s impossible rarely is.

New children’s books

“On Sleepy Hill” is a peek-through picture book written by Patricia Hegarty and illustrated by Xuan Le. As the sun goes down on Sleepy Hill the animals are getting ready for bed. Children will love whispering good night to all of their forest friends in this beautifully detailed book.

“Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever” is an early-reader graphic novel written and illustrated by Stephan Shaskan. Pizza and Taco are bored! Naturally the only thing to do is throw the BEST. PARTY. EVER! They know just who they’ll invite and where to have it! It’ll be awesome … or will it be a disaster?

“Trapped in a Video Game” is a middle grade chapter book series written by Dustin Brady. Books one through five are available. Getting sucked into a video game is not as much fun as you’d think. Sure, there are jetpacks, hover tanks, and infinite lives, but what happens when the game starts to turn on you? In this best-selling series, 12-year-old Jesse Rigsby finds out just how dangerous video games — and the people making those games — can be. 

“Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen” is a middle-grade chapter book written by Jim C. Hines. One night after roller derby practice, 12-year-old Tamora discovers a pair of goblins digging through the dumpster behind the rink. The scruffy pair passed through a portal into our world, and they are not alone.

“City of the Plague God” is a chapter book written by Sarwat Chadda, and is part of the Rick Riordan Presents series. Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents’ deli in the evenings. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life. Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn’t know it, and that’s about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep trouble. Sik’s not in this alone. He’s got Belet, the adopted daughter of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, on his side, and a former hero named Gilgamesh, who has taken up gardening in Central Park. Now all they have to do is retrieve the Flower of Immortality to save Manhattan from being wiped out by disease. To succeed, they’ll have to conquer sly demons, treacherous gods and their own darkest nightmares

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. to 6 p.m. And don’t forget to check out http://montanalibrary2go.org for our digital collections of audiobooks and e-books.