AUBURN – New acquisitions for May at the Auburn Public Library have been announced.

Fiction

“I Heard That Song Before: A Novel,” Mary Higgins Clark. Returning to the New Jersey mansion where her father served as groundskeeper, Kay Lansing falls in love with the current owner, despite rumors implicating him in the death of his first wife.

“Tallgrass,” Sandra Dallas. In the backwater town of Ellis, Colo., shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, racial fears simmering over a nearby Japanese internment camp threaten to erupt when a disabled white town girl is found murdered.

“American Detective,” Loren Estleman. In this 19th Amos Walker mystery, the hardboiled PI from Detroit agrees to take on what seems like a simple job for a former ballplayer, but instead finds himself embroiled in murder and conspiracy.

“Body Surfing: A Novel,” Anita Shreve. A twice-married, underemployed denizen of a seaside New Hampshire town finds herself drawn into a family’s web of jealousy and deception when she is hired for the summer to tutor their 18-year-old daughter.

“Fresh Disasters,” Stuart Woods. Forced to represent a bumbling weasel bent on suing a powerful mafia don, New York lawyer Stone Barrington has enough on his plate already before the psychotic ex-boyfriend of the masseuse he’s dating begins stalking him.

Nonfiction

“The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring,” Richard Preston. The author of “The Hot Zone” and “The Demon in the Freezer” returns with this gripping profile of the world’s tallest trees and the maverick scientists unlocking their secrets.

“Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil,” Deborah Rodriguez. Opening a beauty school in Afghanistan and marrying an Afghan husband give the author a unique vantage point into a society still largely closed to outsiders.

“It Ain’t All About the Cookin’,” Paula Deen. Deen’s frankness and warmth shine through in this memoir, in which she discusses her failed first marriage, her battle with agoraphobia and her struggle to launch her first restaurant.

“Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future,” Bill McKibben. A longtime observer of environmental problems explores alternatives to the current economy, in which prosperity depends upon unsustainable levels of consumption.

“Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits,” David Ortiz. The Boston slugger tells how he went from the major league scrap heap to a star player on the World Series-winning Red Sox.

“The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir,” Victoria Rowell. Actress Victoria Rowell was born in Maine as a ward of the state. Here she tells of the remarkable foster mothers, relatives and mentors who instilled in her a drive to succeed.

Children’s books

“Casey Back at Bat,” Dan Gutman. Just in time for the season, the adventures of mighty Casey continue, with award-winning collaborators Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher supplying the illustrations. For kids in kindergarten through grade four.

“Pierre in Love,” Sara Pennypacker. Pierre, a mouse who sails a fishing boat, loves Catherine, a rabbit who teaches ballet. Will his concern over the differences between them prevent him from telling her his feelings? For kids in preschool through grade two.

“The Pull of the Ocean,” Jean-Claude Mourlevat. Winner of the Batchelder Award (for outstanding children’s book translated into English) and France’s Prix Sorcieres, this Tom Thumb story is set in contemporary France. For readers in grades five to eight.

“Red River Girl,” Norma Sommerdorf. This fictional journal of a bilingual, 12-year-old Métis girl describes her life in the remote but lively trading outpost that later became St. Paul. A glossary of French, Ojibwe and Dakota terms is included. For readers in grades four to seven.

“Keep Climbing, Girls,” Beah E. Richards. This picture-book poem urges little girls to climb up and up and up – to endeavor and be ambitious – in life as they would in trees. For girls in kindergarten through grade three.