AUBURN – The Auburn Public Library has announced some new acquisitions for March.

Fiction

“Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution,” Jerome Charyn. In wartime Manhattan, double-agent Johnny Stocking serves both General Washington and the British Army’s Howe Brothers. So where does his allegiance really lie?

“The Alpine Traitor,” Mary Daheim. In the 20th cozy featuring newspaper publisher Emma Lord, violence again disrupts the quiet town of Alpine when the man who wants to take over Emma’s newspaper is found murdered.

“Dakota: A Novel,” Martha Grimes. In this sequel to “Biting the Moon,” amnesiac drifter Andi Oliver, working a stint at a pig farm in the Dakotas, finds herself in danger after witnessing the facility’s deplorable practices.

“Honor Thyself,” Danielle Steel. On her first night back in Paris after 15 years, iconic actress Carole Barber is gravely injured in a terrorist attack. Her slow recovery forces her to piece together long buried fragments of her past.

Nonfiction

“Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography,” Andrew Morton. Despite spending his adult life on the screen and in the public eye, Cruise remains an enigmatic figure. Here a well-known celebrity biographer examines his life.

“The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World,” Eric Weiner. In search of threads that might link them together, a retired correspondent tours a motley group of countries where denizens report themselves to be happy.

“The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life,” Ellie Krieger. The Food Network foodie shows how whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats and meat in small portions can be used to create nutritious food that’s simple and delicious.

“Hope’s Boy: A Memoir,” Andrew Bridge. A children’s rights advocate tells the story of his nightmarish youth when, at the age of 7, his young mother could no longer care for him and he became a ward of a well-meaning but brutal foster-care system.

“Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill),” David Cay Johnston. A reporter reveals how public officials and moneyed special interests collude to rig the game in their favor.

Teens

“Icecore,” Matt Whyman. Carl Hobbs is a typical British 17-year-old who happens to be a computer hacker. When he successfully hacks into Fort Knox and gold bars end up in the hands of terrorists, he finds his “fun” is over.

“The Outcasts,” L.S. Matthews. Brought together on a special class trip, five social misfits with little in common find their assumptions about the world – and each other – turned upside down when they find themselves trapped in an alternate universe.

“Remembering Raquel,” Vivian Vande Velde. Quiet 15-year-old Raquel is all but invisible to her peers until, one dark night, she is hit by a car and killed. Only then do her classmates and community learn who she really was and what they’ve missed.

“The Ever-After Bird,” Ann Rinaldi. CeCe cannot understand why her father, who was always so helpful to the desperate strangers who showed up at their door, was so cruel and cold-hearted to her. A dangerous trip to the slave-holding South might explain.

Children

“Presidential Races: The Battle for Power in the United States,” Arline Morris-Lipsman. How have presidential campaigns evolved from George Washington’s time to today? This book explains the hoopla for kids in grades five to eight.

“River Roads West: America’s First Highways,” Peter and Connie Roop. Maps, legends and photographs illustrate how the rivers of the American west gave early explorers their easiest routes to the continent’s farthest reaches. For kids in grades five to eight.

“Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson,” Sue Stauffacher. This picture-book biography for young readers tells how the “wildest tomboy” in Harlem grew up to become the first African American Wimbledon tennis champ. For kids in grades two to five.

“Where in the Wild? Camouflaged Creatures Concealed and Revealed,” poems by David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy; photos by Dwight Kuhn. Can you spy these animals/well-hidden in plain sight? Tricky fun for children/will grades one to three delight.

“Unsolved: What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?” John Micklos Jr. This book examines the various theories about how the record-breaking pilot vanished on the final leg of a dangerous, around-the-world flight. For kids in grades four to eight.