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

Fiction

“Heart and Soul,” Maeve Binchy. When Dr. Clara Casey leaves her busy private practice for a year to establish a new heart clinic in a working class Irish city, she doesn’t count on how much working with her new patients will change her own life.

“Coventry: A Novel,” Helen Humphries. The latest from the author of “The Lost Garden” explores the fates of two different British women whose lives are brought together and changed by the upheavals of World Wars I and II.

“Night and Day,” Robert B. Parker. With parents irate over improper behavior by the junior high principal, small-town Police Chief Jesse Stone has enough to worry about without a voyeur on the loose escalating his behavior to dangerous new levels.

“Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Murder Mystery,” Joan Rivers and Jerrilyn Farmer. Rivers’ first mystery features a clever plot line that probes the dark undercurrents beneath Hollywood’s red carpet.

Additional new fiction this month includes books by Luanne Rice, Danielle Steel, J. D. Robb, Carl Hiaasen and Barbara Delinsky.

Nonfiction

“The Yankee Years,” Joe Torre and Tom Verducci. The New York Yankees are at the heart of everything that’s good and bad about baseball. If you thought Joe Torre made managing them look easy, here are some back stories you probably didn’t know about.

“The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008,” Thomas E. Ricks. In his follow-up to “Fiasco,” Ricks explains how things improved when critics of the administration’s early policies were put in charge.

“A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media,” Bernard Goldberg. The CBS veteran-turned-media critic argues that, this time, the biased “liberal media” went too far.

“Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance,” Tony Dungy. A successful NFL coach wonders why so many people fail to understand that the pursuit and attainment of material rewards alone won’t bring fulfillment to their lives.

Teens

“Mexican White Boy,” Matt de la Pena. Convinced that his whiteness ostracizes him from his classmates and drove his father away to Mexico, Danny decides to visit his dad and learn more about the Mexican side of his identity.

“Zombie Blondes,” Brian James. Hannah gets a really bad feeling about her new town when, on the first day of school, she has a spooky run-in with a group of popular cheerleaders who all look strangely alike … blonde, beautiful and deathly pale.

“The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins. The first of a projected trilogy introduces a post-apocalyptic world where harsh realities are masked by manipulative pop culture, and teenagers are selected by lottery each year to compete in televised mortal combat.

“Two Girls of Gettysburg,” Lisa Klein. With the outbreak of the Civil War, beloved cousins find their allegiances sorely tested when Lizzie must be loyal to the north because of her father’s business interests while Rosanna falls in love with a confederate soldier.

Children

“Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes,” Mem Fox. Babies from all walks of life are featured in the rhyming text of the book. What do they all have in common? Ten little fingers and toes! Perfect for babies and preschoolers.

“Yoko Writes Her Name,” Rosemary Wells. Yoko’s classmates are convinced she’ll never graduate from kindergarten because they just can’t read her writing. But they change their minds when they learn she’s writing in Japanese. For kids in preschool through grade two.

“Let It Begin Here! April 19, 1775: The Day the American Revolution Began,” Don Brown. Brown’s vivid artwork brings to life for young readers the causes and drama at the heart of a pivotal day in American history. For kids in grades three to five.

“The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan,” Nancy Springer. Held prisoner in an orphanage, Lady Cecily will soon be forced to marry against her will – unless sleuthing suffragette Enola Holmes can decode her mysterious signals flashed with a paper fan. Best for kids in grades five to eight.