AUBURN – Auburn Public Library new books for October have been announced:

Fiction

“The Bone Garden,” Tess Gerritsen. Digging in the garden of the old Boston house she’s just moved into, Julia Hamill makes a gruesome discovery that plunges her into a mystery from the city’s dark past: a fractured skeleton wearing a ring from the 1830s.

“You’ve Been Warned,” James Patterson and Howard Roughan. When nanny Kristin Burns plunges into a torrid, risky affair with the father of her charges, she begins experiencing frightening nightmares so powerful she’s not sure they’re not real visions.

“Dust Devils,” James Reasoner. In this thriller set on the lonely Texas plains, a young farmhand and lonely widow in a budding relationship realize how little they really know about each other when they’re forced to hit the road to flee mysterious gunmen.

“The Choice,” Nicholas Sparks. Beaufort, N.C., veterinarian Travis Parker thinks he has everything he needs or wants, but when feisty redhead Gabby Holland moves next door, their fateful meeting sparks choices that will alter their lives.

Nonfiction

“Katie: The Real Story,” Edward Klein. Is this critical new biography an unscrupulous hatchet job, or a clear-eyed look at the harsh measures it takes to climb to the top in today’s broadcast journalism? You decide.

“Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me,” Pattie Boyd. Married to two rock legends, Boyd was the inspiration for some of rock’s most enduring songs. Here she reveals the dark, human stories that went on behind the spotlight.

“Here If You Need Me: A True Story,” Kate Braestrup. As chaplain to Maine’s Game Warden Service and the widow of a state trooper, the author has seen her share of life’s triumphs and tragedies. The resulting wisdom infuses her touching story.

“The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945,” Ken Burns. This companion volume to Burns’ new PBS documentary series shifts the spotlight away from the generals and presidents to the regular people from all walks of life who fought and sacrificed.

Teens

“Tyrell,” Coe Booth. Fifteen-year-old Tyrell is in trouble. His dad is in jail, his mom is on welfare, and he’s living in a shelter with his 7-year-old brother. He has a desperate plan to save them, but it could backfire. What should he do?

“Nightrise,” Anthony Horowitz. In Book Three of “The Gatekeepers,” Scott and Jamie are brothers who can read each others minds, but Nightrise wants to imprison them and neutralize their powers. The fate of the world may hinge on their survival.

“Anahita’s Woven Riddle,” Meghan Nuttal Sayres. In early 20th-century Persia, a young girl under pressure to marry the repulsive leader of her tribe is allowed to devise a contest to determine her suitor. Who will be her husband?

“Megiddo’s Shadow,” Arthur Slade. Angry over the loss of his brother in World War I, 16-year-old Edward decides to enlist. After demonstrating his prowess to tame wild horses, he’s sent with the cavalry to Palestine. Will he make it home alive?

Children

“A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama,” Laura Amy Schlitz. Plucky orphan Maud Flynn is adopted by three elderly sisters, who enlist her help conducting fraudulent séances in this tale of early 20th-century New England. For readers in grades four to eight.

“May I Pet Your Dog?,” Stephanie Calmenson. This gem about an important subject is told by a long-haired dachshund named Harry, who knows all the best tricks to help dogs and kids get acquainted with each other safely. For kids ages 4 to 7 and their parents.

“Lucky Jake,” Sharon Hart Addy. Mining with his pa for gold on the frontier, young Jake yearns for a pet of his own. When he adopts a lowly pig named “Dog,” his new friend returns the favor by leading him to a different kind of gold. For kids in grades two and three.

“Mammoths on the Move,” Lisa Wheeler. This American Library Association Best Children’s Book of 2007 describes the migration and behavior of the woolly mammoths that lived in North America during the Ice Age. For kids in preschool through grade two.