May 2026 New Releases

Here are just some of the titles hitting the shelves at SCLS in May. Place a request today!

Updated April 17, 2026
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May 2026 New Releases

Here are just some of the titles hitting the shelves at SCLS in May. Place a request today!

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The Fine Art of Lying
Andrews, Alexandra
Paper Book
"Alexandra Andrews is monied Manhattan's very own Agatha Christie."--Ada Calhoun From the critically acclaimed author of Who is Maud Dixon? comes a riveting new novel about a young wife and mother thrust into a world of wealth and privilege, whose rash mistake sets off a...
Wombat Waiting
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book
An Indie Next pick! From the Newbery Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named...
Five: A Novel
Bannister, Ilona.
Paper Book
Five lives. Five stories. Four will live--one will die. Who it will be? In this slow-burn masterpiece of psychological fiction, the choice is all yours. "Five is a gripping, chilling story that asks difficult questions about judgement, forgiveness, and the notion of...
Death's Daughter: A dark, spicy and deliciously spooky paranormal fantasy, perfect for fans of Buffy and Nightshade!
Barnes, S. A.
Paper Book
Bad Kitty Gets a Job (Graphic Novel)
Bruel, Nick
Paper Book
Kitty must get a job to buy a new video game in this brand new graphic novel adventure by New York Times-bestselling creator Nick Bruel, for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS. Kitty wants the newest, coolest video game, Hyper Crazed Feral Alley Cat Mayhem 3. She...
The Fourth Option
Carr, Jack
Paper Book
When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series cowritten with New York Times bestselling author M.P. Woodward. Disillusioned by the...
The Shippers
Center, Katherine.
Paper Book
'The wedding romance you need' People She thought she'd charted her course ... until love came on board. After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her commitment issues once and for all at her sister's destination...
The Parisian Chapter
Charles, Janet Skeslien.
Paper Book
Ironwood: A Catalina Novel
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully...
True Crime: A Memoir
Cornwell, Patricia
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own. "Let's start, and end, with this: Patricia Cornwell's autobiography, TRUE CRIME, could be the best book she's ever...
A Murder in Hollywood
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
From Michael CrichtonCreator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, Rising Sun, and Disclosure Writing as John Lange Comes a new Hollywood mystery thriller, originally written in 1973 by Crichton but never before published, that will keep you guessing until the very end. In the glitz...
Pete the Cat and the Family Tree (I Can Read Phonics)
Dean, James.
Paper Book
Pete the Cat explores his family tree in this I Can Read Phonics Level 2 story full of long vowel sounds and consonant digraphs perfect for learning to read. By the #1 New York Times bestselling team Kimberly and James Dean! Pete the Cat is making a family tree. He adds Mom,...
A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams
Dray, Stephanie.
Paper Book
In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams--wife of one president and mother to another--whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel with modern-day implications...
Homebound
Elan, Portia.
Paper Book
'A work of joyous and serious invention' KALIANE BRADLEY 'Gripping... hauntingly beautiful' MADELINE MILLER 'A big, bold, ecstatic world - full of heart and wonder' RUTH OZEKI Six hundred years. Five interlocking lives. An immersive, open-hearted...
Legend of the Sea Dragon: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #12)
Elliott, Rebecca
Paper Book
Bo and the unicorns learn about a mysterious sea dragon during a trip to the beach in this early chapter book from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Owl Diaries! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line,...
Our Perfect Storm
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
Pre-order the breathtaking new novel from #1 New York Times and international bestseller Carley Fortune. 'Our Perfect Storm is a dream of a love story: breathtakingly romantic, sizzling with chemistry and set in a stunningly...
Broken Dove
Francis, Dani.
Paper Book
Discover the heart-pounding new dystopian romance and sequel to the sizzling Sunday Times bestseller, Silver Elite, available to pre-order now! 'The adult dystopian romance I've been wanting to read for the longest time' Ali Hazelwood, bestselling...
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
Gilmore, Laurie
Paper Book
The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! "Another gentle small-town romance with Hallmark movie vibes... Dream Harbor remains a cozy spot to linger" Publisher's Weekly<...
Karen's Surprise: a Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #12)
Grant, Shauna J.
Paper Book
Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by bestselling author and Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant! Karen and her classmates are putting on a play about a grand Thanksgiving feast. She wants the starring role, of course,...
My Weirdtastic School #11: Mr. Dipilla Is a Gorilla!
Gutman, Dan
Paper Book
With more than 36 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this eleventh book of the My Weirdtastic School arc, can a mysterious new mascot at Ella Mentry School help the kids beat their rivals A.J. and his friends lost the spelling bee to...
The Midnight Train
Haig, Matt.
Paper Book
When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?
The Midnight Train
Haig, Matt
Paper Book
When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop? No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. For Wilbur his best days...
To All the Boys I've Loved Before the Graphic Novel
Han, Jenny
Paper Book
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is now a major motion picture on Netflix and the inspiration for the spin-off series XO, Kitty--now streaming on Netflix! In this sparkling graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and...
The Brothers McKay: A Longmire Mystery
Johnson, Craig.
Paper Book
Sherriff Walt Longmire is back in another action-packed mystery following the events of Return to Sender.
Before I Knew I Loved You (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, 2)
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu.
Paper Book
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible - not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time...
The Foursome
Kline, Christina Baker
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina -- Kline's own distant relatives -- who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam. ...
Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement
Larsen, Ward.
Paper Book
Coordinated terrorist attacks around the world challenge President Jack Ryan in the latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series. The western world is stunned when coordinated terrorist attacks blaze up around the globe. While President Jack Ryan...
Caller unknown
McAllister, Gillian
Paper Book
They Took Her Daughter. Now She'll Break Every Rule to Get Her Back. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an unmissable new thriller - available for pre-order now! 'Unputdownable'...
The wish
Morris, Heather (Screenwriter)
Paper Book
From the author of global number 1 bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes a powerful and heartfelt contemporary novel about courage, family, resilience and finding hope in the darkest of places.
First and Forever
Painter, Lynn.
Paper Book
An American football star and a die-hard fan make an unforgettable match in this new laugh-out-loud rom-com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter. PRE-ORDER NOW. 'Lynn Painter at her funniest!' Haley Pham 'I dare you not to...
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth: The Graphic Novel
Park, Barbara.
Paper Book
Laugh out loud with the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones--now in graphic novels! Junie B. is in big trouble! She told everyone in Room 9 that she'd have the best job in the whole world for job day . . . only how's she supposed to figure out what that is?! ...
The Last Mandarin: a gripping and terrifying contemporary political thriller
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
Five Weeks in the Country
Prose, Francine
Paper Book
From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Reading Like a Writer and Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris, 1932 comes an utterly original novel inspired by the strange friendship between Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen and set during the summer when Dickens's family life exploded...
The Final Target
Roberts, Nora.
Paper Book
Seek the Traitor's Son
Roth, Veronica.
Paper Book
AN EPIC ROMANTIC DYSTOPIAN FANTASY BEGINSA world at war. A prophecy that will shake the stars. A love that transcends it all.Elegy Ahn did not ask for destiny to find her.She is happy with her life as a soldier, defending her small country from the Talusar, a powerful nation that worships a...
Take Me with You
Rowley, Steven
Paper Book
"Only national treasure Steven Rowley could blur the otherworldly with the everyday and turn all of it into heartache-flavored comedy." --Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich and Wreck We are all alien, even to the people who know us...
The Land and its People
Sedaris, David.
Paper Book
Fever Dream
Silver, Elsie
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Elsie Silver comes a small-town, forbidden, rivals-to-lovers romance, the first book in the brand-new Western romance series Emerald Lake. Professional bull rider Emmett Bush is not looking for love. He's looking...
Calamity Club
Stockett, Kathryn.
Paper Book
John of John
Stuart, Douglas.
Paper Book
The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo.'John of John has the emotional range and sense of sympathy of his earlier books, but this book is special, it has an urgency, an immediacy, a...
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
Tyson, Neil DeGrasse
Paper Book
America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials. ...
A Perfect Hand
Waldman, Ayelet
Paper Book
A richly drawn, captivating, and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady's maid and her clandestine lover, set in the country estates of nineteenth-century England. "Ayelet Waldman's clever, fast-paced historical romp turned out to be not only great fun but also...
Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Paper Book
With dozens of major awards between them, a revered poet and a versatile artist pool their mastery to sing the praises of an undersea wonder. A graceful bundle of nerves three times as ancient as the dinosaurs, the jellyfish is no fish but a spineless invertebrate without brain,...
Platform Decay
Wells, Martha.
Paper Book
Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.Having volunteered to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realises that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know.Including human children. Ugh.This may well call for... eye contact!...
Defending the Swamp Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #31)
West, Tracey
Paper Book
Drake and Worm team up with their friend Obi to free the Swamp Dragon when she is mistaken for a terrifying monster in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series, perfect for newly independent readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This...
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