Shelf Sleepers (May 2025 edition)

Never borrowed, barely touched, and possibly wondering if they're invisible—these underdog books are ready for their big comeback. Crack one open and give it the dramatic rescue story it deserves. Who knows? You might just discover the literary equivalent of a hidden Netflix gem… minus the buffering.

Updated May 2, 2025
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City of Belmont Ruth Faulkner Library
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The bones of the story /
Goodman, Carol.
Paper Book
The twisty locked-room mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman, about a group of former classmates trapped on their college campus--with a murderer among them. "One of the best and smartest locked-room mysteries I've read in a long time. A...
The pearl /
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon."   One of Steinbeck's most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His...
Godwin
O'Neill, Joseph
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * From the acclaimed author of Netherland (a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the year): the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who...
Winter's heart /
Jordan, Robert,
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In Winter's Heart, the ninth novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his friends...
The path of daggers /
Jordan, Robert,
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In The Path of Daggers, the eighth novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor engages in...
A crown of swords /
Jordan, Robert,
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In A Crown of Swords, the seventh novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, a rebellious uprising...
Crossroads of twilight /
Jordan, Robert,
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his...
Dune messiah
Herbert, Frank,
Paper Book
For use in schools and libraries only. The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit plots to seize control of the galaxy-wide empire of their supernatural leader.
Plague land :
Scarrow, Alex.
Paper Book
They thought the plague was dead. They were wrong. Two years ago, a virus hit London, killing thousands of people and driving the rest into hiding. But Leon has somehow survived, making it through two harsh winters. Now he's living on the fragile hope that the freezing snow and ice of the...
Plague land /
Scarrow, Alex.
Paper Book
A thrilling tale about one family's survival against a devastating virus that sweeps across the world and leaves the survivors touched by fire. Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumors of...

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