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Here are some of the new releases hitting the shelves this month at SCLS.
Updated February 19, 2025
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Bad kitty camp daze
Bruel, Nick
Bad Kitty goes on a big adventure in this full color graphic novel in Nick Bruel's New York Times bestselling series. Kitty's life is hard. Like, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she...
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Bad Kitty goes to the beach
Bruel, Nick
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New York Times-bestselling creator Nick Bruel's naughty feline is at the beach--and on the hunt--in the newest Bad Kitty picture book, Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach. IT'S BEACH DAY! But Kitty does NOT want to go to the beach. Kitty can...
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Bad kitty takes the test
Bruel, Nick
Bad Kitty faces the ultimate test in this full color graphic novel in Nick Bruel's New York Times bestselling series. Based on previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is a bad cat. In order to redeem her feline status, Kitty must...
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Big Nate: Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath
Peirce, Lincoln
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Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life -- it's why his friends call him "Big Nate." But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics lovers...
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Blast from the Past (Geronimo Stilton #84)
Stilton, Geronimo.
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When you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure! Geronimo and Trap set out to open their own vintage store. Amongst their inventory is a very special jacket. But someone wants to steal it! Can Geronimo keep it safe?
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Blood moon
Brown, Sandra
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"Fast-paced, complex, and deliciously scary!" - Kathy Reichs #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another gripping thriller where an embittered detective and an ambitious TV show producer are in a race against the clock...
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The Boxcar Librarian
Labuskes, Brianna
Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library--a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in Montana. ...
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Bridal Shower Murder
Meier, Leslie
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When her daughter gets engaged in Tinker's Cove, Maine, reporter Lucy Stone finds herself feeling like a steamed lobster while dealing with her future son-in-law's family--and a summer bridal shower that leads to murder . . Lucy Stone is thrilled about her youngest...
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Broken Country
Hall, Clare Leslie
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"Stirring and mysterious...fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark." --Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of...
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The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is...
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Claire, darling : a novel
Kazumi, Callie
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"In this taut psychological thriller, one woman's desperate quest for answers reveals just how far she's willing to go for love--or revenge. I devoured this book . . . utterly engrossing!"--Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish ...
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A constant love
Peterson, Tracie
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Heartache has left them emotionally desolate, but traces of love and healing could forge a future. In the wake of a harsh winter, Micah Hamilton and Charlotte Aldrich are grappling with loss and guilt after the disaster that took the lives of their loved ones. Struggling to cope with...
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Dream Count
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
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A Most Anticipated Book of 2025 from The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Elle, Oprah Daily, Readers Digest, The Seattle Times, LitHub, The Chicago Review of Books, BET, and Radio Times A publishing event...
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Far from Home
Steel, Danielle
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France. In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half...
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Fight or Flight
Michaels, Fern
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In this season's must-read for fans of Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and Janet Evanovich, a woman imprisoned by her painful past faces a crisis that might just set her free to claim the life she deserves. From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat, Katherine Winston...
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Finlay Donovan digs her own grave
Cosimano, Elle
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From New York Times bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave--the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series. Finlay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet . . . but at least...
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The Fisherman's Gift
Kelly, Julia R.
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The Light Between Oceans meets The Snow Child in this novel set in a Scottish village in the weeks after a young boy mysteriously washes up on shore, causing the buried secrets of the insular community to come to light and rekindling an old love story. It's...
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High tea and misdemeanors
Childs, Laura
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Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are tapped to cater the elegant wedding of Bettina and Jamie. Theodosia and Drayton are setting up when they hear a crash from the greenhouse. Shockingly, they discover that part of the roof has collapsed trapping the bride and groom. He...
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Home
de la Pen~a, Matt/ Long, Loren (ILT)
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From a Newbery Medal-winning author and a bestselling illustrator, the powerhouse duo behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Love, comes a deeply moving ode to the places we feel safe, loved, and true to ourselves--wherever they might be. *"Beckons readers from...
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The jackal's mistress :
Bohjalian, Chris,
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In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the New York Times bestselling author of such...
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Killer Potential
Deitch, Hannah
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"Fierce, fun, wild, and enraging. A deeply accomplished debut." --Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives--an SAT tutor who finds...
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Lethal prey
Sandford, John
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Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was...
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Llama Llama Loves His Teacher
Dewdney, Anna/ Morrow, J. T. (ILT)
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Learn about all the things that make teachers awesome with Llama Llama Loves His Teacher! The perfect thank-you gift for teachers everywhere! Go through the school day with Llama Llama as he recalls all the things he learns, but more importantly, all the things he loves...
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A map to paradise
Meissner, Susan
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With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, out-of-work starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, successful screenwriter Elwood, but his agoraphobia allows only for short conversations through the windows. He's the closest thing she has...
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Nobody's Fool
Coben, Harlan
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In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don't add up...which is something he cannot ignore. ...
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One good thing
Hunter, Georgia
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends...
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The Paris express /
Donoghue, Emma,
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Emma Donoghue, the "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author of Room, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was...
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Pete the Kitty and the Mermaid's Sandcastle
Dean, James/ Dean, James (ILT)/ Dean, Kimberly
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A magical mermaid adventure from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean! Pete the Kitty and his mermaid friend Jessie work together to build a sandcastle. But the castle is missing something. Will one shell, two barnacles, three strands of...
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Promise Me Sunshine
Bastone, Cara
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How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most? Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman's life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of...
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Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
Rogak, Lisa
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The incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane...
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The Ragpicker King
Clare, Cassandra
Paper Book
In the epic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Sword Catcher, praised by George R. R. Martin as "everything I look for in fantasy," Lin and Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies. This gorgeous first edition hardcover features an...
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The River Has Roots
El-Mohtar, Amal
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AN INDIE NEXT PICK! The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who...
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Saltwater
Hays, Katy
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On glittering Capri, anything can be a mirage. And no one holds a grudge like family. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes an electrifying thriller about an opulent family retreat to Italy that's shattered by the resurfacing of...
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Silent as the grave /
Bowen, Rhys
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Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover in the next book in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband, Daniel, is off to work in...
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Spy ski school the graphic novel
Gibbs, Stuart
The New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form with the fourth book as Ben Ripley enrolls in ski school, where the slopes--and the stakes--get really steep. Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever...
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The Story She Left Behind
Henry, Patti Callahan
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Inspired by a true literary mystery, New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing The Secret Book of Flora Lea returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter's search for them both. In 1927, eight-year-old Clara Harrington...
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The summer guests /
Gerritsen, Tess
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From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen--with a startling connection to their own pasts. When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of...
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Sunrise on the Reaping :
Collins, Suzanne
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The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series! When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell...
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Super-italian : More Than 110 Indulgent Recipes Using Italy's Healthiest Foods; a Cookbook
Laurentiis, Giada De
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Discover the Italian approach to healthful eating--where nothing is off the menu--with 100 delicious, superfood-packed recipes from New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis. From the day Giada De Laurentiis started cooking professionally, her fundamental...
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Ward D /
McFadden, Freida
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! All she has do is make it through the night shift... Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her...
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye
Scalzi, John
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New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye The moon has turned into cheese. Now humanity has to deal with it. For some it's an opportunity. For...
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Wild dark shore /
McConaghy, Charlotte
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An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves "A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising...
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Will the Pigeon graduate?
Willems, Mo
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From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes this class-ic graduation book. The Pigeon had better graduate! He did the work! He paid attention to the little details! He...
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I would die for you
Jones, Sandie
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying next novel. California, 2011: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in the small seaside town of Coronado with her husband...
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The Writer
Patterson, James/ Barker, J. D.
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"Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time" for The Writer, #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson's "Excellent... perfectly executed ... genuinely suspenseful" (Booklist...
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Yoko : A Biography
Sheff, David
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An intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy. John Lennon once described Yoko Ono as the world's most famous unknown artist. "Everybody knows her name, but no one knows what she does." She has only...
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