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Books Coming to Screens March 2025

March 1, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Mickey7 / Edward Ashton

(Mickey 17)

Mickey 17, known as an “expendable,” goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.

March 7th/ Theaters/ Put on Hold

Long Bright River / Liz Moore

Long Bright River (TV Series 2025– ) - IMDb

A Philadelphia police officer searches for her sister, an addict who has gone missing.

March 13th/ Peacock/ Put on Hold

The Wheel of Time/ Robert Jordan

(Season 3)

Set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only some can access it, a woman named Moiraine crosses paths with five young men and women. This sparks a dangerous, world-spanning journey. Based on the book series by Robert Jordan.

March 13th/ Amazon/ Put on Hold

The Electric State / Simon Stålenhag

An orphaned teenager traverses the American West with a sweet, but mysterious robot, and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother.

March 14th/ Netflix

The Residence / Kate Andersen Brower

Inside the White House’s staff residence and the lives workers share with the First Family.

March 20th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold

Wereworld series /Curtis Jobling

(Wolf King)

Drew Ferran as he comes of age and discovers he’s the last of a long line of Werewolves

March 20th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold

Snow White

Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

March 21st/ Theaters/ Put on Hold

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Season 2

Wolf Hall (TV Mini Series 2015–2024) - IMDb

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII’s court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.

March 23rd/ BBC/ Put on Hold

Caught / Harlan Coben

In Bariloche, reporter Ema Garay’s online exposes unveil tax dodgers. Her probe into a 16-year-old’s disappearance points to Leo Mercer, upending both their lives.

March 26th/ Netflix/ Put on Hold

The Friend / Sigrid Nunez

Follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend and mentor.

March 28th/ Theaters/ Put on Hold

The Life List /Lori Nelson Spielman

A woman revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey.

March 28th/ Netflix

Levon’s Trade /Chuck Dixon

(A Working Man)

Levon Cade left his profession behind to work construction and be a good dad to his daughter. But when a local girl vanishes, he’s asked to return to the skills that made him a mythic figure in the shadowy world of counter-terrorism.

March 28th/ Theaters

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day / Judith Viorst

(Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip)

Follows a Mexican American family who have recently lost their connection to each other and their roots, as they embark on an epic road trip that immediately goes hilariously wrong.

March 28th/ Disney + / Put on hold

Queer /William S. Burroughs

In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

March 28th/ Theaters

New Children’s Items-February 2025

March 1, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Board Books

Llama Llama feelings	BB DEWDNEY, ANNA
Easter is coming! /	BB FORTNER, TAMA
The eye book	BB LESIEG, THEO
Christmas heroes! /	BB PAW PATROL
Will you still love me? /	BB ROTH, CAROL
Jesus loves me! /	BB WARNES, TIM

Picture Books

Towed by Toad /	E AWAN, JASHAR
You’re so amazing! /	E CATCHPOLE, JAMES
A sleepless night /	E CHIRIF, MICAELA
Night walk /	E COCKCROFT, JASON
Just flowers /	E DEALEY, ERIN
Amazing Abe :	E FINKELSTEIN, NORMAN
Aloha everything /	E GEORGE, KAYLIN
Sea turtles /	E GOEBEL, JENNY
Frogs /	E HARTAS, FREYA
Sharks /	E HOURAN, LORI
Monster hands /	E KANE, KAREN
A little like magic /	E KURPIEL, SARAH
John the skeleton /	E LAAN, TRIINU
Noodles on a bicycle /	E MACLEAR, KYO
Umbrella /	E MELVILLE, ELENA
A voice like yours /	E MURPHY, FRANK
Joyful song :	E NEWMAN, LESLEA
Color makes the world go round! /	E NIELSEN, CHRISTOPHER
You are brave : a book about not giving up /	E O’HAIR, MARGARET
The bookshop mice /	E STARLING, ROBERT
Tractor Mac autumn is here /	E STEERS, BILLY
Baby bat bedtime /	E TOWLER, PAIGE
The dream catcher /	E VERDAD, MARCELO
Cheetah /	E WELLS, ROBERT
Sun /	E WELLS, ROBERT
Ramadan /	E WHITMAN, SYLVIA
Mr. Lepron’s mystery soup /	E ZOBOLI, GIOVANNA

Early readers

Planting seeds /	ER CHU, KATHERINE
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery :	ER DISNEY
Minnie’s bow toons :	ER DISNEY
T.O.T.S. :	ER DISNEY
Mickey Mouse funhouse :	ER DISNEY
Minnie :	ER DISNEY
Mira, Royal Detective :	ER DISNEY
Puppy Dog Pals :	ER DISNEY
Snow /	ER EASTMAN, P.D.
Spider-Man :	ER MARVEL
Spidey and his amazing friends :	ER MARVEL
Avengers mech strike :	ER MARVEL
Spidey and his amazing friends :	ER MARVEL
Avengers :	ER MARVEL
Star Wars :	ER STAR WARS
Star Wars :	ER STAR WARS
Star Wars :	ER STAR WARS
Star Wars :	ER STAR WARS
Fox versus fox /	ER TABOR, COREY

Nonfiction

A Hui Ho until we meet again :	J 155.9 BUGGE, ADELINE
M is for manger /	J 232.92 BOWMAN, CRYSTAL
TikTok /	J 302.23 GREEN, SARA
Women’s right to vote /	J 324.6 SPANIER, KRISTINE
Decolonization /	J 325 FAUST, DANIEL
Hello Kitty franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Star Wars franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Super Mario Bros. franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Barbie franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Harry Potter franchise /	J 338.76 ABDO, KENNY
Battlefront military machines /	J 358.18 KAISER, BRIANNA
Land and water combat vehicles /	J 359.94 MILLER, MARIE
Police officers :	J 363.2 LEED, PERCY
Tornadoes /	J 363.34 EDWARDS, SUE
Bank heists /	J 364.16 ABDO, KENNY
Museum heists /	J 364.16 ABDO, KENNY
Train heists /	J 364.16 ABDO, KENNY
Fantastic fugitives :	J 364.3 DUMONT, BRIANNA
Barbie /	J 381 FIRST, RACHEL
The secret of fall /	J 508.2 COY, JOHN
Investigating states of matter /	J 530.4 MULLINS, MATT
Investigating heat /	J 536.07 LOCKWOOD, SOPHIE
Investigating electricity /	J 537.07 LOCKWOOD, SOPHIE
Investigating compounds and mixtures /	J 541 SIMON, CHARNAN
Mighty minerals in rock /	J 549 RUBY, REX
Investigating erosion /	J 551.3 KAZUNAS, ARIEL
Do-it-again rock cycle /	J 552 RUBY, REX
How do plants grow? /	J 571.82 GRIFFIN, ANNABEL
Ecosystems /	J 577 MULLINS, MATT
Amazing plants /	J 580 GRIFFIN, ANNABEL
Why do we need plants? /	J 580 GRIFFIN, ANNABEL
Where do plants grow? /	J 581.7 GRIFFIN, ANNABEL
Animal camouflage in a forest /	J 591.47 OWEN, RUTH
Animal camouflage in a desert /	J 591.47 OWEN, RUTH
Animal camouflage in a backyard /	J 591.47 OWEN, RUTH
Animal camouflage in the ocean /	J 591.47 OWEN, RUTH
Coyote vs. field mouse /	J 591.53 ROSE, SIMON
Red fox vs red squirrel /	J 591.53 ROSE, SIMON
Bees in their ecosystems / by Olivia Hammond.	J 595.79 HAMMOND, OLIVIA
Prairie dogs in their ecosystems /	J 599.36 CHRISTOPHER, SOPHIE
Beavers in their ecosystems /	J 599.37 O’DOWD, DELLA
Nurses: a first look /	J 610.73 LEED, PERCY
Doctors: a first look /	J 610.92 LEED, PERCY
Human anatomy for kids :	J 612 WAGNER, KRISTIE
Yummy in my tummy :	J 613 REED, CHARLOTTE
Ships and subs /	J 623.82 MILLER, MARIE
Amelia Earhart’s last flight /	J 629.13 COOKE, TIM
Robots saving lives /	J 629.8 SPILSBURY, LOUISE
Robots discovering the deep :	J 629.89 SPILSBURY, LOUISE
Robots Enforcing the Law/	J 629.89 SPILSBURY, LOUISE
Inside the compost bin /	J 631.8 PLAN, MELODY
Parakeets in the wild! /	J 636.08 HANSEN, GRACE
Guinea pigs in the wild! /	J 636.08 HANSEN, GRACE
Veterinarians :	J 636.08 LEED, PERCY
Night night :	J 649 REED, CHARLOTTE
I want to be a welder /	J 671.5 MURRAY, JULIE
Barbie in the 1970s /	J 688.72 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH
Barbie in the 1990s /	J 688.72 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH
Barbie in the 1960s /	J 688.72 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH
Barbie in the 2000s /	J 688.72 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH
Barbie in the 1980s /	J 688.72 ANDREWS, ELIZABETH
Amazing buildings /	J 720 MATTERN, JOANNE
Sounds good! :	J 784.19 KONNECKE, OLE
Samba! the heartbeat of a community :	J 786.8 HOELZEL, PHILIP
Cheer skills and drills /	J 791.6 JAMES, INDIA
Spirit-raising cheers and chants /	J 791.6 JAMES, INDIA
Competitive cheerleading /	J 791.6 MOONEY, CARLA
Nikola Jokić /	J 796.32 ADAMSON, THOMAS
Wings of an eagle :	J 796.42 MILLS, BILLY
Motocross /	J 796.75 STEVENSON, PAUL
Jimmy’s rhythm & blues :	J 818 MEADOWS, MICHELLE
Home /	J 841 SIMLER, ISABELLE
The Cold War /	J 909.82 FAUST, DANIEL
Meet Caitlin Clark :	J 92 CLARK, CAITLIN
Meet Shai Gilgeous-Alexander :	J 92 GILGEOUS-ALEANDER, SHAI
J.D. Vance :	J 92 VANCE, J.D.
Survival in space :	J 973 LONG, DAVID
The rock in my throat /	J 973 YANG, KAO
A plate of hope : the inspiring story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen /	J ANDRES, JOSE

Audiobooks

A plate of hope	JCD 641 FRANKEL, ERIN
One big open sky	JCD CLINE-RANSOME, LESA
Clairboyance	JCD KAHAKAUWILA, KRISTIANA
Finn and Ezra’s bar mitzvah time loop	JCD LEVY, JOSHUA
Chooch helped /	JCD ROGERS, ANDREA
My daddy is a cowboy /	JCD SEALES, STEPHANIE

Fiction

Black star /	JF ALEXANDER, KWAME
The one and only family /	JF APPLEGATE, KATHERINE
Across so many seas /	JF BEHAR, RUTH
The Famished Country.	JF BOHNHOFF, JENNIFER
The daggers of ire /	JF CERVANTES, J.C.
The legend of the last library /	JF COLE, FRANK
Baseball buddies :	JF DERR, AARON
Johnny, the sea, and me /	JF ESCOBAR, MELBA
Kwame crashes the underworld /	JF FARMER, CRAIG
The mystery of Mystic Mountain /	JF FOX, JANET
Cruzita and the mariacheros /	JF GRANILLO, ASHLEY
Popcorn /	JF HARRELL, ROB
Fault lines /	JF JOHNSON, JANET
Clairboyance /	JF KAHAKAUWILA, KRISTIANA
The first state of being /	JF KELLY, ERIN
The secret language of birds /	JF KELLY, LYNNE
Finn and Ezra’s bar mitzvah time loop /	JF LEVY, JOSHUA
Not if you break up with me first /	JF MILLER, G.F.
Find her /	JF RENO, GINGER
Ultraviolet /	JF SALAZAR, AIDA
Something maybe magnificent /	JF TOALSON, R.L.
Lola /	JF VALENTI, KARLA
Unsinkable Cayenne /	JF VITALIS, JESSICA
Shark teeth /	JF WINSTON, SHERRI

Graphic Novels

The Lion King :	JGN DISNEY
Tim Burton’s the nightmare before Christmas /	JGN FERRARI, ALESSANDRO
Mendel the mess-up	JGN LABAN, TERRY
Continental drifter	JGN MACLEOD, KATHY
Keeper of the lost cities :	JGN MESSENGER, SHANNON

New YA-February 2025

March 1, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Fiction

The last bookstore on Earth /	YA ARNOLD, LILY
I was told there would be romance /	YA ARNOLD, MARIE
Dispatches from parts unknown /	YA BLISS, BRYAN
Mystery royale /	YA CAVALANCIA, KAIRLYN
It’s a Love/Skate Relationship	YA CORSON, CARLI
Silent sister /	YA DAVIDHIZAR, MEGAN
Wild dreamers /	YA ENGLE, MARGARITA
Not not normal /	YA FENTON, PETER
Prophecy.	YA FERGUS, M.L.
We did nothing wrong /	YA JAYNE, HANNAH
Rhino’s run /	YA LIPSYTE, ROBERT
The rival /	YA LORD, EMMA
Cheat code /	YA MCISAAC, M.J.
This is the year /	YA MUNOZ, GLORIA
Brewed with love /	YA PAGE, SHELLY
You’re dead to me /	YA PARKER, AMY
The assassin’s guide to babysitting /	YA PARKER, NATALIE
Lies on the serpent’s tongue /	YA PEARSALL, KATE
The Queen’s spade /	YA RAUGHLEY, SARAH
Twenty-four seconds from now… : a love story /	YA REYNOLDS, JASON
Light enough to float /	YA SEAL, LAUREN
The rose bargain /	YA SMITH, SASHA
First love language /	YA VALENTINE, STEFANY
Night owls /	YA VISHNY, A.R.
A language of dragons /	YA WILLIAMSON, S.F.
Libertad /	YA ZALDIVAR, BESSIE

Audiobooks

Rising from the ashes :	YCD 305.8 YOO, PAULA
How the boogeyman became a poet /	YCD 92 KEITH, TONY
Dispatches from parts unknown /	YCD BLISS, BRYAN
Wild dreamers /	YCD ENGLE, MARGARITA
Shut up, this is serious /	YCD IXTA, CAROLINA
Pride and Premeditation	YCD PRICE, TIRZAH
Girls like her /	YCD SUMROW, MELIANIE
Night owls /	YCD VISHNY, A.R.

Graphic Novels

By fire :	YGN LANDSEL, JASON
Pandemonium /	YGN WOODING, CHRIS

Nonfiction

Rising from the ashes :	YNF 305.8 YOO, PAULA
Shackled : a tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away /	YNF 364.1 COOPER, CANDY

New Fiction- February 2025

March 1, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

We could be rats /	F AUSTIN, EMILY
Shoot the moon /	F BARRY, AVA
First-time caller /	F BORISON, B.K.
Battle mountain /	F BOX, C.J.
Saint of the Narrows Street /	F BOYLE, WILLIAM
Long Live Evil.	F BRENNAN, SARAH
The crime brulee bake off /	F CONNOLLY, REBECCA
Junie /	F ECKSTINE, ERIN
American Thighs.	F ELLEN, ELIZABETH
Midnight black /	F GREANEY, MARK
Mothers and sons /	F HASLETT, ADAM
A slow fire burning /	F HAWKINS, PAULA
The worst duke in London /	F HOWARD, AMALIE
No ordinary duchess /	F HOYT, ELIZABETH
People of means /	F JOHNSON, NANCY
The English problem :	F KAMLANI, BEENA
Open season /	F KELLERMAN, JONATHAN
Dead money :	F KERR, JAKOB
Going home /	F LAMONT, TOM
The wolf tree /	F MCCLUSKEY, LAURA
A girl like us /	F MCLOUGHLIN, ANNA
We all live here /	F MOYES, JOJO
You better watch out /	F MURRAY, JAMES
The garden /	F NEWMAN, NICK
Two Times Murder.	F OYEBANJI, ADAM
Paranoia /	F PATTERSON, JAMES
Waiting for the long night moon : stories /	F PETERS, AMANDA
To Sicily with love /	F PROBST, JENNIFER
Too soon :	F SHAMIEH, BETTY
Show don’t tell : stories /	F SITTENFELD, CURTIS
Gliff /	F SMITH, ALI
Christmas sweater weather /	F SNOWE, JAQUELINE
Dead in the frame /	F SPOTSWOOD, STEPHEN
Three days in June /	F TYLER, ANNE
Earl crush /	F VASTI, ALEXANDRA
The strange case of Jane O. /	F WALKER, KAREN
Good dirt /	F WILKERSON, CHARMAINE
Time of the child /	F WILLIAMS, NIALL