Welcome to the Stockton Township Public Library
Welcome to the Stockton Township Public Library
Explore a diverse range of interests, including captivating westerns, engaging historical fiction, thrilling mystery, and enchanting romance!

Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better together—until they’re called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.
In Washington, DC, Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. In Chapel Hill, NC, Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student—his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Dex Jarvie was a third-generation cowboy, and his family history was steeped in traditions. They were important to him, and no woman was going to trample on them.
Dex was known as a hard man. He was fair, loyal, and trustworthy. But a series of unfortunate events in his life had made him hard. He was a glass-half-empty kind of guy who didn’t trust easily. But when he loved, he loved fiercely.
Genre: Western

Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together they’re putting the past behind them.
But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, Hannah knows that she and Bailey are in danger.
Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them.
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
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A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new.
A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead―while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing.
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
Then he shows up.
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding.
Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Canada
Exploring adventures and gaining knowledge for our younger readers.

Books 1-3 of Teeny Houdini are now available at the Stockton Public Library!
Meet Bessie Lee! The Teeny Houdini chapter book series from author Katrina Moore and illustrator Zoe Si begins with a simply magical story.
Bessie Lee might be the teeniest in her first-grade class, but with the tap-tap-tap of her wand, some glitter, and a little magic . . . she's going to dazzle the crowds to win the school talent show.
Genre: Chapter books, Children, Humor

It's Valentine's Day in young Amelia Bedelia's classroom. And you know Amelia Bedelia—she wears her heart on her sleeve. The second book in the nationally bestselling series about the childhood of America's favorite literal-minded housekeeper. School is always exciting for Amelia Bedelia, and getting her first Valentine's Day card may be the most exciting surprise of all. But what will she do when she forgets her valentines for her classmates on the bus?

Nancy Clancy returns in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's second Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy chapter book all about love! In the sequel to Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth, Nancy and Bree decide to play matchmaker, but nothing works out as planned. Will love conquer all in the end?
Genre: Chapter books, Mystery, Middle Grade
Exploring new adventures and gaining knowledge are essential for our young adults.

Books 1-3 are available at the Stockton Public Library.
Purchase made possible by donations from the Hugo's Elvis Event.
Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she was destined for great things--that is, if she can survive the oppressive Southern Kingdom. Her only escape are books, but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she has to find creative ways of acquiring them.

Mallory Fontaine is a fraud. Though she comes from a long line of witches, the only magic she possesses is the ability to see ghosts, which is rarely as useful as one would think. She and her sister have maintained the family business, eking out a paltry living by selling bogus spells to gullible buyers and conducting tours of the infamous mansion where the first of the Saphir murders took place.
Genres: Fantasy, YA, Romance

When sixteen-year-old Naomi Stoakes and her family head to a secluded cabin in the Shenandoah Valley for summer vacation they don’t know the small, mountainous town of Sparksburg, Virginia has a dark and twisted past. When they learns Sparksburg had once been a Sundown Town—a town where Blacks weren’t allowed after sunset lest they be murdered—well Naomi’s unease starts to make sense.
Genre: YA, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Paranormal
If you're eager to expand your knowledge, be sure to check out our latest nonfiction selections!

This title offers readers a backstage pass to Taylor Swift's iconic The Eras Tour. Included in this comprehensive encyclopedia is a detailed exploration of each tour stop in North America, the stage design, costumes, and dancers, and an in-depth analysis of every song featured in Swift's setlist. Readers will relive the magic of each performance and gain a deeper understanding of the artistry that enthralled audiences across North America and the world.

A gripping history that plumbs the extraordinary stories of American relief and rescue workers during World War II.
Saints and Liars recounts the remarkable story of Americans who went abroad to offer relief and stayed to rescue people targeted by the Nazi regime.
Renowned historian Debórah Dwork tracks these rescue workers’ heroic deeds as she lays bare the moral questions they encountered and their unpredictable and constantly changing circumstances.

THE WICKED HEALTHY COOKBOOK presents a simple game plan endorsed by every doctor and health organization in the world: eat more plants. Chefs Chad and Derek Sarno are among the world's foremost authorities on plant-based cooking and THE WICKED HEALTHY COOKBOOK shares their secrets for making killer meals.
Would you prefer to listen to a book instead? Or maybe you'd like to read a book and then watch the movie? We have everything you need covered.

In this gripping new thriller, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett returns, crafted by #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box.

In June 1946, as the residents of Winthrop Island prepare for the first summer season following the sacrifices of war, a glamorous new figure arrives at the guest cottage of Summerly, the idyllic seaside estate owned by the affluent Peabody family. For Emilia Winthrop, the daughter of Summerly’s year-round caretaker and a descendant of the island’s early settlers, Olive Rainsford introduces a glimpse into a world filled with sparkling possibilities. While Emilia devoted her war years to caring for her incapacitated mother, Olive explored the globe.

In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families are planning a delightful night of dinner and cocktails to kick off the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their usual bedtimes, their kids—five residents of Campisi Hall—never make it to the dinner.