All 3 Uses

novel
in
A Separate Peace
(Edited)

Not because he wanted to be forgiven for missing the meal—that didn't interest him at all, he might have rather enjoyed the punishment if it was done in some novel and unknown way.
p. 22.3 *

novel = new and original
We spent several shining days picking them and were paid in cash for it. Brinker was inspired to write his Apple Ode ... and the novelty and money of these days excited us.
p. 92.3

novelty = quality of being new
And these Saturdays are worst in the late winter when the snow has lost its novelty and its shine, and the school seems to have been reduced to only a network of drains.
p. 128.1

Definitions:

(1) (novel as in: a novel situation)
new and original -- typically something considered good
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to a work of fiction that is published as a book. In the form novelty, the word can refer to an inexpensive, mass-produced item of interest such as a toy, trinket, or item given away to advertise.