Hello Shawn,
Yes, all nouns (and not only) have different suffixes depending on the case you want to use. Books usually introduce cases (and therefore endings) based on the order of how used/useful the particular case is. We usually teach the accusative first - it's the case which comes with verbs like "want" and "like", that is, verbs that you use all the time. Then the locative (connected with prepositions of place) comes. The particular endings you have to memorize. Unfortunately, no one has come with a better way of learning it :) Good luck with your learning!