BOISE PUBLIC LIBRARY

www.boisepubliclibrary.org

“Death Catchers,” by Jennifer Anne Kogler

Teen fiction. Lizzy Mortimer is reading the newspaper one day, she reads about the death of her best friend. And yet her best friend is still alive. After confiding in her grandmother, Lizzy learns that she is a Death Catcher, a descendant of the sisters of Avalon. When she gets word of impending deaths, it is up to her to try to prevent them. Lizzy discovers that her neighbor, Drake, is next to die and that it is up to her to save him.

EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

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“Property of a Lady,” by Sarah Rayne

Adult fiction. Michael Flint is asked by friends to look over a house in Shropshire they unexpectedly inherited. Charect House has a sinister reputation, and no one has lived there for almost a century.

ADA COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” by Ransom Riggs

Adult fiction. Using odd photos from vintage collections, the author has woven a unique narrative of a young man’s voyage to discover more about the death of his grandfather, who left him with some peculiar last words. They send him on a quest to unravel their meaning to a remote island off the coast of Wales.

MERIDIAN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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“Extravagant Expectations: New Ways to Find Romantic Love in America,” by Paul Hollander

Adult nonfiction. Paul Hollander investigates how Americans today pursue romantic relationships, with special reference to the advantages and drawbacks of Internet dating compared to connections made in college and the workplace. By analyzing printed personals, dating websites and advice offered by pop psychology books, he examines the qualities that people seek in a partner.

GARDEN CITY LIBRARY

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“Bad Moon,” by Todd Ritter

Adult fiction. Ten-year-old Charlie Olmstead, fascinated by the images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon in 1969, takes a bike ride to see the moon. He never returns home. The residents of Perry Hollow believe Charlie had an accident. Forty years later, at the behest of his dying mother, Charlie’s younger brother begins searching for answers about the disappearance.

NAMPA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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“Little Women and Me,” by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Young adult fiction. Emily is sick and tired of being a middle sister. So when she gets an assignment to describe what she’d change about a classic novel, Emily pounces on “Little Women.” After all, if she can’t change things in her own family, maybe she can bring a little justice to the March sisters. But when Emily gets transported into the 1860s world of the book, she discovers that righting fictional wrongs won’t be easy.