Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs, 352 pages

The intriguing title coupled with creepy vintage photos got my attention.  I was hoping it would be a mix of Tim Burton and We Have Always Lived in the Castle; but it was more like a mix of X-Men and Percy Jackson.   It is a story of a young man named Jacob, trying to unravel the mysteries of his grandfather and the Welsh island that he stayed on years ago.  His search leads him to a group of "special" children who teach Jacob that he, too, is maybe more special than he realizes.  Good for young adults.

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