Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

My middle school librarian visited my English class last week. He was recommending interesting books to our class. Out of the multitude of books, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Childrenstood out to me. I summarized my thoughts in this post.

The book is about a teenage boy named Jacob Portman. Jacob considered his grandfather as the most fascinating person ever. His grandpa was a World War refugee who fled to Wales. Grandpa Portman fascinated Jacob by telling stories about his life in his old, peculiar, refuge home. After his

grandfather was murdered gruesomely, Jacob set off to the remote island off the coast of Wales and started looking for his Grandpa's peculiar home. When he found it, Jacob, feeling discouraged, realized that it hadn't been used for decades. But while exploring the house, he ran into someone who showed him something truly peculiar.

I enjoyed this book because the author, Ransom Riggs, created a perfect balance between terrifying action, heartbreaking emotion, and playful characters. This book was so good that I was finding time in between classes, tasks, and other activities to read. When I finally finished the book, I was mixed with excitement and sadness that the book was over.

One unique characteristic of this book is that the author uses old creepy pictures to make his characters come to life. (one of the pictures is on the cover). This way of writing makes Ransom Riggs' book more realistic and attaching. Thankfully, there is a series of books about Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children, so I can enjoy new books that are similar to this one.