From the Publisher
Sixteen-year-old
Jacob, having traveled to a remote island after a family tragedy,
discovers an abandoned orphanage, and, after some investigating, he
learns the children who lived there may have been dangerous and
quarantined and may also still be alive.
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow--impossible though it seems--they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
My Comments
Intriguing, disturbing, haunting. Young readers may need a little encouragement to get past the beginning. The story takes off once they arrive on the island and Jacob starts exploring. There are many different psychological levels on which to read this story; I couldn't help thinking of the monsters as metaphorical, but it can also be read as a great adventure, mystery, horror, love story.
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