Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
2011
352 p
Jacob’s beloved Grandpa Portman always told these fantastic stories about the Children’s Home he grew up in. When Grandpa Portman was young he escaped from Poland to a secluded island with other children. Once there he saw amazing children that could levitate, were invisible and other fantastic things.
People thought Grandpa Portman was nuts, but when he was killed horrifically Jacob begin to question how much is the truth. Jacob and his therapist convince his parents that it would help him to go to the island to prove that his grandfather’s
stories were just that – stories.
Once he gets to the Island he finds himself pulled into a loop with the children and that the stories Grandpa Portman told were
true. The “children” were stuck in a loop, reliving the same day over and over.
The book draws you in and you cannot wait to read what happens next. It is an enjoyable read,
but disappointing in the end when you realize there is no end and that there is definitely a sequel on the way.
