Thursday, February 9, 2012

Island of Misfit... Children?

As a child, Jacob was always fascinated by his grandfather's stories about the magical, mythical orphanage where he spent much of his youth. The children at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children had all sorts of cool magical powers, it was always summertime, and, most importantly, the children were safe from the terrible monsters that stalked them as long as they remained under the care of Miss Peregrine. As Jacob grew, he dismissed the stories. The so-called "monsters" must have been the Nazis who killed his grandfather's family. As for the rest... pure fiction. That is, until the night Jacob witnesses his grandfather's brutal murder at the hands of a creature straight out of a nightmare. His curiosity (and his shrink) lead him to the remote island and the site of the orphanage. What he finds there is something beyond imagining. Could his grandfather have been telling the truth all along? Although this is cataloged as a Teen Book, it's something adults could enjoy too. Give it a try! --AJL

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