Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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I grew up in Western New York, with a huge Italian, German, and Irish influence in my family life. Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony, the Haudenosaunee, and the Erie Canal are a big part of the history in my area. This is, I believe, is one reason I like reading about history and historical fiction.

I garden, cook, and preserve some of the food I grow. I, also, enjoy traveling. A book or two are always with me when I travel. And there is always one in my car, at my desk, and anywhere I may have a chance to read. Primarily I read fiction--young adult, historical fiction, mysteries, thrillers. I do enjoy a good memoir, biographies, and cookbooks. If someone recommends something, I will always check it out.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

5:16 pm 18 November 2014

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Story by Ransom Riggs, Art by Cassandra Jean

Hardcover, 272 pages

Published October 29th 2013 by Yen Press

ISBN13: 9780316245289

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is an excellent read. The story combines a man from Poland who as a child was sent to a Welsh Island during WWII to attempt to escape the horrors of war, his grandson who thought the grandfather's stories were fairy tales and a fantasy/andventure tale of when the grandson returns to that Welsh Island that his grandfather lived temporarily on.
This is a graphic novel, which I do not normally read, but I found Cassandra Green's illustrations blended excellently with Ransom Riggs's narrative.
I would definitely recommend it to both teens and adults, especially if graphic novels are something they find interesting.

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