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Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Author: Ransom Riggs
Genre: Fantasy & Fiction
Page Count: 352

Summary:
This novel takes the reader into the life of Jacob, an adolescent who has been struggling to piece his life back together after the mysterious murder of his grandfather. Before his grandpa’s death, he constantly told Jacob of an island that is home to a clan of magical children & their caretaker, Miss Peregrine. In his final moments, Jacob's grandfather told him to seek shelter with Miss Peregrine. In order to avenge his grandfather's death, Jacob goes on a mission to locate these children. After his arrival, he is told the home is preserved by a time loop, which restarts the same day, & prevents everyone in it from aging. He also discovers that he too is peculiar. Jacob has the ability to see "hollowgasts", which are creatures that hunt people with peculiarities, also known as the type of monster that killed Jacob's grandfather. Miss Peregrine fears that Jacob led these beasts to the home, & suggests he live there to secure his own safety. Her theory was confirmed when the demons showed up & attempted to kill all the peculiars. Everyone managed to escape unharmed, & they even killed the creatures, but this event meant Jacob now had to live with the peculiars for all eternity.

Review:
Personally, I found this book very intriguing. Fiction books tend to be my favorite genre, so I expected to enjoy this one. While reading this, I found myself very involved with each character. Despite the busy storyline, I was never confused, which I assume is because of how well-written this novel is. Overall, this story was very unique & unlike any I've read before. I would recommend it to anyone, but especially high schoolers as it seems like a decent coming of age book.