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Jacob's grandfather Abe dies and leaves him with an eerie message: go back to the foster home Abe grew up in and learn about the monster that killed him and the friends he left behind.
Book Talk: Jacob Portman is very close with his eccentric and adventurous grandfather, Abe. Abe regales Jacob with stories about being sent away from his homeland in Poland to a tiny island on the edge of Wales to escape terrifying monsters. The foster home he is sent to is for children with unusual gifts, such as lifting heavy objects or levitating. Abe even has pictures to prove it. As Jacob gets older he begins to doubt his grandfather's stories and presumes the photos are fake. Until one day, Abe is killed and Jacob sees the monster who did it. Convinced Jacob is losing his mind with grief, his parents send him to a psychiatrist who convinces Jacob's father that it's ok for Jacob to visit the island his grandfather always talked about, that it may provide some closure to Abe's horrific passing. Once Jacob arrives at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and meets Abe's childhood friends, he doesn't get closure, only finds himself asking more and more questions. Read Ransom Riggs exciting story made into a chilling graphic novel and find out for yourself if Jacob and Abe are telling the truth about the monsters or if mental illness and peculiarities just run in the family.
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Teen quote:
"I found this to be a quick, fun read."
~Christy, 19.
