Our final genre of discussion is books for the younger crowd, from middle grade to young adult. When I was growing up, I don’t remember much in the way of a Young Adult genre. Or maybe I passed through the reading levels so quickly, I skipped it all together. As an adult I am fascinated…
MORE GREAT READS FOR HALLOWEEN
Can’t get enough of ghoulish stories? Neither can I! Which means I have even more creepy titles to suggest for Halloween — and any chilly, fall night best spent by the fire. How about something easy to get into and tough to put down? Try MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs. It’s…
REVIEW: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs
Anyone who knows me could have guessed I’d like this book just based on the cover. Slightly creepy, old black and white photograph and a Victorian-style title. I came across this book while in a book store at the Newark airport, of all places. My husband and I were headed to Scotland for our honeymoon…
BOOK PHOTO: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
This book draws some of its characters from strange portraits. Reproductions of the photos are sprinkled throughout the book. I too have a small collection of odd pictures, found at fairs, yard sales and museums. Here I’ve couple the book with one of my favorites of a school teacher, his wife, and a rabbit in…