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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children By, Ransom Riggs
About the book
Illustrator: Cassandra Jean
ISBN: 0316245283
Publisher: Yen Press
Genre: Fantasy
Awards:
-On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks
Review
When I first read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children I thought it was going to be a haunting thriller full of horror. I was a little disappointed about that but it was still a very good graphic novel and the illustrations were really cool. There were only a few things that I didn't like about the book which is rare. First off there were some handwritten note and letters in the book so it was a little hard to read. The last thing was when they were talking about how the time loops worked and about the children it was a little confusing. When they were switching dimensions I couldn't tell where they were. Over all this book had a different story than most and I plan to read the rest of the series.
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Thirteen Reasons Why
Both characters have just lost someone very close to them and now have to figure out why they died using clues and notes. Both books revolve around loss and decision making to help the ones they love.
A Monster Calls
Both characters are to reveal past and except the losses in their family. Both themes revolve around an evil spirit that will guide them to seek what they want. At the end they both make a decision that will change their life forever.
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Russo, Maria. "A Book That Started With Its Pictures." The New York Times. The New York Times, 30 Dec. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2015.
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