Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

I first ran across this book via it's trailer on Entertainment Weekly's book blog (http://shelf-life.ew.com/) and it's stuck with me because it was such a spooky, fun video. The author is also a filmmaker and flew to Belgium to create this video because Belgium has quite the collection of abandoned, eery houses.

Summary: As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. 


There, he finds the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see. 

I'm super excited to read this! The storyline sounds really original and not like anything else I have on my list to read this summer.

How this story was concepted (http://bit.ly/lqbVOr) : "The idea for Miss Peregrine's Home popped into Ransom Riggs' head when he ran across some sinister-looking vintage photos, which ''suggest stories even though you don't know who the people are or exactly when they were taken.'' As he began writing, he kept searching for images, even combing swap meets and flea markets. ''I was developing the story as I was finding the photos. I'd find a particularly evocative photo and I'd say, 'I need to work this in somehow.' '' Most are reproduced in the novel ''as is,'' but a few have been digitally altered."