Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, a YA novel (young adult), reminds me of an assignment that Carol Schowalter used to give to her El Roble students. She would hand out unusual black and white photographs and have the kids write stories based on the photos.
Odd black-and-white photos inspired Riggs for his first novel of odd children with peculiar "gifts" and a little time travel. I can see where I would have enjoyed this book in jr. high, and I might recommend it to some students, but I would not tell my friends in my book clubs to rush out to get it.
I see that they are planning on making a movie of this book to come out in 2013.
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