Map of Days (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #4) by Ransom Riggs, 480 pages. Dutton Books (Penguin), 2018. $23.
Content: Language: R (69 swears); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Jacob is home in Florida and his peculiar group of friends are interested in his life and time, but Jacob’s parents are not interested in knowing the truth about Jacob’s life or his friends. Jacob starts to learn more about his grandfather and what role he had in the Peculiar world, and Jacob decides he wants to help peculiar children that are in trouble, like his grandfather did. As Jacob gets to know more about his grandfather’s job, with the help of his friends, Jacob and Emma start to grow apart. Jacob starts to realize how complex and quickly changing the peculiar world can be.
I enjoy this creative series and like Jacob and his friends. I enjoy each book and feel like they have different enough story lines to be interesting, while at the same time operating within the peculiar world that has been developed throughout all four books. I was heartbroken when Jacob’s parents wouldn’t accept him the way he was, but I love his friends and they way they help each other. The content includes discussion of virginity and gross violence. This book is also open ended and sets up for the next in the series. The book would be advisable if not for the high swear count.
Reviewer, C.
Peterson.
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These were popular for a while, but not as much anymore. Middle schoolers like gross violence, but do we need to encourage this? Very straightforward review. Thank you.
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