by Ransom Riggs (ISBN: 9781594744761)
Here is another young adult fiction book. This story has an interesting twist. Throughout the book are actual photographs that were saved from the ultimate destruction - the garbage heap. They are random photos that have nothing to do with each other, but were the inspiration for the story. One of Riggs' hobbies is collecting photos of people that are unknown to this writer. He has incorporated these photos into books of different genres. (I read this book on my Kindle, these photos don't translate well to that media.)
The pictures were woven into the fantasy story to become a part of it. This story has it dark places, nightmares and creepy characters. But mostly it is a group of orphaned children stuck in a time loop on a mysterious island that resets on a daily basis. A land that was thought to be only in the imagination of the unstable and peculiar grandfather. There is a little bit of mystery, lots of adventure and it is a fun story that could have a sequel - though I have not seen anything about that. BUT it has been announced that it will be a movie.
Wouldn't you like to have a name like Ransom? No one really knows if you are male or female. This one is a male.
Ransom Riggs blog
The use of vintage photography in a novel
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