Patrick D. Pidgeon

I requested an advance reading copy of Creeples! from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program because I liked the cover and the description. The prologue is set at Lindow Moss Bog, in Cheshire, England, in 1938. It would be a good prologue for a horror movie.

The rest is set in the present day. After reading the first paragraph of chapter one, chapter two made me laugh. Our three main characters are Johnny 'Spigs' Spignola, Theresa Ray 'T-Ray' Rogers, and Pablo 'Peabo' Torres. They are new students at the Aberdasher Academy of [Weird] Science. Spigs has two reasons to be glad to attend this boarding school: he loves alternative/fringe/weird science and he'll be getting away from his abusive Aunt Gussy. T-Ray has a loving family that drives her nuts. Her mother and sister want her to be able to be "normal" and "fit in". T-Ray is an individualist who is interested in science and couldn't care less about fitting in. She wants to learn so she can help her little sister, who has a health problem. Peebo has a large and loving family who are very proud of him for being accepted at such a prestigious school. Peebo has already skipped a grade, so he's younger than the rest of the kids in his year. Peebo loves technology. His family hopes he'll make at least one friend. Experienced readers will not be surprised that Spigs and Peebo become roommates.… (more)