Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by RansomRiggs (Author)

Synopsis

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 20 May 2012

ISBN 10: 1594746060
ISBN 13: 9781594746062

Media Reviews
A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story. --John Green, New York Times best-selling author of Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns
With its X-Men: First Class -meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+ -- Entertainment Weekly

'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies. -- People
[A] thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs. -- USA Today Pop Candy

Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. --CNN
You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself. -- Seventeen
This peculiar parable is pure perfection. -- Justine magazine
A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story. --John Green, New York Times best-selling author of Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns
With its X-Men: First Class -meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+ -- Entertainment Weekly

'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies. -- People
[A] thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs. -- USA Today Pop Candy

Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. --CNN
You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself. -- Seventeen
Riggs deftly moves between fantasy and reality, prose and photography to create an enchanting and at times positively terrifying story. --Associated Press
Got a tweener child with a taste for creepy horror and time-travel stories? Send them Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. --McClatchy Wire Service
It's an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters. -- Publishers Weekly

An original work that defies categorization, this first novel should appeal to readers who like quirky fantasies. Riggs includes many vintage photographs that add a critical touch of the peculiar to his unusual tale. -- Library Journal
His premise is clever, and Jacob and the children are intriguing characters. -- Booklist
Readers will find this book unique and intriguing. -- School Library Journal
Author Bio
Ransom Riggs is the acclaimed director and screenwriter of the Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters viral video book trailer (named Best Book Trailer of the Year by Amazon.com!). He's also the author of Quirk's Sherlock Holmes Handbook. He is a screenwriter and filmmaker by trade. This is his first novel