A New York Times #1 bestseller
On the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks
Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel … 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 were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted 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.
“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 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars
“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
“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
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Along the same vein as “Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions” by Daniel Wallace (which was also made into a movie by Tim Burton), this magical story is of a boy searching for answers to his grandfather’s past.
All Jacob’s childhood was spent listening to his grandfather’s stories. He dismissed them as outlandish tall tales until the events of one fateful night sent him on a journey of a lifetime.
This adventurous mystery springs to life with colorful characters, loopholes in time, and suspenseful moments. The multi-layered plot is pretty light and fast paced, making it a very enjoyable read.
A great book for when you want to escape to another world.
I think this series is pretty amazing it is an unpredictable story with a lot of twist a boy named Jacobwhose live will completely change and there a lot of hard choices through the way and a twisted romance with interesting characters each one is unique and have an amazing back story and each one have its own personality and tragic events there are new characters every book and the evil character have a good background story too
Highly recommended still waiting for the new book!
good
Wonderful world of a different realm twisted with ours where the children are special.
Loved this book! I’m usually an avid romance reader but all of these books transported me to another place and another time in another kind of world. Love, love, love this series!
Wacky pictures and a fun story! I enjoyed this book. 🙂
One of my favorite series. I love Riggs writing and the antique photos he pairs with the story really help add to its oddities.
This book is just amazing when I read this book it was like I was in there wourld so this book is amazing
Wow. That’s all I can say about this book- it is so unexpectedly good that it leaves a hole in your soul where the book used to be.
Loved the writing style and the creepy pics! After a whimsical first half, the shift to action and horror in the second part made it almost feel like an entirely different story, but didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment.
I saw the movie first and thought it was interesting. The book is WAY better than the movie, but it is still really weird. I like how all the characters are so different. And the time loop thing was cool. The creepy pictures were awesome. My biggest problem with the book was that it was slow in some parts. Not sure if I’ll read the rest of the series, but it was an interesting story.
I loved this novel because it had a very good world. It was like harry potter in how there is so much details in loop holes and different peculiarities.
it was amazing to read and has an intricate storyline
This book is so good, leading to an amazing series. Character creation and world building are it’s number one attributes, but you’ll walk away feeling so much more.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first started the book, but then I really got into the characters and story line. I enjoyed it so much that I went out right away to by the second book in the series. I am now currently working on reading the fourth book.
This is one of my favorite foods and would recommend it to anyone
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I didn’t like how many times it used the Lord’s name in vain.
Loved this book for middle-grade readers!
I really enjoyed this book from the very start. Things got a little weird towards the end and the ending itself was a little bit of a shock, I looked to see if I had missed a page but nope it just ends rather abruptly.