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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series ; Book 1

by Ransom Riggs

Synopsis

A mysterious island.

An abandoned orphanage.

A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered inMiss 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 Childrenwill delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2011
ISBN-13 9781594744761
ISBN-10 1594744769
Class Copyright
Publisher Quirk Books
Subject Fiction;Juvenile Fiction
File Size 119 MB
Number of Pages 352
Shelf No. KF337
Grade Range 7-
Ages 13-
Lexile 890L