Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children

English

ISBN: 1594746036

EAN: 9781594746031

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational/Juvenile Fiction / Paranormal/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes/Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic/Juvenile Fiction / General

Publisher: Quirk Books

Release Date: 05/31/2013

Age Range: 14-null

Synopsis: A New York Times #1 best seller On the New York Times Best Seller 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 Peregrines 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 Peregrines 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 Peregrines 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 best-selling 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, its no wonder Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+-- Entertainment Weekly Peculiar doesnt even begin to cover it. Riggs chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.-- People Youll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. Its a mystery, and youll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.-- Seventeen

Awards: Garden State Teen Book Award – null  Grand Canyon Reader Award – null  New York State Charlotte Award – null  Young Readers Choice Award – null 

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.91 inches

Width: 5.24 inches

Length: 8.15 inches

Weight: 17.28 oz

Pages: 368