"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story."- John Green, author of
The Fault in Our StarsA mysterious island. An abandonded orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar 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 out 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 decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's 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.
RANSOM RIGGS is the author of
The Sherlock Holmes Handbook and
Talking Pictures, a collection of found photographs. He lives in Los Angeles. This is his first novel.
BONUS FEATURES- The first chapter of Hollow City, the forthcoming sequel to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- An exclusive Q&A with author Ransom Riggs
- Never-before-seen peculiar photographs!