Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ranson Riggs

ISBN 10: 1594744769 / ISBN 13: 9781594744761

Published by Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA, 2011

About this Item

Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA. 2011. Hardcover. 18th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; small tear to front upper tip. Red grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and signature on the front board. Decorative endpapers. 352 pp 8vo. This is an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. Jacob journeys to a remote island off the coast of Wales and finds the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As he explores the place, he finds that her children were more than peculiar, they were dangerous, and may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
• Publisher: Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594744769
• ISBN 13: 9781594744761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printin
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Fiction
  • Literature/Poetry
  • Photography/Visual Arts

About this title

Synopsis

Read the #1 New York Times best-selling series before it continues in A Map of Days.

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 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 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, 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

About the Author

Ransom Riggs is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children novels. Riggs was born on a farm in Maryland and grew up in southern Florida. He studied literature at Kenyon College and film at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the best-selling author Tahereh Mafi, and their family.