The #1 New York Times Best Seller is soon to be a major motion picture from visionary director Tim Burton, starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Judi Dench.
Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A ordinary collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Extraordinary 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 Extraordinary Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just Extraordinary. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And someway—impossible though it sort of feels—they may still be alive.
A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Extraordinary Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
“A tense, moving, and wondrously ordinary 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-shuttle story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it’s no wonder Miss Peregrine’s Home for Extraordinary Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+”—Entertainment Weekly
“‘Extraordinary’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs’ chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.”—People
“You’ll like it if you need 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
Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2011: As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his unusual tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man’s unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs–alive and well–despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to resolve more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see. A haunting and out-of-the-extraordinary read, debut author Ransom Rigg’s first-person narration is convincing and absorbing, and every detail he draws our eye to is deftly woven into an unforgettable whole. Interspersed with photos right through, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Extraordinary Children is a actually atmospheric novel with plot twists, turns, and surprises that will delight readers of any age.
Excerpts from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Extraordinary Children
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