intriguing mainly after the middle
Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children
By Ransom Riggs
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 5.7 | 84898 |
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And 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 who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate 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.
Book Reviews (169)
the book is so cool but really weird :)
1 of the greatest books ever.......2 me
Loved it!!
I finished! When Jacob's grandfather dies, he seems something, uh, not normal. No one believes him, but somehow he goes to the place he deciphered from his grandfather's last words. Thrilling, exciting, breathtaking, and altogether AWESOME!!!
It is so thrilling to put the pieces of the mystery together. I'm not quite done yet, but I LOVE it. It is really creepy, though.
I read this book last year! It was so good! I couldn't put it down I have been waiting to get the second one because it left it on a cliff hanger. I would recomend this book to anyone who is 10 and up.
I am going to read this book, I got it today. I already looked at some of the photos, and they are creepy. But hamster says it's not really a creepy story. At least it looks creepy.
I'm in the middle of this, and it is just. so. thrilling!
Creepy photographs, but so interesting how the author used these "found" photos to weave his story.