Please note that when you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The story is told through a combination of. 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. The audiobooks are performed by stellar voice actors Jesse Bernstein, who also narrates the Percy Jackson series, and Kirby Heyborne, whose body of voice work includes co-narrating Gone Girl. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children is a contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The first book, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, spent 70 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and was adapted into a film by Tim Burton. Throughout the series, Jacob and his peculiar friends will fight men and monsters, from far in the past to present-day London, to keep humanity safe.Īn avid collector of vintage photographs, author Ransom Riggs got the idea for his stories from haunting old black-and-white photos of children he had come across. These remarkable children and more are the wards of the bird-like headmistress, Miss Peregrine. Jacob makes the acquaintance of the most unusual children he's ever met, including a girl who can conjure fire and a boy with bees in his stomach. The locals say it's haunted by the ghosts of the children who once lived there-but Jacob discovers that they still live there, in the flesh! But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. There, he hopes to solve the mystery of his grandfather's dying words: "Find the bird in the loop on the other side of the old man's grave on September 3, 1940, and tell them what happened." While looking for clues, Jacob finds the home, now abandoned and in ruins. 99+ Photos Adventure Drama Family When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children book series by Ransom Riggs includes books Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, Hollow City, Library of Souls. In Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, Jacob looks up to his grandfather who also happens to have superpowers. Reeling from a terrible family tragedy, 16-year-old Jacob Portman sets out in search of his beloved grandfather’s fabled childhood home in Wales. Even better, have a group of friends read this book then watch the movie together so you can discuss and compare the two.Explore the haunted world of Miss Peregrine and a group of strange and wonderful children in this spine-tingling best-selling fantasy series for listeners of all ages. I would recommend this book to everyone and would encourage people to read it before seeing the movie. It is an extremely fun reading experience that keeps you engaged and on your toes at all times. For example, one child had bees living inside of him, another was as light as air, and yet another could bring dead things back to life. The peculiarities that the children had were also very interesting and unique. The photographs helped convey the story realistically. I enjoyed Ransom Riggs’s writing style and I loved seeing the photographs in between chapters. When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. It is an amazingly unique book unlike any I have read before. Explore the haunted world of Miss Peregrine and a group of strange and wonderful children in this spine-tingling best-selling fantasy series for listeners. Ransom Riggs Published by Quirk Books in 2011, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children follows sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman as he journeys from a. Includes an excerpt from Hollow City and an interview with author Ransom Riggs A mysterious island. This book is definitely one of my favorites. The 1 New York Times best-selling series. It is a book about adventure, family- both biological and situational, and being different. The answers to the mysteries are found at this special home. Rating: PG-13 (Violence and PerilIntense Fantasy Action) Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Mystery &. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Official Trailer 2 HD 20th Century FOX Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children Hold Tight Clip. When Jake’s grandfather mysteriously dies, he goes off on an adventure to find Miss Peregrine and solve the mysteries of his grandfather’s past life. Based on the novel 'Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children,' written by Ransom Riggs. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is a captivating story about a very odd home for a select group of young children.
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