Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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. 

"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work brilliantly together to create an unforgettable story."

- John Green, New York Times bestselling author of Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska

"A haunting and out-of-the-ordinary read, debut author Ransom Riggs' 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 throughout, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a truly atmospheric novel with plot twists, turns, and surprises that will delight readers of any age."

- Amazon.com editorial review

"An enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters and some very creepy monsters . . . dark but empowering."

- Publisher's Weekly

"An original work that defies categorization."

-Library Journal

An Amazon.com best book of the month, June 2011.

A Los Angeles Times Summer Reading Guide pick.

Coming to bookstores everywhere June 7, 2011. Available now for pre-order at Amazon.