Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2011 time-travel fiction and horror novel by Ransom Riggs. Much of the action takes place in Wales. It features Jacob and Miss Peregrine. Readers will find themes of orphanages, grandfathers, teenage boys and islands.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 47 ratings, and 698 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions across 4 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Chapter Books bestseller list in 2011.
At about 388 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and 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 decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's 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. (Book cover)
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2012 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Chapter Books, 2011
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Paperback, 2015
Quick answers
Who wrote Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was written by Ransom Riggs and first published in 2011.
What genre is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Horror.
How long is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
The median edition has 388 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
Readers who like it often enjoy A String in the Harp, The Invisible Man and A Torre Negra.
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