Books and Writing - October Book of the Month: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Tomorrow's skies · 10-02-2011, 09:57 AM

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

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A mysterious island.

An abandoned orphanage.

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 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.

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.

Tomorrow's skies · 10-03-2011, 09:20 PM

My boyfriend works at a bookstore, so he said he'll put this on his account.

Who else can get a copy, or has a copy ready?

froggiepopple · 10-04-2011, 08:47 AM

I bought a copy, but it won't be here until at the earliest the 17th. So i order in from the library too. It's in transit now.

water lilies · 10-04-2011, 04:36 PM

It sounds really interesting, but my library does not have a copy of this.

Tomorrow's skies · 10-04-2011, 06:34 PM

I had the same issue, Belle

hlgreenie · 10-05-2011, 12:38 PM

Just checked and the library doesn't have it

I swear there will be some month where I will manage to read the book of the month!!!

froggiepopple · 10-05-2011, 02:04 PM

i picked it up from the library today.

s e r e n i t y · 10-08-2011, 02:53 AM

I'm currently looking for an ebook to download

froggiepopple · 10-08-2011, 07:17 PM

I just finished this book. I absolutely loved it.

s e r e n i t y · 10-09-2011, 12:17 AM

I found it and downloaded it I'll start it today

froggiepopple · 10-09-2011, 07:10 AM

Will all the pictures show up in the ebook though? I have never read an ebook.

s e r e n i t y · 10-09-2011, 07:37 AM

I skimmed through it to check and it looks like it has a fre pictures at the end of each chapter or every couple of pages, is that how the actual book is?

froggiepopple · 10-09-2011, 07:57 AM

Yes it is

s e r e n i t y · 10-09-2011, 01:14 PM

I'm currently reading it

I'm still in the beginning though, chapter three or four I think, it's different from what I expected

but I'm enjoying it

If you guys want I can send you the ebook, the font is unnaturally large

s e r e n i t y · 11-01-2011, 03:29 AM

Sorry for the double post but I finished this yesterday

just in time for novembers book

I loved the photographs but overall I was slightly disappointed, I was looking for a spooky book and the cover and some of the photos made me think of the orphanage but it all seems a bit ... Childish in the end to me, just not what I had expected

I'll still read the sequel though but ... Wasn't a favourite

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