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Item Details
Title:
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MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
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By: |
Ransom Riggs |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£16.99 |
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£12.40 |
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£4.59 |
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ISBN 10: |
1594744769 |
ISBN 13: |
9781594744761 |
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Publisher: |
QUIRK BOOKS |
Pub. date: |
3 June, 2011 |
Pages: |
352 |
Description: |
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 were more than just peculiar. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
Illustrations: |
black and white photos throughout |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Quirk Books |
Prizes: |
Winner of Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Young Adult) 2014
Commended for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Teen) 2014
Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Fiction-Teen) 2012
Short-listed for Locus Awards (Young Adult) 2012
Short-listed for Young Reader's Choice Award (Senior/Grades 10-12) 2014
Short-listed for Charlotte Award (High School/Grades 9-12) 2014
Short-listed for Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 9-12) 2013
Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2013
Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (High School) 2013 |
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Book Level : 5.7
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 13
Quiz number : 229672
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