Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

The #1 New York Times best-selling series.

Includes an excerpt from Hollow City and an interview with author Ransom Riggs

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.

"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story."--John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars

"With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+"--Entertainment Weekly

"'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies."--People

"You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself."--Seventeen

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Published Jun 13, 2011

Average rating: 7.67

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Readers say *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* offers a unique, captivating story blending fantasy and mystery, enhanced by intriguing vint...

Cyn's Workshop
Aug 20, 2025
6/10 stars
Unique but Flawed | Review of ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children #1)

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Commander_Death
Jan 10, 2026
8/10 stars
The book started slowly.
anne ducastel
Jan 08, 2026
8/10 stars
very different and highly entertaining. One of the kind read...
Gwendola
Nov 30, 2025
10/10 stars
I have read the whole series and it is fantastic. I would recommended it to everyone
abookwanderer
Oct 09, 2025
6/10 stars
I would give this one 3.5 stars. The use of old photographs was fresh and intriguing, and the story was interesting. The characters were unique, but I would have liked them to be more fleshed out. The main problem I had with this one was the similarities to other books I had just recently read. I kept comparing them. So, if I'd read this one first I probably would have enjoyed it more. And like many other reviewers noted, I expected a darker book with the creepy cover. I would still recommend it, but I don't think I'd ever reread it.

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