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"A wonderful gift for teens that love dark, magical
stories."--Brightly
Praise for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
"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 Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns
"Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visit
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children."--CNN
"Riggs deftly moves between fantasy and reality, prose and
photography to create an enchanting and at times positively
terrifying story."--Associated Press
"I read all of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children books and
I loved them."--Florence of Florence + The Machine
"[A] thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting
photographs."--USA Today Pop Candy
"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
"This peculiar parable is pure perfection."--Justine magazine
"One of the coolest, creepiest YA books."--PopSugar
"It's an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by
well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some
very creepy monsters."--Publishers Weekly
"An original work that defies categorization, this first novel
should appeal to readers who like quirky fantasies. Riggs
includes many vintage photographs that add a critical touch of
the peculiar to his unusual tale."--Library Journal
"Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children is a wonderfully
original and inventive book with colorful characters, a
mysterious tale woven together with threads of historical
relevance, and incorporating unforgettable vintage photographs
which bring the story to life."--Geeks of Doom
"Brace yourself for the last 70 pages of relentless,
squirm-in-your-chair action. I loved every minute of
it."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Hands down, this is one of the best books of recent
years...both creepy and terrifyingly delicious."--Forces of Geek
"Though technically a children's book, Miss Peregrine's Home for
Peculiar Children is more Grimm's than Disney, and Riggs images,
dropped like bread crumbs, could lead audiences of any age
happily down the path of its spellbinding tale."--Florida
Times-Union
"In a time when so much summer entertainment seems to be more of
the same, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a
pleasant surprise--a story that is fresh and new, engrosses and
grips, and provides enough clues so that the ending makes sense
and seems thoughtful." --PopMatters
"A twisting tale of phenomenal children, Miss Peregrine's Home
for Peculiar Children is a book that both children and adults
will love."--Romper
Praise for Hollow City
"I was blown away...Hollow City is fantastic."--USAToday.com
"A worthy follow-up, and as addictive a read as the
first."--Hypable
"Hollow City mixes spooky vintage photos and action-packed
storytelling to continue the story of Jacob Portman and his
fellow "peculiars" as they travel through time to war-torn
London."--Dan Kois, Slate
"A perfect blend of creepiness and thoughtfulness."--PopMatters
"A stunning achievement... Hollow City is even richer than
Riggs's imaginative debut, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar
Children."--Boston Globe
"What makes the series soar, however, is not the world-building,
as intriguing as it is, but the heartfelt intensity of the
emotions."--Virginian-Pilot
"Ideal for fans of Neil Gan and Daniel Kraus, Hollow City
blends fantasy and horror into a world that will engross readers
and leave them eager for more."--Shelf Awareness for Readers
"A tasty adventure for any reader with an appetite for
the...peculiar."--Kirkus Reviews
"New readers of the series will find this novel a treat...Fans
of the first title will find this book a treasure. The only
downside: waiting for the third installment to find out what
happens to Jacob and his peculiar friends."--School Library
Journal
"Riggs has created a fresh and original world in these Peregrine
novels, with likable, quirky characters and a very readable
style."--Library Journal Xpress Review
"Fans will be thrilled to know that the sequel to Miss
Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is as hauntingly sinister
as the first and is unequivocally worth the wait. It's a rare
sequel that improves on the series' beginning... A must-read!"
--RT Book Reviews
"A great big jolt of fun."--LitReactor
"Fans will be pleased with this second volume and downright
delighted to know that a third in the series is in the
offering."--Booklist
Praise for Library of Souls
"Oh, my birds, I love this book! I'm obsessed with Ransom Riggs'
wildly creative world packed with heroic, heartwarming
characters, supper baddies, and incredible settings like Devil's
Acre and the Library of Souls."--Annalyse, Justine Magazine
"Fans of the trilogy's first two books will enjoy Library of
Souls for its unique world, fast action, satisfying answers and a
thorough tying up of loose ends."--Free Lance-Star
"Library of Souls will not disappoint."--Forces of Geek
"I was blown away by the way the haunting photographs were woven
so seamlessly into the incredible plot. And Library of Souls has
simply the most perfect ending."--Nikki, Justine Magazine
"The challenge Riggs faces in Library of Souls is to match the
remarkably high standard set by the first two books in the
series, either the mind-bending bafflements of the first book or
the edge-of-your-seat action of the second. Riggs succeeds,
delivering a thrilling conclusion to Jacob's trilogy."--Paste
magazine
"Fans will easily lose themselves in this most peculiar tale of
all."--Booklist
"Thrilling and satisfying."--School Library Journal
"Enthralling."--Children's Bookwatch
"I enjoyed reading this book so much, the cliched, 'I couldn't
put it down, ' doesn't suffice."--Geeks of Doom
"Readers are sure to leap right in after the cliffhanger ending
of Hollow City, and they won't be disappointed."--RT Book Review,
4 1/2 out of 5 stars
About the Author
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RANSOM RIGGS is the author of MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME
FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, the #1 New York Times bestseller with more
than two million copies in print, and its best-selling sequel,
HOLLOW CITY. Translation rights have been sold to more than
twenty-five territories around the world, and a film adaptation
directed by Tim Burton is currently in production with 20th
Century Fox. Ransom has degrees from Kenyon College and the
University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.
He lives in Santa Monica, CA.