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Cover of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)

Ransom Riggs (2013-06-04)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

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)

Tags

Dark FantasyHorror ElementsHistorical FantasyMysterySupernatural Thriller

Is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Contains horror elements, monster violence, and the traumatic death of a family member. The mysterious atmosphere and some frightening imagery may be intense for sensitive readers, though violence is not graphically detailed.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of family member, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will love the creepy mystery, unique vintage photographs, and discovering the supernatural secrets of the peculiar children with time-bending powers.