Not a book for Kindle, Ransom Riggs books include strange photos that are part of the fun. The MISS PEREGRINE books are well written and deliciously mysterious and spooky. Middle-grade and up. Mild profanity, sexual references, and violence.
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(Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, #1)
by Ransom Riggs
ALA Teens' Top Ten Nominee (2012)
3.77 avg rating — 223,171 ratings
Jacob
grew up with stories his grandfather told about an orphanage which
housed peculiar children with amazing abilities. As he grew older Jacob
assumed these were just great stories. But when his grandfather is
murdered, Jacob receives a cryptic message that sends him on a journey
to find that orphanage.
What
he finds on the Welsh island is amazing. The house is decrepit but the
children are just as described. No older than when his grandfather knew
them.
As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he becomes aware of a monster that is hunting him.
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 5.7 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 145802
Lexile: 890L
--sample pages available
--audio version available
(Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, # 2)
by Ransom Riggs
4.04 avg rating — 18,826 ratings
At
the end of book #1, the children's island home was destroyed, and Miss
Peregrine was left in her bird state. In this book, Jacob and the
others flee to London (remember this is during the war) and they seek
help for Ms. Peregrine.
Word Count: 95,667
Page Count: 400
Accelerated Reader: 5.7 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 163783
Lexile: 850L
--sample pages available
--audio version available
(Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)
by Ransom Riggs
illustrated by Cassandra Jean
4.11 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
See the description for the first book.
Profanity and violence.
Word Count: 10,135
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 162295
compiled by Pam
updated July 2014