Descripción
Libro 1 de 6: Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrines 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 Peregrines 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 somehowimpossible though it seemsthey may still be alive.A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrines 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 Peregrines 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 somehowimpossible though it seemsthey may still be alive.A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
Biografía del autor:
Ransom Riggs es un escritor estadounidense de novelas para niños, conocido mundialmente por haber sido el autor de la novela El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares.
Nacimiento: 3 de febrero de 1979 (edad 44 años), Maryland, Estados Unidos
Cónyuge: Tahereh Mafi (m. 2013)
Películas: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Portable Living Room, 4°
Nominaciones: Goodreads Choice Award en la Categoría Libro Favorito,
Años activo: desde 2009
Obras notables: El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares
Obras:
Novelas juveniles:
Serie Miss Peregrine:
- El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) (2012)
- La ciudad desolada (Hollow City) (2016)
- La biblioteca de almas (Library of Souls) (2016)
- El mapa de los días (A Map of Days) (2019)
- La Conferencia de los Pájaros (The Conference of the Birds) (2021)
- (The Desolations of Devil’s Acre) (2021)
Independientes:
- Arcanum (2015)
- Cuentos extraños para niños peculiares (Tales of the Peculiar) (2016), colección de cuentos
Cómics:
Serie Miss Peregrine:
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (2011), con Cassandra Jean
- Hollow City: The Graphic Novel (2016), con Cassandra Jean
No ficción:
- The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World’s Greatest Detective (2009), guía
- Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past (2012), fotografías
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