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 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 somehow--impossible though it seems--they 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. 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, its no wonder Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+-- Entertainment Weekly Peculiar doesnt even begin to cover it. Riggs chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.-- People Youll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. Its a mystery, and youll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.-- Seventeen
Il n'y a pas encore de discussion sur ce livre
Soyez le premier à en lancer une !
Des incontournables et des révélations viendront s'ajouter à cette liste au fil des semaines !
A gagner : des exemplaires de cette BD jeunesse sur fond de légendes celtiques !
L'autrice coréenne nous raconte l'histoire de son pays à travers l’opposition et l’attirance de deux jeunes adolescents que tout oppose
Mêlant la folie à l’amour, l’auteur nous offre le portrait saisissant d’une « femme étrange » bousculant les normes binaires de l’identité sexuelle
