Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

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The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The #1New York Timesbest-selling series. Bonus features- . Sneak preview of the third Peculiar Children novel . Exclusive Q&A with Ransom Riggs . Never-before-seen peculiar photography Like its predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends thrilling fantasy with vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience. September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them-but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.

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I was blown away...Hollow Cityisfantastic.USAToday.com

A worthy follow-up, and as addictive a read as the first.Hypable

Hollow Citymixes 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 Cityis even richer than Riggss imaginative debut,Miss Peregrines 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 Gaiman and Daniel Kraus,Hollow Cityblends 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 thepeculiar.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

Praise for Miss Peregrines 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 Timesbest-selling author ofLooking for AlaskaandPaper Towns

Readers searching for the next Harry Potter may want to visitMiss Peregrines 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 readall of the Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children books andI loved them.Florence ofFlorence + The Machine

[A] thrilling, Tim Burton-esque tale with haunting photographs.USA Today Pop Candy

With itsX-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, its no wonderMiss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Childrenhas 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

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.Justinemagazine

One of the coolest, creepiest YA books.PopSugar

Author Bio

Ransom Riggs is the author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Quirk, 2011), a New York Times best seller, as well as its best-selling sequels Hollow City (Quirk, 2013) and Library of Souls (Quirk, 2015). He lives in Santa Monica, CA, with his wife.