Ransom Riggs author of Hollow City
b'The Avid Reader interviews Ransom Riggs author of Hollow City
Miss Peregrine\\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011\\u2014an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it \\u201can enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.\\u201d
This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine\\u2019s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.'