LIBRARY OF SOULS
Time is running out for the peculiar children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They’ll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. . . Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow peculiars know him to be? This action-packed adventure features more than 50 all-new peculiar photographs.
Time is running out for the peculiar children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They’ll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. . . Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow peculiars know him to be? This action-packed adventure features more than 50 all-new peculiar photographs.
- Quirk Books
- Hardcover
- September 2015
- 400 Pages
- 9781594747588
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About Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs is the author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Quirk, 2011), a New York Times bestseller that has sold more than 2 million copies, as well as its best-selling sequel, Hollow City (Quirk, 2013). Translation rights have been sold to more than 25 territories worldwide. He lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife.
Praise
“Readers looking for the next Harry Potter may want to visit Miss Peregrine’s 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
“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 City blends fantasy and horror into a world that will engross readers and leave them eager for more.” —Shelf Awareness for Readers
Discussion Questions
1. At the end of Hollow City Jacob discovers his peculiar ability, and in Library of Souls he must learn to master this power in order to save his friends and beloved Miss Peregrine. Were you surprised by Jacob’s lack of confidence in himself? How well do you think he handled the pressure he was under?
2. At the beginning of Library of Souls, Jacob, Emma, and Addison find themselves in present-day London. This is the first time Emma is encountering the modern world. What do you think it must have been like for her to encounter the London Underground and a comic con?
3. In Hollow City the wights posed as Nazi soldiers, and in Library of Souls they pose as police officers. What do you think of this pattern of wights portraying authority figures?
4. Devil’s Acre is a miserable loop, filled with depravity and criminal activity, and the only way for Jacob, Emma, and Addison to get there is via Sharon’s boat. What were your first impressions of Sharon?
5. Riggs introduces a lot of new peculiar characters in Library of Souls. Which is your favorite peculiar, and is there a peculiar ability you would want for yourself?
6. Jacob is badly hurt and loses consciousness. When he wakes up he finds himself in the house of Bentham, Miss Peregine’s other brother. Were you surprised to learn that Miss Peregrine has another brother?
7. Bentham reveals that Jacob is the key to Caul’s evil plan. Did this surprise you? Why do you think Caul kidnapped Miss Peregrine, if Jacob was indeed the key all along?
8. How did you react when you finally learned what the library of souls was? How did it differ from what you imagined?
9. In the library of souls we learn that Bentham is not who he originally seemed to be. In the end, Miss Peregrine has to make a difficult decision to protect the peculiars. What was your reaction to her actions against her brothers?
10. Library of Souls is the end of Jacob’s story arc in the Peculiar Children series. Are you satisfied with how Riggs ends Jacob’s story? What do you think will happen next?