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The Desolations of Devil's Acre
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children
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The epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.
The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face.
Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began—his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned.
After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil's Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations—weather fronts of ash and blood and bone—a terrible portent of Caul's amassing army.
Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains—deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location.
Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history's most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series.
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The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs has received generally positive reviews for its imaginative world-building and engaging narrative. Readers appreciate the book for its creative incorporation of vintage photographs and its ability to blend fantasy with historical elements. Some reviews mention that it is a fitting conclusion to the series, delivering satisfying character development and resolutions.
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ISBN: 9780241320952
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: Children, Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 207.0mm
Weight: 735g
Pages: 512
About the Author
Ransom Riggs is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children novels and their companion, Tales of the Peculiar. He was born on a farm in Maryland and grew up in southern Florida. He studied literature at Kenyon College and film at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, bestselling author Tahereh Mafi, and their family.
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