Hollow City (novel) facts for kids
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Hardcover edition
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| Author | Ransom Riggs |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult literature, horror literature, |
| Publisher | Quirk Books |
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Published in English
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January 14, 2014 |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 396 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1-59474-612-3 |
| Preceded by | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| Followed by | Library of Souls |
Hollow City is a dark fantasy novel from 2014. It is the second book in the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children series. Ransom Riggs wrote the book, and Quirk Books released it on January 14, 2014. The story starts right after the first book ends. Jacob and his peculiar friends must escape to London, which they believe is the "peculiar capital of the world."
Contents
The Peculiar Journey Begins
The story begins with Jacob and his friends escaping from dangerous creatures called hollowgasts. They are on a boat, but a big storm hits. They need to find land quickly. They land on a beach, but evil wights are already looking for them. The children run into the mainland forests to hide.
They wander without a clear path. Then, they find a statue from their special book, The Tales of the Peculiar. This statue helps them find a hidden time loop. Inside this time loop, they discover many unique peculiar animals. These animals are very happy to see them. The children had killed a hollowgast that had been causing trouble in their time loop.
The children learn about Miss Wren. She is an ymbryne, a special peculiar person who can change into a bird and protect other peculiar children. Miss Wren had gone to London to save other ymbrynes. The children hope she can turn Miss Peregrine back into a human. Miss Peregrine is currently stuck in her bird form. The children leave the animal time loop to find Miss Wren. They travel with a group of Gypsies, whose leader has a peculiar son.
Escaping Danger on the Way to London
While trying to get on a train, the children are attacked by wights. The wights trap them in a small shed. They hold the children at gunpoint. But Hugh, one of the peculiar children, had managed to hide. Hugh uses the bees living inside him to save his friends. The bees attack the wights, allowing the children to escape.
After this, the group continues their journey. They manage to get on the train. They find Miss Peregrine, who they had accidentally left behind. She was hidden in Bronwyn's trunk.
Searching for Miss Wren in London
When they arrive in London, the city looks very damaged. There are signs of bombings everywhere. The children are searching for Miss Wren's flock of peculiar pigeons. They believe these pigeons can lead them to Miss Wren. They meet a peculiar girl named Sam. She can survive bad injuries, but she does not survive the war.
The children use their book to find St Paul's Cathedral. They go into an underground crypt there. They find two peculiar boys named Joel and Peter. These brothers can use echolocation, like bats. They seem to share one mind. The brothers lead the group to where the pigeons usually stay.
Only Emma, Jacob, and Horace go up to the attic. They follow the sound of pigeon wings. In the attic, they meet a girl named Melina Manon. She is a peculiar teenager with telekinesis, meaning she can move things with her mind. At first, Melina does not trust them. But Horace shows his peculiar ability, and she agrees to help. She brings a peculiar pigeon with her. The children hope this pigeon will lead them to Miss Wren.
The Truth About Miss Peregrine
The pigeon guides them to a time loop. This loop leads them to Miss Wren. However, the pigeon is killed by someone they think is Miss Peregrine. Miss Wren is hiding in a building covered in thick ice. This ice keeps the wights from getting in. Miss Wren begins to help Miss Peregrine change back into human form. She says it will take all night.
While they wait, Jacob, Millard, and Emma figure something out. They realize that the wights are taking peculiar souls. They are feeding these souls to hollowgasts. This allows the hollowgasts to gain new powers, like being able to enter time loops.
Finally, Miss Wren finishes her work. Everyone expects Miss Peregrine to turn back into a human. But they are shocked to see that the falcon is not Miss Peregrine at all! It is her evil brother, Caul, who is a wight. He tells them that he was the one they rescued from the submarine, not Miss Peregrine. He has been following them to find Miss Wren. She was the only ymbryne who had not been captured yet.
Caul contacts the other wights. They then kidnap every peculiar person in the building. As they are being marched away, Jacob creates a distraction. This gives Emma time to melt their cuffs. She escapes into a phone booth in the present time. Jacob uses his cell phone to call his father. He wants to let his dad know he is alive. Jacob also discovers another hidden talent. Besides seeing hollowgasts, he can now talk to them and control them!
What Happens Next?
The next book in the Miss Peregrine's series is called Library of Souls. It was released on September 22, 2015.
