Ransom Riggs facts for kids
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Ransom Riggs
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| Born | February 3, 1979 Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
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| Children | 1 |
Ransom Riggs (born February 3, 1979) is an American writer and filmmaker. He is most famous for his book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. This book became a bestseller and was even made into a movie.
About Ransom Riggs
Early Life and School
Ransom Riggs was born in Maryland in 1979. He grew up on a very old farm. Later, his family moved to Florida. There, he went to a special school for gifted students.
He loved learning about books and stories. He studied English literature at Kenyon College in Ohio. He was good friends with another famous author, John Green, during his college years. After that, he went to the University of Southern California. He studied filmmaking there.
How He Started Writing
Ransom Riggs began his career by making short films for the internet. He also wrote articles for a popular website called Mental Floss. These jobs helped him get a chance to write a book. His first book was The Sherlock Holmes Handbook. It was released in 2009. This book was connected to the Sherlock Holmes movie that came out that year.
The Peculiar Children Series
Ransom Riggs had a unique hobby. He collected old, unusual photographs. These were pictures of everyday people from the past. He showed them to his publisher, Quirk Books. He thought they could be used in a picture book.
An editor at the publisher had a great idea. They suggested that Riggs use the photos to create a story. This idea led to his most famous book, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. The book quickly became a huge hit. It appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2016, it was even turned into a movie. The film was called Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
He also published another book inspired by old photos. It was called Talking Pictures and came out in 2012.
More Peculiar Adventures
The Miss Peregrine series continued with more exciting books.
- The second book, Hollow City, was released in January 2014.
- The third book, Library of Souls, followed in September 2015.
- A collection of short stories, Tales of the Peculiar, came out in September 2016. These stories are set in the same peculiar world.
- The fourth novel, A Map of Days, was released in October 2018.
- The fifth novel, The Conference of the Birds, came out in January 2020.
- The sixth book in the series, The Desolations of Devil's Acre, was released in February 2021.
His Family Life
Ransom Riggs is married to another author, Tahereh Mafi. They got married in 2013. They used to live in Santa Monica, California. Later, they moved to Irvine, California. They have one child, a daughter named Layla. She was born in May 2017.
Ransom Riggs' Books
The Miss Peregrine Series
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011)
- Hollow City (2014)
- Library of Souls (2015)
- A Map of Days (2018)
- The Conference of the Birds (2020)
- The Desolations of Devil's Acre (2021)
Companion Books for Peculiar Fans
- Tales of the Peculiar (2016) - A collection of short stories.
- Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders: An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals (2022) - A guide to the peculiar world.
The Sunderworld Series
- Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (2024)
Graphic Novels
Miss Peregrine Graphic Novels
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (2011), with Cassandra Jean
- Hollow City: The Graphic Novel (2016), with Cassandra Jean
Non-Fiction Books
- The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective (2009) - A guide about Sherlock Holmes.
- Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past (2012) - A book of old photographs.
Movie Adaptations
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) - This movie was directed by Tim Burton. It was based on Ransom Riggs' popular young adult novel.
See also
In Spanish: Ransom Riggs para niños
