![]() ![]() ![]() Peregrine and her children’s home, with the hope of validating Abe’s tales, and learning the truth about who his grandfather really was. After his grandfather’s mysterious death, Jake vows to track down Miss. Peregrine, a type of Peculiar called an Ymbryne. Abe tells Jake of how the children’s home was presided over by its headmistress, Miss. Its inhabitants each had abilities that made them unusual in other words, they were peculiar children. Miss Peregrine is narrated from the point of view of Jacob Portman, a teenage boy whose grandfather, Abe, used to tell him stories of a special children’s home. However, I soon learned that you should never judge a book by its movie.Īfter his grandfather’s mysterious death, Jake vows to track down Miss. Whilst the film was undoubtedly impressive, I did feel that it went downhill in its second half and I therefore approached the novel with some sense of apprehension. I must admit, Miss Peregrine was one of the only books I have read where I saw the film adaptation first. ![]() Told through a combination of narration and vintage photographs, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is a haunting and unforgettable read. It has since been succeeded by five sequels, and its film adaptation in 2015 was directed by the infamous Tim Burton. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is a dark fantasy novel by Ransom Riggs, published in 2011. ![]()
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