Last Modified: 23/12/2016
When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret place known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jake learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, he realises that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out what is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is.
Characters:
The heroine of the novel and film, she is the protector of the Peculiars. Her peculiarity is being an ymbryne, meaning she can manipulate time and take the form of a bird. She uses this ability to create a time ‘loop’, in which she and the children live within a single day that repeats over and over again.
The hero of our story. He is newcomer at Miss Peregrine’s Home. An outcast who eventually finds acceptance among the Peculiars, Jake is a typical American teen with the attending awkwardness. He feels that he doesn’t fit in, and doesn’t seem to be able to connect with anyone except his grandfather, whose death sets him on a journey of discovery.
A shapeshifter and a sinister, he evolved form of the Peculiars’ monstrous enemies, the Hollows. Barron believes the key to immortality—and maybe to regaining his humanity—is through hunting the Peculiars and Miss Peregrine.
She has the ability to manipulate air, and must wear a pair of lead shoes to keep herself from floating away. As the adventure unfolds, Emma draws ever closer to Jake.