Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Overview

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a best-selling young adult fantasy novel by Ransom Riggs. This first-person narrative is related by protagonist Jacob Portman, a boy who is fascinated with stories of his grandfather Abe's experiences at a school for children with special abilities. Following Abe’s death, Jacob discovers that his grandfather’s stories of magic and monsters are real. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children explores themes of identity, the hero’s journey, and appearances versus reality.