Miss Peregrine's Home
For Peculiar Children
By Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs is an American writer and film maker. Riggs was born in Maryland but was raised in Florida. Riggs study English literature at Kenyon College in Gamier, Ohio and study film at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. His works included:
-Writing "The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Method and Mysteries of The World's",
-Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from The Past.
- And "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"
Plot:
Jacob learns that his grandfather's stories of monsters and children with strange powers are actually true. As it flips back and forth between past and present, and as Jacob learns old truths about his grandfather and new truths about himself.
Setting:
When Jacob and his father travel to a Welsh island, they find themselves in a completely different habitat. Green trees everywhere, mud, bugs, and all other sorts of creatures surround them; mostly cloudy, gray and Rainy.
Important Charaters :
Jacob Portman: An sixteen year old boy who's goes on a journey to figure out his grandfathers stories that was told to him as a child.
Emma: One of the peculiar children in the home who's has a tough exterior but is really nice when she began to trust you.
Miss Peregrines: The Children care taker. Who runs and protect the peculiar children.
Point Of View
Jacob
Recommend:
I recommend this book for readers who like a tense, moving and wondrously fantasy twist.