Miss Peregrine 's Home for peculiar children - wikipedia Miss Peregrine 's Home for peculiar children For the film based on the novel, see Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( film ). Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children Book cover Author Ransom Riggs Country United States Language English Genre Young adult literature, fantasy Publisher Quirk Books Published in English June 7, 2011 Media type Print, e-book, audiobook Pages 352 pp. ISBN 978 - 1 - 59474 - 476 - 1 OCLC 664668604 Followed by Hollow City Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children is a contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination of narrative and vernacular photographs from the personal archives of collectors listed by the author. This young adult book was originally intended to be a picture book featuring photographs Riggs had collected, but on the advice of an editor at Quirk Books, he used the photographs as a guide from which to put together a narrative. Riggs was a collector of photographs, but needed more for his novel. He met Leonard Lightfoot, a well - known collector at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, and was introduced to other collectors. The result was a story about a boy who follows clues from his grandfather 's old photographs which lead him on an adventure that takes him to a large abandoned orphanage on Cairnholm, a fictional Welsh island. The book has been a New York Times best seller. It reached the # 1 spot on the Children 's Chapter Books list on April 29, 2012, after being on the list for 45 weeks, remaining there until 20 May, when it dropped to the fourth spot on the list. Critics have generally praised the book for creative use of vintage photographs as well as good characterization and settings. Contents 1 Summary 2 Peculiardom 2.1 Peculiars 2.2 Ymbrynes 2.3 Council of Ymbrynes 2.4 Time Loops 2.5 Aging Forward 2.6 Hollowgast 2.7 Wights 3 Characters 3.1 Peculiar Children 3.2 Ymbrynes 3.3 Non-Peculiars 4 Reception 5 Sequels 6 Adaptations 6.1 Graphic novel 6.2 Film 7 References 8 External links Summary As a child, Jacob Magallan Portman has been fascinated with his grandfather Abraham 's stories about surviving as a Jew during World War II, running from man - eating monsters, and living with peculiar children in a secret home guarded by `` a wise old bird ''. As Jacob grows older, he begins to doubt the stories until the arrival of his grandfather 's death. Blood - strewn, exhausted, and lying in his back garden on the outskirts of Florida Woods, Abraham 's last words are a mystery : ``... find the bird in the loop on the other side of the old man 's grave on September 3, 1940, and tell them what happened. '' As he dies, Jacob catches sight of a horrific monster just like the ones described in Abraham 's stories. Soon, he starts experiencing trauma and being plagued with nightmares relating to those monsters. Believing their son to be going crazy, Jacob 's parents take him to Dr. Golan, a psychiatrist, who suggests that Jacob go to Cairnholm, Wales, the location of his grandfather 's children 's home to confront the place of his trauma. Accompanied by his father, Jacob locates and explores the old house only to find it empty and everything caked in dust. According to the local people, the place is haunted and a bomb had killed all its inhabitants many years ago, on September 3, 1940. Sensing a connection, Jacob refuses to give up and returns to the house one more time, where he encounters a mysterious girl who can conjure fire with her hands whom he follows, trying to question her after hearing her call out his grandfather 's name. They reach the bogs surrounding the house before Jacob realizes that the people of Cairnholm are different, including the patrons at the inn and his father is not there. Luckily, a confused Jacob is rescued by the girl from before and an invisible boy, who introduce themselves as Emma Bloom and Millard Nullings respectively. A suspicious Emma holds him captive and brings him to the children 's home, where he finds it magically transformed to the paradise of his grandfather 's stories, complete with the peculiar children and the `` wise old bird '', who is in fact the headmistress Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine. There Jacob is also introduced to other peculiar children apart from Emma and Millard : Bronwyn Bruntley, a girl with incredible strength, Claire Densmore, a little girl with an extra mouth at the back of her head, Olive Abroholos Elephanta, a little girl who can levitate, Enoch O'Connor, a boy who can raise the dead by transplanting hearts for a short amount of time, Hugh Apiston, a boy with bees living in his stomach, Fiona Frauenfeld, a girl with an affinity for growing plants, and Horace Somnusson, a boy with prophetic dreams. Shocked and befuddled by the state of the place, Olive and Millard explain that they are currently existing in a time loop, a place where time is constantly reversed and where they all relive the same day everyday, September 3, 1940. This is all thanks to Miss Peregrine, a special type of peculiar being known as ymbrynes who can shapeshift into birds and manipulate time. Apart from keeping them alive ( if not the bomb would have killed them ), this time loop also protects the peculiar children from being hunted by hollowgast -- humanoid, tentacle - mouthed creatures that devour peculiars. That experiment occurred in the Siberian tundra, which was marked by a cataclysmic explosion, and from there the hollowgast were born. In addition to hollowgast being a threat, hollows who have consumed enough peculiars are evolved into wights, beings who resemble humans in every aspect save their eyes, which have no pupils. These wights ' ultimate goal is to gain power from the peculiars, as well as morph every one of their fellow hollowgast into wights that will rule the world. Soon, Miss Peregrine 's former mentor Miss Avocet arrives at the loop mad with grief over the kidnapping of her wards to wights, who have executed their plan of raiding loops. Fearing for the children 's safety, Jacob is tasked with the job of reporting any suspicious information going on in the outside world. With his comings and goings, Jacob and Emma begin to develop feelings for each other, as well as get a glimpse into his own peculiar self : he can see the hollows while other peculiars ca n't, just like his grandfather. Miss Peregrine 's fears are confirmed when eyeless sheep bodies begin to pile up, and Martin, a worker in the Cairnholm Local Museum, is killed. Going against Miss Peregrine 's orders to not leave the house, Enoch, Bronwyn, Emma, Jacob and Millard escape, and Enoch uses a sheep heart to briefly bring Martin back to life. Martin manages to inform the group of the presence of a wight on the island, but by then it is too late as one appears right behind them along with a hollow companion. To Jacob 's shock, he reveals himself to be Dr. Golan, as well as Jacob 's family 's hired lawn gardener, and Jacob 's middle school bus driver. Jacob refuses Golan 's offer to join him in finding peculiars, and decides to stay with his friends. Golan sends his hollow after the group, and Emma and Jacob split up from the rest. After a brief scuffle, Jacob kills it with a pair of sheep shears. They make their way back to the orphanage, but discover that Golan has kidnapped Miss Peregrine and Miss Avocet and locked the rest of the children in the house. Dr. Golan warns them not to attempt to rescue Miss Peregrine and leaves the loop, but Millard manages to sneak out invisibly and follow him. Jacob and his friends follow Millard 's tracks and find Golan near a lighthouse trying to catch a boat with his other wight comrades. During the process of saving Miss Peregrine, who is trapped in her bird form, Millard is wounded from a gunshot, but Golan is ultimately killed by Jacob. Just then, the other wights arrive and even though they are able to rescue Miss Peregrine, Miss Avocet is taken away. Returning to the orphanage, they find it destroyed, leaving them having to track down the wights and discover how to help Miss Peregrine. It is then Jacob decides to follow his friends and returns to the present to say goodbye to his father, but promises to return when his mission is finished. Guided by only a prophetic dream from Horace, they set sail to find help. Peculiardom Peculiars Otherwise known as syndrigast ( a word meaning `` peculiar spirit '' in the Old Peculiar language ), peculiar folk are a branch of humanity possessing a second soul which manifests itself in strange ways such as abnormal characteristics and abilities commonly referred to as peculiarities. Very rarely are peculiar children born to peculiar parents as the essence or gene of peculiarity often skips entire generations, making peculiar population vastly less than that of normal people. Ymbrynes A ymbryne ( imm - brinn ) is a very specific kind of peculiar that can transform into a distinct bird and manipulate time. Most essentially, the latter attribute allows such persons to take possession of a period of time by looping it, creating a potentially eternal sanctuary for peculiars. They often set out into the present - day world to rescue peculiars in dire situations or to simply search for those without a ymbryne. Ymbrynes are also invariably female and govern the peculiar world. The word ymbryne means `` revolution '' or `` circuit '' in Old Peculiar. Council of ymbrynes The Council of Ymbrynes is the official government and law of peculiardom. Their responsibilities include the maintenance of loop order, the writing or amending of laws on a regular basis, and the determination of sentences for those convicted of a crime. Members are not specified. Time loops Time loops are the fabric of the peculiar world, more commonly referred to as peculiardom. Similar to towns, cities, states, and countries, they act as specific locations. Together they create a vast and quite complex world of varying whereabouts and dates that only peculiars are able to enter. Within these loops, peculiars can live indefinitely without aging or reliving previous experiences, even as the day around them repeats itself. While it may appear to be a form of eternal youth, it is merely the suspension of time inevitable. In reality, many, if not all, of Miss Peregrine 's children are over fifty, but the loop detains them as teenagers and small children both physically and mentally. A loop must be reset daily or it will collapse, leaving all peculiars within it exposed to the outside world. Aging forward As a result of time loops, those who reside in them may not be able to return to the present day, depending on how long they 've been there. In a mere matter of hours outside of the loop, the amount of time evaded will catch up. An example of this is Miss Peregrine 's own former ward, a young girl named Charlotte who left the loop while Miss Peregrine was away. She was discovered by police in the mid-1980s and sent to a welfare agency. When Miss Peregrine found her just two days later, she 'd already aged thirty - five years. Although she survived the ordeal, the unnatural aging process had caused Charlotte a great deal of mental disorder, and she was sent to live with Miss Nightjar, an ymbryne more suited for her care. The same process of deterioration applies to anything taken out of time loops as another instance was an apple Jacob took back to the inn where he and his father were staying in the present day. He left it on the nightstand next to his bed as he fell asleep that night, but by morning, found it had rotted to the point of disintegrating. Hollowgast A word meaning `` empty spirit. '' The hollowgast are monsters who feed on peculiars. They were created by a freak - accident in an unethical and illegal experiment conducted by Miss Peregrine 's two brothers. Hundreds had joined their cause, and with the aid of misguided but powerful ymbrynes, it was intended to achieve immortality without the limitations of time loops. Instead, it led to a catastrophic collapse that destroyed half of Siberia where the experiment took place. Everyone involved was presumed dead, but their corpses became deformed and crawled back to a lesser, animalistic state of life. Apart from their shadows, hollows are invisible to all but a gifted few including Abraham and Jacob Portman. They are also identified by the groups of large tentacle - like tongues that occupy their grotesquely stretched mouths. It is speculated that this outcome was the result of being reverse - aged to a time before their souls existed, thus the word hollowgast. Their souls having been erased, hollows possess no form of peculiarity and can not enter time loops. Wights If a hollow consumes enough peculiar souls, its original human form is restored, with the exception of irises and pupils leaving the eyes entirely white. Because of this, peculiars refer to these evolved creatures as wights. They possess no extraordinary abilities but are highly skilled in posing as normal people under multiple identities and can even pass into time loops. Much of their existence revolves around procuring peculiars for remaining hollows to devour. Characters Peculiar children Jacob Magellan Portman -- A 16 - year - old American teenager and the protagonist of the story. Jacob becomes subject to acute stress reaction after witnessing his grandfather 's death and claiming that a monster from his grandfather 's childhood stories had killed him. Everyone he knows begins to consider him crazy and avoids him. His parents eventually take him to see a psychiatrist, on whose instruction Jacob 's dad takes him on a trip to the Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, Jacob discovers that the stories of a magical orphanage and peculiar children are real and so is the monster. He also learns that the ability to see these monsters is actually an extremely rare peculiarity as they are invisible to all but a few like himself. Abraham Portman -- Abraham was Jacob 's grandfather who also had the peculiarity of seeing the monsters. He left Miss Peregrine 's loop as a young man to join both the war against Germany and the war against the hollowgast, promising to make a home in America for his fellow peculiars. But having started a family of his own during his time in the normal world, he never went back for them. In spite of this, he was still pressured into eradicating hollows, resulting in long, frequent hunting - trips away from his wife and two children, a secret which they took as careless neglect. Over the years, Abraham became a near - stranger to everyone he knew and, in his old age, was killed by one of the very monsters he had fought so valiantly to defeat. Police simply concluded that dementia and an attack by wild animals were the cause of his death. Emma Bloom -- Emma is a teenager under Miss Peregrine 's care. Her peculiarity manifested in her hands when she was ten years old. They began to glow red, becoming painfully hot to the point of generating fire. Miss Peregrine found her abandoned at a traveling circus. Emma had a romantic relationship with Abraham which they maintained even as he went to war until he stopped responding to her letters. After years without replying, Abraham finally wrote her back simply to tell her he could no longer do so because he 'd married another woman. Emma became heartbroken and bitter but still mourned him upon learning of his death when his grandson Jacob arrived in Miss Peregrine 's time loop. Although she treated Jacob harshly at first, their mutual sorrow for Abraham started a deeply sincere relationship between them. Millard Nullings -- Millard is a young adolescent possessing the peculiarity of invisibility which is said to be quite uncommon. He chooses to go about nude to stay fully invisible, but wears clothes at supper on Miss Peregrine 's orders. He is also exceptionally well - versed in all things peculiar and, as a hobby, spends much of his time documenting every little detail of the day they live in. Bronwyn Bruntley -- A young adolescent possessing super-human strength, Bronwyn is also kindhearted and a loyal friend. She respects and obeys Miss Peregrine more than her fellow wards do, often correcting them and citing rules they 're meant to follow, mostly in fear of anyone getting in trouble. The only occasions for which she refuses to cooperate are when she is made to dress lady - like. Before Miss Peregrine took her and her older brother Victor in, Bronwyn discovered her own strength at the age of ten when she snapped their abusive stepfather 's neck without actually meaning to. Enoch O'Connor -- A young adolescent with the ability to resurrect the dead and bring inanimate objects to life for a limited time by using the extracted organs of other living things. Enoch was born to a family of undertakers and, before moving into time loops, caused tremendous confusion by frequently bringing the dead to life at his father 's funeral parlor. He is the least liked of Miss Peregrine 's wards as the others are put off by his selfish behavior, negative thinking, and obsession with violence. His previous ymbryne was never specified, nor were his reasons for relocating to Miss Peregrine 's loop. Olive Abroholos Elephanta -- Olive is the second youngest to Claire and comes across as quite giddy and openly friendly. Her peculiarity renders her lighter than air, making her float freely like a balloon. She has barely any control over it and must always be weighted down or bound to something to keep from floating away. Her most routine means is a pair of heavy leaden shoes. Hugh Apiston -- Hugh is a teenager with bees living in his stomach. His peculiarity allows him to communicate with them and command them. Horace Somnusson -- Horace is a young adolescent capable of having prophetic dreams, albeit very scarcely. They occur most often as nightmares of events so horrifying, they have a tendency to throw him into bouts of shock. He can be quite a snob and is an extremely passionate follower of fashion, commonly seen in a suit and tie with a top hat and monocle. Fiona Frauenfeld -- Fiona is a teenager possessing power over plants. Her peculiarity allows her to manipulate their life and growth and control their movements. She speaks with a thick Irish accent, though she rarely speaks at all, and has a romantic, symbiotic relationship with Hugh. Claire Densmore -- The youngest of all Miss Peregrine 's wards, Claire also possesses the most grotesque peculiarity in their midst : a second mouth in the back of her head with sharp teeth, hidden beneath her blonde curls. She is typically cheerful but becomes shy and self - conscious when made to dine with others. Victor Bruntley -- Miss Peregrine once had many more peculiars under her care, many of whom were killed by the hollowgast, including Bronwyn 's older brother Victor. Like Bronwyn, Victor possessed immense physical strength. He left during the loop 's early days, claiming he could n't stand being trapped there ; it was a reckless decision which led to his demise. Until his burial when the loop closed, his lifeless body had remained at Miss Peregrine 's home, locked away in his bedroom and neatly laid to rest in bed. Some of the children would occasionally sneak in and have Enoch resurrect him, though he always seemed to be in a rush to get back to the afterlife. Ymbrynes Alma LeFay Peregrine -- Miss Peregrine is a highly skilled ymbryne and the headmistress of her own children 's - home. She is a delicate woman who enjoys a pipe and adores her charges, though she can be strict at times. At a very young age, she learned to hone her peculiarity as a student under Miss Avocet. Miss Peregrine 's loop is located on the fictional island of Cairnholm, Wales on September 3, 1940, though it 's actually September 2 for the first few hours. She can turn into a peregrine falcon. Esmerelda Avocet -- Miss Avocet is an elderly and wise woman from the mid-Victorian period in England. Having taught most notable ymbrynes to master their craft, she is regarded as near - royalty. Her loop is in Derbyshire on July 15, 1867, but it was invaded by wights and hollowgast, forcing her to flee to Miss Peregrine 's loop. She can turn into an avocet. Miss Nightjar -- Miss Nightjar takes in difficult cases of peculiars. One such case being Miss Peregrine 's former ward, Charlotte. Miss Nightjar 's loop is in Swansea, Wales on April 3, 1901 and is co-run by Miss Thrush. She can turn into a nightjar. Miss Finch -- She can turn into a finch and has an aunt who is also an ymbryne but prefers to stay in finch form. Their loop is based in London, but the date is not stated. Millicent Thrush -- Miss Thrush has a loop in London and is headmistress of a children 's home there but also co-runs Miss Nightjar 's special - care home. She can turn into a thrush. Miss Kestrel -- Possibly a rather historical ymbryne. Enoch mentions an old story of her being injured in a road accident. The incident is said to have trapped her in the form of a kestrel for an entire week, leading to the collapse of her loop before she healed. Location and date are not stated. Balenciaga Wren -- Miss Wren is the headmistress of a menagerie for peculiar animals. Her loop is based in mainland Wales in a much older, unknown time. She can turn into a wren. Miss Gannett -- Miss Gannett has a loop in Ireland, in June of 1770. She can turn into a gannet. Miss Treecreeper -- Miss Peregrine mentions her name but does n't remember where or when her loop is based. She can turn into a treecreeper. Non-peculiars Maryann Portman -- Maryann is Jacob 's mother and Franklin 's wife. She grew up in a rich family and still holds onto her materialistic ways. She is very protective of Jacob. Susan Portman -- Susan is Frank 's younger sister and Jacob 's aunt. She gives him his grandfather 's copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson 's poems, which leads Jacob to his quest in Wales. Franklin Portman -- Jacob 's father, married to Maryann, Susan 's brother, Abraham 's son. Wants to prove himself as a person useful. Ricky -- Ricky is described as Jacob 's best and only friend, though their relationship is more of a deal for personal benefit : in exchange for Jacob helping Ricky with his homework, Ricky acts as Jacob 's bodyguard at school. Reception Miss Peregrine 's spent 70 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list for children 's chapter books. It reached the No. 1 spot on the list on April 29, 2012 after being on the list for 45 weeks. It remained there until 20 May, when it dropped to the fourth spot on the list. The book dropped off the list on September 9, 2012, after 63 weeks. According to Deborah Netburn for the Los Angeles Times, the best part of the novel is `` a series of black - and - white photos sprinkled throughout the book ''. Publishers Weekly called the book `` an enjoyable, eccentric read distinguished by well - developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters. '' Sequels Main article : Hollow City ( novel ) A sequel, titled Hollow City, was released on January 14, 2014. The novel is set immediately after the first, and sees Jacob and his friends fleeing from Miss Peregrine 's to the `` peculiar capital of the world '', London. The third installment in the Miss Peregrine 's series, titled Library of Souls, was announced in early 2015. It was released on September 22, 2015. A new trilogy is coming soon. The first installment of the trilogy will be released in 2018. Adaptations Graphic novel An original graphic novel adaptation by Cassandra Jean was released in November 2013. Film Main article : Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( film ) A film adaptation of the book was released in the United States on September 30, 2016. It was directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Jane Goldman. Eva Green played Miss Peregrine in the film, along with Asa Butterfield as Jacob, and Ella Purnell as Emma Bloom. 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Question: who wrote miss peregrine's home for peculiar
Answer: Ransom Riggs