Peculiar

Prologue The night I unfortunately was removed from my family was the worst thing that could ever happen to me. It all happened so quickly; therefore, I couldn’t do anything to stop it! Thrashing and screaming, but I went down a fighter. The diversity of masks and distorted faces that watched me thrash the way through, whispering and bickering as I had been thrown into the middle of the crowd. The rain poured down as I sat there, shakily; my breath was heavy and unsteady, sounding really…

exemplified in both “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” and “Edward Scissorhands”. Tim Burton uses similar techniques in lighting, sound, and camera shots to manifest his sinister, somber theme and mood in “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” and “Edward Scissorhands”. In “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”, we meet a boy named Jacob (Jake) Portman who idolizes his grandfather. His grandfather…

for a visually compelling and creepy book. Throughout the novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” it’s clear to see why Publishers Weekly 1 says it’s “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting and some very creepy monsters”. This is a trilogy opener, both rich and strange enough for adults to enjoy. “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” begins with the tragedy of an old man being murdered. This old man is the main…

of the amazing book series, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children has had some stunning and notable accomplishments, such as: being a New York Times bestseller and has written 6 books, his first being Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (the first in the book series). The two books I have been reading are the first two books in the Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children series. The first one, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children is about a boy named Jacob, and his…

In the book, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs it tells about how a boy named Jacob who has heard stories about children with powers from his grandfather. When Jacob’s Grandfather Dies and Jacob sees the monster that did it. After going to a doctor and getting mental help, he decides to try to find what island that his grandfather mentioned before he died. The theme of this book is mystery because Jacob is trying to find out what his grandfather wanted to tell him about…

The Library of Souls is the last installment of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Trilogy. By Ransom Riggs, the last installment immediately takes place after the second installment, and hooks the reader until the end, with a great conclusion to the trilogy. The unique part in the book does not disappoint, with the creepy-looking vintage pictures, they help you visualize more of the story. The story first takes place in present London, where Emma, a girl who can control fire, and Addison, a…

psychological issues, supernatural, and mystery together to tell a story. The way certain characters act tells more about the story. Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, have a ton of small gothic elements throughout the book. In the “Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, the authors show that the characters have psychological issues.by the way the characters act. For example, in the “Black Cat”, the…

Journal entry 4 Chapter four, in the book of Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar children Jacob was in a wreck, he was disappointed and broken down. Jacob goes to his dad to ask about the death of his grandfather. In 2012 my grandpa died as well. We didn't know the cause of his death and still to this day we still don't know. Doctors tested his body after he had died and they haven't came to a conclusion. My family and I went through family history to try and find a conclusion to his death.…

I recently read a book titled Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, and I think it is an exceptional example of a fantasy book. The book is about a young boy named Jacob Portman who is fascinated by stories that his grandfather (Abe Portman) would tell him at such a young age. Later on, when he grows older, Jacob assumes that all the stories that his grandfather told him must be fiction. But later when a horrific tragedy occurs and Abe Portman dies, Jacob questions what…

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs unfolds the story of abnormal people with a mysterious past. When 16-year-old Jacob Portman finds his storytelling grandfather dead in the woods and a monster with a face of a nightmare beside him he starts to rethink everything. Jacob decides to look more into these children his grandfather always talked about, combing through his old archives, discovering many crucial pieces that all corresponded to one place, a children's…