Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is about a group of children with special abilities that live in a home overseen by Miss Peregrine, who has the ability to control time and transform into a bird. The main character, Jacob Portman, discovers the home and meets children with peculiarities like Emma who can create fire, Millard who is invisible, Bronwyn who has super strength, and Hugh who can control bees living in his body. They are hunted by Mr. Barron, who devours the eyes of peculiars to gain their abilities and keep his human form.