Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children

This is the first book in the Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children series. Jake's grandfather tells him that something is after him. He checks it out to find that his grandpa is dead. He is given a book with a letter in it that leads him to an island in Wales. He needs to find out what it all means. After convincing his parents to go there he flies there with his dad. He discovers a house for peculiar children. They all have special powers, he learns about them and plays with them every day. The original house was destroyed by WWII but Miss Peregrine created a time loop that keeps them from aging. He learns the truth about his grandpa and even falls in love. He later finds out that these creatures are killing the peculiar children because it is there sole purpose. He is supposed to be their protector. He gets in a battle with 2. The peculiar's help him. But they have to chase after them because they kidnap Miss Peregrine. All the time loops around the world are failing and they start a journey to find them and help the children that are left.