bWith enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman's story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into iThe Conference of the Birdsi, the fifth novel in the 1 bestselling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs.b pWith his dying words, H--Jacob Portman's final connection to his grandfather Abe's secret life entrusts Jacob with a mission Deliver newly conshytacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor--Save the future of all peculiardom. pWith only a few bewildering clues to follow, Jacob must figure out how to find V, the most enigmatic, and most powerful, of Abe's former associates. But V is in hiding and she never, ever, wants to be found.