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A trailer has been released for the upcoming film 鈥淢iss Peregrine鈥檚 Home for Peculiar Children.鈥澛�

鈥淧eregrine鈥� stars Asa Butterfield of 鈥淓nder鈥檚 Game鈥� as Jacob, a teenager who hears stories from his grandfather about an island where children have special powers. After his grandfather dies, Jacob travels to Wales to attempt to find the place.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Allison Janney, and Samuel L. Jackson and it's directed by Tim Burton. "Peregrine" is set to come to theaters this September.

鈥淧eregrine鈥� is based on the young-adult book of the same name by Ransom Riggs, which was first published in 2011 and became a bestseller. The most recent book in the 鈥淧eregrine鈥� series, 鈥淟ibrary of Souls,鈥� was released this past September.聽

The book is often compared to the 鈥淴-Men鈥� comics and movies and the 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� books and films. All these stories center on children who are born with mysterious powers and who live together, often receiving training for these abilities.聽

What is the appeal of these stories, particularly to young readers or moviegoers?

wrote on the subject in 1994 when a new teenage team in the 鈥淴-Men鈥� series called Generation X made its debut.聽

鈥淭hey grapple with the pain of being misunderstood outsiders, and yet they use their superpowers to rise above this prejudice, trying to save ungrateful humanity before it is too late,鈥� Mr. Martin writes. 鈥淭his, arguably, is the perfect teen-age fantasy.鈥�

While the 鈥淴-Men鈥� movies鈥� main characters are adults like superhero Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the young students at Professor Xavier鈥檚 School for Gifted Youngsters, where many of the main characters work and teach, often play pivotal roles in the plot.聽

The children of these stories having to go up against some kind of opponent is key as well, Lisa Cody, a manager for Baltimore鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Bookstore, in 2011 when discussing the "Harry Potter" series. The children at these homes or schools find companionship as well as enemies.

鈥淚t's a story about friendship and good triumphing over evil,鈥� Ms. Cody said. 鈥淭hat's something all children have in common: it's comforting to them 鈥� and to adults, too.鈥�