Peter and the Starcatchers
by:
Greg Call (author)
Dave Barry (author)
Ridley Pearson (author)
Don’teven think of starting this bookunless you’re sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. Afast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peterand his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. Theyset sail aboard the Never Land, a...
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Don’teven think of starting this bookunless you’re sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. Afast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peterand his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. Theyset sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk inits cargo hold, and the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement anddanger. Discoverrichly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary butfamiliar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles withpirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerses thereader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries ofthe beloved Peter Pan.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780756970154 (0756970156)
Publish date: 2006-05-01
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Edition language: English
Series: Peter and the Starcatchers (#1)
4.5 starsI’ve a thing for this sort of books and Peter’s story always strings a cord in my heart with all the sadness of never growing up while seeing all the others around you do.This book was about how Peter became Peter and how got to be in Neverland and I really liked it.(See reading activity fo...
I got this audio book the SYNC summer program. The cover is definitely very Peter Pan, and I think it will attract any Peter Pan fans to read it. I listened to this book in the car with my son to and from school. My son really enjoyed this book and wants to listen to the rest of the series if I...
Now I can't compare this prequel to the original Peter Pan because I have never read it and since this is really connected to Disney's and I only have vague recollections of the movie so I can't judge on how it compares. It is a strong fantasy story. Character's aren't as defined as I liked and I fe...
I thought I read it ages ago.Then I read it again, and I found I didn't really finished it the first time. It is about Peter and Molly and stardust. It is about pirates and dolphins and mermaids. It is about boy being brave. It is not really a happy book. There is adventure, and it is more like the ...
So, confession time: Peter Pan was my first ever literary crush. Even though at the time I didn't even know what a crush was. I was 4. Or maybe 5? The point being: I LOVE Peter Pan. And this book had been on my to-read list for some time now, even though I hadn't yet managed to get my hands on a cop...