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Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have combined their creative talents to write "Peter and the Starcatchers," a delightful re-telling of J.M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan stories. The novel is a fast-paced adventure, complete with talking porpoises, stinky rogues, potential cannibals, a flying crocodile, biting mermaids, and a trunk filled with magical "starstuff." According to 14-year-old Molly Aster, one of the main characters, many notable persons and one god- Michelangelo, Attila the Hun, Zeus- derived their powers from the "starstuff" that occasionally falls to Earth from the heavens. It is the earth-bound Starcatchers' responsibility to secure the treasure before the "Others" capture it and use its mystical powers for evil. On board the ship Never Land, Peter, the orange-haired leader of a group of orphaned boys being sent to work as servants in King Zarboff the Third's court, is intrigued by Molly's fantastic tale. Peter vows to help his new-found friend- a Starcatcher's apprentice, herself- to keep a mysterious trunk full of starstuff out of the clutches of the pirate Black Stache, several other interested parties, and, ultimately, King Zarboff the Third. The goofy, child-like humor of "Peter and the Starcatchers" sometimes clashes with the pirate tale, The rapid-fire dialogue is well-paced, but sometimes feels contrived. But, the high-seas hijinks and desert-island carryings-on holds the reader's interest. A series of wonderful illustrations wonderfully illuminate this silly, swashbuckling story that shows the reader how Peter Pan came to fly and why he, and J.M. Barrie's story, will never grow old.Read full review
Wonderful book for all ages. Such a fun story to explore. I love clean, exciting plots. The plot is well developed and creative. Everyone has has the thought at some time or other, "Does Peter Pan have a past?". This book helps you to explore that idea with plenty of adventure and humor. The characters are well developed and intriguing. The bad guys aren't just generically bad and the good guys have their own character flaws. It is a fun book to read by yourself or out loud as a group or family. You don't even have to be familiar with Peter Pan to enjoy the story. We give it a double thumbs up.
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