Peter is an orphan and, along with four or five other boys, is being sent from England on a ship called “The Never Land” to some unknown destination. It’s the story of how Peter Pan became, well, Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher book fits right into that category. There’s just something so thrilling about watching the pieces fit together when you already know what the end result is. I think Beauty (Robin McKinley) is excellent, and I love Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine). I think I’ve mentioned before that I really adore re-tellings of classic or widely-known stories.
This is a fun book and is the first book in the Peter and the Starcatchers series.
Even at eleven-years-old, I trust his advice, so a few weeks ago (I clearly don’t trust his advice in a TIMELY manner), I picked up the first one at the library. Then, when I went home for Christmas, my brother was reading the second of Dave Barry’s juvenile books, called “ Peter and the Shadow Thieves.” I asked him how they were, and he raved about them. I love his non-fiction columns, so I was less interested in his fictional books. For some reason, though, I’ve never read his novels, Big Trouble and Tricky Business. I’ve read practically every column he’s ever written and most of his books. My parents both adore Dave Barry, as does my grandmother, and they’ve been reading or handing off various columns and books of his to me for as long as I can remember. Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and the ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and the fearless Peter.I love Dave Barry. Bone-crushing waves eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island - where the action really heats up. Towering seas and a violent storm are the backdrop for battles at sea.
Aboard the Never Land is a trunk that holds a magical substance with the power to change the fate of the world - just a sprinkle and wounds heal just a dusting and people can fly. This riveting adventure takes listeners on a journey from a harsh orphanage in old England to a treacherous sea in a decrepit old tub. In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil. Best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock and revealed a wonderful story that precedes J.
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