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Peter and the Starcatchers
By Barry, Dave & Pearson, Ridley
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78685-445-5
- Publisher
- Disney Hyperion
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2004
Gr 5-9 This prequel to Peter Pan refers as much to the 1953 animated Disney film as to J. M. Barrie's original play and novel. The early chapters introduce the archetypal antagonists: Peter, leader of a group of orphan boys being sent into slavery aboard the Never Land, and Black Stache, a fearsome pirate who commands a villainous crew. New characters include Molly Aster and her father. Molly, at 14, is an apprentice Starcatcher, a secret society forme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2004
In a story explaining how Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, and Captain Hook all ended up in Never Land, Peter and the boys are orphans, traveling on a decrepit ship to Rundoon, where they will become servants to King Zarboff—who has a nasty habit of feeding his servants to his snake. Also on board is a girl named Molly, a Starcatcher; Starcatchers are people (and porpoises) who try to prev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
