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Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth Hardcover – Deckle Edge, August 23, 2005

by J. V. Hart (Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
4.1 out of 5 stars 34 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 5 and up
  • Lexile Measure: 1020L (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (August 23, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060002204
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060002206
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing!
By Jacob on August 28, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Very intriguing and well written. Not recommended for younger readers. The book develops Capt Hook's character much more fully than "Peter Pan," explaining and humanizing the antagonist exponentially.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWow
By Audrey Johnson on August 28, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Challenging! You may need an Etonian English dictionary to understand some of the terms though. Such a great book, I hope this is a start of a series to come.
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2.0 out of 5 starsIntriguing Idea
By PDXbibliophile on September 15, 2013
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
What kind of a childhood results in becoming one of the literary world's greatest villains? According to J.L. Hart's vision of Captain Hook, a childhood of abandonment, isolation, and too much time spent alone reading history books, created a young man motivated by revenge and with an obsession to prove he is superior to everyone else. James Matthew is suspicious when the father he has never known, a powerful lord, sends him to an elite boarding school to finish his education. James knows he will be never fit in, and he arrives angry and determined to destroy anyone who gives him a hard time. The middle of the story drags. There is hazing by upperclassmen towards the newbies, a hugely important sports event that James uses to humiliate his enemies, and a weird love-at-first-sight between James and a beautiful princess visiting from the Middle East. Of course, the romance results in James being expelled from school, and his father sending him to work on one of the family's trading ships heading across the ocean. Captain Hook is a dark story. James Matthew is creepy and violent. He is not a likable protagonist. The crisis and climax of the story are set up to redeem James and show that he a just and compassionate person, but that did not ring true. Why does a desire for justice and compassion show up in James when he is on the ship when there was never a glimmer of either quality while he was at the school? That said, readers who are curious about Captain Hook or fans of adventure stories will probably enjoy Captain Hook. A few may even look forward to the sequel.
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4.0 out of 5 starsAnd about time too.
By Kage Baker on July 5, 2006
Format: Hardcover
Finally, someone has gotten around to telling the story of the real hero of Neverland (as far as there are any heroes, in a place into which you escape in order to avoid dealing with everyday life).

Young James Matthew, a victim of societal hypocrisy, is sent to a sadistic school and systematically abused. He remains brave, clever and possessed of a sense of fair play his enemies utterly lack. The fact that he is also something of a psychopath is unfortunate, but undeniably helpful in dealing with the British public school system.

The concerned parent need not be alarmed at the reviews citing instances of torture in this book; they amount to a description of a public school caning and an especially violent football game. Kids raised on the Lemony Snicket series will shrug them off easily (and the publisher is clearly aiming at older Unfortunate Events readers, to judge from the packaging and choice of Snicket's illustrator-- Brett Helquist).

Marvelously subversive, the book's only real problem is that Mr. Hart is a better scriptwriter than a prose writer, and it shows. Flaws in his command of language are outweighed by his enthusiasm and obvious love of his subject, however. His story passes the acid test-- does the book seem to end too soon? Do you want to know what happened to the characters afterward? It did. I did. And you will.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSpectacular and Mischievious!
A Kid's Review on September 27, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Capt. Hook is a cool book with action, adventure, and surprise on every page! If I could I would read it over and over again! James.V. Hart is a spectacular and unique writer. This was his first novel and probably one of best!I love to read, and if I could I would give this book one-thousand stars! My heart was skipping a beat every sentence and word I read. The book was so good I wished there could be ten more books. It was a great, great,ect. book!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe riveting adventure of Peter Pan's infamous villain
By Teen Reads on November 17, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Young James Matthew was not destined to have an easy life, much less a happy one. The illegitimate son of a prominent English lord and a mother he never knew, James is raised by his Aunt Emily and is given the sort of schooling that any young boy of an aristocratic background would be expected to learn --- including swordfighting --- which James naturally succeeds at.

When he is accepted into the famous Eton, it quickly becomes apparent from his shadowy past and unusual appearance that James is quite different from his high-collared peers. He becomes fierce rivals with a Colleger named Arthur L. Darling and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a fellow Oppidan named Roger Peter Davies, aka Jolly Roger. Through his undeniable brilliance, "mutant" traits and spine-tingling bond with pet spiders, James --- or King Jas --- lives up to being a notorious Eton Blue.

As a reward for his achievements, Jas finally receives acknowledgment that he secretly craved from his absent father, Lord B. Unfortunately, James realizes that old habits are hard to break and that his father's attention is not kind. When James causes an international scandal by falling in love with a spirited Sultana named Ananova, his beliefs are confirmed that he must forge a path for himself by any means necessary. While Jas dreams of becoming the king of his own magical island called Neverland, he soon spirals into a nightmare that could mean the end of the future Capt. Hook.

CAPT. HOOK is not the children's story it may first appear to be. It is a creative tale of the infamous villain of PETER PAN that is geared toward a slightly older audience.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsWonderful book about a complex character

James Matthew is a very strange boy, with his long and curly black hair, yellow blood, ability to speak with spiders, and exaggerated sense of revenge. Read more

Published 8 months ago by The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic book

And that's coming from an adult! It's a great look at Captain Hook's early life with plenty of shenanigans that you know he'd get into.

Published 23 months ago by Allison Perrone
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat book

I was so happy to receive this book and in good condition. I would definatly recommend this product to anyone who wonders about captain hook's background.

Published on March 19, 2014 by amanda
1.0 out of 5 starsA good book wasted

I loved this book when I borrowed it from a friend and wanted my own hard back edition. What I got was hardback but looked as if it had been dropped in water and then a weight... Read more

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Published on May 4, 2009 by Angie C. Miller
5.0 out of 5 starsA "must read" if you are a Peter Pan fan

For those that are smitten with the story of Peter Pan by James Barrie let me assure you, you will not be disappointed with Capt Hook. In fact, you will be hooked. Read more

Published on December 1, 2008 by Tinker Bell
5.0 out of 5 starsCompletely Hooked

I have always had a fascination for the villains of classic literature and film. Capt. Hook is one of those novels I've been meaning to read for years and eventually got around to. Read more

Published on October 31, 2008 by M. Adams
4.0 out of 5 starsVery Good

i thought that this was a very cool book that explains some of the msunderstandings in "peter Pan in scarlet". Read more

Published on July 9, 2007 by L. Gunneson
1.0 out of 5 starsNo Heroes Here...

I am disappointed that I allowed my son to read this book before I got my hands on it.

Hart creates a character that is one part pride, one part selfishness and one part... Read more

Published on June 22, 2007 by jane
2.0 out of 5 starsNot worth buying

When I saw there was a spin from Hook's side I decided to pick it up. The inside flap made it sound interesting and it started off all right. Read more

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