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Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, Book One) (Peter and the Starcatchers, 1) Paperback – Illustrated, May 1, 2006
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Best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock and revealed a wonderful story that precedes J. M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan.
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.
This riveting adventure takes listeners on a journey from a harsh orphanage in old England to a treacherous sea in a decrepit old tub. 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. Towering seas and a violent storm are the backdrop for battles at sea. Bone-crushing waves eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island - where the action really heats up.
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.
- Print length480 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Lexile measure710L
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.88 x 7.5 inches
- PublisherDisney-Hyperion
- Publication dateMay 1, 2006
- ISBN-10078684907X
- ISBN-13978-0786849079
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Ridley Pearson is the best-selling co-author of Peter and the Starcatchers and Peter and the Shadow Thieves. He is also the author of fourteen novels, including Cut and Run,The Middle of Nowhere, The Pied Piper, Beyond Recognition, No Witnesses, The First Victim, Undercurrents, and Parallel Lies. He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University. In addition, he secretly wrote The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, which was a companion book to the ABC-TV production of Stephen King’s Rose Red.
Greg Call studied graphic design at the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver. After graduating in 1983, he worked as an Art Director at the Colorado Institute of Art until the desire to do more illustrative work found him in Pasadena, California, attending The Art Center College of Design. Upon graduation in 1988, he began working freelance for clients in music, entertainment, and publishing. Greg has been recognized for his work repeatedly, including awards from the Society of Illustrators and Addy awards among others.
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- Publisher : Disney-Hyperion; Illustrated edition (May 1, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 078684907X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0786849079
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 710L
- Item Weight : 1.01 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.88 x 7.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #14,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the authors

The New York Times has pronounced Dave Barry "the funniest man in America." But of course that could have been on a slow news day when there wasn't much else fit to print. True, his bestselling collections of columns are legendary, but it is his wholly original books that reveal him as an American icon. Dave Barry Slept Here was his version of American history. Dave Barry Does Japan was a contribution to international peace and understanding from which Japan has not yet fully recovered. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys is among the best-read volumes in rehab centers and prisons. Raised in a suburb of New York, educated in a suburb of Philadelphia, he lives now in a suburb of Miami. He is not, as he often puts it so poetically, making this up.
Dave’s most recent books are “Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland,” and “Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog.” His next book, “A Field Guide To The Jewish People,” which he co-wrote with his friends Adam Mansbach and Alan Zweibel, will be published September 24. Dave is not Jewish, but Adam and Alan are, so it’s kosher.

Ridley Pearson (www.ridleypearson.com), the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Wadham College, Oxford University, is the bestselling author of over 50 novels including, Peter And the Starcatchers (co-written with Dave Barry), The Kingdom Keepers series, and two dozen crime novels including: Probable Cause, Beyond Recognition, Killer Weekend, The Risk Agent, and The Red Room. His novel The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer, a prequel to a Stephen King miniseries, was a New York Times #1 bestseller, and a ABC TV movie (2009).
Peter and the Starcatcher, a stage play adaptation written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) won 5 Tonys for its Broadway run and is currently touring the US.
Ridley is a founding member of, and plays bass guitar in, the all-author rock band, The Rockbottom Remainders (www.rockbottomremainders.com), with Dave Barry, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount Jr., James McBride, Amy Tan and Greg Iles. The band has raised over 2.5 million dollars for charities.
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Peter and the other orphans he has grown up with are being sent away from the orphanage/school they have grown up in. They have been sold into servitude, but must travel by ship to get there. Along the way, Peter meets a friend, Molly, and is also allowed by a strange box. As always, there be pirates along the seas...
This is one of my favorite series of all times! I’m sorry that I let the insane work hours take priority over keeping track of the series. This is one of my rereads that has me more excited for my reread than new books this year. Also, between a combination of time and memory loss after a medical procedure, it’s like I’m reading it for the first time again.
Ridley Pearson’s daughter asked her Daddy how after and a pirate met, and this is the result. It is one of those stories that may be classified as middle grade, but easily appeals to young adults and adults alike. The world-building is marvelous, with the bulk being new masterful storytelling with touches of classic J.M. Barrie to summon loving nostalgia. Characters, new and old, are well fleshed-out and brought out string emotions from this reader. Greg Call’s illustrations are jaw-dropping (THAT COVER!!)!
Buy this for yourself or anyone who loves retellings. If you’re twisted, get it for someone who gets seasick.
It seems that Peter Pan was an orphan, who was put aboard a ship with other orphaned boys, en route to a shortened life of serving the evil King Zarboff the Third, when a chance meeting with a little girl and a mysterious crate leads to a wonderful adventure beyond his wildest dreams.
The answers to the following questions are just 480 well-spaced quick-turning pages away:
1. How did Peter Pan get to Neverland?
2. Where the heck is it anyway?
3. Where does pixie dust come from and why is it addictive?
4. Tinkerbell - fairy who looks like Julia Roberts or bird brain?
5. Mermaids - fish or just plain foul?
6. What made the natives restless?
7. Should you ever give a crocodile a hand?
An often funny, action-packed piratical yarn that's sure to delight most young readers.
Amanda Richards, October 19, 2006
The book starts of with 5 boys (Peter,Prentiss,Tubby Ted,Thomas and James)
and The owner of St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys (Mr. Grempkin)in a carrige on thier way to the wharf.
Mr. Grempkins is not very nice and always cuffs you on the ear if you annoy him or if he just wants to.
The carrige stoped and they stepped out to see a rusty,slimy,moldy,rotten ship.
Peter askes if that is there ship and duckes just in time because were his head was,was where Mr. Gerempkins fist was.
Then a man came off the ship and was heading for them and he didn't look very friendly.
To find out what happens to Peter and his friends and who the Starcatchers are read the book Peter and the Starcatchers.
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It starts with Peter and his band of orphans being forced to work on a ship heading for an evil king. Onboard, he finds magic, danger, and maybe even something more then friendship.
This clever and funny writing with memorial characters and plot-line will leave you, or your kids, wanting more.
Cons:
-There was one particular plot hole that did not match up with the original story, but I won't tell and ruin it for anyone. It is still a great read. :)
Good book. Recommended.










