false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168548111m/34262.jpg 34262 23 Humorist <I>Dave Barry</I> and suspense writer Ridley Pearson have clearly taken great delight in writing a 400-plus page prequel of sorts to Scottish dramatist J.M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan stories. The result is a fast-paced and fluffy pirate adventure, complete with talking porpoises, stinky rogues, possible cannibals, a flying crocodile, biting mermaids, and a much-sought-after trunk full of magical glowing green "starstuff." Ever hear of Zeus? Michelangelo? Attila the Hun? According to 14-year-old Molly Aster they all derived their powers from starstuff that occasionally falls to Earth from the heavens. On Earth, it is the Starcatchers' job to rush to the scene and collect the starstuff before it falls into the hands of the Others who use its myriad powers for evil. On board the ship <I>Never Land</I>, an orange-haired boy named Peter, the leader of a group of orphaned boys being sent off to work as servants in King Zarboff the Third's court, is puzzled by his shipmate Molly's fantastical story of starstuff, but it inextricably binds him to her. Peter vows to help his new, very pretty friend Molly (a Starcatcher's apprentice) keep a mysterious trunk full of the stuff out of the clutches of the pirate Black Stache, a host of other interested parties, and ultimately King Zarboff the Third. The downright goofy, modern 8-year-old boy humor sometimes clashes with an old-time pirate sensibility, and the rapid-fire dialogue, while well paced, is far from inventive. Still, the high-seas hijinks and desert-island shenanigans will keep readers turning the pages. Greg Call's wonderful black-and-white illustrations are deliciously old-fashioned and add plenty of atmosphere to a silly, swashbuckling story that shows us how Peter Pan came to fly and why he, and his story, will never get old. (Ages 9 and older) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 1625130 book 2004 Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, Book One) total:6030|5:2282|4:2348|3:1123|2:215|1:63| 6030 24660 7842 1291 4 7 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 10:51:30 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 16:21:11 -0800 2008
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I had tried reading this book a couple times, but could never get past chapter 5 or so. It was just a bit too slow...Howeve...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 01 16:02:55 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 16:04:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Oct 12 12:00:26 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 12:00:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Mar 05 15:07:03 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:15:14 -0700 2009

I've been nervous to read this because I love t...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 18 22:23:09 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 22:45:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Feb 18 18:14:39 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 18:27:13 -0800 2009 Somehow two fairly talented writers got together and managed to suck most of the fun and magic out of Peter Pan.
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Gimana, ya...? Bagus sih, well written, but i dont like it. Buat gue kedua penulis ini malah kayak menghancurkan keindahan cerita peter pan nya barrie dengan perasionalisasian yang mereka lakukan. masa cerita peter pan tiba-tiba malah jadi kayak science fiction.

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I guess pada dasarnya emang gua ngga suka ama tokoh anak2 nakal githu dhe.

I know Captain Hook emang jahat but mostly si Hook itu jengkel karena Peter yang mulai duluan ngisengin and ngejahilin dia.

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