Peter and the Starcatchers

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Title:

Peter and the Starcatchers

Author:

Barry, Dave, author.

Pearson, Ridley.

Dale, Jim, narrator.

Series:

Peter and the Starcatchers ;

Series Number:

Summary:

After Peter, an orphan, leaves England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.

Audience:

4-6

General Note:

Compact discs.

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Physical Description:

7 sound discs (ca. 9 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 cm.

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

Pirates -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Islands -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Pearson, Ridley.

Dale, Jim,

Publisher:

Brilliance Audio,

Publication Date:

2004

ISBN:

9781593559786

Publication Information:

Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, p2004.

Call Number:

CDB J BARRY

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002091372	Juvenile Books on CDs	BARRY	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

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. Bestselling 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. 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. 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 and 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.

Author Notes

Dave Barry was born in Armonk, New York on July 3, 1947. He received an English degree from Haverford College in 1969. His early attempts at small-town journalism for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, were directed towards local matters, such as zoning and sewage. In 1975, he briefly attempted to teach business writing to business people. Since then, he has worked as a professional humorist.

For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books. His novels include Big Trouble, Tricky Business, Lunatics, and Insane City. His nonfiction works include Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States, I'll Mature When I'm Dead, You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About, and Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry. His young adult books include the Starcatchers series and the Never Land series.

Dave Barry's title, Best. State. Ever, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Having proven his talent for portraying all manner of colorful British characters with panache, Grammy-winning narrator Dale (the Harry Potter books) serves up another cast of winners on this recording. Authors Barry and Pearson take a wild flight of fancy in co-creating a prequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Gruff and vain pirates, wicked mermaids, talking dolphins, treasure and magic are at the heart of this adventure tale introducing orphan Peter and a spunky girl named Molly, obviously one of Wendy's ancestors. Dale seems to relish the humor and derring-do of this energetically paced story, which is sprinkled with comic scenarios. Fans of Barrie's original will get a kick out of learning the imagined origins of Neverland, Captain Hook (and his crocodile nemesis) and Peter's airborne prowess. Racing from ship to shipwreck on a mysterious island, listeners will be enthralled, eager to see what comes of the dust-ups and battles between these clashing crews. Ages 10-up. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved All rights reserved.