About this Item
Publisher: Disney Editions, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED and inscribed by Ridley Pearson on the Half-Title Page. Inscription reads "Colin - all our best". Hardcover is in near-fine condition (stained on the bottom of the text block, bumped on the bottom of the spine and on the bottom corners of the front and back covers). Dust jacket is in near-fine condition (top corner of the back cover is worn and edge wear). Brodart protected. 451 pages with black and white illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Best selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson turn back the clock to reveal the wonderful story that precedes J. M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan." This is book one of the Starcatcher series. Seller Inventory # 6940
Bibliographic Details
Title: Peter and the Starcatchers
Publisher: Disney Editions, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Call, Greg
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
On board the ship Never Land, 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) --Karin Snelson
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