"Peter and the Starcatchers," co-written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is a captivating prequel to the classic Peter Pan story. It follows a young orphan named Peter who embarks on an adventurous journey aboard a mysterious ship called the Neverland. Accompanied by Molly Aster, a girl with a secret mission to protect magical starstuff, Peter faces pirates, treacherous seas, and the sinister Black Stache. As they fend off the villain and discover the true power of starstuff, Peter transforms into the boy who will one day never grow up, laying the groundwork for the beloved tale of Peter Pan. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Starcatchers Trilogy .

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 451 pages in this book. This book was published in 2006 by Turtleback Books .

Ridley Pearson is the author of an acclaimed series of suspense thrillers for adults starring detective Lou Boldt, set in Seattle. He is also co-author of the recent Peter Pan sequel, Peter and the Starcatchers. He is married with children and lives in Missouri. Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and author, whose books have been adapted for cinema and TV and whose column appears in more than 500 newspapers around the world. Ridley Pearson is a bestselling crime novelist and was awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University. They both live in the USA.