Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry

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In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. This impossible-to-put-down tale leads readers on an unforgettable journey-fraught with danger yet filled with mystical and magical moments.ĭave Barry is a humor writer. Bone-crushing breakers eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island-where the action really heats up. Roiling waves and raging storms skullduggery and pirate treachery provide the backdrop for battles at sea. Aboard the Neverland is a trunk that hold the “greatest treasure on earth” -but is it gold, jewels, or something far more mysterious and dangerous?

Page after page of riveting adventures take readers of all ages on a voyage from a filthy, crime-ridden port in old England across the turbulent sea. Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and fearless Peter. Best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock to reveal the wonderful story that precedes J. 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.

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry