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Peter and the Starcatchers
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The Starcatchers: Book 1

Peter and the Starcatchers (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Dave Barry (Author), Ridley Pearson (Author) (edit contributors)

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In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, the 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. Best-selling authors Dave... read more

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The story "Peter and the Starcatchers" is about Peter, an orphan boy and his orphan friends, who enter a great and amazing fantasy world of stardust. Stardust is a magical substance that falls from stars and can make you do amazing things, for example:
> makes you fly
> heals... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The story "Peter and the Starcatchers" is about Peter, an orphan boy and his orphan friends, who enter a great and amazing fantasy world of stardust. Stardust is a magical substance that falls from stars and can make you do amazing things, for example:
> makes you fly
> heals things/ and people
>makes you incredibly happy
>can transform ordinary things into mythical, magical ones
>Other unknown things...
There are good people called the Starcatchers. They take the starstuff and Return it back into the sky. The people who use the starstuff for bad magic are called the Others.
When Peter and his friends are put on a ship to serve an evil king they don't know what starstuff is, but then a girl called Molly introduces them to it. The ship capsizes the starstuff, Peter, his friends and Molly get stranded on an island. On this island Molly tries to save the starstuff, because she is a starcatcher, and Peter and the orphans fight with the savages.
In the end Peter and Molly become close friends and Molly's parents offer Peter to live with them but Peter refuses. He wants to stay on the island with the savages because he has touched too much starstuff. That means he won't age anymore and can fly for the rest of his live. Because of these abilities he chooses to stay on the island with his friends.

Characters edit see section history

  • Peter: Peter is the protagonist who fantasizes about a place called Never Land. Described as orange-haired and blue-eyed, he is approximately twelve to fourteen years old, though he lies about his age. Peter gained leader status by being the oldest and being able to spit the farthest. Peter learns to fly by being exposed to a large amount of starstuff and surviving. By the end of the novel, Peter is stranded as an outcast on Mollusk Island, with the fairy Tinker Bell and his orphan friends
  • Molly Aster: A Starcatcher who helps Peter retrieve the starstuff. Molly is the daughter of the new ambassador to Rundoon, the famous Starcatcher Leonard Aster. Molly is an independent, strong-minded, twelve to fifteen-year-old. Molly can apparently speak the porpoise language, although she is not very fluent and constantly tells them her teeth are green, thinking she's saying "Hello".
  • Tubby Ted: A very chubby boy in the orphan gang who is always hungry. Often at times of peril he will be lamenting about the lack of food instead of panicking.
  • Black Stache: Black Stache is a disgusting, filthy pirate, captain of the ship The Sea Devil. Named Black Stache because of a near foot long mustache that he keeps perfectly groomed. He eats raw meat and keeps a very dirty cabin, earning the nickname of "Rat Breath" by his crew. Stache is very resourceful, capturing the naval ship The Wasp by using a corset-shaped sail. Black Stache is actually the future Captain Hook - his hand is cut off by Peter near the end of the novel.
  • James: James is Peter's "right hand man" in the orphan gang. He is very bright and willing to do whatever Peter says. He is also very reliable.
  • Leonard Aster: Leonard is Molly's father, the new ambassador to Rundoon and a famous Starcatcher. Even with his great skills, he falls for a switch between the real treasure and a fake. In the ending of the novel, Leonard uses the "treasure" to turn a bird into a beautiful fairy and presents it to Peter, thus introducing the role of Tinker Bell. He also gives Peter a gold Starcatcher locket.
  • Ammm: A porpoise.
  • Mr. Grin: The giant crocidial, owned by fighting prawn. He wants to eat Captin Hook.
  • King Zarboff the III: The king of the Others.
  • Smee: Black Stache's right-hand man
  • James: A young boy with a taste for adventure
  • Prentice: Add a description of this character.
  • Slank
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Coconuts. Children are beating me senseless with coconuts.”
    Slank

Organizations edit see section history

  • Starcatchers: Organization in which people track down fallen starstuff and return it to the heavens.
  • The Others: The group of people who attempt to find the starstuff before the Starcatchers do; they tend to use the starstuff for power.

First Sentence edit see section history

The tired old carriage, pulled by two tired old horses, rumbled onto the wharf, it's creaky wheels bumpety-bumping on the uneven planks, waking Peter from his restless slumber.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1: The Never land
Chapter 2: The Second Trunk
Chapter 3: Molly
Chapter 4: The Sea Devil
Chapter 5: Captain Pembridge
Chapter 6: Black Stache in Pursuit
Chapter 7: Peter Ventures Aft
Chapter 8: Adrift in a Dory
Chapter 9: The Rescue
Chapter 10: Black Stache Closes In
Chapter 11: The Messengers
Chapter 12: Angry Words
Chapter 13: The Ladies
Chapter 14: The Alliance
Chapter 15: The Attack
Chapter 16: Bad News
Chapter 18: The Next Target
Chapter 19: The Witch's Broom
Chapter 20: Molly's Story
Chapter 21: The Sighting
Chapter 22: Blackness on the Horizon
Chapter 23: Any Minute Now
Chapter 24: Overboard
Chapter 25: A Fly in a Spiderweb
Chapter 26: Into the Sea
Chapter 27: The Return
Chapter 28: Molly's Turn
Chapter 29: Abandon Ship
Chapter 30: A Helping Hand
Chapter 31: The Lagoon
Chapter 32: The Wreck of the Never Land
Chapter 33: Land Ho!
Chapter 34: Reunited
Chapter 35: Into the Jungle
Chapter 36: Getting Close
Chapter 37: Heavy Like a Trunk
Chapter 38: The Transformation
Chapter 39: Escape
Chapter 40: Captured
Chapter 41: "We'll Think of Something"
Chapter 42: "It's Here"
Chapter 43: Visitors
Chapter 44: Parting Ways
Chapter 45: The Watchers
Chapter 46: Something in There
Chapter 47: A Magic Island
Chapter 48: The law
Chapter 49: Into the Cave
Chapter 50: Eyes in the Dark
Chapter 51: "Bird!"
Chapter 52: Mister Grin
Chapter 53: The Power
Chapter 54: Slank's Plan
Chapter 55: A Close Call
Chapter 56: Capsized
Chapter 57: An Old Friend
Chapter 58: Crossroads
Chapter 59: Ammm's Message
Chapter 60: Too Quick for a Cloud; Too Big for a Bird
Chapter 61: Crenshaw Returns
Chapter 62: Peter's Decision
Chapter 63: Gone Again
Chapter 64: "He Surely Will"
Chapter 65: He's Gone Ahead
Chapter 66: The Dream
Chapter 67: As If He Knows Something
Chapter 68: The Bargain
Chapter 69: Reprieve
Chapter 70: Almost There
Chapter 71: A Good Thing
Chapter 72: Change of Plans
Chapter 73: "Just Watch"
Chapter 74: The Golden Box
Chapter 75: Forever
Chapter 76: Peter's Plea
Chapter 77: Attack
Chapter 78: All the Time in the World
Chapter 79: The Last Moment

Glossary edit see section history

  • Startstuff/Stardust: Parts of stars that fall to Earth on occasion. Has special powers that allowed when touched: flying, healing, ability to transform an object into a mythical creature, extreme happiness, and other unknown abilities. Quantity of touched starstuff/stardust determines how long powers last or how great they will be.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 5 in The Starcatchers. (standard series)

Followed by Peter and the Shadow Thieves.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Dave Barry (Author)
  2. Ridley Pearson (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Greg Call (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0-7868-5445-6
Page Count: 451

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

AR BOOK LEVEL 5.2/13 pts This is a great story for every Disney fan young or old. Find out how Peter Pan became the boy who never gets old, and how his gang The Lost Boys came to be. I loved it!

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Peter and the Shadow Thieves
  • Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
  • Peter and the Sword of Mercy
  • The Bridge to Never Land
  • Peter and the Starcatcher (Introduction by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson): The Annotated Script of the Broadway Play

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Peter and the Shadow Thieves
  • Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
  • Peter and the Sword of Mercy
  • Escape from the Carnivale
  • Cave of the Dark Wind
  • Blood Tide
  • The Bridge to Never Land
  • Peter and the Starcatcher (Introduction by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson): The Annotated Script of the Broadway Play

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • Peter Pan
  • Peter Pan

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