EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register-Guard Peter and the Starcatchers By Dave Barry For the English musician, see . David Barry, Jr. (born July 3, 1947) is a bestselling American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. and Ridley Pearson Disney Editions Hyperion Books for Children, 2004 Ages 9 -14 On the high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. and on a faraway island, danger and adventure stalk a red-headed orphan boy named Peter and his friend Molly. In "Peter and the Starcatchers," Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have created a fantastic adventure to tell the story of how Peter Pan became the boy who could fly and who would never grow old. Peter and the other orphan boys are put on the ship the Never Land under appalling conditions (their meager mea·ger also mea·gre adj. 1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. 2. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded plain. 3. food rations tend to wiggle). They are being sent as slaves to King Zarboff III, ruler of Rundoon, a ruler who fed his own father to a snake. But once the evil pirate Black Stache, captain of the Sea Devil sea devil n. See manta. , learns that the Never Land is carrying a mysterious cargo of great value, Peter, Molly and the boys may never make it to safety. Besides storms, a shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily and battles at sea, they must deal with a man-eating crocodile, murderous islanders, Black Stache and his band of pirates, who will stop at nothing to get the magical starstuff. Whether or not readers have read J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," they will love this book. It's long - 450 pages - but the chapters are short, the action never stops and the characters are fearsomely wonderful. Be sure you have some free time before you start because this riveting adventure won't let you go until you've read it all. - Barbara Thompson Barbara Thompson is the name of
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