Peter and the Shadow
Thieves
Peter and the
Starcatchers #2
by Dave Barry &
Ridley Pearson
Goodreads blurb: In this riveting and adventure-packed
follow-up to the award-winning New York Times bestseller Peter
and the Starcatchers, Peter leaves the relative safety of Mollusk Island -
along with his trusted companion, Tinker Bell - for the dark and dangerous
streets of London. On a difficult journey across the sea, he and Tink discover
the mysterious and deadly Lord Ombra, who is intent on recovering the missing
starstuff - celestial dust that contains unimagined powers. In London, Peter
attempts to track down the indomitable Molly, hoping that together they can
combat Ombra's determined forces. But London is not Mollusk Island; Peter is
not the boy he used to be; and Lord Ombra - the Shadow Master - is unlike
anything Peter, or the world, has ever seen.
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have done it again - written a compulsively
readable, magical, impossible-to-put-down tale that will delight readers of all
ages.
About the Authors:
Dave Barry is a humor columnist. For 25 years
he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers
in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for
Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.
Dave has also written a total of 30 books, although virtually none of them
contain useful information. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS
TV sitcom "Dave's World," in which Harry Anderson played a much
taller version of Dave.
Dave plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom
Remainders, whose other members include Stephen
King, Amy Tan, Ridley
Pearson and Mitch Albom. They are not musically skilled, but
they are extremely loud. Dave has also made many TV appearances, including one
on the David Letterman show where he proved that it is possible to set fire to
a pair of men's underpants with a Barbie doll.
In his spare time, Dave is a candidate for president of the United States. If
elected, his highest priority will be to seek the death penalty for whoever is
responsible for making Americans install low-flow toilets.
Dave lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Michelle, a sportswriter. He has a
son, Rob, and a daughter, Sophie, neither of whom thinks he's funny.
Connect with Dave:
Ridley Pearson is the author of more than twenty
novels, including the New York Times bestseller KILLER WEEKEND; the Lou Boldt
crime series; and many books for young readers, including the award-winning
children's novels PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS, PETER AND THE SHADOW THIEVES, and
PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON, which he cowrote with Dave Barry. Pearson
lives with his wife and two daughters, dividing their time between Missouri and
Idaho.
Also writes Chris Klick mysteries as Wendell McCall.
Connect with Ridley:
Narrated by Jim Dale, see more if his
work HERE!!!
My Thoughts - 5 out of 5
Unicorns - I loved it!!!
***Borrowed the audiobook CD’s from
the library
The
cover is definitely reminds you of Peter Pan with the flying out the window
scene :)
I
really like this series and so does my son.
I know the library has the first 4 books in audio, so we will be
borrowing them all to listen in the car.
This
is such a fun series with tons of adventure.
My son and I love listening to it in the car before and after
school. If I could nail my son down
longer than this, we would listen to more of it each day but sadly I just don’t
have the time. This is a long book with
9 CDs to listen to. I loved the whole
thing. Peter is very courageous, but he
tends to cause much trouble like any normal boy. Tink is a spit fire, and it is always
humorous to listen to Peter’s translations of what she says to everyone. Of course, boys are in the story though they
do not play as big of a part in this story as well as the Mullosk people. Molly is a major part of the story again, and
she is just as brave as the last story though she definitely has some girl fits
of temper in this story.
I
love how well the story is told by the authors.
Their descriptions make the story easy to relate to, and I got pulled
right into it.
I
highly recommend this series to adventuresome kids who would love a good story
related to Peter Pan, but it is so unique and wonderful to listen or read. I have already recommended it to several
students in the high school when the topic of Peter Pan came up during spirit
week for fairy tale day. Well time to
find something new :)
Interested in reading???