So I have discovered that people are reading what I have written here. How do I know? (You might wonder...) Well, as is often the case, make a statement that someone disagrees with (or one that is inaccurate/wrong/etc. etc. )and you will be informed of your "wrong-ness". By perfect strangers.
This is actually very cool to me. I am thankful to the person who commented on my last read and it's (now supposed) status as a viable prequel to Barrie's Peter Pan. Even though I was only stating my opinion of the book, I am happy to have someone who differs say so and point me to their preferred prequel/source, etc. So, to my most recent commentor - Thank you.
Now, my next read will be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I'm already into it a bit and loving it...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Book #4 - A Singular Blog
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Peterson is a treasure! In a time when young adult fiction features angsty teenagers falling in love with "vegetarian" vampires and other selections go for the shock value of dropping f-bombs and other "realistic" teen situations, This novel (part one of a series) is a refreshing escape.
Granted, the novel is written for a target audience younger than the audience intended for the vampires and potty mouths...but it can be an enjoyable read for any age. (And I know for a fact that many kids entirely too young for some of the previous mentioned novels are reading them. I had an eleven year old ask me to explain to them why Edward bit the pillow in book 4...my response? "Go ask your mother.")
As of October 2009, the Starcatchers series has four titles, of which this is the first chronicling the events that lead us to the familiar and charming story of Peter Pan and his Lost Boys' Adventures in Neverland. Peter and the Starcatchers is an excellent beginning and does honor to the original works inspiring it.
This book has it all - swashbuckling adventure, fantastical magic, good guys, bad guys, wild animals, pirates, mermaids and even a little romance...and it's all kid-friendly. Parents, this is one worth reading with or to your children without fear of inappropriate content. (The most scandalous thing is probably that Black Stache (the pirate who will eventually become Captain Hook - I have no doubt) has a set of sails made by a women's undergarment manufacturer - and they look like a giant corset/brassiere. (Illustrations included.)
Overall - A great fun read for kids of all ages...for the Peter Pan in us all.
Granted, the novel is written for a target audience younger than the audience intended for the vampires and potty mouths...but it can be an enjoyable read for any age. (And I know for a fact that many kids entirely too young for some of the previous mentioned novels are reading them. I had an eleven year old ask me to explain to them why Edward bit the pillow in book 4...my response? "Go ask your mother.")
As of October 2009, the Starcatchers series has four titles, of which this is the first chronicling the events that lead us to the familiar and charming story of Peter Pan and his Lost Boys' Adventures in Neverland. Peter and the Starcatchers is an excellent beginning and does honor to the original works inspiring it.
This book has it all - swashbuckling adventure, fantastical magic, good guys, bad guys, wild animals, pirates, mermaids and even a little romance...and it's all kid-friendly. Parents, this is one worth reading with or to your children without fear of inappropriate content. (The most scandalous thing is probably that Black Stache (the pirate who will eventually become Captain Hook - I have no doubt) has a set of sails made by a women's undergarment manufacturer - and they look like a giant corset/brassiere. (Illustrations included.)
Overall - A great fun read for kids of all ages...for the Peter Pan in us all.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Book #4 - Barry & Pearson's Peter and the Starcatchers
Well, after soliciting suggestions from my friends on Facebook (and getting lots of great ones that will go on the master list) I have gone with an "out of nowhere" choice entitled Peter and the Starcatchers. I was visiting family over the weekend and they recommended this book and all but forced me to take it home with me...so I read a little on the way home and I think it is just what the doctor ordered to follow A Clockwork Orange.
Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers is a Young Adult novel (part of a series, actually) about Peter Pan. It is a prequel, of sorts, telling the reader how Peter and the Lost Boys came to be. I'm not very far into it, so that's all I know...but I am enjoying this light, quick read after the heavy, literary landmine that is A Clockwork Orange.
Also, a light fun kids book like this makes it easy to keep reading will also participating in NaNoWriMo. I am 2K words into my 50k...today is day two...
But enough about that...time to read/write/work more!
Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers is a Young Adult novel (part of a series, actually) about Peter Pan. It is a prequel, of sorts, telling the reader how Peter and the Lost Boys came to be. I'm not very far into it, so that's all I know...but I am enjoying this light, quick read after the heavy, literary landmine that is A Clockwork Orange.
Also, a light fun kids book like this makes it easy to keep reading will also participating in NaNoWriMo. I am 2K words into my 50k...today is day two...
But enough about that...time to read/write/work more!
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