Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Starcatchers Series #2)

by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrator)

Overview

Award winning authors, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have done it again—written a compulsively readable, impossible-to-put-down tale that will delight readers of all ages.


In this riveting and adventure-packed follow-up to Peter and the Starcatchers, we discover Peter leaving the relative safety of Mollusk Island—along with his trusted companion Tinker Bell—for the cold, damp streets of London. On a difficult journey across the sea, he and Tink discover the dark and deadly, slithering part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra. It seems that the dreaded Ombra has a variety of mysterious powers including the ability to make shadows disappear. When Peter reaches London, he sets out to find the indomitable Molly. Together they must combat Ombra’s terrible forces to both protect the Starcatchers and the treasured starstuff and most importantly to rescue Molly’s mother from the clutches of evil.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423108559
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/11/2007
Series:	Starcatchers Series , #2
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.60(d)
Lexile:	780L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize - winning author of more than a dozen books, including Dave Barry's Money Secrets; Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys; Dave Barry Slept Here; Big Trouble; and Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway. Along with Ridley Pearson, he is the co-author of Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Escape from the Carnivale, and Cave of the Dark Wind. Ridley Pearson is the best-selling author of eighteen novels, including The Kingdom Keepers;Cut and Run; The Body of David Hayes; The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer; Beyond Recognition; Parallel Lies; and No Witnesses. He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University.






Greg Call studied graphic design at the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver. After graduating in 1983, he worked as an Art Director at the Colorado Institute of Art until the desire to do more illustrative work found him in Pasadena, California, attending The Art Center College of Design. Upon graduation in 1988, he began working freelance for clients in music, entertainment, and publishing. Greg has been recognized for his work repeatedly, including awards from the Society of Illustrators and Addy awards among others.

Hometown:

Miami, Florida

Date of Birth:

July 3, 1947

Place of Birth:

Armonk, New York

Education:

B.A. in English, Haverford College, 1969

Website:

http://www.davebarry.com

Editorial Reviews

The sequel to Peter and the Starcatchers grabs you by the collar and pins you against a wall. In this exciting novel, Peter abandons the calm of Mollusk Island to pursue a dangerous mission in the dark, distant streets of London. With Tinker Bell as his companion, Peter searches through the unfriendly great city even as the slithering man/beast called Lord Ombra hovers nearby, plotting to unleash his dreaded powers. Exhilarating reading for children.

Jim Dale has done it again. With impressive verbal dexterity, he creates a multitude of characters, each with a voice that perfectly matches one’s image of the character--from the menacing villains to the courageous voices of young Peter, Molly, and George. Dale brings us fully into the emotional lives of the characters, portraying the jealousy that rises and falls between the children, the hatred of Hook and Slank, the sadness that Peter feels as he realizes that he’s growing further from Molly, and the mercurial nature of Tink. Dale deftly weaves the three story lines together, building the tension, then letting it ease out, only to build it again as he changes tempo, tone, and pace to create a riveting story. W.L.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2007 Audies Award Winner © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

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