my teacher knows im a big reader. so over winter break, she lent my that book, and said "if it's good, tell me. then i'll make it available to all the students."
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Peter and the Starcatchers
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
A swashbuckling high-seas adventure.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Peter and the Starcatchers
Parents need to know that there's a fair amount of sexual innuendo for a book aimed at tweens. There's plenty of peril and fighting as well, and adult sailors and pirates get drunk on rum and grog.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
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- Families can talk about what this story has in common with the original. How is it similar, and where does it differ? Which do you like better, and why? Also, what are the book's major themes? Kids: Do you think not growing up is a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
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Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMust-READ!!!
I rate this title on for age 7 and give itBest Peter Pan Story Ever
This has got to be the best story ever....other than the two that follow it..Its based off the Disney Peter Pan cartoon really. And is a Disney Book actually. It gives you all about how Peter and the lost boys came to the island and how it got its 'neverland' name. Everything has a start and I loved the rendition of the mermaids starting as fish, how Peter became able to fly, the infamous Crocodile, and tink! I really hope that a director with abilities to capture the essence of books, makes these three stories into a movie or better yet a television series!
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Not your father's Peter Pan.
There is a certain magic to the original Peter stories because they are, well, magical. Fairies and magic are accepted as real and J. M. Barrie makes no excuses for that. The entire point of this story is that, rather than taking it on faith that these things exist, their origins need to be explained. Not only did this take the fun out of the story but it also left room to catch the abundant spelling and grammatical mistakes. If it had been anything BUT a Peter Pan story I probably would have liked it more. As it is, I feel the two 'versions' clash a bit.
- Lives in ArkansasI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
You HAVE to read this!
This incredible epic tale explains a lot of things that you never knew about peter pan and what makes this even beter is its a trilogy! the next book is peter and the secret of rundoon I loved that too (sorry if this is hard to understand!)
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