Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Matt Foldery
Good Friends Stick Together, Friendship Never Fails
Peter Pan
Location: never never land
Molly
Location: England, Aster Mansoin
Summary
Peter and the Shadow Thieves is a fictional story about an English boy named Peter who helps a secret organization known as Starcatchers escape from the evil Lord Ombra, the leader of a dark group called The Others. Peter lives on the tropical Mollusk Island, which is inhabited by a band of pirates led by the evil Black 'Stache, also know as Captain Hook; as well as a band of natives called the Mollusks. Peter lives with four other boys on the island and is constantly accompanied by Tinkerbell, a fairy-like "birdgirl" who, like Peter, has the ability to fly.
The story revolves around a substance called starstuff, which has magical powers. Starstuff falls to earth and is collected by the Starcatchers to be returned to the heavens in a special event called the Return. This return takes place at Stonehenge durring a lunar eclipse. A dark group called The Others seeks to steal the collected starstuff from the Starcatchers. Peter needs to get the starstuff returned to the heavens before The Others can get a hold of it, because they have intentions of taking over the world...
Conflict and Resolution
The resolution to this story is that the starstuff has to be returned but can only be returned at Stonehenge on a lunar eclipse. The end goes like this... Lord Aester goes to return the starstuff, but Ombra also arrives and creates complications. Peter get there and finds that Aester was shot and the others almost had the star stuff in their hands. Peter swoops down to the chest of starstuff and opens it. The light is strong enough it kills Ombra leaving no threat. Peter is a hero and for now the Others are behind. Molly is reunited with her father and mother.
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About The Author Dave Barry
Dave has also written a total of 30 books, 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.
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...
About The Author Ridley Pearson
Pearson lives with his wife and two daughters, dividing their time between Missouri and Idaho.
Website: http://www.ridleypearson.com/