Arcadia Public Library

Introduces Peter Pan and Neverland using the lyrics of two songs from the classic musical, framed with a simple version of the story of Peter's arrival in the nursery and his teaching the Darling children to fly. Includes the lyrics to "Never Never Land" and "I'm Flying."

Peter is a mischievous twelve-year old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak--but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life, those qualities do not exactly fly. Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland, where he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him...

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbucker skills and the ever fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become real heroes of an even greater story when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and takes them on a journey over moonlit rooftops to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life, free of grown-up...

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Sarah and Aidan begin to decipher a mysterious document that refers to the origins of Peter Pan and are suddenly pursued by a being that can take any form and will stop at nothing to get what it wants from them.

James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys, is now working for Scotland Yard and suspects that the heir to England's throne, Prince Albert Edward, is under the influence of shadow creatures who are after starstuff hidden in an underground vault which has only one key: the Sword of Mercy. Molly is determined to help, but when she suddenly goes missing, it's up to her eleven-year-old daughter, Wendy, to keep the starstuff out of the creatures' clutches...

Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up, but is always up for mischief and adventure! Join Wendy, John, and Michael on their trip to Never Land with Peter and Tinker Bell, and meet the evil Captain Hook! Find trouble and magic with the Lost Boys, see the mermaids in the Lagoon, and watch out for the crocodile swimming in the sea!

"Join Wendy, John, and Michael on an unforgettable adventure as they fly to Never Land with Peter Pan. Will they make it back home, or will Captain Hook make them walk the plank?"--