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Barrie, J.M. **Peter Pan** -Jeannie Peters This summer, I choose to read a fiction book called Peter Pan by J.M Barrie. I had seen the movie and seen the play, and as you know, all the books that are made into a movie’s, parts are cut out, so when I was reading I got to read about new parts that I hadn’t heard before. This book takes place in Neverland or as Peter Pan says, “second star to the right, and strait on 'til morning.” Peter Pan is a boy who invites John, Michael and Wendy to come fly back with him and Tinkerbelle (a fairy) to Neverland. Neverland is a beautiful place with forests and ponds and marshes. Looking down of Neverland, “…and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there…” (Page 8) It is very lush and peaceful and when Peter comes back with Wendy, John and Michael they like it very much. “…And it is a rather confusing, especially as nothing stands still. Of course the Neverlands vary good deal.”(Page 8) Wendy is a young girl and in Neverland she is parent or mother to all the lost boys, and takes care of the underground house. In Neverland, they are in a circle of battle between the Redskins and the Pirates. Once Peter and the lost boys help the red skins it is they against the pirates and Hook (the captain). In this book I found a plot that intrigued me and maybe it will intrigue you, for example when Tinkerbelle tells the lost boys to do something that ends badly or when the pirates meet peter and the lost boys after a long separation. This book has an interesting plot and I would recommend it if you like tales of adventure. -Jeannie Peters

Reply: This book sounds really interesting! I've seen the movie, but it sounds like the book has even more twists and turns in the plot. I'm sure there are many things in the book that are left out of the movie so most people don't know about them. I liked the examples you gave and the excerpts from the book that you included. I'll definitely consider reading this sometime soon!!! -Tess Weiner

Reply: I think that this book sounds very fun, because it is a childish tale that turned out to be a young adult book! It sounds very exciting, and fills you in on what you missed form the movie. I could see myself reading that, seeing as though i have read books by the same authors. -Rachel Mabie