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A note for parents
This is a dark, contemporary YA reimagining of Peter Pan set in urban Chicago that deals with serious themes including murder, police violence, kidnapping, and child neglect. While it features some positive messages about courage and survival, the tone is consistently tense and threatening, with morally ambiguous characters and disturbing subject matter. The book is best suited for mature teens who can handle psychological thriller elements and is not appropriate for younger adolescents.
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From the publisher
A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars—reimagining Peter Pan for today's world. On Wendy Darling's first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He's dizzying, captivating, beautiful—so she ag... A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars—reimagining Peter Pan for today's world. On Wendy Darling's first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He's dizzying, captivating, beautiful—so she agrees to join him for a night on the town. Wendy thinks they're heading to a party, but instead they're soon running in the city's underground. She makes friends—a punk girl named Tinkerbelle and the lost boys Peter watches over. And she makes enemies—the terrifying Detective Hook, and maybe Peter himself, as his sinister secrets start coming to light. Can Wendy find the courage to survive this night—and make sure everyone else does, too? Acclaimed author K. Ancrum has re-envisioned Peter Pan with a central twist that will send all your previous memories of J. M. Barrie's classic permanently off to Neverland. An Imprint Book
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Not Diverse Characters
- Plot driven
- Weak Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- tense
- dark
- mysterious
- Adventurous
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
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ISBN 9781250265296 · Macmillan + ORM