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All the children are captured by the local natives, known as the Mollusks, and their leader Fighting Prawn. The Mollusks decide to feed the children to Mister Grin, a large crocodile. Molly uses starstuff to help the group and Mister Grin to fly out of the enclosure. The trunk is found by the crew of
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Peter uses the starstuff in Aster's locket to save Fighting Prawn, who spares the group, allows the Starcatchers to leave the island with the starstuff, and lets the orphans stay on the island. As Peter and Molly bid farewell to one another, Aster uses starstuff to turn a bird into a fairy, Tinker
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Molly confides to Peter that the trunk contains "starstuff," magical dust of extraordinary power that falls from the heavens. Molly's family is revealed to be members of a secret society known as the Starcatchers, who are tasked with keeping Starstuff out of the wrong hands. Molly enlists Peter to
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Aster and a group of Starcatchers soon arrive on the Island, accompanied by ships of the British Navy, and Aster deduces that Peter had a high tolerance to Starstuff and instantly stopped aging while retaining the ability to fly. The Mollusks and the pirates converge on the group, and a fight
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Bell, to watch over Peter. Peter promises to come to London in the near future to visit, and he and the boys begin to settle on the island. The story ends with Peter discovering a washed-up plank with the printed name of the
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and its first mate, Slank. Slank reveals that he is in league with the Others, rivals of the Starcatchers who want the Starstuff for themselves.
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agreed to direct the movie. Filming was expected to begin in 2013. As of 2024, nothing else is known to have taken place.
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ensures, wherein Fighting Prawn is mortally wounded and Peter severs Black Stache's hand, which is eaten by Mister Grin.
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In 19th century London, orphaned boys Peter, James, Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted are shipped out on the decrepit ship
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announced that a film version of the book would be written by Jesse Wigutow. On August 20, 2012,
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Foreman, Liza (August 21, 2012). "'Hunger Games' director signs with Disney".
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Black Stache and his men race against a monster storm to intercept the
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assist in throwing the trunk overboard before Black Stache arrives.
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2004 children's book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
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Peter and the Starcatcher

Dave Barry
Ridley Pearson
Hyperion Books
Hardback
Paperback
ISBN
0-7868-5445-6
OCLC
56111836
LC Class
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
children's novel
Hyperion Books
Disney
Dave Barry
Ridley Pearson
Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie
The Little White Bird
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
Peter and the Sword of Mercy
The Bridge to Never Land
Never Land
chapter books
Disney
Jay Wolpert
3D animation

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