The Child Thief

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electronic resource

English language

Published Nov. 5, 2009 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:
978-0-06-190317-5
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OCLC Number:
466142813

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5 stars (1 review)

Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games often end in blood. His eyes are sparkling gold, and when he graces you with his smile you are his friend for life. He appears to lonely, lost children—the broken, hopeless, and sexually abused—promising to take them to a secret place of great adventure, where magic is alive, and you never grow old. But his promised land is not Neverland. . . .With this haunting, provocative, relentlessly thrilling reconsideration of a timeless children's classic, the acclaimed artist Brom dramatically displays another side of his extraordinary talent. Exploring the stygian blackness that gathers at the root of the beloved Peter Pan legend, he carries readers into a faerieland at once magically wondrous and deeply disturbing.Fourteen-year-old Nick would be lying dead in a Brooklyn park—murdered by drug dealers­—had Peter not sprung out of the …

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5 stars

I grabbed this book I think just because of the author; didn't read the synopsis and when I finished one book just took it she started reading it; this, had no idea it was a fresh take on Peter Pan.

This gave me a nice perspective and some surprise when things started to fall into place.

Really nice storytelling (sans the bit of the policeman that ran because "left his stove on"...)

Loved the raw take on the old story and how unapologetic Peter is until Nick makes him see things as they truly are.

Definitely recommended