Peter and the Shadow Thieves
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Authors: Dave Barry,Ridley Pearson
Tags: #Juvenile Fiction, #General, #Action & Adventure
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Copyright © 2006 Dave Barry and Page One, Inc.
Il ustrations copyright © 2006 by Greg Cal
Al rights reserved. Published by Disney Editions, an imprint of Disney Book Group. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.
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Printing History
Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children hardcover edition / September 2006
Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children trade paperback / September 2007
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ISBN: 978-1-4231-4107-5
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We dedicate this book to our children
—
Paige, Storey, Rob and Sophie
—
and to all the other children who read
Peter and the Starcatchers,
and asked us what happened next.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank Wendy Lefkon, our unflagging champion, and her col eagues at Disney, for al their encouragement and support. (Not to mention the passes to Disney World.) We thank Greg Cal for his inspired il ustrations, and his patience while we endlessly debated the question of what certain imaginary creatures look like.
We thank the many people who helped with research (Yes! There was some actual research!) and copyediting, especial y Norman Anderson, Judi Smith, and David and Laurel Walters.
We thank the people who manage our lives despite al our efforts to thwart them: Louise Marsh, Nancy Litzinger, Joeylyn Lambert, and (again) Judi Smith.
We thank Jim Dale, who recorded the audio versions of both of our books, and who has a thousand voices, with a funny story for every one.
Most of al , we thank our wonderful wives, Michel e and Marcel e, who smile benignly when their husbands dress like pirates and talk like porpoises.
—
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CHAPTER 1:
A
Speck on the Horizon
CHAPTER 2:
The Choice
CHAPTER 3:
The Wrong Side of the Mountain
CHAPTER 4:
The Voice
CHAPTER 5:
The Agreement
CHAPTER 6:
The Darkest Way
CHAPTER 7:
An Ally
CHAPTER 8:
The Mission
CHAPTER 9:
A Tasty Meal Lost
CHAPTER 10
:
Dead Eyes
CHAPTER 11:
Strangers
CHAPTER 12:
Something Familiar
CHAPTER 13:
The Coming Danger
CHAPTER 14:
The Farewell
CHAPTER 15:
Into the Night
CHAPTER 16:
One Look Back
CHAPTER 17:
Ombra’s Feeling
CHAPTER 18:
“No Bees at Sea”
CHAPTER 19:
Anything Unusual
CHAPTER 20:
The Signal
CHAPTER 21:
The Scuttlebutt
CHAPTER 22:
Tubby Ted’s Discovery
CHAPTER 23:
A Second Visit
CHAPTER 24:
The Stowaway
CHAPTER 25:
Genius
CHAPTER 26:
St. Katherine’s Dock
CHAPTER 27:
Into the Storm
CHAPTER 28
:
Not Safe at All
CHAPTER 29:
A Bone to Pick
CHAPTER 30:
Somehow
CHAPTER 31:
A Tiny Heart Beating
CHAPTER 32:
A Feeling
CHAPTER 33:
A Way Out
CHAPTER 34:
A Visitor
CHAPTER 35:
A Walk in the Dark
CHAPTER 36:
A Few Seconds
CHAPTER 37:
“I’ll Find You”
CHAPTER 38:
The Shadow Thief
CHAPTER 39:
The Market
CHAPTER 40:
The Fear in Her Eyes
CHAPTER 41:
Play It Safe
CHAPTER 42:
The Standoff
CHAPTER 43:
Thunder Down the Trail
CHAPTER 44:
The Collector
CHAPTER 45:
The Cold Iron Ring
CHAPTER 46:
Hopeless
CHAPTER 47:
The Drunken Centipede
CHAPTER 48:
Something Strong
CHAPTER 49:
Either Way
CHAPTER 50:
Grasping Hands
CHAPTER 51:
The Message from Egypt
CHAPTER 52:
The Letter
CHAPTER 53:
Potato Soup
CHAPTER 54:
A Fine Name Indeed
CHAPTER 55:
“Take All His Air”