The Bridge to Never Land
By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson – just like you’d hope, 438 pages, what readers of the series will love – perfect for readers looking for exciting adventure….
Matt,
Tell Ben Ombra’s back!
I have loved sharing Peter and the Starcatchers and Peter and the Shadow Thieves with a couple of my 3rd grade classes (Matt and his classmates were the first). My daughters and I have enjoyed listening to Jim Dale read the audio recording of the first book and we have consumed the three final books, saddened by the ending, but satisfied too.
And then I saw The Bridge to Never Land in a book review – the weekend after, I saw it in the bookstore and so of course it had to be mine. It is a terrific melding of past and present. The connections between the Aster’s time with the Starcatchers and the contemporary characters are clear, believable and fun. The twists and turns and connections between fantasy and physics clearly work for those who love fantasy first.
From the very start (I read the Shadow Thieves first), I loved to hate Ombra and the fact that his chilling badness permeates this new book makes it exciting. How will Sarah and Aidan keep their shadows safe? How will they find the link between the past and the present to the future? Are there contemporary Starcatchers? Does star stuff still fall? What will happen? How much of the story will live on?
Have fun reading The Bridge to Never Land. There are so many fun questions to think about and maybe, answer. Will there be another book? What do you think?