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Dave Barry

Peter and the Starcatchers

Dave BarryFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

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Essay Topics

1.

Food appears frequently in the novel: Peter’s first mission on the Never Land is to find a wholesome meal, Black Stache’s cabin is filled with rotting food, and Peter narrowly escapes becoming food for Mr. Grin. How do food and eating function in the novel? What do they represent?

2.

J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy has been adapted many times, most famously as the 1953 film Peter Pan. Compare and contrast Peter and the Starcatchers with other adaptations of Barrie’s story. Which elements are essential? How do changes affect the story?

3.

Alf is the only adult who forms an easy friendship with the children in the novel. What about Alf’s character makes this possible? Support your answer with evidence from the novel.

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