![]() ![]() I was half-tempted to include some here, but no there is too much. It's Peter Pan exactly as we know him, but written from the perspective of a modern, independent young girl who has no time for "silly boys." Jocelyn's conversation with Peter as he attempts to "rescue" her from her own pirate ship is gold. ![]() I especially adore the way Schulz wrote Peter Pan, who is such a minor character he barely graces a dozen pages. Jocelyn is the typical rebel we love in all the great stories: the girl who - to borrow from that song John won't stop listening to - refuses to "sit still and look pretty." She is daring and brave and loyal, and her adventure is one of those delightful romps parents will enjoy reading to their little ones. ![]() We get dashes of the familiar - Smee! Peter Pan! Neverland! - thrown in with an all new adventure and new characters. I love stories that revisit and twist classic fairy tales, and Hook's Revenge does that in spades. ![]() Young Jocelyn Hook never knew her father, but at age 12 she is charged with avenging his untimely demise by hunting down and destroying a certain infamous crocodile. Hook's Revenge is a quick, easy YA read focusing not on Captain Hook of Neverland, but on his daughter. Ok, so obviously any author who dresses up to match her book theme is already someone we want to be friends with - but can she write? ![]()
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