Neverland Falling


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Neverland is dying. And it's all Wendy's fault. Wendy's parents have finally chosen her prospective husband, and her world is falling apart. So when the mysterious, handsome Peter invites Wendy and her little brothers to run away to a place called Neverland, she accepts. At first, Neverland is more wonderful than anything Wendy could have imagined. So are the variety of interesting characters who live there, from the Lost Boys to the mermaids to the fae to the misunderstood privateer, Captain Jay. But as time rolls on, Wendy realizes that growing up might not be so bad...if she had the right person to do it with. The only problem is that in Neverland, growing up is forbidden. And the farther she gets from childhood, the more she endangers them all. Unfortunately, when the fae decide she's gone too far, both Peter and Wendy must decide where their love and loyalty lie and how far they're willing to chase it. For if they're not careful, Neverland and everyone in it will fall. Neverland Falling is the first in the Neverland Duology, which takes place in the world of The Classical Kingdoms Collection, and is followed by Breaking Neverland. While the story is part of the shared world, the duology can be read on its own. Pick up Neverland Falling today for clean, passionate, childhood sweethearts romance, magical mystery, and heroic happily-ever-afters.




Breaking Neverland


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Author's Note: This book is the sequel to Neverland Falling, A Retelling of Peter Pan, Part I, and it takes place in the Classical Kingdoms Collection fairy tale world. Neverland is breaking. Wendy has been banished. Peter Pan is losing control. Peter has banished Wendy from Neverland, but she's determined to return to save her brothers. To go back, however, she'll need a miracle. Such a miracle will be costly, and Wendy must decide whom to trust and how far she’s prepared to go...as well as how willing she is to leave Peter Pan to his fate. Peter and the Neverstar are barely managing to support the skeleton of the place Neverland once was. And without Wendy beside him, the effort seems doomed. Just when he’s about to give up, though, redemption looms on the horizon…but to reach it will require a sacrifice of monumental proportions. And while Captain Jay might be gone, his schemes haven't been forgotten. The more Peter and the captain and Wendy play their dangerous games, the more Neverland begins to crumble. Everything he loves is going to come crashing down, and Peter must choose which to save before he loses it all. If you want the magic of Narnia and the romance of fairy tales, read the this clean fantasy duology retelling of Peter Pan today to escape into the Classical Kingdoms Collection, a series of clean fantasy fairy tale retellings with magical mystery, clean, passionate romance, and heroic happily-ever-afters. Author’s Note: Breaking Neverland is the ninth book in The Classical Kingdoms Collection and is the sequel to Neverland Falling in the Neverland Duology, which takes place in the world of The Classical Kingdoms Collection While the story is part of the shared world, the duology can be read on its own.




The Classical Kingdoms Collection Trilogies Book 3


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A girl willing to do anything to save her sister...even if it means trusting a man. A magical land that's falling apart. Peter Pan losing control. 1. A Curse of Gems: A Retelling of Toads and Diamonds Jaelle knows better than to trust any man in Terrefantome. But what happens when she has no choice? Or even worse…when she realizes he might have stolen her heart? Jaelle knows better than to trust men. Every girl in Terrefantome knows that. But when her plan to escape her oppressive kingdom with her sister goes awry, she finds herself with an unwanted magical gift and her sister in peril. To make matters worse, she's thrust into the company of a foreign prince on a strange mission. With no one else to turn to, Jaelle must choose between aiding him in his quest and receiving his help in return...or saving her sister on her own. Prince Lucas of Maricanta is on the most important mission of his life; if he fails, his kingdom will be overrun by an army of criminals. When his meddling mother follows him into enemy territory, however, dragging along some poor girl that she insists is his future wife, he must alter plans to protect them all. Jaelle and Lucas know his mother's plan to betroth them is far-fetched. They also know, however, that in Terrefantome, playing along with the sham engagement is safer by far. But with enemies closing in on every side and their own affections getting muddled along the way, Lucas and Jaelle must choose between the futures they've sacrificed for and the love of which they've always dreamed. 2. Neverland Falling: A Retelling of Peter Pan, Part I If Wendy and Peter aren’t careful, Neverland and everyone in it will fall. Wendy's parents have chosen her prospective husband, and her world is falling apart. So when the mysterious, handsome Peter invites Wendy and her little brothers to run away to a place called Neverland, she accepts. At first, Neverland is more wonderful than Wendy imagined. So are all the people who live there, from the Lost Boys to the mermaids to the fae to the misunderstood privateer, Captain Jay. But as time rolls on, Wendy realizes that growing up might not be so bad...if she had the right person to do it with. Unfortunately, growing up in Neverland is forbidden. And the farther she gets from childhood, the more she endangers them all. And when the fae decide she's gone too far, both Peter and Wendy must decide where their love and loyalties lie and how far they're willing to chase them. For if they're not careful, Neverland and everyone in it will fall. 3. Breaking Neverland: A Retelling of Peter Pan, Part II Wendy is determined to go back to Neverland…no matter what the cost. Peter has banished Wendy from Neverland, but she's determined to return to fetch her brothers. To go back, however, she'll need a miracle. Such a miracle will be costly, and Wendy must decide whom to trust and how far she’s prepared to go...as well as how willing she is to leave Peter Pan to his fate. Peter and the Neverstar are upholding a skeleton of the place Neverland once was. And without Wendy beside him, the effort seems doomed to futility. Just as he’s about to give up, though, redemption looms on the horizon…but it will demand sacrifice of monumental proportions. And while Captain Jay might be gone, his schemes haven't been forgotten. The more Peter and the captain and Wendy play their dangerous games, the more Neverland begins to crumble. Everything he loves is going to come crashing down, and Peter must choose which to save before he loses it all. This Classical Kingdoms Collection Trilogies book 3 contains Books 7, 8, and 9, full-length novel retellings of Toads and Diamonds and a two-book retelling of Peter Pan. These stories contain clean, passionate romance, magical mystery, and heroic happily-ever-afters. *This title was previously published as The Classical Kingdoms Collection Bookset 3




Peter Pan 2: The Phantom of Neverland


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Do you remember how to fly? Do you remember how to fight? Do you still believe in fairies? Well, Peter Pan is back! It has been four years since Wendy and her brothers first left on their magical flight to Neverland, and their world has never been the same. Peter is about to embark on his greatest adventure yet . . . Christmas! Wendy and her family try to give Peter the perfect Christmas, but a dark force from their past is about to resurface and turn their world upside down. Welcome back to Neverland and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime in this faithful follow-up to the original J. M. Barrie classic. Get it today!




83 Minutes


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On June 25th, 2009, the world was rocked by the tragic, shocking news that Michael Jackson - the biggest and most influential music icon since Elvis Presley - was pronounced dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50 years old. As the news reverberated around the world, it was accompanied by even more shocking and controversial information - a sickening revelation to Jackson's millions of fans: that Jackson had died in the care of his personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray - a whole 83 minutes before Murray put a 911 call in to emergency services. In this, a comprehensive and truly horrifying account of those crucial minutes - Murray's frantic attempts to cover his tracks and revive his client before the truth could be revealed - are laid bare. This is a compelling, multi-perspective tracking of all who were involved at the scene, and their part to play in the events surrounding Jackson's tragic passing. The shocking cocktail of drugs employed to keep Jackson alive, adminstered by Murray himself; the harrowing and squalid conditions in which this troubled musical genius ended his life, all is 100% accurately described from official court transcripts and documentation. A powerful and compelling account of the brutal truth behind the rumours.




Peter Pan's Shadows in the Literary Imagination


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This book is a literary analysis of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in all its different versions -- key rewritings, dramatisations, prequels, and sequels -- and includes a synthesis of the main critical interpretations of the text over its history. A comprehensive and intelligent study of the Peter Pan phenomenon, this study discusses the book’s complicated textual history, exploring its origins in the Harlequinade theatrical tradition and British pantomime in the nineteenth century. Stirling investigates potential textual and extra-textual sources for Peter Pan, the critical tendency to seek sources in Barrie’s own biography, and the proliferation of prequels and sequels aiming to explain, contextualize, or close off, Barrie’s exploration of the imagination. The sources considered include Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Starcatchers trilogy, Régis Loisel’s six-part Peter Pan graphic novel in French (1990-2004), Andrew Birkin’s The Lost Boys series, the films Hook (1991), Peter Pan (2003) and Finding Neverland (2004), and Geraldine McCaughrean’s "official sequel" Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006), among others.




Second Star to the Right


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Over a century after its first stage performance, Peter Pan has become deeply embedded in Western popular culture, as an enduring part of childhood memories, in every part of popular media, and in commercial enterprises. Since 2003 the characters from this story have had a highly visible presence in nearly every genre of popular culture: two major films, a literary sequel to the original adventures, a graphic novel featuring a grown-up Wendy Darling, and an Argentinean novel about a children's book writer inspired by J. M. Barrie. Simultaneously, Barrie surfaced as the subject of two major biographies and a feature film. The engaging essays in Second Star to the Right approach Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination.




Peter Pan in Scarlet


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The first-ever authorized sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan! In August 2004 the Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, who hold the copyright in Peter Pan, launched a worldwide search for a writer to create a sequel to J. M. Barrie's timeless masterpiece. Renowned and multi award-winning English author Geraldine McCaughrean won the honor to write this official sequel, Peter Pan in Scarlet. Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer and set in the 1930s, Peter Pan in Scarlet takes readers flying back to Neverland in an adventure filled with tension, danger, and swashbuckling derring-do!




Neverland


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The untold story behind Peter Pan: The shocking account of J. M. Barrie's abuse and exploitation of the du Maurier family. In his revelatory Neverland, Piers Dudgeon tells the tragic story of J. M. Barrie and the Du Maurier family. Driven by a need to fill the vacuum left by sexual impotence, Barrie sought out George du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier’s grandfather (author of the famed Trilby), who specialized in hypnosis. Barrie’s fascination and obsession with the Du Maurier family is a shocking study of greed and psychological abuse, as we observe Barrie as he applies these lessons in mind control to captivate George’s daughter Sylvia, his son Gerald, as well as their children—who became the inspiration for the Darling family in Barrie’s immortal Peter Pan. Barrie later altered Sylvia’s will after her death so that he could become the boys’ legal guardian, while pushing several members of the family to nervous breakdown and suicide. Barrie’s compulsion to dominate was so apparent to those around him that D. H. Lawrence once wrote: J. M Barrie has a fatal touch for those he loves. They die.




The Legacy of Neverland - Peter Pan and Wendy


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" Peter Pan and Wendy is the timeless tale of childhood innocence and limitless imagination. Allow yourself to be whisked away to Neverland, battle pirates, and fly with fairies in J. M. Barrie’s beloved children’s classic. Wendy Darling is sound asleep in the nursery with her brothers, John and Michael, when she’s abruptly pulled from her dreams by a curious boy who’s lost his shadow. The boy introduces himself as Peter Pan and invites the Darling children on a magical flight to Neverland. Soon they find themselves in the thick of dangerous adventures with Peter’s gang of Lost Boys. Together they face sinister mermaids, jealous fairies, and a treacherous band of pirates. But amidst the excitement and danger, Wendy and her brothers slowly begin to forget their London home and their loving parents... Originally published as a play in 1904, this 1911 novel has captivated readers around the world for generations. Read & Co. Children’s is proudly republishing this classic of English literature in a celebration of the magic of childhood and the power of imagination. "