Sisters of the Neversea
by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Author)
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Booktalk: In this Indigenous retelling of Peter Pan, twelve-year-old stepsisters (Muscogee Creek) Lily and (English) Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and courage to a fairy-tale island known as Neverland . . .
Lily and Wendy have been best friends since they became stepsisters. But with their feuding parents planning to spend the summer apart, what will become of their family–and their friendship?
Little do they know that a mysterious boy has been watching them from the oak tree outside their window. A boy who intends to take them away from home for good, to an island of wild animals, Merfolk, Fairies, and kidnapped children, to a sea of merfolk, pirates, and a giant crocodile.
A boy who calls himself Peter Pan.
Snippet: Belle had tasked herself with quickly categorizing Human children so they could be properly distributed, but this family confused her. Yes, of course Belle had studied Peter’s old storybooks as a guide. But the illustrations never matched up with real-life humans.
“What do you mean by ‘we’?” Lily asked. “Who’s with you?
Belle replied with a question of her own. “What are you, Lost or Indian?”
Not surprisingly, the questions struck Lily as terribly rude, intrusive, and presumptuous.
“We’re Creek!” Michael explained. “Muscogee. Muscogee Creek.”
“Is that a ‘yes’ for Indian then?” Belle inquired.
“Yeah.” Pointing to Lily, Michael said, “Me and that Sissy.” Pointing to Wendy, he added, “Not that Sissy.”
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