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The Never Land Books or Never Land Adventures are a series of short chapter book
Chapter book

A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7-10. Unlike picture books for younger readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose, rather than pictures....
s set in Neverland
Neverland

Never Land or Neverland is a fictional world, often depicted as a magic island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie, and is the dwelling place of Peter Pan....
, the home of Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
, based on the situations and characters established in the novel Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers

Peter and the Starcatchers is a best-selling children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book provides a backstory for the character Peter Pan, and serves as a prequel to J....
 and its sequels. Like the novels, they are written by Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
-winning humorist Dave Barry
Dave Barry

David "Dave" Barry is an United States author and columnist, who wrote a nationally Print syndication humor column for the The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005....
 and suspense novelist Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson

Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children....
, and illustrated by Greg Call. There are five books planned. The stories focus on supporting characters from the novels, such as the Indians
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
, mermaid
Mermaid

A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature that is half human , half aquatic creature .Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures....
s, pirates, and Lost Boys.






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The Never Land Books or Never Land Adventures are a series of short chapter book
Chapter book

A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7-10. Unlike picture books for younger readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose, rather than pictures....
s set in Neverland
Neverland

Never Land or Neverland is a fictional world, often depicted as a magic island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie, and is the dwelling place of Peter Pan....
, the home of Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
, based on the situations and characters established in the novel Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers

Peter and the Starcatchers is a best-selling children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book provides a backstory for the character Peter Pan, and serves as a prequel to J....
 and its sequels. Like the novels, they are written by Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
-winning humorist Dave Barry
Dave Barry

David "Dave" Barry is an United States author and columnist, who wrote a nationally Print syndication humor column for the The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005....
 and suspense novelist Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson

Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children....
, and illustrated by Greg Call. There are five books planned. The stories focus on supporting characters from the novels, such as the Indians
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
, mermaid
Mermaid

A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature that is half human , half aquatic creature .Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures....
s, pirates, and Lost Boys. They include:

  • Escape from the Carnivale (August 2006)
  • Cave of the Dark Wind (July 2007)
  • Blood Tide (September 2008)*


The books are being published by Hyperion Books (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media and entertainment corporation in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O....
) in defiance of the copyright
Copyright

Copyright is a form of intellectual property which gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation; after which time the work is said to enter the public domain....
 claim of Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital

The Great Ormond Street Hospital is a medical institution specialising in the care of children. It was founded in London in 1852 as the Hospital for Sick Children, making it the first hospital providing in-patient beds specifically for children in the English language world....
 of London, to which writer J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet Order of Merit , more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scotland author and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys....
 gave the Peter Pan works in 1929, as confirmed in his will. GOSH argues that United States copyright law
United States copyright law

United States copyright law governs the legally enforceable rights of creative and artistic works under the laws of the United States.Copyright law in the United States is part of federal law, and is authorized by the United States Constitution....
 gives them exclusive rights to the characters and setting until 2023. Disney argues that the copyright had already expired in the U.S. when Congress extended the term to the length claimed by GOSH.

See also

  • Peter and Wendy
    Peter and Wendy

    Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel which tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys , the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pi...
  • Peter and the Starcatchers
    Peter and the Starcatchers

    Peter and the Starcatchers is a best-selling children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book provides a backstory for the character Peter Pan, and serves as a prequel to J....
  • Peter and the Shadow Thieves
    Peter and the Shadow Thieves

    Peter and the Shadow Thieves is a children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, in 2006. Written by humorist Dave Barry and novelist Ridley Pearson, the book is a sequel to their book Peter and the Starcatchers, continuing the story of the orphan Peter and his latest adventures with t...
  • Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
    Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

    Peter and the Secret of Rundoon is a children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2007. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book is an unauthorized prequel to the original Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J....
  • Peter Pan in Scarlet
    Peter Pan in Scarlet

    Peter Pan in Scarlet is a novel by Geraldine McCaughrean. It is an official sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, authorised by Great Ormond Street Hospital, who were given the rights to the character and original story by the author....


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