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Peter Pan
Peter Pan | J. M. Barrie, Trina Schart Hyman
"All children, except one, grow up." And so begins the story of one of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. J. M. Barrie's classic tale, completely unabridged, features a boy who refuses to grow up, Tinker Bell the fairy, and the Darling children -- Wendy, John, and Michael. Their great adventure begins on the night that Peter flies into the Darling home looking for his shadow and teaches Wendy, John, and Michael how to fly with him back to the Neverland, where adventures happen every day. Caldecott winner Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations are as mischievous, ethereal, and playful as Peter Pan himself, making them an ideal compliment to the Scribner Illustrated Classic line.
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JackHowley5
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie

This story teaches the lesson to children that it is okay to grow up even though it may be scary.

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JackHowley5
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie

“To love will be an awfully big adventure.”

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JackHowley5
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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This story follows Wendy in a journey with Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up. She follows peter through a fantasy land in which she runs into Tinkerbell, a magical fairy, and fights with captain Hook and his crew of pirates.

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Susanita
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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💔

Ladygodiva7 2 great people! 3mo
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Cuilin
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤 4mo
Eggs Wonderful collection ❣️ 4mo
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limada
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Headed to see "Wendy and Peter Pan" in Stratford with a friend and her littles, so I thought I'd brush up on the original story. My memory of the story had been clouded, by Disney and time so I'm glad I did. Looking forward to the new-to-me interpretation. #44-2024

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Super_Jane
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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4/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#fantasy #children

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Susanita
Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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1. I‘m going to see Peter Pan tomorrow night with a friend of mine. I don‘t think I‘ve seen a live theater performance since before the pandemic.
2. I heard Who Knew (P!nk) yesterday on the radio, and it‘s been stuck in my head since then.
3. U2…before they get too old or I do.
#motivationalmonday

Cupcake12 Great choice on no.3, enjoy Peter Pan. Thanks for joining in and have a great week x 10mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter‘s mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookbag #bookbags #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookbackpack #bookbackpacks #bookblog #bookblogs #bookblogger #bookbloggers #booknerd #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Classics #Adventure #YoungAdult #MiddleGrade #Audiobook #FairyTales 📚

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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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AroundTheBookWorld
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Peter was once a normal child, but he ran away to Neverland so he would never have to grow up and die. He used to visit his own mother's window and listen to stories, but after she shut it on him, he started visiting others. He takes the Darling children on adventures and saves them from pirates.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #book #books #bookshelf #bookshelves #Classics #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Adventure #YoungAdult #MiddleGrade #Audiobook ⏰🏴‍☠️🐊🩵

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Mayadenoma
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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J.M. Barrie's “Peter Pan“ is a story about never growing up and keeping a child's imagination. It's good for talking about growing up, using your imagination, and being responsible. You can also explore how characters change and what the author means with certain ideas

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Mayadenoma
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie

“All you need is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust“

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Mayadenoma
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie

Peter Pan was my childhood escape, reminding me to cherish my youth and the power of imagination

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TieDyeDude
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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#scarathlon Photo Challenge Day 6: #shadow
Possibly the most famous shadow?

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y
AnnCrystal 🤩 Peter P💫n ❕. Perfection 👍. 1y
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LunaAubry
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In Germany on a solo trip for research. Did some sight-seeing today and stumbled on a restaurant themed after Peter Pan. Neat ambience and even better food.

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Kennglenn
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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I can‘t wait to read this book this summer! I bought it today for a club.

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Bookwomble
Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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Well, it strikes me that all of the children are dead. They've died from some childhood infection, probably a chill caught from having the window open late at night, Peter Pan is the psychopomp guiding their souls into the afterlife, and a desolated Mary Darling sits in the silent, empty nursery imagining the adventures of her dead children, while her husband quietly loses his mind to grief.
It's dark 🖤

Suet624 I really appreciate this viewpoint. 2y
bibliothecarivs Whoa 🤔 2y
BkClubCare Cool cover 2y
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Bookwomble @Suet624 I'm sure the longevity of the story is due to the variety of different readings which can be made of it 🙂 2y
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs That's what I thought as I was reading 😳 2y
Bookwomble @BkClubCare It's one of the Macmillan Collector's Library editions, which have the same eggshell-blue upper register, gilt page edges, ribbon and printed endpapers. They look handsome together on a shelf, though as this is the only one I've got, I've only seen that effect in a bookshop 😊 2y
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Bookwomble
Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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"To die will be an awfully big adventure!"

Bklover ❤️ 2y
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Bookwomble
Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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Last book purchase of our break is another children's classic I haven't read: Peter Pan. Visiting Dumfries before setting off for home, we went into Moat Brae, the house belonging to Barrie's childhood friends, where they played the imaginative games which formed the seeds of the book. I guess I had to get a copy while we were here! 🧚🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

bibliothecarivs I love books as souvenirs! When I was last over there, I got The Canterbury Tales at Canterbury Cathedral, a novel about Hardy at Max Gate, and a children's book called I Was There...1066 at a local shop called Battle Books, among others. 2y
tpixie Amazing experience and great souvenir 2y
Aimeesue @bibliothecarivs Bibliotourism and souvenirs! I do that too - Moby Dick from Herman Melville‘s Arrowhead, An selection of her poems from Emily Dickinson‘s house, Collected short stories from Flannery O‘Conner‘s Andalusia. Some day I‘ll get to GB and make the grand tour of bookish places there. Although how I‘ll get them home is a mystery. 😋 2y
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bibliothecarivs @Aimeesue haha... yes, the struggle is real. We brought home 29 books from the UK in our luggage: https://www.librarything.com/catalog/bibliothecarivs?tag=England+2016+Trip+Souve... 2y
Bookwomble @tpixie It was interesting rather than amazing 😊 But we had no children with us, which it turned out is (understandably) the main target market, and children would find it amazing. The book is a great souvenir, and I'm enjoying reading it. 2y
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs When we visit anywhere I'm looking for the twin trophies of an associated book and bookmark 😁 We visited Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset in 2008, where I got the tagged book. I don't think they had a bookmark, though! You got quite a haul on your visit! How many of them have you read? 😃 2y
Bookwomble @Aimeesue Some nice additions to your collection, with special connections 😊 2y
tpixie @bibliothecarivs amazing thanks for sharing. 2y
tpixie @Bookwomble when my son was competing in gymnastics, we would listen to classics- Peter Pan, Jungle Book, and Mary Poppins. They were great reads and different from Disney. (edited) 2y
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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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BeeMagical Love this😂 2y
SamAnne Becoming part of my daily lexicon. 2y
SamAnne My partner and I are opening a beer/wine bar— hoping to have bookish events. Maybe we call it the Latibule Lounge.😀😀😀 (edited) 2y
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peanutnine
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Eggs Nicely done 💕 2y
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TheSpineView
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
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IndoorDame
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Eggs Aww lovely 🥰 2y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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#Youth ✨🧚✨ #InQuotes “🗣️💕”

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs Lovely and charming 💗 2y
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Mehso-so

I never read Peter Pan before or knew the story except for the vaguest ideas. It was the favourite book of the narrator in All my Mothers and I thought I would finally read it today.

Mostly I found it very depressing and quite racist, and the fantasy really strange. Some of the writing is beautiful, I'll give it that. All in all I find it interesting that it became such a classic.

BarbaraJean My husband HATES the Disney version/musical and calls Peter Pan “the little asshole.” 😂 I own the book but haven‘t read it, and have always been curious about it (apparently not curious enough to read it!). Your review piques my curiosity even more, even though it sounds like it won‘t be a favorite! Maybe I‘ll pull it off the shelf so I‘ll SEE it and actually read it sooner rather than later. (edited) 2y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @BarbaraJean I suppose now I can at least say I've read it. Neverland is just such a strange and rather depressing place, Tinker Bell is unpleasant - how Disney ever decided to do something with it boggles the mind 🙂 It's a quick read at least 2y
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RayHallucinogen
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I would never understand how this is a children's book. The story is harrowing.

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ElleMNOpe
Peter Pan | J M Barrie
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Though the story is fun & I did enjoy reading it, this book is definitely a product of its time. The misogyny & race content did not age well & does detract from the story. Information about Barrie's life & the story behind the book is touching, heart-breaking & gives the book a bit more of an endearing quality. A good fairytale despite its downfalls. Worth the read for me, but not at the top of my list for a current middle grade recommendation.

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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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#TitleWithPersonsName 🧚🏼‍♂️🧜🏼‍♀️🐊⏰✨⭐️🏝💚🏴‍☠️

#ArtfulAugust 🖌🖼🎨

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful edition 💛💚 2y
Eggs Perfect and pretty 🤩 2y
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Clare-Dragonfly
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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These aren‘t books, but I had to show off these Peter Pan and Snow White Moleskine notebooks that I got! Aren‘t they gorgeous? The Snow White one comes in its own silver box with the same design on the front that‘s on the front of the notebook 😍

readingjedi They are really nice 😍 2y
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hannah-leeloo
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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My Peter Pan, Beauty and the beast and Alice in Wonderland collection of books and retellings so far. Not including the ones in sets such as Disney Twisted tales, Christina Henry etc. Absolutely love my fairy tale retellings. Let me know if you know any I've missed please 😊 happy reading everyone. Keep cool in this heat if you can 📚❤️📖 #peterpan #beautyandthebeast #aliceinwonderland #retellings #fairytales #classics

GirlNamedJesse You absolutely need to read the tagged book. It‘s my favorite Peter Pan retelling ever! So spooky and wonderful. 😍 2y
hannah-leeloo Yay thank you @GirlNamedJesse adding it now 😊 2y
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Kayla.Adriena
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Wendy is a mother to the Lost Boys, here she is singing them "You're mother and mine," #Iconic #MayMoms @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 💕🧚💕 3y
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BriannaT
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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The one book I have in poor condition because I read it all the time as a little girl. But like, I just re-read it and there‘s a lot more killing in this book than I remember. Also it had the sentence “Fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy.” So I‘m just… wondering how my childhood brain processed that sentence 🙃

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Suchethaaahh
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
—Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

#BookQuotes
#MorningQuotes
#Motivation
#xoxoAllTheWayFromIndia

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yoavshai
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 251.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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SRWCF
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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Mehso-so

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion, but I didn't love this book. It was hard for me to accept it as a story for children with all the focus on death, dying, and murder.

There have been several Peter Pan related movies made and I've reserved a few at my local library. I think I'm going to start with "Finding Neverland" which actually tells the author's story and focuses on his inspiration behind Peter Pan and its cast of characters.

rubyslippersreads If you really want to ruin this book for yourself, read the fascinating 3y
SRWCF @rubyslippersreads WHOA!!! I just read the book description. To be honest, there was an "afterword" in the book I just finished that touched lightly on the author's history. I'm not gonna lie...I wondered if something nefarious took place with that family. ? Now want to read the book you tagged. Thank you for the recommendation! 3y
rubyslippersreads @SRWCF I would watch “Finding Neverland” first, because you might not enjoy it after reading this book. 😏 3y
SRWCF @rubyslippersreads Hey, I have no qualms about what might have been going on. Like I said, I already suspected something weird happened. 3y
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SRWCF
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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"Hook or me this time!"

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SRWCF
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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The Lost Boys

emz711 My favorite 🌟🌟🪶🏴‍☠️ 3y
SRWCF @emz711 💖 I just can't believe this is my first time reading this book. Where have I been?!? 3y
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SRWCF
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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"I say, how do you do it? How do you fly?" asked John.

"You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air."

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SRWCF
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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CHAPTER THREE ~ Come Away, Come Away!

"You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies."

?‍♀️ ?‍♂️

BookwormM Love that image 3y
SRWCF @BookwormM Isn't is just adorable?! 💞 3y
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Ast_Arslan
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Eggs Love ❤️🌟❤️ 3y
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JudeCC
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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I LOVE Peter Pan!!! ❤
#peterpan

reading_rainbow Same💚 3y
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hannah-leeloo
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Thank you for the tag sweet friend @Yuki_Onna 😘
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

🍁 would have to be Roald Dahl for starting my love of reading and giving my children the same joy to share together
❄ in a way as I journal things that keep me strong
🌟 I am grateful for Peter Pan as it links back to the childhood, my kids joy and one of my favourite escapes from reality

Care to share? @Cupcake12 @Butterfinger @BethM @GondorGirl @Birdsong28

BookmarkTavern I‘m looking forward to sharing Dahl with my nibling! Thank you for posting! 3y
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HeatherBlue
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Halloween night 2: Tinker Bell, remixed.

guinsgirlreads Nice! 👍🏻 👏🏻 3y
Gissy 😍👌🎃🖤🖤🖤 3y
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abookdragonsretreat
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie
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Mehso-so

I've always wanted to read this classic so I'm glad I finally have! At first the writing was odd but considering how old this book is I should have expected it. Also the themes and ideas in this book are very traditional, and even fairly dark at times. The world of Neverland was so magical but not overly detailed, the plot was basic but fun, and overall the novel is quite short and easy to read quickly, I enjoyed the ending though its disturbing😂

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abookdragonsretreat
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie

"Second to the right, and straight on till morning."

hannah-leeloo I love reading Peter Pan books 🙂 happy reading 📚 ❤📖 3y
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VioletMoonBooks
Peter Pan (Centennial) | James Matthew Barrie
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When Margaret grows up she will have a daughter, who is to be Peter‘s mother in turn; and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
#PeterPan #JMBarrie #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookbackpack #bookbackpacks #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookblog #bookblogger #booknerd #booknerds #booknerdsunite #booknerdy #booknook #booknation #nerd #nerds #nerdsunite #nerdy #Classics #Fantasy #Fiction #Childrens #Adventure 💓

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emz711
Peter Pan and Wendy | J. M. Barrie
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Old, water damaged, basement smelling copy of Peter Pan?! I couldn't pass that up at my local second hand bookstore.

#peterpan #old #booksmell

Soubhiville Fun! 4y
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