Peter and the Shadow Thieves Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

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Peter and the Shadow Thieves is a fictional story about an English boy named Peter who helps a secret organization known as Starcatchers escape from the sinister Lord Ombra, the leader of a dark group called The Others. Peter lives on the tropical Mollusk Island, which is inhabited by a band of pirates led by the evil Black 'Stache, also know as Captain Hook, as well as a band of natives called the Mollusks. He lives with four other boys on the island and is constantly accompanied by Tinkerbell, a fairy-like "birdgirl" who, like Peter, has the ability to fly.

The story revolves around a substance called starstuff, which has magical powers. Starstuff falls to earth and is collected by the Starcatchers to be returned to the heavens in a special event called the Return. A dark group called The Others seeks to steal the collected starstuff from the Starcatchers...
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