When Holly finds her way as a lost child to Neverland, it is a paradise
for a girl who loves adventure. But her life with the outlaws is plagued
by a dark shadow: their sworn enemy, the mischievous Peter Pan, now
captain of the pirate ship, the Jolly Roger. Holly finds the troublesome
Pan strangely appealing, but he pays no attention to her - until one day
she steals his name. ""In Knight's captivating, The Name Thief of
Neverland, there is a delicious irony that the thief, Holly, (carried to
Neverland by a hard of hearing fairy) has also lost her own true name.
In a place filled with pirates, outlaws, lost boys, headhunters and even
an occasional dragon, it's important to know who you are. Knight has
recaptured the magic but has also introduced a feisty, determined
heroine, who brings a new dimension to the old story."" --Wendy Noble,
author of the Beast-Speaker trilogy ""Pirates, treasure, bandits, and
fairies! Knight takes us into the magic of Neverland. This story has all
the adventure a young reader could want, and yet a serious theme of loss
and identity underlies the fun. The heroine, Holly, is as brave and
boisterous as her rival, Peter Pan. Her story is told in the style of
Barrie's original tale, with rollicking action and enchanting
description, but Knight never falls into sentimentality. The book has an
honesty that lifts it into archetype, that mix of truth and fantasy we
find in all the best fairy tales."" --Catch Tilley, author of
Shadowalker Dimity Knight has worked as a Speech Pathologist and ESL
teacher in Australia, Switzerland and the USA, and currently lives in
Adelaide, South Australia. She holds a Master of Creative Writing, and
enjoys poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. She is the author of
Joined at the Fingertips. Poems about autism, family and surviving
(Morning Star Publishing, 2014)
