LOST BOY

From the bestselling author of RED QUEEN comes a dark fantasy that reimagines the tale of Peter Pan and the origin story of his nemesis Captain Hook. For readers of Brom, Anne Bishop, and Kelly Link.

On an island lives a boy called Peter and his band of merry lost boys, young forever. That is, unless they get sick or killed by pirates or eaten by crocodiles, or unless--inexplicably--they grow old. For some of them do grow old, and nobody knows why.

One of these boys is called Jamie, and he was the first boy that Peter ever brought to the island. Jamie's lived there for longer than he can remember, and it's not all fun and games. Peter thinks the boys are replaceable, that if one dies or grows up, then he can swap in another from the Other Place, the place where he collects new playmates. Jamie looks out for the boys and takes care of them. He does everything Peter does not. He tries to keep them alive, because they matter to Jamie.

When Peter steals a boy who is too young, Jamie takes the boy under his wing. But Peter won't have that, for nobody will ever take Jamie from him. Ever.

Christina Henry is the author of the Chronicles of Alice, including Alice and Red Queen, and the national bestselling Black Wings series, featuring Agent of Death Madeline Black and her popcorn-loving gargoyle, Beezle. Christina lives in Chicago with her husband and son.