Tiger Lily - by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In this stunning reimagining of J. M. Barrie's beloved classic Peter Pan, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson expertly weaves a gripping tale of love, loss, and adventure.

When fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan deep in the forbidden woods of Neverland, the two form an unbreakable bond. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. And yet, she is willing to risk everything--her family, her future--to be with him.

Then an English girl named Wendy Darling arrives on the island. With dangers tightening around them, Tiger Lily soon finds out how far she is willing to go to keep Peter with her in Neverland...and discovers that the deadliest enemies lurk inside even the most loyal and loving heart.

From the Back Cover

Before Neverland faded into myth, it was a remote and dangerous island filled with deadly mermaids, psychotic pirates, and watchful faeries. And before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair . . . Tiger Lily.

When fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily meets the alluring teenage Peter deep in the forbidden woods, the two form a bond that's impossible to break, but also impossible to hold on to. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. With her betrothal to another man and deadly enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies lurk inside even the most loyal and loving heart.

Review Quotes

"Funny, free, and utterly imaginative, Jodi Lynn Anderson's writing is packed with loveliness." - Ann Brashares, national bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants on Peaches

"In expressive, graceful language, Anderson tells the story of the fierce Tiger Lily and her thorny romance with the legendary Peter Pan. Its sensitive, passionate portrayal of familiar characters is captivating." - Booklist

"With this quiet and bittersweet story, readers will never again think of Peter Pan as simple animation." - BookPage

★ "Guided by fragile, insect-size faerie Tink, readers are drawn into this richly reimagined Neverland. Working with the darker threads of Barrie's bittersweet classic, Anderson weaves an enchanting tale." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★ "The mythology of Neverland is eloquently woven into the story, and characters are reborn in fascinating ways. Readers will find it being drawn into Tiger Lily's world, where dangers and emotions are painted several shades darker than in J. M. Barrie's classic fantasy." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

★ "Its many layers create a place of dangerous wonder. Tiger Lily has been reinvented with a complex backstory, giving her a credible source of deep strength and dark emotion." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"Tiger Lily is a captivating tale--by turns exciting and enchanting." - Alex Flinn, New York Times bestselling author of Beastly

★ "Serious and moving." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

"This unique retelling of PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie has a literary feel, lush descriptions, and a mysterious but sympathetic main character...A sophisticated fantasy, a new spin on a classic tale." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)