Those of us who never escaped through a window to a magical world, whose childhoods oftentimes felt a little shadowed.ĭust follows Peter Pan when he is cast out of Neverland, grounded in London. I wrote Dust not just for those who grew up loving the original Peter Pan story - but especially for the children who were left behind. Kara chats about coffee, fairy tales and bookish things online and at

The award-winning author of The Girl Who Could See, Kara is passionate about crafting stories of light shattering darkness, connecting with readers, and becoming best friends with a mermaid-though not necessarily in that order. Able to relate with characters dropped into a unique new world, she quickly fell in love with the fantasy genre. The truth behind this fairy tale is about to unravel everything Claire thought she knew about Peter Pan-and herself.Īs the daughter of missionaries, Kara Swanson spent her childhood running barefoot through the lush jungles of Papua New Guinea. The girl who fears her own destiny is on a collision course with the boy who never wanted to grow up. Grounded in London and hunted by his own Lost Boys, Peter searches for the last hope of restoring his crumbling island: a lass with magic in her veins. Peter Pan is having a beastly time getting back to Neverland. Now Claire’s desperate search points to London…and a boy who shouldn’t exist. The truth about Neverland is far more dangerous than a fairy tale Claire Kenton believes the world is too dark for magic to be real-since her twin brother was stolen away as a child.

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