# Peter and Wendy — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie.

- [Peter Breaks Through](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/i-peter-breaks-through.md): The chapter introduces the Darling family and establishes that all children except one grow up. Wendy learns at age two that she must grow up after her mother wishes she could stay young forever. The family lives at 14, 
- [The Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/ii-the-shadow.md): The Darling parents, particularly Mr. Darling, recall the fateful Friday evening when Peter Pan lost his shadow. The chapter details Mr. Darling's struggles with his tie, his foolish behavior over Michael's medicine, and
- [Come Away, Come Away!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/iii-come-away-come-away.md): Peter Pan visits the Darling nursery, meets Wendy, John, and Michael, and convinces Wendy to come to Neverland to tell stories and be a mother figure to the Lost Boys. He teaches them to fly with fairy dust, and they pre
- [The Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/iv-the-flight.md): The Darling children, guided by Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, fly toward the Neverland, encountering both wonder and danger. They struggle with flight, Peter's forgetfulness, and the growing reality of the island. Upon arri
- [The Island Come True](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/v-the-island-come-true.md): The Neverland awakens with Peter's return, and the island's inhabitants—lost boys, pirates, redskins, and beasts—begin their cyclical pursuits. The lost boys search for Peter, the pirates hunt the boys, the redskins trac

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- [The Little House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/vi-the-little-house.md)
- [The Home Under the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/vii-the-home-under-the-ground.md)
- [The Mermaids' Lagoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/viii-the-mermaids-lagoon.md)
- [The Never Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/ix-the-never-bird.md)
- [X: The Happy Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/x-the-happy-home.md)
- [Wendy's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xi-wendy-s-story.md)
- [The Children Are Carried Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xii-the-children-are-carried-off.md)
- [XIII: Do You Believe in Fairies?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xiii-do-you-believe-in-fairies.md)
- [The Pirate Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xiv-the-pirate-ship.md)
- [Hook or Me This Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xv-hook-or-me-this-time.md)
- [The Return Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xvi-the-return-home.md)
- [When Wendy Grew Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xvii-when-wendy-grew-up.md)

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