Generation Pan

by Jessie Atkin

Ever wonder what happened in Neverland after the Darlings left? A lot, apparently, as told in this contemporary sequel to Peter Pan that resonates with deep relevance for today’s teens.

It’s a new millennium and there’s a new group of lost kids — Lost Cubs, they’re called — living at Neverland. Reese Austen is the newest arrival to Neverland, and she discovers that the Lost Cubs are running low on both hope and fairy dust. It seems that fairies are extinct, and so fairy dust and the magic it holds is in critically short supply.

The dastardly Captain Patch also has some fairy dust, but he wants it all, including what little is left in the Lost Cubs’ possession. He also holds dark secrets about his past and about Peter.

Reese agrees to help Peter and the Cubs and learns a lesson along the way: Lost Cubs aren’t exclusive to Neverland, they’re everywhere. And in order to help reignite Neverland’s imagination and hope, she must go back home to face harsh realities and help those she left behind.

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Published August 1, 2022

About the author

Jessie Atkin writes fiction, essays, and plays. Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Writing Disorder, Daily Science Fiction, Space and Time Magazine, and elsewhere. Her full-length play, "Generation Pan," was published by Pioneer Drama. She can be found online at jessieatkin.com