Neverland

No Grownups Allowed... NEVERLAND by Douglas Clegg No spoilers. 5 stars. Most people who were children in the 50s and 60s can remember family vacations... ... like the annual trek to this family's generational summer retreat owned by Grammy Weenie (Rowena)... ... always taken in August when the heat was......more

A really captivating read told from the perspective of a 10 year old boy on summer holiday with his parents. I love family tales with a dark secret or mystery in it and this is one of the most fascinating stories in this genre. The book is eerie, haunting and it also has a fulminant climax in the en......more

here is a fine tradition in the classic horror novel to tell the coming of age story. Stories like Robert McCammon's Boy's life or Stephen King's The Body are period pieces clearly inspired by the authors childhood and the era they grew up in. The late 50's or 60's coming of age horror novel is almo......more

I am diffidently a fan of Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Bentley Little and Robert R. McCammon...so this story was written for me. It was written also for you if you love the work of any of these authors. The account is told from the point of view of 10-year-old Beau Jackson. It's what occurred on his l......more

Douglas Clegg’s NEVERLAND is a terrific coming-of-age (but written for adults) horror story told with heart, humor, and Southern Gothic twists, all of it deeply familiar yet combining to create something original. Ten-year-old Beau is off to Gull Island with his parents, older twin sisters, and baby......more