Lost Boys/Adaptations in literature (2024)

Book Adaptions[]

Main article: Lost Boys/Alternative versions in literature

In Serials[]

Starcatcher[]

Main article: Lost Boys (Starcatcher)

In the Children series Peter and the Starcatchers an earlier group of Lost Boys is featured prior to the arrival of the traditional ones showing up in Neverland. They are: James, Thomas, Prentiss and Tubby Ted.

Legends Of The Pan[]

Main article: Legends of the Pan

A different set of Lost Boys appear in the first installment of the trilogy Essence of Neverland as per the same idea that there are always new boys coming to the Neverland with many of them begin aging into teenagers after Peter Pan dies. Among them are: Robert, Nathan, Danny, Wally and heavy set Johnathan. In the next installment they are all now adults with their own children who look set to be the next generation of Lost Boys.

In Stand Alones[]

The Only Children[]

In Gilbert Adair's unauthorized 1987 sequel Peter Pan and the Only Children, there is a different group of Lost Boys, who refer to themselves as the Brotherhood. They are "only children" (i.e. they have no brothers or sisters) who fell from passing ships and now live with Peter underwater. In the end they are reunited with their families to discover they all have each since been given younger siblings. There are twelve in total including:

• Ralph – Peter's second-in-command in fact a natural born second in command as he is second only to Peter himself, always respectful and hardly questioned any orders
• Tom-Tom – Who not only respected but slavishly imitates Peter down to his every move to the extent that he would follow Peter so closely he could be easily mistaken for his shadow leading to frequent collisions due to his clingingness. Stemming from being extremely young when taken as such hadn't stopped copying grown ups around him
• Second Helping – Named for his appetite and size with more than one reason as to why he got his name, sometimes reminds onlookers of a living beach ball
• Bubbles - Rivals Peter as a musician with his harmonica due to his complexion he'd be punished when he was younger if he got dirty messing with cooking powder
• Bee – Short for "Be quiet!", a rare Lost Girl brought into the fold as the other children wanted a sister, settling on a younger sister as an older one would be deemed bossy

Neverland[]

In the 1989 novel Neverland, that is first of the cancelled Neverland Series there are Lost Boys who for various reasons ended up lost and wound up in Neverland, however they only referenced in the follow up installment (so are included in this category). At the end they stay with the Hacker family while awaiting for when Peter Pan needs their help again. In The Book of Lies it's revealed they were enrolled in Mr. George Hacker's old boarding school whilst staying with the Hackers during holiday time. They include:

• Hardly– Separated from his sister after running away from their abusive father when their mother left them
• Colin– Streetwise chain smoker who ran away from his top floor tower block flat after his home was demolished but got lost returning to where his old home once was
• Looter– Expelled from school for truancy and stealing ended up living in an amusem*nt center playing arcade machines he funded by thefts before he forgot where he lived
• Bins– Constantly bullied for being asthmatic, over weight and bespectacled so ran away from boarding school to become lost finding his way back home
• Twins Sam and Eric– Abandoned in Neverland by their father who created them as inspirations for characters in a book then discarded them when they outlived their usefulness

NeverWorld[]

A different set of boys appear in Peter Pan's NeverWorld, as per the idea that there are always new boys coming to the Neverland. The boys who travel to NeverWorld are:

• Duvitch – Always second in everything. Believes himself to be second in command, second to the diner table, even second best to Pan. Wears overalls naturally since they've two straps and sports two feathers in his cap, carries a pair of short swords in this way resemble Pan's old dagger.
• Pogocat – A hyperactive, bouncy boy who is all too eager for everything In fact most energetic and riled Lost Boy to serve beside Peter since the beginning. If anyone could claim to be a victim of too much vim and vigor it would be him. He wears a tiger outfit complete with little hat with ears while black belt matches those stripes across his back and brown booties. Preferred weapon is a slingshot with his aim being better if he wasn't so eager to shoot all the time.
• Bricks – A strong, stubborn, large bear of a boy fellow who isn’t the brightest, resembling his name physically as well often mentally. Wears a bearskin and real bear claw slippers prefers to use bow and arrow for which he has pretty good aim.
• Halfway – Always “halfway” in everything (i.e. can only carry half as much as the others, makes it halfway to a site and tires out, etc.). Named derived from another curiosity in his hair is split between blonde and brunette (plus only halfway developed in other talents). Only speaks in clichés (but only utters half of the sayings.) wears a cut off shirt, shorts and sandals (course they are shoes only halfway there) while traditional crafted sword is proven somewhat irregular since half has splintered off.

Peter Pan: Betwixt-and-Between[]

In the prequel Peter Pan: Betwixt-and-Between, there are three boys who accompany Peter to Neverland from Kensington Gardens, although there were many before only two remain due to those others being claimed before their seven days time plus one Jake that had been taken to be studied. Those who are the first lost boys to accompany Peter to Neverland are:

• Parx – Has red hair, complemented by his soiled crimson jacket and his naturally wide eyes who preferred the open spaces like parks, hence Peter giving him his name. It was made clear never to surround Parx who did not take to having his space encroached upon and would spin in wild fury with blade at length whenever anyone tried to do so suffered a deep cut the length of his thigh.
• Rubadub – Has dark, nearly black hair with shoulders that were as plump as a proper sausage, his red coat has not a single mark on it and was so named for his habit of cleanliness stating he just wants to always be clean. In a fight he would kick shins when anyone approached it proved ever so effective but not as much as aiming for anyone’s faces suffered a wound that was a scraped a deep red line in his arm.
• Jake Mortimer Higgins – A blonde boy who Peter met when they were infants taken away on the verge of death to be studied as a special case as one of the Betwixt-and-Between that Peter was, became his closet friend and confidant only to be slain by the pirate Torq.

Always Neverland[]

In Always Neverland many of the Lost Boys have been moved on because they started signs of growing up those left are:

• Prank – Almost as tall as Ashley is, and his dark hair is a little long. His pants look like bell-bottoms he has obviously been in Neverland for a while.
• Button – Shyest of the Lost Boys, he has hundreds of buttons sewn to his shirt, straining against the ragged fabric. He's a little chubbier than the rest.
• Dibs – His hair is just as curly as Peter’s, but a whiter shade of blond
• Kyle – Littlest Lost Boy whose front teeth were missing and whom hasn’t gotten a Neverland name yet one wonders how long his front teeth would be missing, if he didn’t get any older

Lost: a Never Novella[]

In this interquel or prequel novella to the 1991 film Hook The character of Rufio comes across an earlier group of Lost Boys with Peter Pan. It's unclear if they came in between the leaving of the traditional ones and the arrival of those from the movie They are: CrocBait, NoFurs, EyeStubbed and ForWhat

All Darling Children[]

In this Young Adult or Adult adaption as well as the traditional originals there are also others mentioned such as: Patches, Jinx and Rudy.

Forever Neverland[]

This group of Lost Boys in the novel Forever Neverland took a vote to start including girls as well. The group changes over time, sometimes even having only girls at one point. At the current time they include:

• Friendly – Gentle and kind, as his name suggests; the oldest in the group described with dark skin and curly brown hair
• George – Serious and quiet; recently abducted by pirate ghosts
• Swim – Small and scraggly boy, with long blond hair; the youngest of the Lost Boys
• Shoe – One of the only ones with memories of her mother; loves adventure and is good at fixing things described as skin is a rich red-brown, and she has black eyes with long eyelashes. Her hair is all the way down her back, curly and tangled and got her name from the only object belonging to her mother she had on her
• Jumper – Always up for mischief (jumping into trouble); wears her hair in two curly tails
• Rella – Little but fierce girl; questions everything described as small, with pale skin, freckles, and straight coppery hair

The Never: A Tale of Peter and the Fae[]

In this divergent origin to Peter Pan there are several Lost Boys and even girls who come to Neverland, some accompanying Peter with others coming later on while he's still there and after he leaves Neverland. First ones include: Bears, Greens, First Twins and Anne Noodles. While later on comes: Littlebug, Quietly, Scot, Sticks and Stinky. Other noted ones include Pockets and Rufio, who might be the same characters from the movie.

Saving Neverland[]

In this story Saving Neverland; this group of Lost Boys are said to include girls as well as boys, like those before they were claimed by Neverland after being misplaced by their families. At the end after returning Martha and Scruff back to their father each starts remembering the last known address they were prior to being taken away and decide to stay with the Pennydrops until they can be reunited with their own families or until Peter Pan needs them again. All three are named after vegetables they would've eaten back in our world include:

• Turnip – Eldest due to being in his early teens, dark skinned and bespectacled with dreadlocks held in place with a pencil usually has notebook with him. Known for his cunning making him fantastic at pranks and an expert tracker capable of reading snow and trees for signs of predators, his skill in climbing is only matched by Martha. Last memory was his mother named Amma lived in a flat in East London filled with books.
• Wombok– Named after a far eastern cabbage, around Martha's age who's face is round and red cheeked with an apron due to excelling at cooking and the only one who can rein in Pickle's temper tantrums. Last memory was his parents and spaniel dog Munchie lived in a caravan overlooking right out to sea in Cornwall.
• Pickle– Youngest being a red-haired toddler with a makeshift nappy, often has a murderous glare of a viking and known for fierce noises. But despite her regular tantrums is a natural at scavenging able at finding and digging up frozen fruit buried beneath snow. Last memory was of a castle called Crinkle-worth.