IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND: Cynthia Pelayo in Kenosha!

Schedule

Thu Jun 11 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140 | Kenosha, WI

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“A devastating re-imagining of a classic, "It Came from Neverland" will sweep you off your feet and terrify you in equal measure. A striking achievement, and a book you don't want to miss.”
—Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "The Haunting of Velkwood" and "Everything Looks Better in Red".

Join Cynthia Pelayo at Blue House Books on Thursday, June 11th, at 6:30 p.m., where she will be discussing her newest release, "It Came From Neverland", answering questions from the audience, and signing books!

This event requires a $5 reservation deposit. Get all the details here: https://withfriends.co/event/28005334

ABOUT IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND:
Peter Pan meets Stephen King's It in this twisted horror retelling of a classic childhood fairy tale set during WWI.
1914, Wendy Darling works by day as a school teacher, and by night, she assists soldiers who have returned home from the Western Front. There is one mysterious patient who, despite all the care they’ve given him, is in a deep sleep, unable to wake up. One night, when he murmurs the words “Peter Pan,” Wendy is thrown back to a darker time, one that she wishes she could forget.
When one of her students goes missing, it brings back memories of when children went missing and were later found murdered in London many years ago. Wendy is convinced that Peter Pan, the entity that she believes killed those children, is back. She and her brothers had a close encounter with Peter Pan, after all. But her brothers only remember Peter Pan and Neverland as a fantasy of childhood games.
When another child goes missing and signs start to point to Wendy, Scotland Yard digs into old reports, finding that Wendy knew the names of all the children who had been killed. As Wendy tries to prove her innocence, she also has to find a way to stop Peter Pan once and for all.

ABOUT CYNTHIA PELAYO:
Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award–winning author and poet. Her works include "Children of Chicago", "The Shoemaker’s Magician", "Lotería", "Forgotten Sisters", "Vanishing Daughters", the poetry collections "Crime Scene" and "Into the Forest and All the Way Through", and more. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently pursuing a PhD in English. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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