Feather Boy

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By Nicky Singer

Series: Essential Modern Classics

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Feather Boy by Nicky Singer follows the story of a shy and bullied young boy named Robert Nobel. He becomes involved in a school project that pairs students with elderly residents from a nearby care home. Robert's life starts to change dramatically when he meets Edith Sorrel, an enigmatic elderly woman who challenges him to solve a mystery from her past, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.
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You might enjoy this book if you are captivated by stories of personal growth and transformation woven with mystery and adventure. This young adult novel presents a compelling tale of an outsider boy who embarks on a life-changing journey, encountering challenges that help him discover courage and friendship. It is an inspiring read for anyone interested in themes of overcoming fears and embracing one's unique abilities.

Feather Boy

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Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers, bringing these timeless stories to a new generation.

Feather Boy introduces us to Robert, a boy who can do anything—or so old Edith Sorrel at the nursing home tells him. Robert doesn't think that's true, knowing as he does that he is the school geek. But something compels him to do as Edith asks—to visit old Chance House, where a boy once fell to his death from the top floor flat, confront his fears, and find some answers.

Niker, the bully, thinks this is a great laugh. He challenges Robert to spend the night at Chance House with him; but there, the balance of power changes, and it is Robert who proves to be the stronger. Niker feels threatened by the change, and when he finds out Robert's secret obsession—to make the dying Edith Sorrel a coat of feathers like in the old legend of the Firebird—he knows just how to wrest his old power back.

But just how important is the coat of feathers? Could it really save Edith's life?

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Feather Boy by Nicky Singer is celebrated as an impressive debut in young adult fiction, captivating readers with its gripping narrative. Reviews highlight its originality, emotional depth, and thought-provoking climax, making it an engaging read for youths who might see themselves in the protagonist, Robert. Critics commend its inventive storytelling, with some suggesting it deserves a special place as an unputdownable novel for a young audience.

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ISBN: 9780007332007

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 288

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Nicky Singer Series: Essential Modern Classics Young Adult

About the Author

Nicky Singer was born in 1956 and has worked in publishing, the arts and television. She began her writing career at the age of 15, with lyrics for a cantata Jonah and the Whale, and has since written four adult novels - To Still the Child, To Have and to Hold, What She Wanted and My Mother's Daughter - and two works of non-fiction - The Tiny Book of Time (with Kim Pickin) and The Little Book of the Millennium (with Jackie Singer). She was co-founder and co-director (1987-1996) of Performing Arts Labs, a charity dedicated to training new writers for theatre, screen and opera. In 1995 she presented BBC2's highly acclaimed documentary series on women's fertility, Labours of Eve, and wrote the preface to the book which accompanied the series. Feather Boy, Nicky's first novel for the younger market, won the Blue Peter Book Award in 2002. It is a compelling, utterly convincing account of young teen life, written in an unforgettable voice. Her agent, Clare Conville, described Feather Boy as, "One of the best children's books I have read since becoming an agent." Nicky Singer lives in Brighton with her husband, their two sons and a daughter.