Books with title Feather Boy

Read by Philip Franksapprox. 6 hrs 30 mins.4 cassettes"Top flat, Chance House. You can go there...You are the sort of boy who can fly." That's what Edith Sorrell, mysterious resident of Mayfield Rest Home, says when Robert asks her to share a wisdom with him as part of a class project. And even thought Robert Nobel, a.k.a Norbert No-Bottle, the perpetually picked-on calss squirt, is convinced she's batty, he's determined to pluck up his courage ad go. After all, what does Robert have to lose? His dad is busy with his new family, his mum is always at work, and the school bully is making his life miserable. But Edith is hiding a secret about boarded-up Chance House's past that's more complicated than Robert ever imagined. The search for the turth begins in the top-floor flat with a few small feather. Uncovering it will change both of their lives forever.A well-known actor in England, Philip Franks is perhaps best known there for his role of Charlie in the popular television series The Darling Buds of May, in which he starred with Catherine Zeta Jones. He also played Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Past BBC programs include Le Grand Meaulnes, Spirit Wrestlers and The Map That Changed the World.

In this fantasy fiction story for JourneyForth Books, Feather by Susan Davis, vicious Blen raiders kidnap Feather and take her far from her home village. Her inner courage and resolute loyalty to her people serve her well, keeping her hoping for an opportunity to escape. Meanwhile, her brother Karsh and the Woban clan search for the buried tools of the Old Times, when men knew how to shape metal, build cities, and write books. Only by delving into the far past can the Woban clan members hope to rescue themselves—and Feather.

There's a myth in Esperance that's been around for years, apparently going as far back as the arrival of the first Europeans. Locals think there's a huge bird, big enough to carry away adult humans . . .Blue Feather is a stunningly crafted mystery from one of Australia's most awarded writers, Gary Crew.Recurring rumours of attacks by a giant raptor lead Greg Muir to seek the truth behind the bird's existence. Is it big enough to bring down a light plane? Can it carry away human beings in its talons? Is it responsible for the mutilation of a hang-glider?A quest for a creature as fearful as it is elusive . . . Is the story of the huge bird only a myth, or is it reality? And if it is a reality, what part will it play in shaping the lives of those who search for it?'beautifully crafted novel . . . Fully satisfying' - Herald Sun

"Decadent and romantic in every way, Feather exquisitely blurs the line between good and evil." - CASEY L. BOND, author of When Wishes Bleed It was supposed to be a quick mission. The only thing quick about it was how rapidly I failed. With only a month left to earn her missing feathers, twenty-year-old Leigh embarks on a trip to Paris to meet her newest project, twenty-five-year-old Jarod Adler, leader of the Parisian Mafia and the worst kind of sinner . . . a Triple. If Leigh can get Jarod to accomplish a single act of kindness, she stands to win 100 feathers, more than enough to complete her wings and ascend to Elysium, the land of angels. What she doesn't count on is Jarod's dark charm costing her feathers. She's dead set on saving him, and he's dead set on destroying her. Until he realizes destroying her wings is also destroying her heart. A heart he longs to hear beat only for him. A modern ROMEO & JULIET retelling featuring an epic sinner and the angel who'll stop at nothing to save him. Perfect for fans of dark supernatural romance.