Feather boy blurb book

However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. Blurb is a bookmaking platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share, and sell highquality photo books, trade books. The reader is drawn through this novel by some wonderfully moving moments of humour, tension and sadness. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. She is tragically abandoned as a baby at the foundling hospital, but it is not very hospitable at all. If i had sat down and read this straight through, it probably would have taken me four hours. However, the blurb on the back is pretty vague, and doesnt really give you an idea of the direction the story is going. Writing a book blurb is a little like online dating, i suppose. Consider the blurb, one of the most pervasive, longestrunning and, at. Blurb collaborates with amazon to distribute selfpublished. I am putting this story on wattpad as it is an amazing book and lots of people would love this book. Roberts class is asked to participate in a project where they are paired with an old geezer, and must connect the past with the present.

Writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide kindle edition by terra, evo, moriarty, jeff, conlin, karen. Blurb, an online selfpublishing platform for photo books, is announcing a new program that will allow books created with its online tools to be sold on amazon. Towards the 100 page mark, where you start learning about how. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. It angered me then and it angers me now, because the scene in question the grape incident is such a small portion of the book. Writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide.

The book is about a girl named hetty feather who goes through a hard childhood. Reckless angel is a romance with sensual overtones that should make ms. Margaret has been the recipient of the nan chauncy award and the lady cutler award. The blurb of your book is the second thing a potential reader will look at after the coverso take the time to get it right. Hetty is abandoned by her mother as a newborn baby and is left at. The bbc has even turned this book into a tv series.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As already noted, writing a back book blurb is a marketing exercise. Robert nobel, the school pariah, triumphs over his own fears and the school bully, in this extraordinary tale of selfempowerment, legend and death. They include old pig shortlisted, cbca picture book of the year, fox winner, cbca picture book of the year, the dream of the thylacine honour book, cbca picture book of the year, and on the day you were born, all illustrated by ron brooks, plus many more. Blurb charges a base price per book to cover printing, and amazon. Blurb blurb is a creative platform and community that enables and encourages people to make books of the things they love. Feather boy is a novel by brightonbased author nicky singer. I was thrilled about this because, although the shortlist is drawn up by adults, the actual winner is chosen by children. Feather annes song book five in welcome to chance author. First published in 1976 by delacorte press, it was initially promoted as an authentic autobiography recounting forrest carters youth experiences with his cherokee grandparents in the appalachian mountains. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Chose from several free tools or use adobe indesign or adobe lightroom.

Jan 03, 2010 feather boy is the most intelligent book for youngsters ive read for a very long time. To find your book on the computer you created it with, open booksmart on that computer and you should see your book in the list under open a book or open book project. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. Create, print, and sell professionalquality photo books, magazines, trade books, and ebooks with blurb. Searching for a book you remember reading as a child, college student, or happy dropout, but havent seen anywhere since. Free download or read online feather boy pdf epub book. When you hear about authors being asked to blurb a book, its this endorsement theyve been asked to provide. Blurb charges a base price per book to cover printing, and amazon charges a fee based on list. The burning beach and is followed by the prequel out of this world following tyrone lewis. How is it that a writer can write a story spanning tens of thousands of words but stumble at a 250300 word book blurb describing it. Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on blurbs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reckless angel. Feb 12, 2015 jacqueline wilson, hetty feather the book is about a girl named hetty feather who goes through a hard childhood.

What kind of things are you now expecting to see inside the book. She has achieved a perfect balance of romance and history by introducing us to england as it was at the time of civil strife, and gifting us with characters that were threedimensional. Youve snagged a prospective date by your alluring cover, so now youve got to show theres more than just surface appeal. Sep 27, 2015 whatever the old adage might warn, there is a bit of merit to judging a book by its cover if only in one respect. Malcolm gladwell hands out book blurbs like santa does. The guy antibes official website fantasy writer with a. They are not stored on blurbs site until you upload them for ordering.

Gladwells blurb from michael lewiss 2014 best seller, flash boys, saying he almost picked up the book after seeing mr. How to create a back of the book cover blurb that sells. Feather is the first book in a new series by olivia wildenstein, angels of elysium. Chalk boy by margaret wild 9781760630683 booktopia. Your book blurb aka online description, like your dating. First, with ediths encouragement, he makes a solo trip to the place that holds the key to her pastthe topfloor flat of spooky, derelict chance house, where, it is rumored, a 12yearold boy. Pdf feather boy book by nicky singer free download 286.

Oct 08, 2009 its sad at some points but i would strongly recommend this book. First published in 1976 by delacorte press, it was initially promoted as an authentic autobiography recounting forrest carters youth experiences with his cherokee grandparents in the appalachian mountains however, the book was soon revealed to be. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. Put simply, being concise is hard, and being concise about something you know insideandout can seem downright impossible. Feather boy by nicky singer 9780007332007paperback. Embossing, foil stamping, and other customizations. Robert doesnt think so, knowing as he does that he is the school geek. Guy antibes books are available as ebooks at amazon, and available as. Blurb is a bookmaking platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share, and sell highquality photo books, trade books, magazines, and ebooks. Albert anyway bang breathing brick cardigan chance house feather chips coat of feathers comes corridor course creak dark dog leg donkey jacket door ducks dulcie edith sorrel ernest eyes feather boy feel finger fire door front glass hand happened head hear hello hot chocolate ian wright inside jonathan niker jump kate barber kates kitchen look. Its sad at some points but i would strongly recommend this book. She goes to paris to meet her newest project, 25 year old mafiaboss jarod. Blue peter book award feather boy was nominated for the blue peter book awards 2002. Robert is a boy who can do anything or so old edith sorrel at the nursing home tells him.

Apr 22, 2014 blurb, an online selfpublishing platform for photo books, is announcing a new program that will allow books created with its online tools to be sold on amazon. Im absolutely certain my mother wouldve picked a beautiful romantic name for me. Funday times this first childrens book is a winner. Told in first person, feather boy is a quick, uplifting read. This means all the focus needs to be on the reader their needs and expectations. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Their technical staff is obtuse and they use a biased color profile. When malcolm gladwell was asked to write a blurb for the 2005 book freakonomics, he did not explain that it explored the dynamics of the ku klux klan or the impact of naming a child. Here are six rules to be mindful of before you put pen to paper on your back book cover blurb. Writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. That feels like a bit of a strange positive when the book is really just a comingofage story. Robert is pair with a woman who tells him, you look like a boy who could fly if he wanted to. I was also thrilled because it allowed me to go to the blue peter studio, which had been my ambition since i first sent val singleton a plasticine alien about 40. Emma, 11, london, england hetty feather is a very inspiring book about doing what you think is right.

Your book blurb aka online description, like your dating profile. Feather boy is the most intelligent book for youngsters ive read for a very long time. Jul 19, 20 writing a book blurb is a little like online dating, i suppose. Once a book is created through blurb, authors may choose to create an isbn, name a price and list the book for sale with the online retailer. Blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the power of books. Thats what edith sorrell, mysterious resident of mayfield rest home, says when robert asks her to share a wisdom with him. While you can sell the book through the blurb bookstore, lacking an isbn.

The feather by margaret wild 9781760124212 booktopia. But something compels him to do what edith asks to visit old chance house, where. Dec 17, 2015 one person on twitter posted a photo of mr. Hetty is abandoned by her mother as a newborn baby and is left at the foundling. I have started reading hetty feather and im loving this book. She has that month to get her last feathers to complete her wings. Feather and fang is the sixth and last book in the shapeshifter series by ali sparkes. I couldnt be more excited to bring to you feather annes song, but i confess this was a tough one. Margaret wild was born in south africa and came to australia in 1972. The education of little tree is a memoirstyle novel written by asa earl carter under the pseudonym forrest carter.

Feather boy by nicky singer is roberts story of coming of age. One problem with blurb is that, unlike book print on demand services like lulu, there is no inhouse way to get an isbn number, thus you have to work harder to get one and place it in the book. Feather boy by nicky singer meet your next favorite book. Create, print, and sell professionalquality photo books blurb. Blurb is a basic service useable for basic book printing. These may be used for an interview, a book jacket, or even an event program in. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 286 pages and is available in paperback format. I was also thrilled because it allowed me to go to the blue peter studio, which had been my ambition since i first sent val singleton a. H ettty feather is a beautiful book about a girl named hetty feather. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide. The last book in the wizards helper series, the purloined soul, is in editing. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. But fear not, because theres a secret science to writing the perfect book blurb.

Jan 19, 2020 book five in the welcome to chance series is coming. Death, storytelling, divorce, fiction, courage, old age, schools, dwellings. The main characters of this young adult, childrens story are robert nobel, edith sorrel. Feather is about a month shy of 21 years old leigh. Apr 04, 2012 hetty feather is a brilliant book, showing you just what it was like in a foundling hospital in the 1800s. They are not stored on blurb s site until you upload them for ordering. How to write an interesting bio blurb this is a satirical article. Company overview blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the power of books. For a large landscape format book with 240 pages with 880 images supplemented by over 73000 words, i used the blurb plugin for adobe indesign, which has much more capability in managing text. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. The only problem i had with this book was how british it was, not that being british is a bad thing, it just took me a few seconds to puzzle out that crisps were potato chips and chips are.

Feather boy was nominated for the blue peter book awards 2002. Can you see what the title girl on wire is referring to. Book five in the welcome to chance series is coming. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should. Towards the 100 page mark, where you start learning about how batty the old lady really, it takes a turn for the creepy. She has been a journalist on newspapers and magazines, and she worked as a book editor in childrens publishing for sixteen years, responsible for managing and commissioning a large range of titles. The first edition of the novel was published in 2002, and was written by nicky singer. I have been a long time user but they are unable to print photo books true to the original images. Blurb create, print, and sell professionalquality photo. If you want instruction on how to write a professional biography from someone who actually cares.

In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Blurb distinct from the back book cover blurb is this 12 line endorsement of a book by a celebrity or another author that sits on the books front cover. This is probably a prohibitively expensive option unless you are already a licensed adobe user, but its worth recording that the indesign plugin. How to find that book youve spent years looking for utne reader.

Teachers resources recommended for lower primary year contents 1. A series has been made from it and one of the filming scenes is madonnas house. A beautiful mix of photography and poetry, which are both by the author. Robert nobel is the type of kid most of us were in school, not picked first for sports, dorky, but with a sense of humor. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and i recommend it to people who like a long book that. I picked up feather boy based on a discussion had during a childrens literature class regarding censorship, where fb was used as an example of a book that was questioned for publication in the u. Feather boy depicts the type of boy who everyone knowsremembers from childhood the one who could not be accepted, who seemed to be funnylooking and who was persecuted in some way, shape or form. All books are stored locally on the computer you originally used to create the book. I wanted to print a photo book with blurb for a long time, and finally ordered my first blurb photo book in june 2014.