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A strange old lady sends him on a quest to solve the mystery of the derelict house, which has a ghoulish Legend attached to it. ''Feather Boy'' was Nicky Singer's first novel for children. It won the Blue Peter ''Book I Couldn't Put Down'' Award, and the overall Blue Peter ''Book of the Year'' Award in 2002. The book is now published in 18 countries. ''Feather Boy'' was adapted by the BBC into a children's Series , directed by Dermot Boyd , and starring Sheila Hancock , Lindsey Coulson, Aaron Johnson and Thomas Sangster . The first episode was broadcast on CBBC on BBC 1 on 16 March 2004 . In late 2005 the book was adapted by Peter Tabern and Nicky Singer, into a musical with music and lyrics by Don Black and Debbie Wiseman. It was adapted for the 2006 cycle of plays for the Shell Connections Festival. The musical features such songs as: "Old People", "It's Still Me In Here", "Bold And Fearless Dot Com", "You're Not Going Anywhere" and "Feathers". Youth Groups involved in the Shell Connections competition will perform this play early 2006 and one group will then be chosen to perform the play at the National Theatre in London in July. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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