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FEATHERLESS BIPEDS

at your favourite
local bookstore,
or
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Chapters/Indigo

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McNally Robinson

Thistledown Press

FEATHERLESS BIPEDS
the continuing rock 'n roll adventures of Dak Sifter
has been SHORT-LISTED for
THE STELLAR BOOK AWARD!

Cheeseburger Subversive was nominated for the inaugural prize, so it's VERY exciting that it's sequel was nominated this year!

The Stellar Book Award is B.C.'s Teen Readers Choice Award. From November to April, teens read, rank, review, and discuss their favourite nominees.

Check out the Stellar Book Award's official website here: www.stellaraward.ca/2008/

FEATHERLESS BIPEDS

was also SHORT LISTED for

The CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S

2007 YOUNG ADULT
BOOK OF THE YEAR
AWARD! 

(Read the Press Release HERE!!!!)

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The adventures of Dak Sifter continue in FEATHERLESS BIPEDS

There is no distorting the unwavering pull of guys to rock ‘n  roll bands, and when Dak Sifter builds his band, the Featherless Bipeds, he has every intention of enjoying every wild, ear-splitting moment of the ride.

But as readers know from Dak's experiences in Cheeseburger Subversive, life is wrought with perils, and now his band with its lure for girls, the quirky demands of band members, and the mercurial shifting values of youth culture -
well, he still loves Zoe Perry doesn't he?

And he still wants to do well at university, and still believes in some code of ethics -
well, doesn't he?

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Reviews of Featherless Bipeds


FOUR and a HALF STARS

(out of five!)
from
The SCENE

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* RECOMMENDED *
by
The Canadian Children's Book Centre

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This novel is every high school boy's wet dream:
drummer Dak Sifter's adventures forming the rock and roll band Featherless Bipeds, touring, drinking beer,  being discovered by the Big Plastic Record Co. and Billy VandenHammer, cutting an album and becoming famous, not to mention dealing with groupies and girlfriends.
Did I mention drinking beer?


*RECOMMENDED*
by
Joan Marshall, Canadian Review of Materials

"Featherless Bipeds remains at all times as tightly focused as the best short stories. . .
Fans of live pop music will enjoy Scarsbrook's wonderful evocations of the characters, venues, trials, and successes of such a career, as well as the experience of making music,
both onstage and off. "

Storyteller:  Canada's Short Story Magazine
Read the entire review HERE!

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"Scarsbrook. . . create(s) a novel that is not only fast-paced but incredibly funny. 

He has a great talent for moving easily from the heartache of Dak and Zoe's 'star-crossed' romance to  side-splitting scenes. . .  Do Dak and Zoe ever get together? 
The answer is in Featherless Bipeds, and it's worth the read to find out."

What If?  Canada's Fiction Magazine for Teens

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"Scarsbrook perfectly captures the mind of a teenage boy. . .

Whether you have read the first book (Cheeseburger Subversive) or not,
Featherless Bipeds stands on its own, or as a happy revisiting of an old friend."


Rachel Steen, Canadian Children's Book News

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FILM RIGHTS and INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION RIGHTS
are available for Featherless Bipeds!

Contact Margaret Hart at the HSW Agency for more information.