Ned Hayes's Blog, page 15
November 23, 2017
The Eagle Tree
THE EAGLE TREE was published by Little A. The book sold over 80,000 copies to become a national bestseller, was nominated for numerous awards, and was listed in 2016 as one of Top 5 Books on the Autistic experience. Buy THE EAGLE TREE at indie bookstores, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
“The Eagle Tree is a gorgeously written novel that features one of the most accurate, finely drawn and memorable autistic protagonists in literature. The hero of the book is like a 14-year-old Walt Whitman with autism. Credible, authentic, powerful.”
Steve Silberman
New York Times bestselling author of Neurotribes
Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent fall—and despite social services’ threat to take him away from his mother if she doesn’t keep him out of their branches.
But the young autistic boy just cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest’s lush forests just outside his backdoor.
One day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree—a monolithic Ponderosa pine near his home in Olympia—is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it?
Intertwining themes of humanity and ecology, The Eagle Tree eloquently explores what it means to be a part of a family, a society, and the natural world that surrounds and connects us.
“Every human experience is unique, but The Eagle Tree provides insight into one distinctive and uniquely important perspective. The Eagle Tree seems very authentic to me.”
Temple Grandin
New York Times bestselling author of Emergence
The Eagle Tree was originally published on Ned Hayes
September 15, 2017
beautiful-bibliophile:
Day 15: favourite antagonist Well I have...
Day 15: favourite antagonist
Well I have many but Dr. Shepard surprised me as the villain and if anyone has read this book they would know why.
A post in honor of Agatha Christie’s birthday.
September 15, 1890
September 6, 2017
jihyoo:http://flic.kr/p/k8C6Jx
BOOK QUOTE: “Stars steam...
BOOK QUOTE: “Stars steam away as a pale sun rises, hot coal dropped in a watery sky. Light seeps across the forest as the reedy shrieks of wood fowl echo in the trees. The path from our village to the King’s Highway is no road at all. To the east, that faint track leads up through the forest until it reaches, finally, the open country and paths that lead to other places. Hob is taking us beyond the bounds of the known world.” — from the novel SINFUL FOLK
August 18, 2017
“The road is covered by jagged serrations of ice hard as iron....
“The road is covered by jagged serrations of ice hard as iron. I pull aside the boot soles that are strapped to my feet. Underneath, my feet are streaked with cuts and dark abrasions. Thorns, branches and sharp ice graved their signs on me unknown, leaving behind a medley of runes written in some strange tongue.”
August 11, 2017
A perfect bookstore. #bookstore #bookstores #books
A perfect bookstore. #bookstore #bookstores #books
July 18, 2017
thieves-prosper:
diveintoabook:
camorr
Art by Edward Miller...
July 2, 2017
BOOK QUOTE: “Stars steam away as a pale sun rises, hot...
BOOK QUOTE: “Stars steam away as a pale sun rises, hot coal dropped in a watery sky. Light seeps across the forest as the reedy shrieks of wood fowl echo in the trees. The path from our village to the King’s Highway is no road at all. To the east, that faint track leads up through the forest until it reaches, finally, the open country and paths that lead to other places. Hob is taking us beyond the bounds of the known world.” — from the novel SINFUL FOLK
