On Tour 10/12/23-11/28/23 “Sugar Birds” by Cheryl Grey Bostrom

Release Date: October 17, 2023

About The Book:

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE, 1985

For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods, where she sketches nests of wild birds as an antidote to sadness. Then her depressed, unpredictable mother forbids her to climb the trees that give her sanctuary and comfort. Angry, ten-year-old Aggie accidentally lights a tragic fire and flees downriver. She lands her boat near untamed forest, then hides among trees and creatures she believes are her only friends—determined to remain undiscovered.

A search party gathers hours after Celia arrives at her grandmother’s nearby farm. Hurting from her parents’ breakup, she also plans to run. But when she joins the hunt for Aggie, she meets two irresistible young men who compel her to stay. One is autistic; the other, dangerous.

Ideal for fans of Under the Magnolias, Where the Crawdads Sing, and The Great Alone, Sugar Birds is a layered, riveting story set in the breathtaking natural world—where characters encounter the mending power of forgiveness, for themselves and for those who have failed them.

About The Author:

For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, and author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, currently including her column in the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine and her blog: Watching Nature, Seeing Life. A former Teacher of the Year and avid bird-watcher, Cheryl lives in Washington state with her veterinarian husband and three irrepressible Gordon setters.

Newly acquired by Tyndale, her novel Sugar Birds has won multiple industry awards—with an ACFW Carol Award, Christianity Today’s Fiction Award of Merit, Christy Finalist Honors, and three American Fiction Awards among them. Her fourth book, A Sugar Birds sequel, will release in 2024.

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Book Blurbs:

A true page-turner . . . An engrossing tale.” Kirkus Reviews

“Bostrom’s deft language, deep reverence for the natural world, and keen understanding of the human condition merge in this enduring novel of forgiveness and hope.”―Ashley E. Sweeney, award-winning author of Answer Creek

2022 CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S BOOK AWARDS: Award of Merit – Fiction

2022 ACFW CAROL AWARDS: Winner – Debut Fiction

2022 IPPY AWARDS: Gold Winner – Best First Book, Fiction

2022 CHRISTY AWARD FINALIST – First Novel

2022 NAUTILUS AWARDS: Silver Winner – Fiction/Large Publishers

2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: Winner – Inspirational Fiction and Cross-Genre Fiction; Finalist – General Fiction, Literary Fiction

2022 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS: Finalist – General Fiction/Novel

2021 AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS: Winner – Literary Fiction, General Fiction, and Cross-Genre Fiction; Finalist – Religious Fiction

2021 BEST BOOK AWARDS: Winner – Inspirational Fiction; Finalist – Cross-Genre Fiction

2021 FOREWORD INDIES: Silver Winner – Religious Fiction; Finalist – General Adult Fiction

2021 READER’S FAVORITE AWARDS: Silver Medalist – Inspirational Fiction

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