{"id":6571,"date":"2021-02-25T20:09:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6571"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:09:35","slug":"author-feather-chell-has-so-many-interesting-chapters-in-her-life-i-just-wanted-to-keep-turning-the-pages-and-her-new-book-stranded-is-a-page-turner-as-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6571","title":{"rendered":"Author Feather Chelle Has So Many Interesting Chapters in Her Life, I just wanted to keep turning the Pages. And Her New Book, Stranded, is a Page Turner as Well!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6098\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6571-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Feather Chelle has just published her first book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08RW7ND4W\/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_b527FbE0S01ZV\">Stranded<\/a>, in December and soon her second book, a picture book, will be available as well. Feather Chelle, aka Heather, is a young mother of five and home schools her kids and leads a Girl Scout Troop as well. Heather lost her sight by age 3 due to cancer and adopted her late friends daughter while having 4 kids of her own. She is from a large family and kids have been a part of her life since she was a child herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather started writing her book 4 years ago and on December 31, 2020, her book, Stranded\u201d, became available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08RW7ND4W\/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_b527FbE0S01ZV\">Kindle and on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the web:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whales and dolphins are falling ill all throughout the Atlantic Ocean! Cherish and her family of Pilot Whales have been fleeing as far from other animals as possible, but some of them have begun to show symptoms. When danger closes in from all around them, will the Dolphin Riders make it in time to save the day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an educational and adventurous book for young readers as well as adults like me.&nbsp;\uf04a&nbsp;I learned a lot about the dolphins and marine life right from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feather Chelle, a nick-name given to her from her mother and Grandfather, keeps you turning the pages and you can tell she knows kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather shares her journey from childhood to present day motherhood and all from a blindness perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow Heather on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feather_chelle\">@Feather_Chelle<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Feather-Chelle-106256268084714\">FeatherChellAuthor<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And click on the follow the author button on Amazon when you check out her book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08RW7ND4W\/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_b527FbE0S01ZV\">Stranded<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6100\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6571-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/FeatherChell.mp3 Show Summary: Feather Chelle has just published her first book,&nbsp;Stranded, in December and soon her second book, a picture book, will be available as well. Feather Chelle, aka Heather, is a young mother of five and home schools her kids and leads a Girl Scout Troop as well. Heather lost her sight by age [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-lifeenrichment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1HZ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6928,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6928","url_meta":{"origin":6571,"position":0},"title":"Author Feather Chelle Releases New Book, The Color of Darkness , an Abilities Awareness Activity Book for Young Readers, Blind and Sighted alike","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"September 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Show Summary: Feather Chelle has just released her 4th\u00a0book and joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the activities, poems and lessons she brings to this wonderful book. 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