Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way &#; a secret martial art for cats.
Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs, and strangest of all, the mysterious Vanishings
"Stylish, original and inventive, Varjak Paw is a modern children's classic" &#; Jacqueline Wilson
"Combines a riveting, action-filled story with the timeless wisdom of the philosophers of the Far East the effect is dazzling" &#; New York Times
"The cat magic mystique is brilliant" &#; Richard Adams, author of Watership Down
"Imagine The Karate Kid directed by David Lynch" &#;
Awards
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Medal
- Gateshead Children's Book Of The Year
- West Sussex Children's Book Award
- Stockton Children's Book Of The Year
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SF Said is an award-winning author. His first book, VARJAK PAW, won the Smarties Prize for Children's Literature. THE OUTLAW VARJAK PAW won the BBC Blue Peter Book Of The Year. His third book, PHOENIX, was chosen to represent the UK on the IBBY International Honour Book List, and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. He has described his new book TYGER as his "best book so far"; it won the Children's Fiction Book Of The Year at the British Book Awards, Children's Book Of The Year (Older Fiction) at The Week Junior Book Awards, and was Foyles Children's Book Of The Year and Waterstones Children's Book Of The Month. Like his other books, it is illustrated by Dave McKean, and published by David Fickling Books. SF Said has written widely on children's and young adult literature for both the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. Find out more about him on his website, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram!
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SF was born in Beirut, Lebanon in May His family was originally from the Middle East – like Varjak, SF has Mesopotamian ancestors – but he has lived in London since the age of two. Growing up in the flat above where Quentin Blake lived may be why he always wanted to be a children’s writer.
SF says that authors like Roald Dahl, Ursula Le Guin and Rudyard Kipling made him who he is. Their books shaped his mind as did all the comics and music he loved as a child, from Star Wars to The Sandman. His flat walls are covered with books, records and videos – literally thousands of them.
While waiting to be discovered as a writer SF spent 6 years in Middle East Politics, writing for the Crown Prince of Jordan. Following this he went to Cambridge University to do a PhD in Criminology. During his degree SF started writing articles about books and films which won him national journalism prizes. He now writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph and has interviewed the likes of Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake and William Nicholson. His success as a journalist led him into judging the Whitbread Children’s Book Award an
Sally Bones, the thin white cat who leads the city's deadliest gang, also knows the Skills. She knows even more than Varjak does. And now she's coming to get him
"SF Said has joined the likes of JK Rowling and Philip Pullman" &#; Time Out
"Great new characters and some cracking fight scenes you will want to know what happens next!" &#; CBBC Newsround
"Beautifully illustrated by Dave McKean and written in spine-tingling prose, the novels have a suspenseful edginess that children instantly respond to" &#; The Times
"Cats, martial arts, Gothic urban landscapes, bravery, power struggles, creepy towers, juicy fish and some very loyal dogs this book has it all" &#; Delirium's Librarian
Awards
- The Blue Peter Book Of The Year
- The Blue Peter Book I Couldn't Put Down Award
- Leicester Teenage Book Of The Year
- Nominated for the Carnegie Medal
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