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Winner of the British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2023! Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?
'Stylish, original and inventive, Varjak Paw is a modern children's classic' Jacqueline Wilson This cat must learn to fight! 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. 'There are Seven Skills in the way of Jalal,' whispered the Elder Paw. 'We know only three of them. Their names are these. Slow-Time. Moving Circles. Shadow-walking.' Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all, the mysterious Vanishings. With stunning illustrations from acclaimed graphic artist Dave McKean, this much-loved story won the Smarties Prize Gold Award and has become a modern classic. 'A beguiling tale that sticks in the memory. The cat's whiskers' The Sunday Times 'Dazzling' The New York Times 'The cat magic mystique is brilliant' - Richard Adams, author of Watership Down 'A story of finding your true strengths by learning to trust your instincts and think for yourself. Striking, edgy illustrations' Financial Times 'Pacy, invigorating and quietly wise' Time Out 'Imagine The Karate Kid directed by David Lynch' Bookmunch.co.uk Follow Varjak's further adventures in The Outlaw Varjak Paw.
The second adventure in the life of the extraordinary Mesopotamian Blue, Varjak Paw: kung fu for cats! Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader of a new gang - a gang that supports freedom and kindness for all. But will the pressure take its toll on this brave yet sometimes naive cat? Soon the city erupts in an all-out gang war as the evil Sally Bones attempts to control the lives of all cats. Horrified and outnumbered, Varjak and the others must fight for their freedom or die trying; can Jalal's Way really be the best way? This is another thrilling adventure, eagerly awaited by all Varjak fans, both young and old. Winner of the Blue Peter Award in 2007
Lucky thinks he's an ordinary human boy. But one night, he dreams that the stars are singing - and wakes to find an uncontrollable power rising inside him. Now he's on the run, racing through space, searching for answers. In a galaxy at war, where humans and aliens are deadly enemies, the only people who can help him are an alien starship crew - and an alien warrior girl, with neon needles in her hair. Together, they must find a way to save the galaxy. For Lucky is not the only one in danger. His destiny and the fate of the universe are connected in the most explosive way.
'There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one . . .' Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?
Mesopotamian Blue cat, Varjak Paw, has never been Outside before;
he and his family have always lived in the isolated house at the
top of the hill. But Varjak is forced out into the city when the
sinister Gentleman and his two menacing cats take over his home.
With help from his mystical ancestor, Jalal, Varjak manages to
overcome challenges such as self-survival and a threat from the
gangland cats, and he ultimately discovers the terrifying secrets
behind the Vanishings. But can he save his own family from their
fate? "From the Hardcover edition."
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