The Outlaw Varjak Paw
No. of pages 272
Published: 2014
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Varjak Paw .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
THE OUTLAW VARJAK PAW is SF Said's second novel. He lives in London. Dave McKean is widely renowned for his graphic novels and award-winning illustrations. He lives in Kent.
Varjak Paw
Animal Viewpoint
Blue Peter Awards
Animals in literature
Cats in literature
Nature in literature
Adventures in literature
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This book has been nominated for the following award:
Blue Peter Book Award - Book I Couldn'T Put Down Prize
This book was recognised in the Book i Couldn'T Put down Prize category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.
"Original and amazingly engrossing . . . it is much enhanced by its high-quality production and the beautiful illustrations by Dave McKean" * Daily Telegraph *
"To today's overprotected children, Varjak Paw is the perfect emblem of the joys and dangers of freedom. Beautifully illustrated by Dave McKeen and written in spine-tingling prose, the novels have a suspenseful edginess that children instantly respond to" * The Times *
"A wonderfully original creation: a fearless feline with a gift for whizzy martial arts . . . grippingly vivid . . . Dave McKean's scratchy, lean drawings perfectly capture Said's dark narrative" * Evening Standard *
"It's refreshing to enter a world of cats. And not just any old cats, but the rich collection of heroes and villains in the world of Varjak Paw . . . The Outlaw Varjak Paw is another swift, compelling tale. And Varjak is an appealing and believable hero" * The New York Times *
"The bleakness of the story is magnified by Dave McKean's brilliant illustrations. The combination of his blood-spattered paintings and Said's staccato descriptions lends the fight scenes an almost balletic quality . . . The world inhabited by these emaciated cats becomes engrossing, while the emotional ambiguities offer plenty for adults to think about" * Time Out *
