Varjak Paw

"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."

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" – bookmunch.co.uk


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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