The Outlaw Varjak Paw [Paperback]

SF Said (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the leader of a new gang. But will the pressure take its toll on this brave but sometimes naive cat? Soon the city erupts in an all-out gang war as the evil Sally Bones attempts to control all cats. Horrified and outnumbered, Varjak and the others must fight for their freedom or die trying.


From the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Varjak Paw, the feline martial arts marvel, returns in this action-packed, fast-paced sequel. Now a master of the Seven Skills of the Way of Jalal, which endowed Varjak with great powers, including the ability to walk unseen, he now lives as a free-roaming alley cat with feline companions Holly and Tam and a dog named Cludge. Freedom becomes a thing of the past for the cats in the city when one-eyed Sally Bones, more skilled in the Way than Varjak, uses her gang of thugs to bully others and demand mice, fish, and other payments. It is up to Varjak to battle the villains heroically and save the city."—Booklist

"As well as being a well-written sequel, this is a successful stand-alone novel."—The Bulletin

"Impossible to put down."—School Library Journal

About the Author

SF Said is a journalist and an expert on children's literature. The Outlaw Varjak Paw is his second novel. He lives in London.

Dave McKean's illustrations have appeared in Coraline and The Wolves in the Wall by Neil Gaiman.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (June 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440421721
• ISBN-13: 978-0440421726
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,427,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my 10-year-old's favorites!, September 30, 2007

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This review is from: The Outlaw Varjak Paw (Paperback)

My daughter is not a "girly girl" in her reading choices but does love animals. She said the book was exciting and caught her attention in the first two chapters. She got it from the library originally and asked me to keep renewing it. She read it four times in a row. She had not read the first book in the series before this one.