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S F Said

S F Said

S F Said is a British Muslim children’s author, originally from the Middle East. His novels combine action and adventure with themes of identity, difference and belonging. His first book, Varjak Paw, is about a Mesopotamian Blue cat who dreams of becoming a great warrior. It won the Smarties Prize for Children’s Literature, has sold 500,000 copies and been translated into 12 languages. The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, was BBC Blue Peter Book of the Year.

His third book, Phoenix, is about a human boy and an alien girl who must save a galaxy threatened by war between humans and aliens. It represented the UK on the IBBY International Honour Book List, was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, and nominated for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. S F Said has written on children’s and young adult literature for the Guardian and Daily Telegraph. He lives in London.

Books

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

    Author: S F Said Illustrator: Dave McKean
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 10+
    Reading age: 10+

    Lucky is on the run and joins up with a group of aliens - refugees from the ongoing war between aliens and humans - who agree to help Lucky find his father. A thrilling space adventure, full of suspense, action, emotion and more.

  • The Outlaw Varjak Paw

    The Outlaw Varjak Paw

    Author: S F Said Illustrator: Dave McKean
    Publisher: David Fickling Books
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader of a new gang

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