Shadow Cat

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What lies would you tell to protect something you love?

Author Gillian Cross

Suitable for: 9+ boys and girls. Fans of Michael Morpurgo, Sarah Lean, Gill Lewis, and Jacqueline Wilson.

Price: £6.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-273673-4
Publication date: 04/06/2015
Paperback: 336 pages
Dimensions: 198x129mm

Also available as an ebook

Availability: In stock.

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Description

When Nolan and Feather, the daughter of a rock star, meet at a festival, they appear to have nothing in common, until they discover an escaped wild cat, a serval, that needs their protection. Together they're prepared to do anything to keep the serval safe. Even if that means putting their own lives in jeopardy . . .

Features

A moving story that is impossible to put down.
Natural landscapes and wildlife play a core role in the story making it perfect for readers who love exploring the outdoors.
A compelling story of friendship, hope, and never giving up against all odds to fight for what you truly believe.
Author of After Tomorrow (ISBN 9780192756268).
Emotionally powerful and gripping from the first page to the last.
Gillian Cross is winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Smarties Prize, and the Whitbread Children's Novel Award, as well as numerous other children's book prizes.
Also available as an eBook.
Visit Gillian's website: www.gillian-cross.co.uk.

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Reviews

'an unusual thriller about friendship and wildness' - The Observer
'A thrilling story that's hard to put down' - Nigel Hinton, The School Librarian
'A non-stop read' - Jack McCormack at the Universe Prayer Bear Club
'The book is a page turner as the answers are revealed with the action switching swiftly from a block of flats to a compact camper van to the English countryside to a remote Scottish valley.' - Tanja Jennings, TheBookbag book blog
'This emotional story is essential summer reading' - Express & Echo
'A thrilling story that's hard to put down.' - Nigel Hinton, The School Librarian
'This entertaining adventure story has a great balance of humour, tension, and the ups and downs of family relationships' - Liz Dubber, Carousel (The Guide to Children's Books)

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