'There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one . . .' Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?
SF Said's debut novel, Varjak Paw, won the Nestle Smarties Prize. The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. SF's 2013 novel, Phoenix, was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and selected for the 2016 IBBY Honour List. In addition to winning multiple prizes for his own work, SF has judged major UK book awards, including the Costa Book Awards, BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award and Amnesty/CILIP Honour award. He is a dedicated champion of reading for pleasure, and writes passionately about children's books and all things connected to them. Dave McKean is an illustrator, artist, graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker and musician. He has illustrated all of SF Said's novels, as well as books by David Almond and Neil Gaiman. Dave directed a feature film based on one of his picture books with David Almond, which was produced by Jim Henson Studios and starred Rob Brydon. Dave was a concept artist for two Harry Potter films, and also directed The Gospel of Us: a film of a National Theatre Wales play starring Michael Sheen. He lives in Kent with his wife.
Title: Tyger
Author: Said, SF
ISBN: 9781788452830
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Publisher: David Fickling Books
Publication Date: 2022-10-06
Number of Pages: 304
Weight: 0.3901 kg
Another roaring success * The Times, Children's Book of the Week *
You wait years and years for a masterpiece and then one comes along * Frank Cottrell-Boyce *
Next level excellent. This book is a gem * Malorie Blackman *
A simple thrilling tale of a boy and a girl and a Tyger. A triumph! * Jacqueline Wilson *
An out-and-out masterpiece * Piers Torday *
Breathtaking, heartbreakingly and achingly beautiful. Perfection * Sophie Anderson *
A masterpiece of a story: beautiful, brilliant, perfect! * Peter Bunzl *
A perfectly-judged children's adventure * Katherine Woodfine *
A timeless classic * Sita Brahmachari *
