Tyger
By (Author) SF Said
Illustrated by Dave McKean
David Fickling Books
David Fickling Books
31st October 2023
31st August 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
304
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
263g
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
A future classic * British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2023 *
Spectacular * The Times Children's Books of the Year 2022 *
A classic in the making * Foyles Children's Book of the Year 2022 *
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 timeless classic * Sita Brahmachari *
A perfectly-judged children's adventure * Katherine Woodfine *
Another roaring success * The Times, Children's Book of the Week *
Here are two masters of their crafts and their collaboration is absorbing, uplifting and joyous. My book of the year so far. Buy it, read it, share it! * LoveReading *
An ambitious, bold tour-de-force * The Reading Agency Children's Books of the Year 2022 *
SF SAID is an award-winning author. He was born in Lebanon in 1967, but has lived in London since he was 2 years old. He wrote his first novel, Varjak Paw (2003), while working as a speechwriter for the Crown Prince of Jordan, and then as an arts journalist and film programmer.