The Killer Cat Runs Away

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The brilliantly funny new adventure starring one of Anne Fine's most well-loved characters- the Killer Cat. Tuffy doesn't feel wanted at home any more. His owners just don't appreciate him. So what if he broke the new TV Got fur on all Dad's clean clothes Ate Tinkerbell the kitten's special kitten-food All accidents! But they're making such a fuss! So Tuffy decides to make a break for it. He bids farewell to the gang - Snowball, Tiger and Bella - and runs away. But starting a new life isn't easy, and soon Tuffy starts to wonder if he's made a terrible mistake . . .

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Former childrens laureate Anne Fine has been entertaining children with the Killer Cat books for years * Burnley Express *
A terrifically sharp-clawed story . . . Tuffy's view of the world is distinctly feline and very funny -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian *

Author Bio

Anne Fine has been an acknowledged top author in the children's book world since her first book was published in the mid 1970s, and has now written more than forty books and won virtually every major award going, including the Carnegie Medal (more than once), the Whitbread Children's Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize and others. Anne was appointed the Children's Laureate from 2001-2003.