Synopsis
An exciting story that will appeal to older children and adults alike. Ben Gallagher has stumbled on a sinister gang, ruled over by a man with a horrific past. Deep beneath the city streets hides a deadly secret that Ben and Tiffany must uncover - but can the evil be stopped in time, even with the help of their remarkable new teacher, Geoff White? No-one can hope to emerge unscathed when cat meets polecat. Gripping sequel to The Cat Kin which was short-listed for the 2008 Bolton Book Award and the Sefton Super-Reads Award.
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Review
'Magnificent wish-fulfilment ... Shatteringly exciting.'
-- Katherine Langrish, author of the 'Troll Fell' trilogy
'The Cat Kin was one of the best debut children's novels that I've seen in years. Cat's Paw is even better. Read it!' -- Lee Weatherly, winner of the Sheffield and Stockport Children's Book Awards
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`He looked back. The platform was mostly deserted. An indicator board announced the next train in four minutes. Call it five. Time enough to have a peek inside. He lowered his toes over the platform edge and onto the railway sleepers. Before anyone could notice him he slipped into the tunnel. On a black screen in his mind he imagined a blue cat's eye: Ptep, the head catra, the source of a cat's sense of balance. Ben stalked along the strip between the rails, placing each foot as a jeweller sets gems. Eth walking - the skill that cats used to cross shelves of china ornaments and leave nearly all of them unbroken. He had never needed it more. Two of these four rails could zap him with hundreds of volts.'
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