S. F. Said
S. F. Said’s first book, Varjak Paw, won the Nestle Smarties Prize for Children’s Literature. The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the BBC Blue Peter Book of the Year. Phoenix is Said’s third book. He has written widely about literature, films and the arts for The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, and works regularly with CLPE, promoting reading and literacy in schools.
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Phoenix
- By: S. F. Said
- Narrator: James Carcaterra
- Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 29, 2016
- Language: English
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From the award-winning author of Varjak Paw, comes the incredible story of the one boy who can save the galaxy. Lucky thinks he’s an ordinary Human boy. But one night, he dreams that the stars are singing and wakes to find an uncontrollable... Read more
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