Blitzcat

Robert Westall

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Macmillan
15 July 2025

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

Blitzcat by Robert Westall is the Smarties Prize-winning book about one brave cat's experiences during World War Two. Now with a brilliant new cover look and a introduction by Michael Morpurgo.

She made her way down the cliff, and on to the beach. At the edge of the waves, she stopped, shaking her wet paws. She knew that somewhere ahead was her person, but far, far away. She miaowed plaintively; stood staring at the moving blur of uncrossable sea.

She led the way to safety, out of the blazing hell of blitzed Coventry. People touched her for luck; feared her as an omen of disaster. Wherever she went, she changed lives . . .

From her beginning to her end she never wavered.

She was the Blitzcat.

By: Robert Westall
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 190g
ISBN: 9781035058334
ISBN 10: 1035058332
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

More than a decade after his death, Robert Westall retains his reputation as one of the most powerful writers for children. He was awarded two Carnegie Medals (for The Machine Gunners and The Scarecrows) and used his own childhood experiences of the Second World War in his books.