num_pages: 232
description: Winner of the Smarties Award in 1989, and set in World War II, this is the story of a courageous cat who led the way to safety out of the blazing ruins of blitz-torn Coventry. People touched her for luck, yet feared her as an omen of disaster. Wherever she went, she changed lives.
language: English
title: Blitzcat
titlecomplete: Blitzcat
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Animals, Childrens, Young Adult, War, British Literature, Fiction, Cats, World War II
ratings_count: 1199
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9 – 11 Years
publisher: Macmillan Children's