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Discover the children’s adventure hit of the year! Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and Waterstones Book of the Month. <\/b><\/p>\n

Adventure and magic collide in Land of the Last Wildcat,<\/i> Lui Sit’s debut children’s novel about family, friendship and an adorable wildcat, beautifully illustrated throughout in black and white by David Dean. <\/b><\/p>\n

‘A heart-pounding adventure for young animal lovers . . . You will paws-itively adore this one!’ – Carlie Sorosiak, author of I, Cosmo<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Puffin Lau has two problems: her beloved scientist mum barely speaks to her . . . and a mythical wildcat called the kuri is depending on her for its survival.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Puffin grew up on stories of the kuri and its magical powers, and she will stop at nothing to return it to its rightful home.<\/p>\n

But standing in her way is the ominous Professor Smoult, a money-hungry scientist who wants to capture the kuri and steal its magic. Faced with a mammoth journey to the faraway Linger Island, Puffin and her best friend Lance must evade the professor and save the last wildcat before it’s too late . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A charming and magical adventure debut about family, friendship, and the importance of our natural world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24],"product_tag":[26817,26852,27669,26856],"class_list":["post-108617","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-childrens-fiction","product_tag-childrens-teenage-fiction-action-adventure-stories","product_tag-childrens-teenage-fiction-animal-stories","product_tag-childrens-teenage-general-interest-pets-pet-care-cats","product_tag-childrens-teenage-social-issues-environment-green-issues","pa_book_author-sit-lui","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-paperback-original","pa_imprint-macmillan-childrens-books","pa_language-english","pa_pages-10149","pa_publisher-macmillan-childrens-books","pa_readership-children-juvenile-code-j","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nLand of the last wildcat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the children's adventure hit of the year! 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