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...view moreS. 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.view less