Julia Golding's award-winning adventure series is perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Katherine Woodfine and Robin Jarvis.

I am Cat Royal - Orphan, Adventurer, Actress . . .

'The Drury Lane Theatre has been my home all the length of my life - but today I must leave it. Adventure calls! My new friend Pedro is in trouble and all the eyes of London are on us. So we must go into hiding, I must disguise myself, play a new role. This is my story . . .'

Exciting, funny and packed with adventure . . . Cat Royal never fails to stir up trouble wherever she goes.

Julia Golding's award-winning adventure series for girls has all the ingredients of a Philippa Gregory books for 9+ girls.

Have you read all of Cat's extraordinary adventures?

The Diamond of Drury Lane

Cat Among the Pigeons

Den of Thieves

Cat O'Nine Tails

Black Heart of Jamaica

Cat's Cradle

Look out for Julia's fantastic new historical titles:

Mel Foster and the Demon Butler

Mel Foster and the Time Machine

Julia Golding is the author of the award-winning Cat Royal and Girl on the Run series. Julia Golding read English at Cambridge before completing a doctorate in Literature of the Romantic Period at Oxford. She has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize, the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award.

This is volume 2 in Cat Royal .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Egmont UK Ltd (eBooks) .

Julia Golding is a multi-award winning writer for adults and young adults, including the Cat Royal series. Former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, she has now published over fifty books in genres ranging from historical adventure to fantasy. She has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford. Lion Children's is thrilled to publish The Curious Science Quest series and The Curious Crime.