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  • Den of Thieves

    Julia Golding

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, April 27, 2009)
    TRAITORS, CAPTIVES, AND A PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION The third volume of the CAT ROYAL ADVENTURE series takes readers to Paris on a covert mission. The Theater Royal is closed for renovations, so Mr. Sheridan commissions Cat to act as his spy in revolutionary Paris. Disguised as a ballerina, Cat joins the revolution, only to find that it is up to her to save her friends when they are captured as traitors. Like the previous two books in the series, The Diamond of Drury Lane and Cat Among the Pigeons, Den of Thieves is filled with disguises, danger, drama, and, most of all, the irrepressible Cat Royal.
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  • Black Heart of Jamaica: Cat in the Caribbean

    Julia Golding

    Paperback (Frost Wolf, March 24, 2018)
    Following the multi award-winning "The Diamond of Drury Lane", here we present the fifth volume from our famous feisty heroine "Cat Royal...Black Heart of Jamaica".In which the indomitable Cat Royal turns pirate, undertakes a Caribbean Cruise and gets mixed up in a slave revolt. Prepare to swash your buckle in Cat's most outrageous adventure yet!
  • The Companions Quartet 4 Books Julia Golding Collection Set Pack

    Julia Golding

    Paperback (OUP Oxford, March 15, 2010)
    The Companions Quartet 3 Books Julia Golding Collection Set Pack (The Companions Quartet) (Julia Golding) (Secret of the Sirens, The Chimera's Curse, The Gorgon's Gaze, Mines of the Minotaur)
  • Companions: Mines of the Minotaur

    Julia Golding

    eBook (Oxford University Press, Nov. 6, 2019)
    Connie is a member of the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures and the only one who can talk to animals and the mythical creatures she has vowed to protect. But now something dark is calling her, giving her a dangerous power. When her strange behaviour means Connie is rejected by the secret society she runs away and finds solace among the wounded mythical creatures the Society and the world have long since forgotten. But even here she can't block out the dark voice in her head. Who is it and where does it come from? And why does Connie feel so terrified by the power it gives her? Perfect for fans of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this is a classic adventure story with a very modern twist!
  • The Diamond of Drury Lane

    Julia Golding

    eBook (Egmont, Sept. 3, 2011)
    I am Cat Royal – Orphan, Adventurer, Actress . . . Meet the feistiest heroine in children’s historical fiction.Reader, you are set to embark on an adventure about one hidden treasure, two bare-knuckle boxers, three enemies and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. I was brought up in Drury Lane, so I have become accustomed to a life less than ordinary. But this turn of events, I have to say, surprised even me. Follow me, and I will show you in The Diamond of Drury Lane.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. Now available as an ebook.
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  • Mines of the Minotaur

    Julia Golding

    Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Connie has immense power. The trouble is, she doesn't really know how to use it, and nobody in the Society for the Protection of Mythical Beasts has enough knowledge to train her. Only one being understands Connie's potential - the evil shapeshifter Kullervo. Unknown to Connie, he has startedinfiltrating her dreams, causing her to raise devastating storms in her sleep. Now, when she's awake, the dark side of Connie's power increasingly feels more attractive than the good side.When Connie's best friend Col discovers what is happening, he begs Connie to seek help. She turns to the Society, the group meant to protect her. But they are terrified by what she tells them and expel her.Feeling abandoned and scared, Connie hides in an old mine - and finds she is not alone. The mine is full of sick mythical creatures that the Society has forgotten. They are led by the once-proud Minotaur who, having been blinded in a fight, is now a broken soul.The Minotaur gives Connie the courage to face her demons, and in doing so begins to heal himself. Could it be that Connie and the Minotaur, along with Col and the sick creatures, have the strength to battle Kullervo, while the Society for the Protection of Mythical Beasts stands ineffectuallyby?
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  • Young Knights: Pendragon

    Julia Golding

    eBook (Oxford University Press, Oct. 3, 2013)
    CAN THE YOUNG KNIGHTS SAVE THE HUMAN WORLD? King Oberon, the ruler of Avalon, is on the warpath and will stop at nothing in his quest to enslave the entire human race. Rick and Roxy must escape back to Earth to rescue the only man alive who can help them fight Oberon - the legendary King Arthur Pendragon. Trouble is, Arthur isn't quite himself these days ...for a start, he lives with a pet puffin called Peter and has no idea what century he's in! Oh, and there's the small matter of some vengeful (and rather hungry) dragons to worry about ...THE SECOND BOOK IN THE ACTION-PACKED YOUNG KNIGHTS TRILOGY.
  • The Glass Swallow

    Julia Golding

    Paperback (Skyscape, Aug. 30, 2016)
    Rain has a secret—one that risks her whole world if it comes out. She designs exquisite stained glass for the windows of her city. But the law is clear: it is forbidden for girls to be part of the glassmakers’ guild. To keep her secret hidden, Rain leaves home and travels to a strange new country. Her trip becomes a nightmare when bandits attack and she is abandoned in a society on the edge of disaster. To survive, she must discover new strengths in herself and seek out the other people that this society has scorned, including a young falconer who is one of the "untouchables." This exciting new novel is a companion book to Dragonfly, which received a starred review from School Library Journal, was a YALSA Teens’ Top Ten nominee, and was selected by librarians for the 2011 Texas Lone Star reading list.
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  • Cat Among the Pigeons: Cat Goes to School

    Julia Golding

    Paperback (Frost Wolf, April 18, 2019)
    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.
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  • Cat Among the Pigeons

    Julia Golding

    eBook (Egmont, Sept. 3, 2011)
    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 LaneCat Among the PigeonsDen of ThievesCat O'Nine TailsBlack Heart of JamaicaCat’s Cradle Look out for Julia’s fantastic new historical titles:Mel Foster and the Demon ButlerMel Foster and the Time MachineJulia 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.
  • Cat O'Nine Tails

    Julia Golding

    Paperback (Egmont UK Ltd, Aug. 4, 2008)
    In this fourth adventure Cat Royal becomes an unlikely recruit in the British Navy, takes passage to America and unravels a fiendish plot to do away with Lord Francis, heir to a dukedom.
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  • Black Heart of Jamaica

    Julia Golding

    Hardcover (Egmont Books Ltd, Jan. 1, 2008)
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