Catherine "Cat" Royal, an orphan who lives at the Drury Lane Theater in 1790s London, rallies her friends to try to save Pedro from the clutches of Mr. Hawkins, a slavemaster who considers Pedro his property.

Catherine "Cat" Royal, an orphan who lives at the Drury Lane Theater in 1790s London, rallies her friends to try to save Pedro from the clutches of Mr. Hawkins, a slavemaster who considers Pedro his property. JULIA GOLDING is the author of more than a dozen children’s books, and she’s married with three children and lives in Oxford, England. The adventures of Cat Royal continue in Fall 2009 with Cat O’ Nine Tales, available from Roaring Brook Press. Visit Julia and learn more about Cat and all of her friends at www.juliagolding.co.uk.