Cat among the Pigeons
Cat among the Pigeons
Cat among the Pigeons
Wanted
Runaway African slave, answering to the name
Pedro Hawkins
Last seen in Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Also, his accomplice, Cat Royal, believed to have fled after attacking the African’s slavemaster.
If you have any information regarding the two fugitives, please apply to
Mr Kingston Hawkins, late of Jamaica,
c/o Brook’s Gentlemen’s club, Piccadilly.
Herewith the second volume from the pen of Cat Royal, orphan and ward of the Theatre Royal. In which Cat must save Pedro from being shipped off to a slave plantation, is obliged to don breeches and cap to go into hiding, and comes face to face with her nemesis the evil Billy ‘Boil’ Shepherd once again!
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Frankie Broom wrote on 03 March 2010:
Dear Julia,I love these books I've read every one and they're fantastic! i can't wait for the next one! why, why, why is it being published NEXT YEAR! it's crazy. I crave your books! You are my most favorite author in the world!!!!!!!! CAT ROYAL, you are my MOST FAVORITE CHARACTER ON THIS WHOLE, ENTIRE PLANET!!!!!!!!! Please come to Arnold, Redhill secondary in Nottingham!!!!! Please!!!!!!! Your number one fan, Frankie (Hi Frankie - thanks for your enthusiasm. I explain the wait on the FAQ page. Not been to Nottingham for a while - you should suggest your school invites me! Julia)
Molly wrote on 16 January 2010:
I love these books! I've read all of them, apart from Cat's Cradle, and they are all fantastic. Please hurry up and write another one, they are just so great!
Elizabeth wrote on 08 December 2009:
Hi Julia! This is my FAVORITE book of the series (and I have read all of them so far except Black Heart) I love your books you are an AMAZING author!
Charlotte Swarbrick wrote on 01 December 2009:
Hi Julia! I'd just like to say I think you are an amazing writer, definetly one of my favourites!I love the Cat Royal books and I recently found myself enchanted by Ringmaster, Empty Quarter, and the Darcie Lock books. I love to read your books over and over because every time I read them I get thrills and sometimes find that I interpret your writing in different ways. For instance, something I read when I was, say, 11 I now think about differently because I am older. It's great! I love to write stories, but would you suggest to write short stories or novels? I have loads saved on my computer but most of them are in working progress. My mom says that I should finish them and get them published, but I don't know how to do that either! Could you give me some tips please? (Hi Charlotte, The apprenticeship for writing is as you describe - lots of attempts, some of which you never finish! But it may be good to look out for some writing competitions - these are usually short stories - as a way of getting your work read by professionals. Other tips are on FAQ page. Good luck. Julia)
Zeena wrote on 04 October 2009:
This book was touching. Pedro is my new favorite character now, for sure!
LEMMIE wrote on 27 August 2009:
i just couldn't get enough of this book i love it so much! i haven't read it in ages but now im going to read the 3rd one and work my way through the seris which i am really excited about! i wanna write books like Julia when im older, and im working on one now! love your books, keep writing All due respect, Lemmie XX
Suzi wrote on 17 August 2009:
I will always love these books and I have jst read this one again for the 17th time!!! Can't wait for Cats Cradle!!!
Shannon wrote on 14 June 2009:
Cat Among the Pigeons is an amazing book. I love all the characters most of all Cat and the evil Billy Sheperd. I just bought The black Heart of Jamaica i'm so exicited to start reading.
peaches wrote on 13 June 2009:
hi, im just after reading the diamond of drury lane, its awesome... thank you so much for writing such a good book :P i haven't read cat among the pigeons but im looking for it bye xx
noshin wrote on 06 June 2009:
i havnt read cat among the pigeons yet but am reading cat o nine tails i loved den of thieves it was sooooooooooo good...cant wait to finish cat o nine tails when is the one about cat getting a letter from her parents coming out oh nd i loved J-Fs character soo much and i feel sooo sorry for syd... love pedro but think he needs to be more involved in the series like jhonny and frank and lizzie are. welll anyway thank you for the amazing series.
A.C. wrote on 04 June 2009:
I was captivated by this book...I couldn't put it down! Even though I wasn't able to read the first (my library doesn't have it) I fell in love with the characters. But I was dissapointed with the use of 'dirty' language. Did people of that day and age really speak that way? Otherwise, awsome book! (I must admit to being surprised that you are disappointed if you mean offended. My characters aren't Jane Austen polite and speak like that in my imagination. I use reference books like Grose's The Vulgar Tongue to enliven the dialogue and make it more gritty. Gadso is rather fun as it no longer has the power to offend us but can take that role in the book. I think it part of the attraction of a lively heroine - and it's not really that dirty if you think about it. Besides I leave out the really crude language! J)
Robert wrote on 16 May 2009:
I just finished the Diamond of Drury Lane and now I've just started Cat among the pigeons. I'm on act 2 so I haven't read much yet. I wonder if it is as good as the first book? - The Diamond Of Drury Lane was Fan-Dabby-Dosey!
Julia wrote on 07 May 2009:
Hi...I'm feeling down. Den of Thieves is out in the US...sadly, my library doesn't have it...I know! I'll tour Europe and drop by the UK to borrow the books from a library there! PLEASE KEEP WRITING...(envision the mantra...) (It's only just out in the States so perhaps they'll get it in future. j)
Aranza wrote on 01 May 2009:
I haven't started reading this book yet i just got it today from my libary but if it the first book was good then im sure this book will be just as AMAZING! I hope you conitue her series your doing a great job! :D
Alistair wrote on 30 April 2009:
I realy enjoyed reading this book because, it was full of excitment. My favourite part was when Cat had to go to school dressed as a boy, and the bullies were very realistic. I can't wait to read it again. From Alistair.
gemma wrote on 15 March 2009:
hi julia i absolutely love this series, i have read all of them apart from the latest one they are really awesome thank you!
Julia wrote on 08 March 2009:
I just read Cat Among the Pigeons for the fifth time since Feb. That book is soooo great. I'm really depressed because I can't buy them on Amazon and my US library only has your second book...(sob)...again, my mantra for you. WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
Hatti wrote on 01 March 2009:
Hello, do you know where I can grab a copy of this book as the first one was so great I had to read some of Cat and her friends' other adventures too, didn't I?! Love Hatti xxx (Widely available - either order it from your bookshop or you can get it at Amazon. Julia)
Imogen wrote on 26 February 2009:
Dear Julia, I love your books! This book is about Pedro, an African slave and how his master has come to try and claim him back! All the way through Cat seems to be getting herself into more of a muddle than before trying to save him. This is a brilliant book, it would be better if you read DIAMOND OF DRURY LANE before though as I did! Imogen
lenr6 wrote on 20 February 2009:
this book was amazing!!! I was almost in tears at points and I thing that the fact that it wasn't all about the rich (showing a different side to life) makes it all the more better!
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