Den of thieves (Cat Royal, #3), 2008, Julia GoldingAbstract: In Cat Royal’s third thrilling adventure, the Theater Royal is closed for renovations. Cat’s friends plan to spend the summer in France, leaving her homeless and alone. But Mr. Sheridan, the theater owner and Cat’s guardian, commissions Cat to act as his spy in the French Revolution. Disguised as a member of a dance troupe, Cat infiltrates the front lines, but when her friends are captured as traitors, her mission becomes perilous. Wil...

Still don't ship Cat and Billy.

The third installment of the "Cat Royal" series has all the requisite action and humor that I have come to expect, but I found Golding's representation of the French Revolution trite and inaccurate, presenting only a very tiny facet of what was an enormously complex situation. In Cat's eyes, apart from a few stray killings, of which she was almost one, as were her friends the Avons, the Revolution was a jolly old good time, giving freedom and equality to all. This is far too simplistic a take on...

I love that this is my last book for the year. It's such a good one to go out on. Happy New Year everyone!

Cat is sooo funny! Had me in stitches!!!!!

Cat Royal has grown up as ward of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Now she's growing up and a parting of the ways is necessary, at least temporarily, for Mr. Sheridan has plans to build a bigger and better Theatre Royal. Cat doesn't seem to figure into the plans for the new theater. Too proud to admit she needs help, Cat strikes out on her own. Not quite ready yet to be totally independent, she finds it difficult and nearly falls into the clutches of Billy Shepherd. Then she's sent on a secret spyi...

Take Jacky Faber off the ocean and stick her in a London theater, and you've got Cat Royal.It's been about two years since I read the last book in the series, but I was able to pick up exactly where I left off. In Den of Thieves the pint-sized red-head is faced with the destruction of the Drury Lane theater, leaving her homeless, and the French Revolution from the perspective of the Parisian cutthroats and guttersnipes...what fun! Cat's sense of humor and street smarts get her into one scrape af...

What has happened to our beloved Cat Royal? Gone is our spunky heroine whose optimistic chear and wit gets her in and out of trouble, gone is the self assured young lady who mingles with the poorest of poor, the highest of high, and those in between. Suddenly we have an uncertain, weak, *simpering*, teenager whose hormones seemed to have kicked in! Though scattered references and sightings of people like Marie Antoinette and Rospierre (sp?) may be amusing, the whole 'glory of the French Revoluti...

I am a huge fan of Cat Royal. I fell in love with her in the first book, The Diamond of Drury Lane, where she proves to be a tomboy and worthy guardian of the theatre that serves as her home. In the third book in the series, she travels to Paris during the Revolution.

Loved it!! Love J-F!! And of course, Johnny. And Frank. And Syd. I LOVE Syd. I actually can't decide who I like best for Cat. I love them all. And Billy is just scary. But, Johnny married, so that narrows it down a bit. She better end up with one of them!!!!

Julia Golding books are always a wonderfully worded to make a world that you feel apart of! Julia Goldind is one of my favourite authors and I would recomened the 'Cat Royal' Series!!!

Cat Royal's stories are so exciting! I'm just swept up in all the excitement. I didn't realize that there are already so many books in the series. I've got a lot of catching up to do!

i love it.💋💋

This is about Cat Royal, child of the Drury Theatre where she was brought up. She becomes a spy and goes to France during the French Revolution and ends up in deeper trouble trying to go between the different factions of aristocracy and thieves. All comes out well in the end. This is a young adult book I picked up at the library, and really enjoyed it.

very fast paced and exciting plot. not really for my age range . yet i still enjoyed how the story ended nicely and wasnt rushed

I did ship two characters but unfortunately it was not meant to be.

Paris! Yes! I loved J-F and Renard! The injustice of the ballerinas! Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES! I can't speak about this, I love it! MUST READ!

I got this out of the library and I read it two times that day

Did not enjoy it at all. Was forced to read it for a book club

In my quest to re-read this entire series – which was one of my favourites a few years ago – I decided to pick up the third installment in the Cat Royal series. This book had lodged in my brain as my favourite of the entire series – but considering as I love all the books in this series I can only think this was the case because it is set mainly in Paris and I have an obsession with anything remotely Parisian. As per usual, this book was an extremely quick read despite being over 400 pages. The

AUTHOR PROJECTI love these books. They are so cute and so funny. Cat is a total charmer and the world never stops being fun and interesting, but also never stops changing and keeping you on your toes. I also love how every book has a different combo of the friends, sometimes more Pedro and less Frank, sometimes more Johnny and less Syd, sometimes opposite. It makes it feel episodic and serial, like a good tv series. I love how they interact with history, but at the same time have the rich type o...

Yesterday, my life at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, came to the end of its run. You don't wanna mess with the French, folks. Believe me, they've proven it time and again.The 1790s, in case you weren't yet aware of this, were a very interesting time to be in France. (And you can choose how to interpret 'interesting' by yourself.) After all, they came right after a small matter some of you may have heard of and which is called 'the French Revolution'.It really was only a matter of time before

Such a purely enjoyable read. Julia Golding has writing charisma to spare. (And, it is always a joy to find another engaging female hero in kids' fiction.)

I really love this series, these characters. I have to say that my review for this is going to be similar to the last one, though, so a few quick comments:1. So, same thing: great, hilarious characters (new and old), constant witty comments, and the fun that comes with all of Cat's problems!2. I did hate the new loss of confidence Cat experienced... hopefully that will be out by the next book!3. Okay, so you all know that I have to comment on this: there's more romancy stuff in this book! Syd ma...

The theme of this third book in the series seems to be CHANGE. Drury Lane theater is the only home our young heroine has ever known, and when it closes for demolition, however strange it sounds, everybody seems to land on their feet but the "Cat". She doesn't know where to turn, and suddenly she understands how miserable her station in life really is, and has always been, a realization leading to anger, bitterness and yealousy - emotions that feels both real and gripping. But no... Her lashing o...

In Cat Royal’s third thrilling adventure, the Theatre Royal is closed for renovation which leaves Cat homeless and alone. But Cat soon finds herself traveling from London to Paris when her guardian commissions her to act as his spy and infiltrate the front line of the French Revolution. Disguised as a ballerina, Cat faces danger head on as she braves suitors, traitors and revolutionaries all in the fight for the freedom and the power of the people!Cat remains her strong-willed, determined, stubb...

This book has Cat and friends heading to France just in time for some revolution. Cat and her friends arrive in Paris the night that Louis XVI and his family flee, and it ends shortly after the king and his family are found. The plot, as seems to be the case with the rest of these books, is a bit unbelievable (seriously...people are going to think a young girl is a spy??), but I enjoy the characters more and more.Cat is definitely starting to be interested in boys now, and her options seem wide

#3 in the Cat Royal series. While I haven't been impressed with the writing in any of the books, the stories have kept me engaged, and this one continued to do so. Cat Royal has lived in the theater her whole life, but when her manager/protector decides to shut it down for a few years to build a whole new theater, Cat doesn't know where she'll go, especially since all of her friends are leaving London--the brawny boxer Syd is off to the country, her royal friends Frank and Lizzie are off to Pari...

Set in the 1700's in England the Cat Royal Series chronicles the many adventures of young Cat, an orphan, raised - so to speak - under the patronage of a Parliament member Mr. Sheridan and owner of the Drury Lane Theater. In the Den of Thieves, the company is set adrift when Mr. Sheridan decides to raze and remodel the theater. A few lucky members have employment in a sister theater, but Cat is set adrift and homeless. Too proud to tell anyone that she has no prospects and no money she is buffet...

Ah, Cat--always in some kind of jam, this time in a foreign country during a time of revolution! Still ridiculous, still funny, still full of great characters and great adventures. Cat's in pretty serious trouble this time, both in England and in France, and has to do some pretty heavy thinking about who she is and how she wants to live her life. She's definitely more of an insecure, confused teenager in this one than she has been in the first two books, although as mouthy and scrappy as ever, o...