The Honourable Ratts

Black Cats is a unique series, aimed at children recently emerging from reading schemes who require continuing support. There is little new material for emerging readers between 8 and 11. 'The stories have a fresh originality that will make them great favourites' Lindsey Fraser, Guardian Education Book of the Week. 'Fast, exciting stories.' Books for Keeps. Funny and inventive. Good for boys.

This is an exciting and action-packed story of the Honourable Ratts - an unusual, rodent-like family who have passed their heydey. Now, their enemies have tracked them down and they must do anything they can to search for the family treasure and secure it. But with the villains on their trail, who will get there first?The Honourable Ratts are a distinguished family whose ancestors appeared at a time when witches were commonplace and giants roamed the land. They built their ancestral home, Clawfoot Hall, and they began collecting the Great Ratt Hoard - that is, any and every item of gold they could lay their hands on. At the time of this story, the Ratts are diminished in size and stature and now live under the floorboards of Clawfoot Hall. Then one day, everything changes. The ancient enemies of the Ratts have tracked them down and they are looking for ...the Great Ratt Hoard. The future of the Ratts is at stake. They must protect their inheritance at all costs. This is an exciting and action-packed story of the unusual, rodent-like family and their search for treasure with villains on their trail.