Race for the Gold: Cadwaladr Quests Book 2 (11+ Vocabulary Novel)

Continue The Cadwaladr Quests with Race for the Gold

Race for the Gold is Book 2 of The Cadwaladr Quests, a three-book 11+ reading serial for Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. It continues directly from Tangled Time, so children should read Tangled Time first.

How should my child use this book?

Read Race for the Gold as a novel. The on-page dictionary is there to help your child understand difficult vocabulary without repeatedly stopping to look words up elsewhere. It is not a list of words to learn.

Knowledge Nuggets are different. Children should understand the SPaG, literary devices and comprehension points they explain.

What children meet in the story

• Difficult 11+ vocabulary used in context
• Definitions on the page where they are needed
• SPaG and literary devices explained as they appear
• Inference and comprehension through the events and characters

The story

Claire and Ben are on day three of their instinctive journey, but danger is closing in. The knights are stricken, the Gwalch Gem bracelet is missing and time is running out. To save their friends, Claire and Ben must find the magical Welsh gold. Navigating mountains and tunnels and facing betrayal, Claire must rescue Ben and reach Cadwaladr Castle before it is too late.

Book details

• Series: The Cadwaladr Quests, Book 2
• For: Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
• Preparation: 11+, KS2 SATs and independent school entrance exams
• Exam coverage: GL, ISEB, SET, CSSE, Sutton, Tiffin, FSCE and CEM
• Format: Paperback, second edition
• ISBN: 9781913753276

Choose the next book or a discounted bundle

Read Tangled Time before Race for the Gold, then continue with Cat's Eye.

You can save by choosing the three-book Quests bundle or the complete seven-book bundle. The Race for the Gold novel and vocabulary notebook bundle adds space for children to record and revisit selected words.

Not sure where your child should begin? Check the Cadwaladr reading order.