Mulan's father is too old to join the army. To protect him, Mulan disguises as a man to replace him. Mulan is very clever and courageous. She helps defeat the enemy and gets praised by the Emperor.

When the Emperor calls every man to join the army and fight the enemy, Mulan's father is old and ill, and cannot go. Wearing men's clothes and riding a horse, Mulan leaves her family and fights bravely for the Emperor in her father's place.She is soon a hero for all the soldiers in the Chinese army. One of them, Li Xiang, is her best friend. But does he know that she is a woman? And can Mulan fall in love with a friend?

Janet Hardy-Gould has worked as a teacher of English for many years. In her free time she enjoys reading history books and modern novels, visiting other European countries, and drinking tea with her friends. She lives in the ancient town of Lewes in the south of England with her husband, and their two children. She has written a number of books, including Henry VIII and His Six Wives, King Arthur, The Great Fire of London and Mulan in Bookworm Series.