![]() If your child reads Into the Wild, they will be exposed to new words. I also appreciate the fact that Hunter does not dumb down the vocabulary in the book. ![]() I grew to like it as the plot thickened mid-book and as Firepaw grew as a positive character rather than just a cat who wanted to prove himself through fighting. I’ll have to admit that I enjoyed this book more than I expected. However, he is quick to physically attack those who mock him for being a former kittypet. There are both good and malicious characters, and Firepaw quickly distinguishes himself as one of the good ones through his loyal and compassionate actions and choices. Fighting between the warrior clans, which can be quite brutal, is one of the main themes of the book. He is challenged to prove himself and his loyalty to his new clan and friends. Rusty, a kittypet (house cat), joins the world of the warrior clans (feral cats) where he becomes Firepaw. In the tradition of Watership Down, Hunter has created an feline world with it’s own traditions, culture, customs and, possibly, religion. ![]() I decided to read the first book, Into the Wild, and give y’all my thoughts. I was curious too having seen them in my library with the paperbacks geared toward younger readers. Her kids had heard about the books from their cousins, and she wanted to know if they would be appropriate. ![]() A friend of mine asked me what I knew about the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. ![]()
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