by Erin Hunter
Harper Collins, 2004
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure
HONORS: 2006
Young Reader’s Choice Award – 3rd Place, Booklist’s 2003 Top Ten
Fantasy Books
REVIEW: Rusty is
an ordinary housecat with big dreams of roaming free and catching mice. One
day, he gets the opportunity to test his hunting skills in the field behind his
house. He fails, but meets Bluestar, the leader of a clan of wild cats who sees
potential in Rusty. Bluestar offers him the opportunity to leave his “kittypet”
lifestyle and join the Thunderclan where he will train to be a warrior, and
change his life forever.
OPINION: This
series is immensely popular with the kids and tweens in my library, so I felt
the need to see what all the hype was about. At first, I felt a little silly
about the terminology like “kittypet” and “sharing tongues” and the cats’
names, but once I got into it I found it very enjoyable, and it was exciting to
get to relate to some of the tween customers through this series.
IDEAS: This book
is the first of a big series with a few sister series’. A display of only
Warriors/Seekers/Clan books could be made, or the library could host a “Warrior
Challenge” of games and challenges based on the books and warrior training.
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