Into the Wild
The novel Into the Wild by Erin Hunter tells the story of Rusty, a regular housecat who dreams of going into the forest and finally gets his wish. In the beginning, Rusty leaves his house for the first time and meets clan cats, cats who live in the wild. At first he battles with the youngest one, Graypaw. Then, after he has battled with Graypaw, two other clan cats appear, Lionheart and Bluestar. Even though Rusty is in their territory, they ask him to join their clan, the Thunderclan. Now his adventures really begin!
Rusty gets renamed Firepaw by Bluestar, the leader of the clan. After that, he goes on patrol. Everything is safe from the other clans, so he returns back to his territory. But, Yellowfang is driven out by the vicious leader, Brokenstar, and Firepaw catches a rabbit for Yellowfang. This leads to Firepaw getting in trouble with his clan because he ate before the clan was fed and because he helped Yellowfang.
Later, a couple of kits are stolen from the nursery, and then Yellowfang goes missing. Firepaw wonders if Yellowfang took the kits. To find out what really happened, Bluestar sends out Firepaw, Ravenpaw and Graypaw on a mission. In the end, Brokenstar is driven out, the kits are recovered, and Firepaw and Graypaw become warriors!
I think that since this book is the first book of the Cat Warrior series, it is important that you like it first before you read the entire series. I really like Into the Wild because it is full of adventures and suspense. The cats are so cool because they all survive on their own. They don’t need humans (two-legs) to take care of them. I also like it because they have a Warrior Code, and they all follow it. Cat Warriors is one of my favorite book series. You should read it, too!
by Anna Ross Lee, 3rd grade
