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Ever wonder what a house cat is thinking? Have you ever thought about where your lost cat went? Humans are fascinated by cats strange behavior, but Erin Hunters book "Warriors: Into the Wild" will turn that fascination around!
Erin Hunters "Warriors: Into the Wild" book is the story of a house cat named Rusty, when he leaves the safety of his backyard to enter the forest behind his house. Like his friend told him, Rusty's attacked by a wild cat, but when Rusty fights back, him and the attacker, Graypaw, become close friends. But when Graypaws Clan leader offers Rusty one day to decide if he wants to join the clan, he has one day to choose between his safe, boring life he grew up with his best friends and caring housefolk, or the deadly life he's always wanted with adventure and freedom at every turn.
Eventually, the Warriors series makes a large Text-to-World connection, but I won't spoil it for you. It's mostly Text-to-Text. Each book having a connection to the one before, if it's a fight like a previous one, or there's a tragic story, just like the one before. But no two books have the exact same plot. It's always a new story, new adventure, even if it seams the same.
The audience for "Warriors: Into the Wild" is between 9 and 13 year olds. Although other ages might enjoy the book too. Any cat fan should read the books if they have ever wondered what cats might think from day to day. The audience stays the same throughout all Warriors books so you'll never be disappointed. This book is a good combination of realistic fiction and fantasy and is very similar to other realistic fiction books; love, fighting, adventure, friendship; just with cats!
One thing that constantly changes in the story are the characters. At any moment a beloved character dies, or a personal favorite cat, turns blood thirsty and murderous! Families can expand or contrast dramatically within the course of three pages! You're allowed inside the main characters thoughts, to see what they think about what's going on. A big change could occur for one person, but the other might have no idea what just happened! The characters make it seam so realistic, you'll think it's about humans; till one comes along and something disastrous happens, like starting forest fires.
Ultimately, Erin Hunters "Warriors: Into the Wild" is an amazing book that puts the world into a cats point of view. After reading this book, you'll see your pet cat, and other cats very differently!
