I was asked by a former student of mine (and what a great student she was!) to feature Warriors, her favorite series, on my blog. Although I recognized the title from my occasional (okay, weekly!) browses through the young adult section of Barnes and Noble, I hadn't yet heard much about these books. Since I'm always looking for excuses to go to the bookstore, I went out right away and picked up the first book in the Warriors series: Into the Wild. Guess what? I'm hooked! I'll admit, at first I was a bit skeptical - the main characters are cats and I'm definitely a dog person. Those of you who know me are quite aware of this fact. However, once I started reading, I realized just how cool this story was! Here's a little teaser:
Rusty, unsatisfied with his humdrum life as a house cat, is drawn to the mysterious woods in his humans' backyard. One night, in a brave attempt to step outside the boundaries of his comfortable but utterly ordinary life, he wanders into the woods and is faced with his first adventure with the majestic Thunderclan, a group of wild cats whose lives are packed with just the kind of danger and exhilaration that Rusty craves. Little does Rusty know, this little trip into the wild is going to change him forever!
Okay, that's all you get!
This story is rich with situations, conflicts, and emotions to which we can all relate. Rusty's journey from the ordinary into the unknown is a tale that any human can appreciate.
Read it!
Ponder it!
Tell me what you think about it!
Oh, and by the way, you guys are the greatest! :-)
Mrs. K
