Into the Wild by
Erin Hunter
Chances are you’ve seen a stray cat before. They seem to be
everywhere. Parking lots, housing developments, even the woods, especially the woods. In Erin Hunter’s
novel Into the Wild, the reader gets
a new look on all of the “feral” cats that roam the woods.
Into the Wild
follows a housecat named Rusty. He has a good life with his house folk, but
wonders about what might be out in the woods beyond his garden gate. One
evening, he decides to venture out, and finds a group of cats that offer him a
place among their ranks. He drops the name Rusty and takes Firepaw, an
apprentice warrior of ThunderClan. Firepaw learns the ways of the forest and
makes friends and enemies, like any hero must. And he also learns of a dark
secret in his clan’s political system that may be the downfall of the entire
forest, for all four of the clans.
Into the Wild is a
great read. Granted, it’s aimed at an audience that is a bit younger than the
average high schooler, but the plot, characters, and situation are timeless,
even if it all comes from a group of cats. But the fact that the characters are
cats melts away and they simply become characters. It’s an amazing thing when a
character is all you think about, and the fact that the character has a tail
and walks on four legs seems to drop out of your mind. Into the Wild is an amazing read, and I’d recommend it to anyone
who wouldn’t mind getting lost in a story that’s a pretty easy read.
Reviewer: BF
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