Firestar’s Quest

Firestar's QuestLet me say that this was not one of the best books Erin Hunter has written.  Sure, it was a good book, but finding out that Firestar is destined to do all the great things in the Warrior world isn’t that assuring.  I mean, honestly, give it to someone else and keep the spotlight off him.  The New Prophecy series actually did that, and it wasn’t half bad.  But as always, the great Firestar took a very large part in it.  Good luck with taking the spotlight off Firestar, Erin Hunter. :)   [Jadefang22]

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The Darkest Hour

The Darkest HourFour will become two.
Lion and Tiger will meet in battle,
and blood will rule the forest.

This book has more drama and emotion than any other book I have EVER read.  Fireheart receives his nine lives in the beginning, thus becoming Firestar, leader of Thunderclan.  Firestar even loses his first life.  He is the only one who can save the forest.  Sixth book in the Warriors series.  [Frogcactus704]

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Watership Down

This book is about a group of rabbits that rely on each other to survive. The rabbits go on many journeys for many different reasons, such as getting does to join the newly created warren.  The adventures start when one rabbit named Fiver has a psychic vision of the future.  [miss talkative]

Elephant Run

This was seriously one of the BEST books I have ever read.  It’s about this boy named Nick who is sent to his dad’s plantation after the Japanese blow up their apartment building.  His dad owns a Timber Plantation where the elephants do the work.  When Nick arrives his dad has a lot of work to do.  Nick is not thrilled about that, so he looks around the place.  He then gets beaten up by his old playmate Hannibul (an elephant).  He went to the plantation to be protected, but the Japanese soon take over and keep almost everyone Nick knows hostage. Will Nick be able to find his dad?  [Frogcactus704]

Martin the Warrior

Martin is a mouse at Marshank, an evil place where he and dozens of other slaves are forced to work for the Tyrant Badrang.  But a stroke of luck comes when the sister of Brome, another slave, comes to rescue him, along with Martin and his friend Felldoh.  But shortly after escaping, they get separated at sea.  Now Brome and Felldoh must hide with a band of performers, and attempt to overthrow Marshank.  This book is a prequel to Redwall.  It has lots of action, adventure and comedy, with an ending you’ll never see coming.  [Fullmetal]

Triss

This book is part of the Redwall series.  Triss, a young squirrel, and some of her friends, escape spending the rest of their lives as slaves at Riftgard, by stealing a boat.  But they are quickly pursued by Keyla, an evil sword-wielding princess, and the rest of her soldiers.  Plus, they’ve hired a team of pirates!

At Redwall Abbey, they’re having their own troubles.  An unknown creature is stalking the woodlanders, and it all has to do with a mysterious place called Brockhall.  What could escaped slaves, runaways, mysterious creaures and an ancient place all have to do with each other?  Read to find out!  [Fullmetal]

Midnight

midnightIt’s a time of peace for the clans.  Everything is going fine until Brambleclaw and three other cats get a dream from StarClan.  They are going to leave, but Squirrelpaw insists on coming too.  And she’s the daughter of ThunderClan’s leader.  And no one knows where they are going.  Uh-oh.  All of a sudden the forest is getting torn apart by twolegs and cats are getting worried.  If you like action and adventure, this is the book for you!  [mousetail]

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Fire and Ice

fireandiceFireheart and Graystripe have been through a lot.  They were made warriors after they got rid of Brokenstar (the former leader of ShadowClan).  Danger is still around, and for knowing too much you might die … or get murdered.

But when Graystripe falls in love, he has to prove to Fireheart where his loyalties lie.  [kittycub123]

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The Sight

warriorssight_110Jaykit, Hollykit, and Lionkit have a strong heritage. They are the kits of Squirrelflight, daughter of the Clan leader Firestar, and Brambleclaw, ThunderClan’s deputy. All three have special talents and show promise as warriors. But Jaykit’s blindness often gets in the way. Although he can see into the minds of the cats surrounding him, and can see in his dreams, he cannot see the world around him, and Leafpool has offered him a different future. But he wants to be a warrior so much …

When the three become warriors, problems begin. Jaypaw is upset over being given one-eyed Brightheart as a mentor, especially since she refuses to treat him as a normal apprentice. How can he be a warrior if all Brightheart does is treat him like a dopey kit? What if Leafpool is right? What if he is meant to be a medicine cat?

Lionpaw is doing well under his mentor Ashfur. He caught a vole on his first day, and he is a quick hunter. But when he goes to his first gathering, he immediately falls in love with a beautiful WindClan apprentice named Heatherpaw. How can he be a loyal ThunderClan warrior if he loves a cat from another Clan?

Hollypaw has dreamed of being a medicine cat apprentice ever since Leafpool treated Jaypaw’s wounds.  But when she starts her training under Leafpool, she soon discovers she’d rather fight ShadowClan warriors then fight illness. But how can she give up her dream as a medicine cat?

All three try and dig deeper into who they are, and are surprised at what they find.  A very good book, the first in the Power of Three arc.  [Jordan]

Dark River

darkriverJaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw are doing well as ThunderClan apprentices. Lionpaw shows good promise in the hunting department, and Hollypaw is an excellent fighter. As for Jaypaw, his skillful knowledge of herbs and his ability to see into the minds of others help him in his medicine cat training.

But soon Heatherpaw, a beautiful WindClan apprentice, tempts Lionpaw into meeting in secret. They use some undiscovered tunnels that connect their territories. Lionpaw feels certain that these meetings aren’t hurting anyone, but his confidence diminishes as he becomes too tired to do well in training. And when the vengeful spirits of Tigerstar and Hawkfrost offer to train him in all they know, Lionpaw wonders which is more important: his future as a warrior, or the she-cat he loves.

Soon, more cats have been drawn into the tunnels, and when the dark river rises, and threatens to drown them, they have to rely on their wits. Can they outrace the dark river?  [Jordan]

Fell

fell_110Fell, the loner wolf, walks alone in the great land of Translyvania with no one to talk to, no one to be with. Rumors have spread about the black wolf, stories that are used to scare puppies into obedience. Fell is more alone than he has ever been before.

Alina WovenWord is a young girl who lives with a farmer named Malduv. The man and his wife, Ranna, have disguised the fifteen year old girl as a boy, and work her twice as hard as one. Her only friend is Malduv’s young niece Mia, and their two sheepdogs, Elak and Teela. She was found by Malduv in the snow when she was no older than eight, and she is called a changeling, a goblin child. But Alina knows that she is human, and dreams of discovering who she really is. Hard as she tries, however, she can only remember glimpses of her past. The only solid thing she has of the past is the strange mark of a steppe eagle drawn on her arm.

One night a dream comes to Fell. His dead sister Larka gives him a warning, showing him a human cub with a steppe eagle on its arm. Larka tells him that the cub’s actions will shape the future of all of nature, and that he must help the cub and find the Guardian. Fell sets out, ready to fulfill his task, confused about who this Guardian is. In his journey, he discovers that he can speak to more than just birds.  Sequel to the book The Sight.  [Jordan]

The Sight

sight_110Huttser and Palla, leaders of a small wolf pack, are blessed with two small puppies. Larka, the female with a beautiful white pelt, and Fell, a fierce black male. Both puppies are growing up surrounded by stories. And one of the most common ones is of the Sight, an ancient power that allows a wolf to look through the eyes of a bird and to look into the water and see the future.

But another story surrounds the puppies, Larka especially. It is a prophecy, and it speaks of a pup with a coat that is white and a human child being stolen. As Larka’s evil, misunderstood aunt Morgra grows stronger in power with the help of her raven Kraar, and when Fell drowns in a river, Larka and her friend Kar must discover the meaning of the prophecy with the help of a steppe eagle named Skart, a human child named Bran, and an old wolf named Tsarr. Will Larka be able to defeat Morgra and the ancient prophecy telling of the coming of the Man Varg, or will Larka shy away from Morgra’s threat of making her “fight love itself”?

An awesome book, look for its sequel Fell when you’re done.  [Jordan]

Outcast

warriorsoutcast_110bThunderClan’s three apprentices Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Jaypaw have heard the whispers of the mountains, the tugging of the mountain breeze, and they long to journey to the home of the Tribe of Rushing Water. Stormfur and Brook have lived in ThunderClan longer than Jaypaw and his siblings have been alive, yet neither cat feels at home under tree and leaf. Lionpaw and Hollypaw wish to learn of the ways of a different kind of clan, and to explore a new kind of territory. But Jaypaw feels drawn more to the Tribe of Endless Hunting, the ancestors in the mountains.  Will they get to the mountains?  Part of the Warriors series.  [Jordan]

Eclipse

warriorseclipse_110ThunderClan apprentices Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Jaypaw have returned from the mountains, a terrible secret hovering in their minds. Jaypaw has finally shared the prophecy with his littermates, and the ominous words of the strange old cat haunts the nights of the littermates.

Lionpaw shares the prophecy with his midnight mentors, Hawkfrost and Tigerstar. They laugh at him, tell him the prophecy’s not real, but Lionpaw knows it is. The power of the stars burned in his paws as he beat an entire tribe single-pawed, and he came out unscratched. Why won’t Tigerstar believe him?

Hollypaw struggles to understand the meaning of the prophecy, and is desperate to find where the warrior code fits into it. She is desperate to defend the warrior code, and will fight to defend it.

Jaypaw dives deeper into his powers, struggling to understand why he and his littermates were given their powers in the first place. And when a strange new loner named Sol arrives, the world of the clans is turned upside down.  When the sun goes out, will StarClan try to keep the clans together? Or have ThunderClan’s ancestors finally admitted defeat?

Part of the Warriors series.  [Jordan]

The Good Dog

gooddog_110McKinley is a malamute, and a loyal companion. He guards his human pup, Jack, and lives in a house with Jack’s parents. His best friend, a beautiful golden retriever named Aspen, lives next door. He is given two square meals a day. He is head dog of all the Steamboat Springs dogs. Life is bliss.

Then disaster strikes. Duchess, an abused greyhound, runs away from home. And McKinley soon discovers she’s not alone. Duchess has a new friend: a she-wolf named Lupin. Lupin has come to Steamboat Springs hoping to recruit some dogs to join her diminishing wolf pack.

But more trouble is to come. Pycraft, Duchess’s owner, is determined to find his disobedient dog. He is assisted by Redburn, a large Irish setter who wants to be head dog, and his owners. Trouble is in the air, and when Lupin is horrifically injured, McKinley must make a choice. Will he stay with his humans, or will he answer the call of the wild?  [Jordan]

Abby Malone

abbymalone_110Abby Malone is a fourteen-year-old girl who daydreams and is distracted. Her one true passion is being in a saddle, racing the wind. So when her friend’s cows get loose, she hitches a ride on the pretty quarter horse mare next door and chases them back into their corral. As a reward, she is given the opportunity to ride the mare, Moonlight Sonata, for her owner, George Farrow. But when his granddaughter Lucy arrives on the scene, things go a little crazy …

Join Abby and her pet coyote Cody as they try to get Abby’s father out of prison. Abby knows that her father, Liam Malone, is innocent, but the judge has sent him to jail. Can Abby find the real culprit, and stay steady under the pressure of an alcoholic mother, as well as having a crush on her best friend’s brother?

A really good book, the second in the Dancer series. It goes in this order: Dancer, Abby Malone, Stagestruck, and then Sundancer.

- Jordan

Long Shadows

longshadows_110The prophecy haunts the pawsteps of Firestar’s grandchildren, and they must soon discover the meaning of their powers. New warriors Hollyleaf and Lionblaze must discover how to remain loyal to their clan, and still remain loyal to themselves. Medicine cat apprentice Jaypaw searches desperately to discover the meaning of the prophecy. But his quests takes him far, farther in the past then he ever imagined possible …

A hatred of non-clanborn cats is rising, and ThunderClan must prepare itself for both attacks from the outside, and treachery from within. And when one she-cat reveals a breathtaking secret about Hollyleaf, Lionblaze, and Jaypaw, their world is turned upside down, and they must dig inside to discover who they truly are.

A great book, I’m on the edge of my seat to read the next one. Jaypaw receives his true name as a medicine cat in this book.  Part of the Warriors series.

- Jordan

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Stagestruck

stagestruck_110Abby Malone is stuck in a storm with a mare and a skittish filly. But when she finds shelter in an old shed, she discovers a world unknown. After discovering the theater inside the shed, and the man who lives in disguise, she is given the huge honor of being offered the chance to ride Dancer, the most famous horse for miles.

But life is not all flowers and sunshine. Samuel Owens has been released from the mental insitution, and he comes out with long-harboured plans to buy off the entire area. Once reintroduced to his obsession for Dancer, he will come up with more plans and more deadly decisions.

With the help of her ghostly friend Ambrose Brown, Abby must save Dancer and her pet coyote Cody from Owen’s evil plans …

A great book, the third in the Dancer triology.

- Jordan

Dancer

dancer_110Dancer is a stallion. He is big, and he is mighty. And he is the center of a whole lot of trouble.

Meet Hillary ‘Mousie’ James, Dancer’s rider. Mousie is gentle and meek, and is still grief-stricken from her father’s tragic end with cancer. But now that she has a friend to talk to and love, she is back and better than ever. After Mousie and Dancer win the Fuller’s Cup, she is given an invitation to perform for the Queen of England! But the win has also aroused the attention of Samuel Owens, who feels he must own Dancer and will stop at nothing to acquire him. But no one imagined how far the man would stoop …

A really good book, full of ghosts and horsemanship and many other things. A great read, the first of the Dancer trilogy.

- Jordan

Cracker! : The Best Dog in Vietnam

cracker_110German shepherd Firecracker, aka Cracker, lived a charmed life with her boy Willie and his parents. But the Vietnam War is waging many miles away, and Willie can’t keep Cracker anymore. Suddenly, Cracker finds herself being torn away from the human she loves. She is shoved into a crate and into a truck, and comes out of it mad at the world.

Rick Hanski, seventeen-year-old resident of a small town, thinks he has a shot at being all he can be in the army. There, he is teemed up with the most aggressive and stubborn dog in the kennels: Cracker. Together they must form a bond in order to survive the horrors of the war …

- Jordan

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