Into the Wild (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Rusty/Firepaw/Fireheart: A young tom with a flame colored pelt with bright green eyes. A kittypet that has mysterious dreams of the forest.
• Graypaw/Graystripe: A apprentice of ThunderClan, solid gray tom.
• Ravenpaw: Small, skinny black tom with a tiny white dash on his chest, and white-tipped tail. He is a ThunderClaw apprentice. He is Firepaw's and Graypaw's best friend.
• Redtail: ThunderClan deputy, small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive ginger tail. Dustpaw's mentor.He died in a battle.
• Spottedleaf: She is the ThunderClan medicine cat. She is a beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat.
• Lionheart: Warrior of ThunderClan; magnificent golden tabby tom with thick fur around his neck, like a lion's mane.
• Tigerclaw: A dark brown tabby warrior in ThunderClan. He is big, strong and has unusually long front claws.
• Bluestar: Blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzle, who is the leader of ThunderClan. She let Firepaw join ThunderClan.
• Longtail: A ThunderClan warrior; ally to Tigerclaw. Pale tabby tom with dark black stripes.
• Dustpaw: Dark brown tabby tom. A ThunderClan apprentice, teases Firepaw. Best friends to Sandpaw.
• Sandpaw: Pale ginger she-cat. A ThunderClan warrior apprentice. She teases Firepaw.
• Tallstar: The black and white WindClan leader.
• Yellowfang: Old gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face. The once-ShadowClan medicine cat, who was exiled by Brokenstar.
• Smallear: Gray tom with very small ears. One of the oldest elders in ThunderClan. The oldest tom.
• Crookedstar: RiverClan's leader. A huge light-colored tabby tom with a twisted jaw.
• Runningnose: ShadowClan's medicine cat.
• Smudge: Plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forest. He was Firepaw's friend when he lived with twolegs.
• Halftail: Big dark brown tabby tom. ThunderClan elder. He lost half of his tail to a badger as an apprentice, hence his name.
• Oakheart: RiverClan's deputy, a reddish brown tom.
• One-eye: Pale gray she-cat. Oldest cat in ThunderClan. She has only one eye because she lost the other one in battle. Virtually blind and deaf.
• Barley: Black and white tom who lives on a farm close to the forest. A loner who lives in a barn near the WindClan border.
• Brokenstar: Long-haired dark brown tabby. The ShadowClan leader.
• Whitestorm: Whitestorm is a big white tom warrior and mentor to Sandpaw.
• Darkstripe: Sleek black-and-gray tabby tom.
• Mousefur: Small dusky brown she-cat. Is injured in the opening battle of the book.
• Runningwind: Swift tabby tom.
• Willowpelt: Very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyes.
• Frostfur: Beautiful white coat and blue eyes, ThunderClan queen.
• Brindleface: Pretty tabby queen.
• Goldenflower: She-cat with a pale ginger coat. ThunderClan queen.
• Speckletail: Pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queen.
• Patchpelt: Small black and white tom. An elder.
• Dappletail: A once pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat.
• Blackfoot: Large white tom with huge jet-black paws. ShadowClan deputy.
• Stumpytail: Brown tabby tom of ShadowClan.
• Brownpaw: Stumpytail's apprentice.
• Boulder: Silver tabby tom of ShadowClan.
• Wetpaw: Boulder's apprentice.
• Clawface: Battle-scarred brown tom of ShadowClan.
• Littlepaw: Clawface's apprentice.
• Nightpelt: Black tom of ShadowClan.
• Dawncloud: Small tabby queen of ShadowClan
• Brightflower: Black and white she-cat queen of ShadowClan.
• Ashfur: Thin gray tom of ShadowClan.
• Mistyfoot: A good, courageous warrior for Riverclan.

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• “Fire alone can save our Clan.”

  Spottedleaf and StarClan

• “You cannot live with a paw in each world”

  Lionheart

• “Surprise is the warriors greatest weapon.”

  Lionheart

• “Perhaps a truly loyal cat would have fought at the side of the Clan that raised her.”

  Yellowfang

• “I know he is ambitious, but his ambition makes him one of the bravest cats I have ever had the honor to fight alongside.”

  Bluestar

• “Once a kittypet, always a kittypet.”

  Longtail

• “I think I’ll have to settle for hunting stupid mice. They won’t stand a chance. I shall just wander up to them and sit on them till they surrender.”

  Graypaw

• “Do you back down from a challenge?”

  Lionheart

• “What's your problem, kitty? Are you trying to talk me to death?”

  Yellowfang

• “Now Darkstripe," Graypaw hissed to Firepaw under his breath, "is neither young, nor pretty. . . .”

  Graypaw

• “Fire! But fire is feared by all clans!”

  Bluestar

• “"I'm tigerclaw I like to call fireheart kittypet and I'm mousedung!"”

  Tigerclaw

• “"I'm tigerclaw I like to call fireheart kittypet and I'm mousedung!"”

  Tigerclaw

• “I'm tigerclaw I like to call fireheart kittypet and I'm mousedung!”

  Tigerclaw

• “Yuck! Squirrels are too furry. I'll be picking hairs from my teeth all evening.”

  Firepaw

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• The forest had disappeared. He was inside a hot and airless kitchen, curled in his bed. Moonlight filtered through the window, casting shadows on the smooth, hard floor. The noise had been the rattle of hard, dried pellets of food as they were tipped into his dish. Rusty had been dreaming.

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• Rusty’s head reeled. Bluestar seemed to be offering him the life he had lived so many times, and so tantalizingly, in his dreams, but could he live like that for real?

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• “Tonight, in fact. The Gatherings are very important because they allow the Clans to come together in peace for one night.

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• they would greet him with gentle words and caresses and welcome him onto their bed, where he would curl, purring, warm in the crook of a bent knee.

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• A massive dark brown tabby staggered through the gorse tunnel. Between his sharp teeth the warrior held not prey, but the lifeless body of another cat. He dragged the tattered creature into the center of the clearing.

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• but I managed to take Oakheart’s life while he was still gloating over his victory.”

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• “Well, I’m more lopsided than a one-legged badger,” mewed Graypaw, breaking off from his careful stalking to stagger comically across the clearing. “I think I’ll have to settle for hunting stupid mice. They won’t stand a chance. I shall just wander up to them and sit on them till they surrender.”

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• Rusty could feel spiked teeth pricking at his neck. He writhed and squirmed from whisker to tail, but he

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• The cats had obviously smelled Rusty’s foreign scent, for heads began to turn and stare curiously in his direction. Suddenly shy of meeting any cat’s gaze directly,

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Highstones: A place claimed by no clan, but is neutral territory. In a tunnel leading down into the ground below HighStones is the Moonstone.
• Fourtrees: A place claimed by no clan, but is neutral territory. The four clans gather here every full moon to share news, and there is never any fighting on this night.
• RiverClan Camp: An island in the middle of the river, home to RiverClan.
• ThunderClan Camp: Home to ThunderClan. The entrance is protected by brambles.
• Sandy Hollow: A sandy clearing where ThunderClan apprentices can battle-train without harming themselves.
• Sunningrocks: A place currently in ThunderClan territory, behind the river. Years and years ago, it was on RiverClan's side of the river, but a flood changed the course of the river, and ThunderClan claimed it as theirs. Since then, there have been many territorial disputes over the rocks.
• ShadowClan camp: Home to ShadowClan and has swampy marshes
• WindClan camp: WindClan's camp is different than all the others. They love the open, so many warriors sleep outside at night. But there are tunnels on the moor that lead underground, where queens, kits, and elders stay.
• Tall Pines: A pine forest near the twoleg place, where twolegs cut trees for unknown reasons.
• Twolegplace: The place on the border of ThunderClan territory where the Twoleg nests are located.
• Carrion Place: A place on ShadowClan territory where many rats live. In harsh times, ShadowClan will hunt here for food, at the risk of illness.
• Highrock: A large rock next to the leader's den in ThunderClan, where the leader, medicine cat, or deputy will make announcments to the entire clan.
• Great Rock: A large boulder at Four Trees. During gatherings, the four leaders climb high atop the rock, while their deputies sit in the shadows of the rock.
• Thunderpath: A twoleg road. Many get killed on this Road.

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• Thunderclan: ThunderClan lives in the forests between ShadowClan and RiverClan territory. They are one of the more peaceful clans, but they will fight and speak out for what is right no matter what. They hunt mice, voles, and other forest animals. Their current leader is Bluestar, her deputy is Redtail. The clan medicine cat is Spottedleaf.
• Riverclan: RiverClan lives in the territory between ThunderClan and WindClan. They are known for their slight arrogance and their skills of swimming. Their diet consists of mainly fish, but also a few other creatures. The many fish they eat makes their fur somewhat water-repelant, helping them swim. Their current leader is Crookedstar, and his deputy is Oakheart. The clan medicine cat is Mudfur.
• Shadowclan: ShadowClan lives in the pine forest and marsh land between WindClan and ThunderClan. They are known for their hunger for battle. It is said in other Clan's nursery tales that the cold winds that blow across their territory chills their hearts, making them suspicious and cunning. They eat frogs and lizards in the marshes, and squirrels in the pines. Their current leader is Brokenstar, and his deputy is Blackfoot. The clan medicine cat is Runningnose.
• Windclan: WindClan lives on the open moors between ShadowClan and RiverClan territory. They are a nervous, skittish clan, but fierce in battle. They eat mainly rabbits, and the occasional other animal on the moor. Their current leader is Tallstar, and his deputy is Deafoot. The clan medicine cat is Barkface. Does not formally appear in this book.
• Starclan: The four clans believe in StarClan, which is the afterlife for the Clan cats. The cats of the clans who die go up to StarClan to watch over their clan forever. In StarClan, there are no boundaries, and warriors from one clan hunt with warriors from another. The only cats denied entry to StarClan are those who commit terrible crimes. Because of this, a majority of warriors end up here.

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• Kittypet: A cat who is owned by humans. (A House cat). They're considered weak and pathetic, and are generally shunned by the wildcats.
• Moon: A month
• Twoleg: A human, called housefolk by kittypets.
• Thunderpath: The road that runs through the middle of where the clans are located.
• Monster: A vehicle.
• Leaf-bare: Winter
• New-leaf: Spring
• Green-leaf: Summer
• Leaf-fall: Autumn
• Loner: Cat who is not part of clan nor owned by twolegs.
• Rogue: A cat that makes trouble with the Clans. (ie: If a cat were to constantly trespass and steal prey, that would make him a rogue.)
• Kit: A new-born cat, or a kitten
• Cutter: The vet.
• ThunderClan: Hunts mice, squirrels, and voles in the forest.
• RiverClan: By the river, these cats hunt fish.
• ShadowClan: Very fierce, big cats. Hunt frogs and lizards.
• WindClan: Hunt rabbits on the moorland. A clan of small swift cats with sharp tongues.
• StarClan: All cats deemed to have lived an honorable life go here after their deaths.
• Silverpelt: The night sky. Each star is said to be the spirit of a warrior ancestor.
• Mouse-Brain: insult, similar to stupid
• Queen: A cat that is either pregnant or has given birth to kittens already.
• Elder: Either a retired warrior cat or an elderly queen.
• Warrior: A cat who is ment to fight, hunt,defend, and help grow their clan. They are the breadwinners of a clan.
• Twolegplace: A neighborhood, town, or city.
• Foxdung: Insult, worse than Mouse-brain.
• Mousefodder: Insult worse than mousebrain. Very very stupid.
• Mouthermouth: Cave entrance to the moonstone.
• Moonstone.: A stone deep underground that shines in the moonlight through a opening in the ceiling. Where clan leaders receive there nine lives and communicate with Starclan.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Fire and Ice.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Erin Hunter (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PZ7.H916625
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Some violence

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• Books › Children's Books › Animals › Cats › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Series › Science Fiction › Warriors
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12

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• Library of Congress Online Card Catalog: The Library of Congress Online Card Catalog provides a slew of information on all books.
• Warrior Cats

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