I'm sorry about this 1/2 post, but I had to do it because I haven't been reading as much. I'm somewhere about 3/8ths of the way through this book.
Fireheart, who was taking the ill Bluestar's place at the gathering, was surprised (in the bad way) to see his greatest enemy, Tigerclaw, as leader of ShadowClan. (I should say Tigerstar instead of Tigerclaw now, but I'm just tellin' ya who this guy is.) Just when the the young deputy with the fire-colored fur was about to warn the three other clans about Tigerstar's former presence as a rogue cat. But he seemed rather peaceful. Perhaps, now that he has satisfied his hunger for power, his only goal is probably to make his sickness-flooded clan powerful again. In fact, the ShadowClan medicine cat got an e-mail from StarClan that a new great leader would rise. (Just kidding about the e-mail part.)
Later, back in the ThunderClan camp, cats were detecting dog-scent nearby, and kept seeing dead rabbits. When Bluestar was informed, she said that WindClan killed the poor bunnies (WindClan hunts them more often then the other clans) and ignored the dog part. Later, a blind kit named Snowkit was taken by a hawk. Bluestar said it was a sign that StarClan was at war with ThunderClan, and that was probably the last major event since I left off.
So far my favorite part was where Fireheart discovered that Tigerstar was the leader of Shadowclan. I like how the author explained this. She used a lot of words and sentences that make it easy to picture and understand.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Hi Ian,
ReplyDeleteI decided to do my response on your blog this time. I hope you see this! I think it is interesting that you are noticing the author's craft in your book...In other words, explaining that you like how the author described the change in leadership to Tigerstar. I have heard that Erin Hunter is actually more than one person, all of whom write under the same name. The students in my class a few years ago told me this - like Caleb, Zane's brother. Have you ever heard this or do you know if it is true?
I like the author's craft you are developing in your reader's response blog. You have gotten quite sophisticated in your response to the literature you are reading.
So does Marie Curie have anything to do with your future Science Fair Project? Any ideas yet??
Can't wait to see what you come up with this year!
Denise