Into the Wild
by Erin Hunter
★ Top 5 book of 2003 · #2 on Best Books of 2003
A house cat named Rusty joins a Clan of wild cats and faces terrible events and a suspicious warrior named Tigerclaw. A prophecy told to the clan leader Bluestar says fire alone will save the Clan.
Best for: Young readers who like animal adventure series.
Into the Wild is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar.
What Into the Wild is about
Rusty is a flame-coloured housecat who leaves his comfortable life and joins ThunderClan, one of four Clans of wild cats sharing a forest. Renamed Firepaw, he must prove himself to a leader named Bluestar and to warriors such as Longtail, who will not forgive his pampered past. Among the Clan's medicine cat's visions comes a prophecy that fire alone will save the Clan.
Firepaw makes friends in Graypaw and Ravenpaw, and an unlikely one in Yellowfang, a medicine cat exiled from ShadowClan. Meanwhile the ambitious warrior Tigerclaw has his eye on leadership. Told from Firepaw's point of view, the story explores belonging, loyalty and rivalry between Clans.
It is the first book in the Warriors series, written by a team under the name Erin Hunter. It has been published in paperback and e-book formats in twenty different languages.
Into the Wild on the Best Books of 2003
Into the Wild came out in 2003. Of the 52 books first published in 2003 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #2 on our Best Books of 2003 list.
Why it made the list: 1,156 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (100 ratings); 80 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Reader favorite and being read right now.
Nearby on the 2003 list
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, #3
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, #4
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 918 want to read it, 80 are reading it now and 158 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 100 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 55% |
| Reader love | 100 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 92 | 20% |
Questions about Into the Wild
When was Into the Wild published?
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter was first published in 2003.
Was Into the Wild one of the best books of 2003?
Into the Wild is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar. 1,156 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (100 ratings); 80 are reading it right now.
Why is Into the Wild on the Best Books of 2003 list?
1,156 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (100 ratings); 80 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2003
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, #3
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, #4
- A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson, #5
- The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown, #6
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon, #7
See the full Best Books of 2003, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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