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Warriors Read-Alikes

Read-Alikes for Erin Hunter’s Warriors Series
warriorsThe Warriors series by Erin Hunter is quite popular with tweens – mainly those in grades 4-7. Hunter is actually three people – three British authors: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldrey, and Victoria Holmes. They come in several series, and even some graphic novels, all featuring talking cats. Other great “talking animal” books that the PUBYAC Listserv recommends to “Warriors” fans include:

The Cats of Roxville Station by Jean Craighead George

Porter’s Girl by Gene Stratton

The Named (Ratha) by Clare Bell

Little Fur: a Fox called Sorrow by Isobelle Carmody

Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan

The Tygrine Cat by Inbali Iserles

The Deptford Mice Trilogy by Robin Jarvis

Highway Cats by Janet Taylor Lisle

Three Swords for Granada by Walter Dean Myers

The Cat Master by Bonnie Pemberton

Mouse Guard by David Petersen

Firebringer Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce

Nurk by Ursula Vernon

The Legend of Thunderfoot by Bill Wallace

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Poppy series by Avi

Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins

Varjak Paw by Said

Eaglesmount Trilogy by Cherith Baldry

Mistmantle Chronicles by Margaret McAllister

Guardians of Ga’hoole series by Kathryn Lasky

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien

Hermux Tantamoq Adventures by Michael Hoeye

Mistmantle Chronicles by McAllister

Yaxley’s Cat by Robert Westall

Blitzcat by Robert Westall

Christmas Cat by Robert Westall

Moomintroll series by Tove Jansson

Freddy books by Walter R. Brooks

Mousehunter by Alex Milway

I, Freddy (Golden Hamster Saga) by Reiche Dietlof

Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams

Silverwingv series by Kenneth Oppel

Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Redwall series by Brian Jacques

Penny PeckĀ 

Published on Sep 1, 2011
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: anthropomorphic animals, fantasy, talking animals
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