Starlight (novel) facts for kids
First edition cover
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| Author | Erin Hunter |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Warriors: The New Prophecy |
| Genre | Children's literature Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperTrophy |
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Publication date
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4 April 2006 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-082762-5 |
| OCLC | 86112121 |
| Preceded by | Dawn |
| Followed by | Twilight |
Starlight is an exciting fantasy novel for young readers. It's the fourth book in the very popular Warriors: The New Prophecy series by Erin Hunter. The book first came out on April 4, 2006, as a hardback. A paperback version was released on March 27, 2007.
Contents
Plot Summary: Finding a New Home
This story follows four groups of warrior cats called Clans. These are ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan, and WindClan. Their old home was destroyed by humans. Now, they have found a large lake that will be their new home.
The Clans set up a temporary camp by the lake. They plan to explore the area the next day. They need to find new territories for each Clan. They also need a special place for their monthly meetings. These meetings are held under a truce, meaning no fighting.
During one meeting, Firestar, the leader of ThunderClan, makes an important announcement. He promotes his daughter, Squirrelpaw, from an apprentice to a warrior. Her new warrior name is Squirrelflight.
Exploring the New Land
The next day, the leaders choose a special group of cats to explore. These cats are Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt. They were the ones who traveled to the sun-drown-place in the first book. Mistyfoot from RiverClan also joins them. Their mission is to find good camp locations for each Clan around the lake.
First, they find a spot that is perfect for RiverClan. It has lots of water, which is great for fishing. Next, they discover a forest with many pine trees. This seems like a good fit for ShadowClan.
Squirrelflight is eager to find a camp for ThunderClan. She runs ahead and falls into a large, round stone hollow. She quickly realizes this hidden spot is perfect for a safe and sheltered ThunderClan camp. Later, the group crosses an open grassland. Crowfeather thinks this wide-open space is ideal for WindClan, who love to chase rabbits.
The five explorers return and share their discoveries with all the Clans. Everyone agrees the new spots are good. The Clans decide to move into their new camps the very next day.
New Leaders and Old Dreams
After the Clans settle into their new homes, a problem arises. Barkface, the WindClan medicine cat, tells Firestar that Tallstar, the leader of WindClan, is dying. Tallstar asks Firestar, Brambleclaw, and Onewhisker of WindClan to come to him.
Tallstar tells them he does not want Mudclaw, his current deputy, to become the next leader. Instead, he wishes for Onewhisker to lead WindClan. Tallstar dies shortly after saying this. The next morning, Firestar and Onewhisker announce Tallstar's last wish to the other Clans. Mudclaw is very angry about this. Onewhisker then chooses Ashfoot as his new deputy. However, Onewhisker has not yet received his nine lives and leader name from StarClan, the cats' ancestors. The medicine cats worry about how Onewhisker will get his leader ceremony. They need a new Moonstone, a sacred stone from their old territory, to talk with StarClan.
During gatherings, Brambleclaw starts spending more time with his half-brother, Hawkfrost. Squirrelflight doesn't like this. Brambleclaw has a dream where he sees his father, Tigerstar, who was a very bad cat, and Hawkfrost. Tigerstar praises them and says he has big plans for them. Meanwhile, WindClan is having trouble. They are split into two groups: those who support Mudclaw and those who support Onewhisker.
A New Sacred Place
One night, Spottedleaf, a former ThunderClan medicine cat who has passed away, appears to Leafpaw. Leafpaw is a ThunderClan medicine cat apprentice. Spottedleaf tells Leafpaw to follow her. Leafpaw's friend Sorreltail goes with her. They travel deep into ThunderClan's territory, near the WindClan border.
Spottedleaf leads Leafpaw to a special pool of water. This pool reflects the stars and moonlight. Leafpaw sees all the cats of StarClan in the water. She realizes this could be the new place to talk with their ancestors. Bluestar, a former ThunderClan leader, tells Leafpaw that this place is called the Moonpool. It is where medicine cats will come to share messages with StarClan.
Leafpaw rushes back to tell Cinderpelt, ThunderClan's main medicine cat. They then tell all the other medicine cats about the Moonpool. Later, during the half-moon, Leafpaw receives her full medicine cat name: Leafpool.
Battle and Resolution
The next day, Mistyfoot rushes into ThunderClan camp. She says that Mudclaw and Hawkfrost have been meeting secretly at night. She also reports that Hawkfrost and a group of cats left at dawn and haven't returned. Mistyfoot suspects they have gone to attack Onewhisker's followers in WindClan.
Firestar quickly gathers a patrol to go and help. A battle soon begins on WindClan territory. Leafpool is left behind in the ThunderClan camp with a few other warriors. Two ShadowClan warriors invade the camp and almost hurt Leafpool. But Crowfeather arrives just in time and saves her. Crowfeather tells Leafpool he cares for her, and she realizes she feels the same way.
During the big battle, Brambleclaw fights Mudclaw. Mudclaw is stronger than Brambleclaw, but Hawkfrost helps Brambleclaw. Mudclaw shouts that he and Hawkfrost had a plan: Mudclaw would become leader, and Hawkfrost would be his deputy, even though Hawkfrost is from RiverClan. Hawkfrost denies this. Suddenly, lightning strikes a tree, causing it to fall and crush Mudclaw. The fallen tree also creates a bridge to an island in the lake. This island becomes the new Gathering place for all the Clans.
