title: Warriors: The Rise of Scourge
author:  Erin Hunter 
description: Grade 4&ndash;7&mdash;This adaptation provides a look at the origins of the cat Scourge, the evil leader of the Bloodclan. Tiny is a fearful house kitten who is the runt of the litter. Once he strikes out on his own, though, he renames himself Scourge and vows to take revenge on the wild forest cats who once attacked him. Though drawn and laid out in a manga style, the illustrations are more detailed than typical manga drawings and effectively bring out the cats' personalities and characters. This is not a cuddly animal tale: there are some vicious attacks, one ending in a death.&mdash;<I>Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  ##  A Warrior’s Claiming
  
  
  ##  The Instinct
  
  
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  ##  Marie Harte
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  A WARRIOR’S CLAIMING
  
  
  It’s time to claim her mates…
  
  
  Raia is on the hunt, and she never misses a target. No matter how big
  he–they–might be.
  
  
  Arghet doesn’t know what to make of the new addition to the clan. Skehl is
  huge, an indomitable warrior with a berserker’s power. Once part of a hated
  enemy clan, he’s watched carefully.
  
  
  Somehow Arghet finds himself having to look after the beast. Arghet’s a
  Vyctore warrior. He has more important things to do than care for a troubled
  male. He’s doing his best to track down the strange female who stole his kill
  not long ago. Oddly, she bears the same skin markings as Skehl, a dark tribal
  marker on her left cheek.
  
  
  But when he finally finds her, Arghet learns he’s no longer the hunter, but
  the hunted. And that Skehl is much more than the quiet, subdued warrior he
  once seemed…
  
  
  
  
  
  The Instinct  
  A CIVILIZED MATING
  
  
  ## A BARBARIAN BONDING
  