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Ratha's Challenge (The Named #4)
by
Clare Bell (Goodreads Author)
The Named believe that they are the only cats who can think and speak, so they are shocked and intrigued to discover a mammoth-hunting tribe of cats who also speak. The other tribe, united in a kind of group mind, is so different that understanding them appears impossible, and conflict threatens. Should Ratha increase her efforts to talk to these strange cats, or should sh...more
Paperback, 252 pages
Published
July 25th 2011
by Imaginator Press
(first published 1994)
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Magical. A literate story perfect for older-readers. A novel I just couldn't put down. It all starts with Thakurr; he leads a herding party to add Face-tails (mammoth-like beasts) to the Named's herds. It all goes wrong, however, when True-of-voice and his clan of wild cats interfere and claim the Face-tails as their own. Meanwhile, Ratha is trying to reconcile with her daughter she almost killed: Thistle-chaser. When Ratha hears the news about a clan just like them, she's excited - only for tha...more
I read Clan Ground - the second book in this series - many times as a young adult and loved it. I've never actually seen any of the other books in the series until I happened upon this one (book four) at the library book sale.
I didn't really get into this book; maybe I lost something by not reading book 3 first? I didn't know the history between Ratha and Thistle and so their conflict was difficult to understand.
As for the plot with the telepathic clan, I was not particularly impressed. I didn't...more
I didn't really get into this book; maybe I lost something by not reading book 3 first? I didn't know the history between Ratha and Thistle and so their conflict was difficult to understand.
As for the plot with the telepathic clan, I was not particularly impressed. I didn't...more
John Jones
3/26/13
2nd block English
Ratha’s Challenge by Clare Bell
Ratha’s Challenge by Clare Bell tells a unreal story that most teens will enjoy. It focuses on two different clans the Named and the face tails. They have what you might call a dramatic and thrilling relationship with their land. Some people would call the book a “fantasy novel”, “but I would call it as an “epic novel”.
While Ratha struggles to reunite with Thistle-chaser, on the other hand, the Named are stuck in a problem they a...more
3/26/13
2nd block English
Ratha’s Challenge by Clare Bell
Ratha’s Challenge by Clare Bell tells a unreal story that most teens will enjoy. It focuses on two different clans the Named and the face tails. They have what you might call a dramatic and thrilling relationship with their land. Some people would call the book a “fantasy novel”, “but I would call it as an “epic novel”.
While Ratha struggles to reunite with Thistle-chaser, on the other hand, the Named are stuck in a problem they a...more
CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really liked this book. I didn’t like the Hunter’s at first. I understood the thing with the “song”, but I just wouldn’t like to be kept like that. Not being able to do things on my own. I was surprised that Ratha decided to help save True-of-voice after they killed all the elephants. What a waste. It was a good decision though because both clans came together as friends. Thistle got a treeling and a mate! Quiet hunter is just like her. They are perfect for eac...more
I really liked this book. I didn’t like the Hunter’s at first. I understood the thing with the “song”, but I just wouldn’t like to be kept like that. Not being able to do things on my own. I was surprised that Ratha decided to help save True-of-voice after they killed all the elephants. What a waste. It was a good decision though because both clans came together as friends. Thistle got a treeling and a mate! Quiet hunter is just like her. They are perfect for eac...more
I had originally read this series back in the 80's and was thrilled to see that two new books were written. In this installment Ratha and her daughter Thistle-Chaser mend their relationship after encounters with a different group of wildcats. Ratha was one of my favorite literary characters as a child and I love that her saga continues!
I remember picking this up back when there were no "young adult" sections in the library, only a sad little cove for "JH" books to be shelved away from the "Juvie" books.
Really Good and intense
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