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The Quest Begins: Seekers, Book 1

(2008, Fiction - Animals, Written by Erin Hunter)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Slow start to series about talking bears on quest.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Bears fight with each other, and are shot by humans. A mother bear is killed by orca whales in front of her daughter. Bears hunt and kill prey, and a bear mauls a human.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Quest Begins: Seekers, Book 1

Parents need to know that the world of the bears is a cruel and sometimes bloody one, in which bears fight with each other and are shot by humans. A mother bear is killed by orca whales in front of her daughter, bears hunt and kill prey, and one bear mauls a human.

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  • Families can talk about the bears' lives in the zoo and in the wild. Are the zoo bears better off? Can bears thrive in what's left of the wilderness? What about other animals?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Ryan Choynake
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages

    Erin Hunter Rocks!

    It is a great novel

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  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Toad22222
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Great New Series other the other great Warriors Series by Erin Hunter!

    I loved this book and also the other series, Warriors by Erin Hunter. I think it is a good role model because it makes me understand the world in an animals point of view better.

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  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    bookworm12345511
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 3.0

    not as good as warriors

    these books arent amazing but there not bad the warriors r way better there about cats not bears and theres 21 books i love them

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  4. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    iluvtv01
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    There is definitely some violence in the Seekers series, that might be unpleasant for some children under 10, but it can be a fun thing to read, with all the excitement.

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  5. Parent Reviewer
    CJ2009
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0

    Great Read for Animal Lovers

    As I read this book for the first time, I was unaware that it was part of a series. I was shocked and upset to discover it at the end of the book! The first chapter of the second book that is included in the first was a bit of appeasement, for which I am grateful. I loved it, but as previous readers have said....read it slow, there are a lot of details.

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