Code of Honor
Erin Hunter
- Reading
- As you read, track each protagonist’s separate challenge and note where their aims intersect. Pause after tense developments to discuss what is known, what remains uncertain, and whom the characters trust.
- Themes
- Loyalty and betrayal: Thorn must confront treachery within his troop. Betrayal is a central challenge, but the available plot information does not establish how the book judges Thorn’s response or the betrayer’s motives.
- Leadership and upheaval: The elephant leader Great Mother has been murdered, while Fearless contends with a usurper who conquered his father’s pride. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- A murder, betrayal, a usurper and the prospect of chaos are part of the conflict. These elements may merit a check-in with a reader who finds peril or political struggle unsettling.