Outcast

Outcast is the third book in the Power of Three arc. Breezepaw is the cat featured on the reprinted cover.Revealed on It features Jaypaw, Lionpaw, and Hollypaw as the main protagonists. Stripes, his cats, and the Tribe are featured in the prologue.
==Dedication==
:To Jessica
:Special thanks to Cherith Baldry
==Blurb==
:There will be three, kin of your kin... who hold the power of the stars in their paws.
:A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar's grandchildren, but only one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by the power it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lie buried in the distant past – with the ancient cats who once walked these woods and now prowl through his dreams.
:His search for answers leads him toward the mountains – the home of the Tribe of Rushing Water. Lionpaw and Hollypaw feel drawn to the mountains too, for different reasons.
:But the mountains hide secrets as well as answers, and if the three cats find a way to get there, they may discover more than they ever expected.
==Praise==
:"A suspenseful adventure story that urges readers onward."
:::::::::::-ALA Booklist
:"Action-packed. Certain to please any young reader who has ever wondered what dreams of grandeur haunt the family cat."
:::::::::::-Publishers Weekly
==Detailed plot description==
:Intruders invade the Tribe of Rushing Water. Crag sends Sheer to tell the Tribe that the cats are invading. The invaders and the Tribe get into a heated debate about the prey, and it turns into an attack. The prologue ends with the Tribe of Endless Hunting watching helplessly over the Tribe.
:Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw resume their lives as normal after rescuing three WindClan kits, Sedgekit, Thistlekit, and Swallowkit from the tunnels. They were helped by Breezepaw and Heatherpaw, and each of them promised not to mention the events that happened in the tunnels.
:Jaypaw and his mentor Leafpool, are at the lake on ThunderClan's territory, looking for mallow. Leafpool mentions just because they are not on the brink of battle, does not mean they do not need the herb. Jaypaw is distracted, however, by the stick that connects him to Rock. Leafpool catches him with the stick and scolds him while also being mildly curious. On their way back to camp, Leafpool and Jaypaw run into Hazelpaw during her warrior assessment. She makes a big deal about the vole she caught, and Dustpelt finds her talking to Jaypaw instead of hunting, who tells her to get back to hunting. They also run into Berrypaw during his warrior assessment. He becomes angry as Jaypaw's clumsy walking ends up scaring the blackbird he had been stalking. The two have a small argument but Leafpool walks back to the clearing with Jaypaw and Brambleclaw redirects his apprentice's thoughts back to hunting.
:Later that day, Berrypaw is boasting about his catch and motions with his head, a scathing comment about how Jaypaw made him miss a blackbird. Berrypaw, Hazelpaw, and Mousepaw then become warriors, named Berrynose, Hazeltail, and Mousewhisker. Brambleclaw says that they should only give warrior names to apprentices who can keep their mouths shut. Only a day or two later, Icekit and Foxkit become apprentices and their mentors are Whitewing and Squirrelflight, respectively.
:Soon, ThunderClan gets visitors from the Tribe. This shocks Stormfur and Brook at first, because Talon and Night are asking them to come back. They also bring news that Jag is dead, which startles Squirrelflight. Stormfur is outraged at this request, and tells the story of how he and Brook became outcasts after prompted by Firestar. It is later revealed that Stoneteller had nothing to do with Talon and Night's arrival, and that they came of their own accord, asking the ThunderClan cats for help against rogues that were stealing prey and land from them. Hollypaw, Lionpaw, and Jaypaw each find the aspect of traveling to the mountains intriguing and they finally get their chance, when Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight take them along to the mountains, along with Tawnypelt and Crowfeather, so they could also help out. Brambleclaw says that he wants all the cats that went on the first trip to the Sun-drown-place, save for Feathertail. Breezepaw also accompanies his father, Crowfeather, much to his and his father's disdain.
:On their way to the mountains, they meet Purdy, an elderly old cat who helped the Clan cats on their journey to the sun-drown-place. Breezepaw has a very foul attitude towards Purdy, because he is a kittypet and an elder. He guides them through the Twolegplace, and saves Breezepaw, Lionpaw, and Hollypaw from three dogs in a barn he previously warned them about. When they are at the end of the Twolegplace, Purdy says good-bye and leaves them.
:Once there, the Clan cats are confronted by Stoneteller, who is not quite happy they came. After some persuasion, and time, Stoneteller allows the Clan cats to stay and help them deal with the intruders. They start training every Tribe cat how to fight like Clan cats, adapting some of the Tribe's hunting moves into battle moves. The Tribe cats continue not to be fond of the idea of "boundaries", constantly stating that they did not like to change ancient traditions, but go along with the training regardless.
:After the boundaries are set, the Tribe cats challenge the intruders once more. The rogues ignore the boundaries, and there are several small skirmishes about the boundaries. Stoneteller decides to conduct a vote on whether to leave the mountains or to fight the rogues. Most of the cats choose to fight the rogues, leaving them to start preparing for the battle. Stoneteller snarls that this battle will be the end of the Tribe.
:Jaypaw once again tries to find out about the mysterious prophecy: "There will be three, kin of your kin, who hold the powers of the stars in their paws." He talks to the Tribe of Endless Hunting, but he is unable to find out anything new, much to his dismay.
:In the end, the Tribe drives out the invaders, mostly thanks to Lionpaw with his fierce and impressive battle skills, who comes back from the battle covered in the rogues' blood. Hollypaw thinks it was his blood, and rushes to tell Jaypaw right away. When Jaypaw finishes examining Lionpaw, Hollypaw boasts to Jaypaw how brave Lionpaw was during the battle.
:Jaypaw decides to tell Hollypaw and Lionpaw about the prophecy, knowing that it was time. He tells them to listen, because there is something he needs to tell them.
:*Teaching Guide, March 2008 
==Trivia==
===Author statements===
*Cherith Baldry has said the title of Outcast is a reference to Stormfur and Brook and how they are outcasts from The Tribe of Rushing Water.
===Interesting facts===
*The back cover of Outcast can be seen in the Law and Order SVU episode, Surrendering Noah, on Olivia Benson's bookshelf at 39:24.Revealed on gyazo.com
===Mistakes===
:A compiled list of the errors present in Outcast can be found here.
==Publication history==
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins (hardcover), 22 April 2008
*Отверженные (RU), OLMA Media Group (hardcover), 31 January 2009, translated by Veronica MaximovaRevealed on ru.wikipedia
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins (paperback), 24 March 2009
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins (e-book), 13 October 2009
*驅逐之戰 (TW), Morning Star Publishing Co., Ltd (paperback), 27 November 2009, translated by Takako plum (高子梅)Revealed on kingstone.com.tw
*Exil (FR), Pocket Jeunesse (paperback), October 2012Revealed on chronobook.fr
*追放 (JA), Komine Shoten (paperback), 20 October 2012, translated by Takabayashi UchinagaRevealed on komineshoten.co.jp
*Verbannt (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (hardcover), 4 February 2013, translated by Anja Hansen-SchmidtRevealed on beltz.de
*Verbannt (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (audio CD), 4 February 2013, translated by Anja Hansen-Schmidt and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on a brochure from Beltz
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins (paperback; reprint), 30 June 2015
*Karkotus (FI), Art House (hardcover), 30 Sebtember 2015, translated by Nana SironenRevealed on risingshadow.fi
*Verbannen (NL), Fanttom (hardcover), 29 March 2016, translated by Pauline AkkerhuisRevealed on hebban.nl
*Utstøtt (NO), Juritzen jr. (paperback), 13 June 2016, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on juritzen.no
*Utstøtt (NO), Juritzen jr. (e-book), 15 June 2016, translated by Tora Larsen MorsetRevealed on ebok.no
*Verbannt (DE), Julius Beltz GmbH & Co. KG (audiobook), 21 February 2017, translated by Anja Hansen-Schmidt and narrated by Marlen DiekhoffRevealed on beltz.de 
*Verbannt (DE), Gulliver von Beltz & Gelberg (paperback; reprint), 4 October 2017, translated by Friederike LevinRevealed on beltz.de
*Exilio (ES), Salamandra (paperback), 31 July 2019Revealed on salamandra.infoRevealed on amazon.com
*Exilio (ES), Salamandra (e-book), 11 April 2019Revealed on amazon.com
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins (audiobook), 3 December 2019
*Outcast (EN), HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing (audio cd), 3 December 2019
*Wyrzutek (PL), Nowa Baśń (paperback), 25 June 2020, translated by Katarzyna KrawczykRevealed on empik.com
*추방 (KO), Garamchild (paperback), 30 November 2020, translated by Seo NayeonRevealed on blog.naver.com
*추방 (KO), Garamchild (e-book), 15 December 2020, translated by Seo NayeonRevealed on blog.naver.com
*Вигнанці (UA), ACCA (hardcover), 25 June 2021Revealed on ACCA's Facebook
*Verbannen (NL), Storyside (audiobook), 14 June 2022, translated by Huberte Vriesendorp and narrated by Kim-Lian van der MeijRevealed on storytel.com
*驅逐之戰 (TW), Morning Star (paperback; reprint), 31 December 2023Revealed on reading.udn.com
*Izraidītais (LV), Zvaigzne ABC (hardcover, e-book), 4 April 2024, translated by Daina OzoliņaRevealed on books.apple.com
*Vyhnanci (CZ), ALBATROS (paperback, e-book), 20 May 2024, translated by Beata KrenželokováRevealed on albatrosmedia.cz
==Gallery==
===US covers===
PO3-3.jpg|English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
PO3-3-FC.jpg|English Language EditionTextless Cover
PO3-3-FLF.jpg|English Language EditionFront Flap
PO3-3-FLB.jpg|English Language EditionBack Flap
PO3-3-2.jpg|Alternate English Language EditionReleased in North America & United Kingdom
PO3-3-4.jpg|English Language Paperback EditionReleased in North America 
PO3-3-RR.jpg|English Reprint Language EditionReleased in North America
PO3-3-FC-RR.jpg|English Reprinted Language EditionTextless Cover
PO3-3-A.jpg|English AudiobookReleased in North America
===Foreign covers===
PO3-3-ZH-TW.jpg|Traditional Chinese Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
PO3-3-ZH-TW-FC.png|Traditional Chinese Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-3-ZH-TW-RR.jpg|Traditional Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in Taiwan
PO3-3-CN.jpg|Simplified Chinese Language EditionReleased in China
PO3-3-CN-RR.jpg|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionReleased in China
PO3-3-CN-RR-FC.png|Simplified Chinese Reprint Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-3-CZ.jpg|Czech Language EditionReleased in the Czech Republic
PO3-3-NL.jpg|Dutch Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-3-NL2.jpg|Dutch Reprint Language EditionReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-3-NL-A.jpg|Dutch AudiobookReleased in Belgium & Netherlands
PO3-3-FI.jpg|Finnish Language EditionReleased in Finland
PO3-3-FI2.jpg|Finnish Reprint Language EditionReleased in Finland
PO3-3-FI-A.jpg|Finnish AudiobookReleased in Finland
PO3-3-FR.jpg|French Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-3-FR4.jpg|Alternate French Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-3-FR2.png|French E-book Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-3-FR3.png|French Reprint Language EditionReleased in France
PO3-3-DE.jpg|German Language EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-3-DE2.jpg|German Language Paperback EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-3-DE3.jpg|German Language Paperback Reprint EditionReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-3-DE-FC.jpg|German Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-3-DE-A.jpg|German AudiobookReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-3-DE-CD.jpg|German Audio CDReleased in Germany and Austria
PO3-3-JA.jpg|Japanese Language EditionReleased in Japan
PO3-3-LV.jpg|Latvian Language EditionReleased in Latvia
PO3-3-KO.jpeg|Korean Language EditionReleased in South Korea
PO3-3-KO-FLF.jpg|Korean Language EditionFront flap
PO3-3-NO.jpg|Norwegian Language EditionReleased in Norway
PO3-3-PL.jpg|Polish Language EditionReleased in Poland
PO3-3-PL-FC.png|Polish Language EditionTextless cover
PO3-3-RO.jpg|Romanian Language EditionReleased in Romania
PO3-3-RU.jpg|Russian Language EditionReleased in Russia
PO3-3-RU-GO.jpg|Russian Language Golden EditionReleased in Russia
PO3-3-ES.jpg|Spanish Language EditionReleased in Spain
PO3-3-SE.png|Swedish Language EditionReleased in Sweden
PO3-3-SE-A.jpg|Swedish AudiobookReleased in Sweden
PO3-3-UA.jpg|Ukrainian Language EditionReleased in Ukraine
PO3-3-UA-2.jpg|Alternate Ukrainian Language EditionReleased in Ukraine
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
de:Verbanntes:Exiliofi:Karkotusfr:Exilit:Emarginatonl:Verbannenpl:Wyrzutekro:Exilulru:Отверженныеsv:Klanlösuk:Вигнанціzh:驱逐之战ko:추방
Category:Power of Three arc
Category:Outcast
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