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This is the first book in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky.
Our oldest decided to read this series after reading several of the books in the associated Wolves of the Beyond series. I didn't realize that there are fifteen books in this series until I started to post my review here. I suppose we'll have some reading to do for quite some time.
This is a dramatic tale of a distopian, brain-washed society run by evil owls and a few owls who band together to try to find a way to end t ...more
Our oldest decided to read this series after reading several of the books in the associated Wolves of the Beyond series. I didn't realize that there are fifteen books in this series until I started to post my review here. I suppose we'll have some reading to do for quite some time.
This is a dramatic tale of a distopian, brain-washed society run by evil owls and a few owls who band together to try to find a way to end t ...more
When I was in seventh grade I *loved* the Redwall books by Brian Jaques. If they had existed at the time, Guardians of Ga'Hoole and the rest of Lasky's series would have been next on my list. Jaques and Lasky have both created fantasy epics with animals as the main characters, both sets of books have very clear themes of good versus evil, and both are thoroughly enjoyable :-)
Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger are four great characters that we meet, and as I read the last pages of Book One, I al ...more
Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger are four great characters that we meet, and as I read the last pages of Book One, I al ...more
Feb 27, 2011
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Interesting story...common theme of good vs. evil, but with owls. Character development and detail are great.
