Guardians of Ga”Hoole: The Capture
By Kathryn Lasky
copyright 2008 by Scholastic Inc
If you have a middle grader and haven’t already read the Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Capture, the first book in the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, and now a major motion picture, then now is the time to start.
Join the adventures of Soren, Gylfie,Twilight , and Digger as they set out to fight a great evil in their home kingdoms and find the legendary Guardians of Ga’ Hoole who they believe are the only owls able to help them. Yes, I said owls, for those of you not in the know Soren, Gylfie, Twilight and Digger are all different breeds of owls from different places brought together by a need to fight the evil that has sprung up among the kingdoms of the owls threatening the existence of all of them.
What follows is the description of the story from the back cover of the book:
“Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the barn owls dwell. But evil lurks in the owl world, evil that threatens to shatter Tyto’s peace and change the course of Soren’s life forever.
Soren is captured and taken to a dark and forbidding canyon. It’s called an orphanage, but Soren believes it’s something far worse. He and his friend Gylfie know that the only way out is up. To escape, they will need to do something they have never done before – fly.
And so begins a magical journey. Along the way, Soren and Gylfie meet Twilight and Digger. The four owls band together to seek the truth and protect the owl world from unimaginable danger.”
Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Capture deserves a place on every family’s book shelf. It will be a classic you can enjoy with your children and grandchildren again and again, and, as the first book in the series it leaves you plenty of exciting adventure to look forward to.
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