false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168644467m/35805.jpg 35805 14 In the first book in the GUARDIANS... series, the reader is introduced to Soren, a barn owl and the centerpiece of the series. When Soren is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he is rescued from certain death on the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school for orphaned owls, St. Aggie's. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he suspects there is more to the school than meets the eye. He and his new friend, the clever and scrappy Gylfie, find out that St. Aggie's is actually a training camp where the school's leader can groom young owls to help achieve her goal--(cont.) 35731 1 6 2003 The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book 1) total:874|5:331|4:289|3:189|2:52|1:14| 874 3491 1064 124 5 1 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 01:29:34 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 01:45:36 -0700 2008
Its about a barn owl called SOREN who gets kidnapped and gets taken to an orphanage.Then he meets a friend called GYLFIE. In their memories they meet a fully mature owl who has pretended to be kidnapped to save ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 21 12:01:47 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 12:05:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 21:20:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 21:47:05 -0700 2009
1. The world building is inconsistent and poorly thought out. If, in this post-human world, stone castles are little more t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:07:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 18:00:32 -0700 2009 sisted that I read next. In fact, he's asked me about it several times. Now, frankly, I've been avoiding the books with animals as the main characte...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 15:58:58 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 16:06:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 07:48:59 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:47:46 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sun Jul 20 18:51:16 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 18:51:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 19:16:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 13:53:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 20:49:21 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 20:49:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 19 16:19:44 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 16:19:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 08 16:33:19 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:43:34 -0700 2009
Soren is a Barn Owl, hatched in the Forest of Tyto, in a world where ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 07:56:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 09:14:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Mar 12 11:06:38 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 11:13:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 11:32:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:16:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 02 07:38:19 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 07:41:05 -0800 2009
I must give Lasky credit for her flowing style and fantastically original idea about magic and owls, but I think in general her stories are way too gory, and the sorcery makes the reader very uncomfortable. I p...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 11:33:17 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:06:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:42:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 11:41:33 -0700 2009 I read this because I had heard that it was being made into an animated film under the series title Guardians of Ga'Ho...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 21:30:24 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 21:32:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 12:11:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:15:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Mar 17 18:29:40 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:33:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=35805