The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book 1)
by Kathryn Lasky
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recommended to Caitlin by:
Mom and dad
recommends it for: Anyone who loves owls or has read the warrior cat books
recommends it for: Anyone who loves owls or has read the warrior cat books
Summary: Soren, a young barn owl, is thrust from his nest by his evil brother, Kludd. Things couldn’t get worse, but they do: he is picked up by another owl and flown to St Aegolius’ Academy for Orphaned Owls. Many owlets are at this strange place, but why? Thus begins a quest to learn how to escape his prison. He meets Gylfie, Twilight and Digger along the way. Together the four owls determine to fight the evil of St Aggies. They must find help at from the guardians of Ga’Hoole at the Gre...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommended to Rachel by:
Cynthia Goysueta
This book is about Soren, a barn owl, who is kidnapped by a group of owls who are trying to take over the owl world. He's taken to St. Aegolius Academy, where all of the owls are "moon-blinked" or brainwashed, and made into their slaves. He and Gylfie, an Elf Owl, work together to escape. Lasky originally intended to write a nonfiction book about owls, but instead wrote this series, so you learn all kinds of things about owls from these books. This is Cynthia's (the girl that I mentor)...more
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Read in December, 2003
recommends it for:
kids & their parents
716890-p1-1198751356 I bought the first three of this series about 4 years ago - not because I have kids the right age (they were then 15 and 21) but because I love owls. I collect ornaments and paintings and calendars and books, but only good quality books so I made sure they were going to be readable.
Now it's 4 years later and I suddenly realised that there must have been more titles added to the series since I bought these three, and so I've gone online and have ordered in 11 titles to brin...more
Now it's 4 years later and I suddenly realised that there must have been more titles added to the series since I bought these three, and so I've gone online and have ordered in 11 titles to brin...more
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Soren, a young barn owl, is thrust from his nest by his evil brother, Kludd. Things couldn’t get worse, but they do: he is picked up by another owl and flown to St Aegolius’ Academy for Orphaned Owls. Many owlets are at this strange place, but why? Thus begans a quest to learn how to escape his prison. He meets Gylfie, Twilight and Digger along the way. Together the four owls determine to fight the evil of St Aggies. They must find help at from the guardians of Ga’Hoole at the Great Ga’...more
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Read in May, 2008
My eldest son is a big fan of this series, so I decided to read this so we could discuss it.
I was suprised and pleased by the first book in this series. The characters were interesting and likable (except for the bad guys, who were very satisfying baddies) and I definately wanted to find out "what happens next." I think there's a lot of good themes in this one, particularly for the young crowd that it's written for - belief in oneself, standing up for what's right, the importan...more
I was suprised and pleased by the first book in this series. The characters were interesting and likable (except for the bad guys, who were very satisfying baddies) and I definately wanted to find out "what happens next." I think there's a lot of good themes in this one, particularly for the young crowd that it's written for - belief in oneself, standing up for what's right, the importan...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
Children / Fantasy book lovers
The first book of a series of 15. I think the 15th has either just come out or will be in the near future. Kathryn Lasky, the author said it was definitely the end. This first book is about a fantasy world of owls, all kinds. This first one is about Soren who is pushed out of his nest by his brother and is kidnapped and taken to an "orphanage" which turns out to be a pretty terrible place where the owls are brainwashed for something more ominous. A lot of owl facts along the way. I ...more
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this is a fun adventure story that starts the beginning of a series of books. They take you on a quest for truth and eventually good versus evil. I used to read this to my class of 4th graders every year and they always loved it. It got them really interested in different species of owls, and animals in the forest. Also, they always wanted more - it was a fun series to get them hooked on. The books get a little more sinister as the series continues, like every classic good vs. evil story go...more
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recommends it for:
the kids.
This is a kids book (probably ages 7-12?). I make sure to read a series before I start buying it for Jake so I know he's really getting it when he reads it. I really like this series. Those of you without kids probably won't be that impressed (it's not Harry Potter or anything) but I would definately recommend it to other kids and parents that I know. It's a good interesting story, with enough excitement to hold a kids interest. Jake loves it.
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Read in January, 2008
recommended to Allison by:
Williamrecommends it for: Kids, Teacher, Parents
I enjoyed this book. I thought kids would like the way it creates a different world and delves into the cultures of various types of owls. It was also quite suspenseful. Unfortunately, I immediately picked up the second book in the series and abandoned it soon after. I got tired of the author reiterating what happened in Book One. I think a year or two in between would be good, but my student was happy to churn right through them...
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Read in January, 2002
This is a great book starting a wonderful series of fictional owls. I love these books, but they are not extremely high level, and it is for that that I (although would definitely say it's worth it to read these)am not sure they are entirely appropriate for those of you (my friends) who have not already started these. However, despite the fact that I gave this a 4/5, they get even better!!!
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Read in October, 2007
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ages 7-12
Ooh, this is good. I decided to try another animal fantasy book, just to make sure since I didn't much care for Redwall. This is the first book in the series, there are 11 total. Great character development with 'real' emotions that I can relate to--well, besides having a gizzard. There is much evidence of the author's extensive field research of owl behavior.
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Read in January, 2008
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ME. AND I DIDN'T REGRET IT!!!!recommends it for: ANYBODY!!!!!!
THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOOK AND IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ!!!!! Is about owls, but I may warn you, its kind of gross at the beginning because they eat crickets and such. but it is a very good book and i am reading the third book now! GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE RULE! (not the best through but its one of my favorites! and I don't have many!)
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Read in June, 2008
I never realized I would learn so much about owls in a fantasy novel. It made the story all that more interesting to me. This book is truly unique and was a joy to read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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Read in January, 2007
I read the whole series, only because the kids at our school (where I am part time librarian) seemed to really love them. Surprisingly, I liked them too!! In fact, I took a couple of them on a trip to Florida for some reading material. They are definately 3-6 grade level, but a fun, easy read for anybody.
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the first book in the ga'hoole series it follows soren a young barn owl named soren who falls out of his nest and is kidnappeded by a group called st. aggie's and meets a small pigmy owl called gylfe soon they realize that they must escape.can they learn to fly in the time that they have?
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recommended to Naomi by:
My friend. (Same one who recommended Blue Lipstick)
recommends it for: Anyone who likes animals and adventures.
recommends it for: Anyone who likes animals and adventures.
I loved the beginning of this book, but then close to the end I started to not like it as much. It's still a great book though, so I love it! I recommend this book to owl-lovers, and to people that like animal adventures.
Oh, and there are some sad parts too.
Oh, and there are some sad parts too.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
middle school students
This was a fun fantasy book that one of my 6th graders loaned me, and the author was very creative with the alternate universe of the owl culture. However, I just couldn't really get into the whole "owl" thing. I don't think I'm going to finish the series.
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This is a great book for kids. Soren is shoved from his nest by his brother and captured by the owls from St. Aggies. The series has a good vs evil theme with Soren pursuing the things that feel right in his gizzard (his soul).
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Read in June, 2007
Although similar to Warriors, I enjoy this series more than the feline version.
The story of Soren and Gylfie escaping St. Aggie's is quite remarkable, and is a fantastic start to a modernized yet medieval story.
The story of Soren and Gylfie escaping St. Aggie's is quite remarkable, and is a fantastic start to a modernized yet medieval story.
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Read in March, 2008
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Maya (from my school in CA)recommends it for: 6-9 year olds
IT sounds like a very spontaneous book, but I'd probably say it's a ways below my reading level. For those of you who are well enough to read some of the other books I've read, I don't recomend it to you.
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