Kathryn Lasky
Paperback | Pages: 222 pages Rating: 3.9 | 24216 Users | 1502 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Capture |
| ISBN: | 0439405572 (ISBN13: 9780439405577) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1 |
| Characters: | Digger (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Soren (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Marella, Gylfie, Twilight (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), Hortense/Mist, Streak, Zan, Grimble, Mrs. Plithiver, Noctus, Eglantine, Kludd, Skench, Spoorn |
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Mum: How many stars would you give this? LRN: I think a solid five. It was very good; better than the movie even. Mum: So what happens in this book? LRN: Soren is pushed out of his hollow by his brother, Kludd. Mum: Ugh, that's an ugly name. LRN: I know. It's a bad name. No, two ds. Mum: So what else? LRN: Then he's taken off to St Aegolios, academy for orphaned owls. And there are six rooms. One of them is Pelletireum, which is disgusting, actually. Mum: Why is it disgusting? LRN: They have to pick out bones and stuff from the pellets. Owls actually yarp up stuff after they eat it. For instance, a mouse. It's called a pellet. Mum: Gross. LRN: Also, another part: he meets Gylfie while being taken to St Aegolios. He meets Skench, Spoorn, and well, not for spoilers, but he meets another one called Digger. Mum: Who would you recommend this book to? LRN: Probably to my best friend Luke. He loves to read chapter books.Mention Containing Books The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1)
| Title | : | The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1) |
| Author | : | Kathryn Lasky |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 222 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2003 by Scholastic Paperbacks |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Animals. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure |
Rating Containing Books The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1)
Ratings: 3.9 From 24216 Users | 1502 ReviewsArticle Containing Books The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1)
Mum: How many stars would you give this?LRN: I think a solid five. It was very good; better than the movie even. Mum: So what happens in this book? LRN: Soren is pushed out of his hollow by his brother, Kludd.Mum: Ugh, that's an ugly name.LRN: I know. It's a bad name. No, two ds. Mum: So what else?LRN: Then he's taken off to St Aegolios, academy for orphaned owls. And there are six rooms. One of them is Pelletireum, which is disgusting, actually.Mum: Why is it disgusting?LRN: They have to pickSo these series weren't like AMAZING but they were worth reading. They actually made me come to have a love for owls and have a big owl fetish haha. Some may think it's weird with a world of talking owls. *cough* um, you do know people there's other books I may not have read, have read or maybe not ever read that I know of that there's talking animals like Redwall? And there's Narnia? Same with Disney: Little mermaid, Cinderella, lion king, dumbo, Fox and the Hound I could go on. My point is who
I was disappointed that the book didn't really complete the story, but that's the only real fault I found. I had trouble at first with the amount of anthropomorphism in the owl characters, but they were well developed and I was quickly caught up in the story of Soren, a young owl orphaned and then kidnapped. The author made Soren's struggle to keep his identity and escape into an engaging plot that any child who has ever felt helpless and unloved will relate to.The message of facing fears with
Set in a fierce fantasy world where owls gather, battle and take to the sky, The Capture is drenched inimagination and natural wonders.
I know I am a bit old to have just read this, but it is a bestseller series and thus I was curious. While it just appears to introduce characters and concepts, I kept expecting more to happen due to the description of the back of the book (we do not meet all four owls mentioned in the description until the end). The book also seemed very irrational even for its reading level, and even onto silly-sounding terms like "hark" and "glunking moon." Still, the culture of the owls was fun, and maybe the
This is series is one instance when I have no problem being a gushing lolly-daydream. It might also just be the root of my love affair with the avian section in the bloom of my youth. Blood-letting beaks and flesh-lacerating talons. [image error]Yes, it's scandalous. But the honest thing to do.
I blush to admit that I had not head of the Lasky's series until the movie brought it to my attention. My husband and I had just finished one of Kenneth Oppel's "Silverwing" books when we saw the trailer for this adorable and very cool-looking owl movie. So, when I found out it was based on a book, it seemed only natural to transition from reading about bats to owls! ;-)"The Capture" was a real surprise for me. I was expecting something cute and fun and adventuresome. Instead, I got something
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