Guardians of Ga'Hoole 10 - The Coming of Hoole

✍ Scribed by Lasky, Kathryn

• Book ID: 108586193
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1 MB
• Series: Guardians of Ga'Hoole 10
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780545283410

✦ Synopsis

The latest soaring installment of Kathryn Lasky's NYT bestselling Ga'Hoole seriesGrank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfiend attempts to lure young Hoole away when he first learns to fly. Grank realizes that the same evil forces that killed Hrath are after Hoole, and know where he is. To keep him safe, Grank brings him to Beyond the Beyond, a strange land of fiery volcanoes in a barren, icy landscape.(more)

Review

Praise for Kathryn Lasky's Guardians of Ga'Hoole series :
''Film fans will flock to libraries in search of Lasky's Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, whether they have read the books previously or are discovering them for the first time.'' -- School Library Journal
''The fantasy's strong believability and fascinating plot make this series a must-read for fantasy-lovers.'' -- _Children's Literature
''Lasky has combined fascinating details of how real owls live with her imaginary civilization.'' --_School Library Journal __

About the Author

KATHRYN LASKY has written many books. Among her works of fiction are The Night Journey , winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and Beyond the Burning Time , an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Her nonfiction has won the Newbery Honor, among other awards. She and her husband (and frequent nonfiction collaborator), photographer Christopher Knight, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.