The Siege (Guardians of Ga'hoole #4)

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Summary: The Siege by Jake
Review: I chose this book not only because I wanted to try and get closer to finishing the series, but because I knew it was going to be a great book. Just like the other three before it. The author, Kathryn Lasky, has an ability to hook the reader, and give detail to every thing and every character.

The book the Siege is about Soren's brother Kludd, swearing revenge on Soren and the Great tree. While all Kludd's plans were happening Soren and his friends, or the chaws of all chaws have been assigned by Boron and Baran on a mission to St. Aggies. Soren and Glyfie still have bad memories about St. Aggies, and doubts about going. If they go, will they come back alive with St. Aggie info, as well as news about an attack being planned by the pure ones?

Read this book and discover the author's ability to hook, as well as her detail. This book also has real facts about owls, on the back of the book. he author even tells you what species the owls are. This book is just a great book.

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Summary: good
Review: I really like this series. The author gives these owls such great personalities and makes you really care.

In this book, Ezlyryb is back and Kludd is mad. Soren and the "Clan of Clans" must go to the dreaded place of St. Aggies to find out weather St. Aggies and the Pure ones have joined forces. Also, The pure ones plan a major attact on the Great Tree.

Characters are developed more. Otulissa is becoming a lot more llikable, we see Twilight become a little more than war, and of course Soren (the main character) is developed more. My only problem is Eglantine, Soren's sister, is almost non-existant.

Yet another good book in this great series. I cant wait for the next one.

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Summary: The Siege
Review: I've found all four of the books I've read in this series to be such a delight. The author continues to do an amazing job with blending the real life owl behaviors into a fantastical tale. The struggles we watch Soren continually go through with his fellow owls will break your heart and fill it with such joy. In this book we finally get a better look at Kludd, Soren's despicable brother, which was executed perfectly. There's a lot of rage in that one. Sheesh! All of the villains are the kinds of characters we love to hate and only make the heroes all the more endearing.

Stylizing Ezylryb's 3 main speeches after Winston Churchill's radio addresses was truly a nice touch to the story. Oh and I don't want to give anything away, but I will say this, Otulissa's growth in this book is at the same time remarkable and saddening. Actually, I've found all the characters to have such outstanding personalities, making each memorable in their own way. It's definitely a fun book and a fun series to read. I can't wait for book 5 to be released! :)

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Summary: Amazing and Extrordinary
Review: Soren has just retruned from his rescue mission. They are succesfull, but it's not enough for Soren. He now knows who Metal Beak really is inside, his own sibbling, his own brother, Kludd. Kludd is out for revenge and his armies are building, preparing to launch a powerful attack on Ga'Hoole, hoping to over rule the Guardians, and take over the owl kingdoms.

Out for revenge, Kludd stops at nothing to prepare for the worst, and possibly the best, battle against Ga'Hoole. Mean while, in the canyons of St. Aggie's, Soren and the Chaw of Chaws are snooping around the area, looking for a conection between The Pure Ones and St. Aggie's. Soren and his friends must pull together, resist moonblinking, and most of all defeat the Pure Ones or die trying..

I was absoluetly stunned when reading this book. The characters have unique personalities that make them almost real, and the detail is stunning. There are many surprises in this book, and I found myself gasping at some places. The best so far in this wonderful series by Katheryn Lasky.

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Summary: An exciting adventure
Review: The Siege was great. I thought that it was cool because there was a lot happening in the story. Actually, there might have been too much going on, so that it was a little harder to keep up with the story's events than the earlier books. Before you read The Siege, you also must read the first three books in order: The Capture, The Journey, and The Rescue.

The Chaw of chaws is on a mission to spy on St. Aggies to see if they are still mindless with flecks. Mission succesful. Otulissa lies to them about the flecks and finds that they hate the pure ones and are brutal enemies of them. On the way back to the Great Tree, they find that the pures have settled on Cape Glaux and are planning to invade the tree. The Great Tree must be ready for The Great Siege.

I think everybody should give this series a try. When people pick up this book, they think, "who thinks of owls when writing a good teens' book." Well that's why Kathryn Lasky did it. It's something different. She took ordinary owls, added some true facts and turned it into a real life scenario to make an excellent adventure. There's also another book coming in August called The Shattering, book #5 of The Guardians of Ga'Hoole, by Kathryn Lasky. I can't wait to read it!

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Summary: Oooo... exciting
Review: Things are never going to be quite the same for Soren, who faced and defeated his own brother in battle. Soren will forever have the memory of that fight in his mind and heart. What makes things worse is that it is soon clear to the guardians of Ga'Hoole that they have not heard the last from Soren's brother. Kludd is still very much alive and has a large following of "Pure Ones," barn owls who think they are the superior owl species and that the Guardians should be wiped out.

In order to protect the Ga'Hoole tree and all it stands for, Soren and his group of special friends must go to the one place Soren hoped he would never see again --- they have to infiltrate the St. Aegolius Academy for orphaned Owls and find out what is happening there. Are the owls at "St. Aggies" connected to the "Pure Ones" in some way?

Soren and his friends must dig deep into their reservoirs of courage and intelligence to get into St. Aggies, to find out what the leaders there are planning, and to get out again. Soren and his group are not the only ones who find themselves face-to-face with terrifying circumstances, for all the owls who live and work in the Ga'Hoole tree find that they are being threatened and a great battle awaits them all.

Building on the owl world that she created in her other Ga'Hoole books, Kathryn Lasky captivates us with the gripping and terrifying events that fill the lives of these extraordinary owls. Many of them must face new challenges and confront old demons. There is no guarantee that Soren and his friends will all survive the new threats that confront them. Spiced with a sprinkling of mythology, mysticism and wonderful characterizations, THE SIEGE is an excellent continuation of a unique series.

--- Reviewed by Marya Jansen-Gruber, editor of Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review (www.lookingglassreview.com). Marya can be reached via email at [e-mail]