Characterization is merely adequate, but the setting is well realized with enough background to give the owl world depth and history. Aggies and ultimately to escape and help save his owl world from the domination of those running the orphanage. Kept alert by his questioning mind and the steadfast friendship of Gylfie, a likewise kidnapped elf owl, Soren sets out to solve the riddle posed by St. At the Academy, his name is replaced with a number, he is told to ask no questions, and put to work as a picker, pulling apart owl pellets to look for mysterious flecks. Left on the ground to either hide or be eaten, Soren is swept up by an alarmingly large great horned owl and carried off to the St. Review Quotes Voice of Youth Advocates(Decem7-2)Soren, a sweet little barn owl who is not quite ready to fly, is booted out of his nest by his evil older brother, Kludd, while his parents are out hunting. The four owls band together to seek the truth and protect the owl world from unimaginable danger. Along the way, Soren and Gylfie meet Twilight and Digger. To escape, they will need to do something they have never done before - fly.And so begins a magical journey. He and his friend Gylfie know that the only way out is up.

Its called an orphanage, but Soren believes its something far worse.

But evil lurks in the owl world, evil that threatens to shatter Tytos peace and change the course of Sorens life forever.Soren is captured and taken to a dark and forbidding canyon. Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. Book Synopsis A classic hero mythology about the fight between good and evil, Guardians of GaHoole is filled with adventure, suspense, and heart. About the Book In the first book in the Guardians of GaHoole series, readers meet Soren, a barn owl who discovers a great evil in the owl kingdom which he must work to vanquish.

The capture by kathryn lasky