Guardians of GaHoole, Book Five, Kathryn Lasky
Guardians of GaHoole, Book Five, Kathryn Lasky
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Guardians of GaHoole, Book Five
The Shattering

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Narrator: Pamela Garelick

Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

In the midst of war, Sorens sister, Eglantine, unwittingly becomes a spy for Kludd, leader of the Pure Ones, a group of evil owls. She is brainwashed by an owl sent by the Pure Ones to infiltrate the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Her odd behavior eventually attracts attention, and Soren and his friends vow to find out what's wrong with Eglantine. They ultimately learn what happened and help her reverse the effects of the brainwashing. Kludd continues to battle against the Guardians of Ga'Hoole for control of their tree. In the end, Kludd and his forces are defeated, but his conflict with Soren is not yet over.

About Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky is the award winning author of many children's books as well as several adult novels including Night Gardening and the Calista Jacobs mystery series. Her best selling series The Guardians of Ga'Hoole was made into a Warner Brothers movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole directed by Zack Snyder. She is the recipient of a Newbery Honor award and twice winner of the National Jewish Book Award, as well as recognition from Amnesty International for her novel The Extra. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages worldwide. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mr. Graham on February 26, 2011

The Shattering is the cleverly crafted fifth book of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. The title refers to the mind of owls who are subjected to the mind-controlling flecks used as weapons by the pure ones. It is a story that brings to the forefront advanced warfare that is waged not on the body, b......more

Goodreads review by Teri on November 17, 2010

A book can not purely be carried by the characters alone. I feel like a broken record. I LIKE the characters in this series. I feel they are intriging and draw me in. Maybe that is why I am so frustrated about the lack of truley developing the story in logical ways. This book has finally given me a......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 13, 2022

Things are really heating up, in this latest installment we finally follow Eglentine and her growth among the tree. The intricacies of the Pure Ones manipulation continue to come together in a frightening display of brainwashing and manipulation. We get to see Soren's original band grow as more Owls......more

Goodreads review by Mijo on November 18, 2022

what a moody moody day for the owls of ga’hoole. 10 more to go! 66.666666% more owl to enjoy!......more

Goodreads review by Briana on April 28, 2015

The reason one of the stars are missing is because it was a bit slow at the beginning. Eglantine wasn't herself. Primrose felt ditched when Ginger became friends with the owl. But the REAL rating I'd give is a 4.5. It was full of action and strategy. The dreams and the 'mother'. It was all a big mys......more

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