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Anyone familiar with the "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" series? What can you tell me about it?
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I asked this question a while ago, and if no one else has read them, one of us is just going to have to buckle down and read them  .
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Hi, MacBeth,
I started to read one the other night, because Lizzy checked it out of the library and I promised her I would preview it. It was the owl on the cover that attracted her, and the synopsis -- a compelling fight between good and evil! 
This isn't really my kind of lit. -- I'm not a big fantasy fan, unless it's Narnia. I was bored, but needed to press on, for the sake of previewing. I read enough to know that I want to read this aloud with Lizzy and discuss it with her, rather than let her read it alone (she's only 8.)
What made me feel that way? The book is advertised for kids in grades 5-8 -- themes are a little advanced. A young owl is kidnapped and taken to a school for orphaned owls named "St. Aggie's." The owls are brainwashed, made to repeat chants about total, unquestioning submission to authority. Hmmmm. I don't want any subtle, negative messages about saints, authority and submission to creep in. With discussion, I think it will be fine.
I skimmed ahead -- the owls are being trained to help an evil owl take over the entire kingdom. I think Lizzy will mainly be interested in the whole fight between good and evil and, on her own, she probably wouldn't even pick up on some of the deeper psychological themes. But, I still think it will be best to read it together.
If you read one, MacBeth, I'll be interested in your take on it, too!
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Thanks for the preview, Karen! I will buzz the library and see if they have any copies. I think I read an Amazon review and it mentioned St. Aggie's as a place of evil, and that put me off immediately. I had the same problem with Eragon, as the Cathedral was a place of evil in the book.
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I just came across this thread, but I did post a response back several months ago when it was first asked. Ds had brought one home from public school back in the 5th grade when he was still there, and I read about 2/3 of the first book to check it out, too. I had pretty much the same observations: 1) that it wasn't that exciting 2)the whole brainwashing stuff at ST. Aggie's annoyed me 3) boring
I didn't forbid it, but ds dropped it without finishing the book. I think he'd started it b/c everyone else was reading them, not b/c of any big interest in it
Karen, who right now is very thankful for the LONG Redwall series, which has kept ds occupied over the past year!
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