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After many adventures and frightening experiences, the young owls at last find the island that rests in the Sea of Hoolemere. They also learn that the Ga'Hoole tree is no myth. It exists and is even more remarkable in reality than any tale made it out to be. Soon, Soren and his friends are part of the extraordinary community of owls that live within the tree.

In this beautifully and sensitively written book, Kathryn Lasky has continued to build on the world she created in Book One, where owls are a very elite group of birds, proud and separate from the other animals. In no time, the reader is caught up in a story where both dreadful and wonderful things happen. As Soren struggles to understand his new environment, he slowly begins to learn that there is more to life than just what he sees, hears and touches. Soren's realization about his own abilities is an exceptionally strong and powerful element in THE JOURNEY. There is also the discovery by the owls that live in the Great Ga'Hoole Tree that something truly dreadful is happening to the baby owls in the Southern Kingdoms. We are left hanging, wanting to know what this evil is, and at the same time fearing for the welfare of these owls.

Because the owls possess both strengths and weaknesses, readers will have no problems identifying with, and growing fond of, the characters that Kathryn Lasky has created.

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Great Glaux!   March 20, 2004
This is the second in the series of the Guardian's of Ga'hoole. Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger are searching for the legendary Ga'hoole Tree. Here they might find help as to what can stop St. Aegolius'.

On the way, the run across a wounded owl that tells them about something far worse than the Academy for Orphaned Owls. Will the band find the Tree, and find out what this terror is? Find out by reading the second in this great series!


Guardians of Ga'Hoole, The Journey   March 12, 2004
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The Journey is about a barn owl named Soren, a elf owl named Gylfie, a great gray owl named Twilight, and a burrowing owl named Digger are on there way to the Great ga'Hoole Tree. on the way they kill a bocat, fly in a blizzard, andfly to the Ice Narrows. when he and his friends get there they sepate in to chaws( teams). Soren gets into the weather-interpretation and colliering chaw with Ezylyb as his ryb( teacher). One day three owls leave on a mission and Ezylybthatwas on the mission, never back. One day Digger, Twilight, and a other owl went on a mission to find owlets that fell out of their nest's and foun Soren's little sister Eglantine on the ground saying Tytos. When they got her to the tree Soren was scared for his sister. Later that night Madame Plonk sang with her beautiful voice while the snakes played the harp. Eglantine became herself again and Soren said," I will go find Ezylyb tomrrow.


Jakes wonder Journey reveiw   March 12, 2004
The book I read was the Journey book two of the Guardians of Ga' hoole, which is a great book. That's what makes it an inspiration to get someone hooked on fantasy books and just to read and have fun doing it. There's one more reason why I liked this book. The author, Kathryn Lansky, put in bits and pieces of the first book to give you an idea of who and what the characters are. Along with what they've done and what they haven't done. So, even if you haven't read the first book, you'll love the Journey.

The Journey, is about a band of orphaned owls that are on a journey to the great Ga ' Hoole tree. This band of owls, include, Soren, a Barn owl, Gylfie, a Elf owl, Digger a burowing owl, Gylfie and Digger are both from Kuneer. Twilight, the biggest owl of them all, the Great Gray is from everywhere because he was raised by a handful of different animals. This band of owls' purpose is to try and find their parents and go to the Great Ga' Hoole tree to learn how to help and protect owls of all kinds. The most exciting part of the Journey is when they get there and get separated into speacial chaws or jobs to protect and save other owls. There's also a little surprise family member waiting for Soren.

I would recommend this book to people interested in fantasy and adventure. This book is a book for pretty much everyone because even if you don't care for fantasy, the author will hook you.


"You only wish"   March 2, 2004
I liked this book because it left me wondering what would happen next. I couldn't believe he met his sister when I thought she was dead. It kept me questioning and interested in reading more and more. Sometimes I couldn't put it down. I learned alot about owls. "You only wish" referred to a place even worse than St. Aggies. It made me question why it was worse and want to get the third book to find the answer.