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Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc. (Apple Series)
Pages
192
Description
The golden age which is expected from the Great Ga'Hoole Tree turns gradually worse as the owls' young king hunts for the truth about his ancestry.
Description
Soren and the Band are back. Coryn has retrieved the ember and it seems a golden age is dawning at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. But all that is golden in not necessarily good. Soren, Twilight, Gylfie, and Digger face their biggest challenge yet as the young king, haunted by suspicion that haggish blood flows in his veins, hunts for the truth. His wanderings imperil himself and the good guardians who travel with him.
Meanwhile, back at the tree, the influence of the ember is strong- and strange. The tree changes, as do the guardians left to govern in the young king's absence. Otulissa objects to the strange new ways, and her outspokenness puts her in grave danger. Someone must get word to Soren and the Band. But who?
Meanwhile, back at the tree, the influence of the ember is strong- and strange. The tree changes, as do the guardians left to govern in the young king's absence. Otulissa objects to the strange new ways, and her outspokenness puts her in grave danger. Someone must get word to Soren and the Band. But who?
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
192 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
9780439888066
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Lexile
850L
User reviews
LibraryThing member JStull
The book is from a series of books so it was hard for me to follow since it is in the middle of the series. It somewhat goes with my tree theme since the main focus of the book is about this “golden tree” or great tree. The idea of the story is all that is golden is not necessarily good. The
The book was not my favorite but maybe if I had started reading from the beginning of the series it would have made more sense. I am sure 4th and 5th graders would enjoy this book. It is an easy read chapter book. I think it would be a good book for students to read to themselves but not as a class read aloud.
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characters are owls and some begin to worship the ember. The book has good learning experiences in it.The book was not my favorite but maybe if I had started reading from the beginning of the series it would have made more sense. I am sure 4th and 5th graders would enjoy this book. It is an easy read chapter book. I think it would be a good book for students to read to themselves but not as a class read aloud.
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LibraryThing member The_Hibernator
The Golden Tree is the 12th book of the Guardians of Ga’hoole series, which I have been reading for years (long before the movie covering the first three books came out). In this book, the new king Coryn explores his identity as the possible son of a hagsfiend (an evil owl-witch). He leaves with
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Soren and the Band for a short adventure to distract himself from his woes, but finds more than he’d bargained for. In addition, he’s left the ember back in the Tree under the care of owls with weaker personalities than himself—leading to self-absorbed ember worship (almost akin to a criticism of organized religion?). I can’t say that this book is as good as the first 6 (which could have been a complete series in themselves), but it was cute enough. This series has a 3 book detour in the middle, and this is the first book that picks up where the story left off. Much of the book was spent reminding the reader of things that occurred before the detour, and I think that subtracted from the normal action of these books. Therefore, I only gave it 3/5 stars. However, I am curious how the story will proceed, as the series seems to have started out with themes of Cute Kids against Naughty Bad Guys (book 1), progressed to Valiant Knights against Evil Racists (books 2-8), detoured to Good vs. Evil (books 9-11), and now seems to be entering Inward-Strength vs. Inward Weakness. What next? Show Less
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J4A.Las