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Guardians of Ga'Hoole #11

To Be a King

kathryn lasky

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The eleventh title in this best-selling series brings Hoole to kingship and the legends to fulfilment signaling a return to the adventures of Coryn, Soren and the Band. In this final book of the Legends trilogy Hoole reclaims the thrown of his father and goes on to wage a war against the forces of chaos, greed and oppression led by the powerful warlord-tyrants. Grank, the first collier, uses his skills with fire and metals to forge weapons for battle. With great trepidation Hoole uses the power of the Ember in the final, decisive battle and wins. At the dawn of a new ear of peace, Hoole searches for the ideal place to establish not a kingdom but an order of free owls and finds the Great Tree. (continued)

206 pages, Paperback

First published October 1,2006
Series
Guardians of Ga/Hoole

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Format
206 pages, Paperback
Published
October 1, 2006 by Scholastic
ISBN
9780439795708
ASIN
0439795702
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kathryn lasky

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Kathryn Lasky is the American author of many critically acclaimed books, including several Dear America books, several Royal Diaries books, 1984 Newbery Honor winning Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.

She was born June 24, 1944, and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Massachusetts.

Book 15, The War of the Ember, is currently the last book in the Ga'Hoole series. The Rise of a Legend is the 16th book but is a prequel to the series. Lasky has also written Guide Book To The Great Tree and Lost Tales Of Ga'Hoole which are companion books.

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Vetmi
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April 25,2025
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Hoole wanted to form an order of owls that would be good. But the evil hagfiends rallied and went after them. So Hoole rose an army of owls to rid the world of the hagfiends evil magic. Then in an epic battle Hoole clashes between the hagfinds in an epic war for the Ember of Hoole. To Be king is about friendship, trust, and perseverance.
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_Olsen
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pretty good finisher to the trilogy of hoole needed a little bit more description and conflict of Hoole though
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lycaryth
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April 25,2025
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Ending the telling of The Legends of Ga'Hoole, the eleventh book is the best of the first eleven and has a thrilling plot! Yay, a five!!!
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TunyVuny
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April 25,2025
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This was a nice conclusion to the section about the lore of the books.
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octoberry
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April 25,2025
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Feels phoned in from beginning to end. The characters are flatter than ever, almost nothing of interest happens, and the narrative is often nonsensical in its lack of description and consistency. There's a reason I can't remember much of anything from when I read this as a kid.
Easily the low point of the series so far.
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