i love it

This one is a little slow, definitely a character builder with little compelling action.

Woohoo! I was getting close to giving up on this series until I read this book! It's fabulously written, interesting, and surprisingly concluding considering I'm only halfway through the series.

It was tons of fun to read with new characters and material, yet it was built up to by the previous books. Nyroc, aka Coryn, is interesting, yet simple. The re-fulfillment of legends is a neat idea.

Age/type recommendation: 9+, animal lover, fantasy lover, people who like to learn when reading

School Work Review_

Guardians of Ga’Hoole : The Outcast (Book 8)
Jennifer A Clemente
December 14, 2016
English 10-7

Author's Background
tKathryn Lasky : Born on a prairie and lived in a big house with a big family. She always wrote and got in trouble with teachers but her mother said she just always thinking of things.

Literacy Time Period
tWritten in America, published in June 2003.

Setting
tA forest filled animals and plants. No human life, only remains.

Characters
tSoren : Male barn owl who was pushed from his hollow and later kidnap by another owl.
tKludd : Soren’s older brother.
tNyroc : Main Character- Son of Nyra and Kludd
tOutlissa : A female spotted owl, friends of Soren
tNyra : Mate to Kludd and mother of Nyroc
tDustytaft (or Phillip) : A sooty barn owl left in charge of Nyroc
t??? : A rabbit who Nyroc meets but never gave his name
tMist : A female owl with transparent-like feathers

Theme
t“Don't judge a book by its cover”

Plot Summary
tTakes place after Nyroc learns of the truth that Nyra had kept from him and fled when his friend Dustytaft (or Philip) was murdered by her. As he ran away he was haunted by the skroom(owl spirit) of his father, kludd. While on the run he heard stories about Hoole and the Great Ga’Hoole tree... (still reading)

Literary Devices
tUse of personification

Personification
tGiving owls the ability to use fire and metal.

Memorable Quotes
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tNone to mention

Alright. I read this book in one day. That should give you some idea of how ridiculously RIVETING this book is!

Watching the main character's transition from Nyroc to Coryn was wonderful. I love his new name, and I'm sure he'll be a wonderful king in the days to come. While he can't change that his parents were awful, he does his best to renounce them and live a better life. Especially with him rescuing the egg of that burrowing owl family, I gained a lot of respect for him.

I hate his mom, though. She has no idea what love is. She'd rather kill her son and get power than be a normal owl! She's willing to kill the only child of the mate that she (supposedly) adored, manipulate/murder the Dire Wolves from Beyond the Beyond, and desecrate the Ember of Hoole just so she can attack the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. She's a maniac! I HATE HER!

Ugh. I'll have to wait a while before getting more of these books out, or I will end up with too many books out from the library and not enough time to read them (and that means I'd have to pay a fine... Not fun).

Well, eventually I'll be able to say, "Onward to the next book!"

: )

My favorite in the series actually I think. Coryn is my favorite character in the series and his growth in this book is wonderful.

A new main character, backwards names, dire wolves, piles of bones, volcanoes, and two monarchs die for the much younger, yet "true" king.

a wonderful twist on the rest of this amazing series

sad but suspenseful:
The Outcast by Kathryn Lasky

Es war in Ordnung. Pluspunkte weil Nyroc ein sympathischer Protagonist ist, weil die Geschichte schön zuende gegangen ist und weil man den Konflikt zwischen Mutter-Sohn so nicht oft sieht. Trotzdem hat sich die Geschichte etwas flach angefühlt. Zumindest viel zu flach, als dass man hinterher das epochale Ereignis - Die Nachfolge König Hooles - damit rechtfertigen konnte.
Ich hätte gern mehr von Nyra gesehen. Das Ende fühlte sich so flüchtig an, es tat ihr als Hauptantagonistin wirklich Unrecht.

This wasn't a bad read it was nice to see some things get a beginning and some things get conclusive endings. But I have to say....why couldn't Nyra just be killed off in this books...she's overstayed her welcome and should have already died at this point.

And Coryn it feels he finally got some of his destiny fullfilled but I would've loved it to explore more of his firesight instead of just making it some kind of throw away plot device when it is done being used.

And I just wish the pure ones were already defeated at this point because honestly it feels like the story is kind of being dragged out a bit more than it should be. But I guess maybe it will conclude well after the last 7 books....who knows I will just have to find out.

My favorite part was when Coryn got the Ember of Hoole instead of Nyra. I was kind of surprised when Nyroc changed his name to Coryn, but when it first mentioned that his name was going to be changed, I noticed that Coryn was Nyroc spelt backwards. My least favorite part was when Nyroc was chased out of the main part of Gahoole becasue he looked like his mother, even though he wasn't nearly as mean as her.

AR test 6 out of 10

Awesome continuation to the last book and a great addition to the bigger story. This series and book is geared towards younger readers. However, I can say as an adult I loved this book and this series thus far. If you're even the slightest bit curious, give this series a read!