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Guardians of Ga'Hoole #9

The First Collier

kathryn lasky

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The Legends

An ancient malevolence that will threaten the very existence of the great tree has been loosed from the past. With his dying breath, Ezylryb tells Soren and Coryn to read the legends of Ga'Hoole hidden in his private library. There, they find a world of treachery and magic in which a young king and queen struggle to keep peace while Grank, their most loyal friend and supporter, studies embers and flames in a distant land. Then a desperate plea comes from the king, and Grank rushes to the aid of his noble friends.

179 pages, Paperback

First published April 1,2005
Series
Guardians of Ga/Hoole

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Format
179 pages, Paperback
Published
April 1, 2006 by Scholastic
ISBN
9780439795685
ASIN
B00BG6RSSO
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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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Kodasai
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April 25,2025
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Yup I'm done with this series now. This was enough.
My nostalgia was pretty strong for the first three or four books.. then it just got so bad. But this is another level of sad. She couldn't just let the series go..
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asei
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April 25,2025
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This was a change of pace from the original story but still very much related and enjoyable. Even though this book is geared towards the younger readers, I can say that I am enjoying the series as an adult reader as well. Give this series a read if you like things like the Redwall series and Watership Down.
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AstooTrap
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April 25,2025
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OK, I can't really summarize this very well without having a spoiler, so there.

CORYN'S MOM IS A HAGSFIEND????? I guess it makes sense since Nyra is such a jerk, but wow. This begs the question of whether or not being a hagsfiend is a physical thing or just depends on what type of magic you use.

Whoo!
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quan27
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April 25,2025
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Now it’s getting good! This is the style I really like with the author. We get to know where the wolves came from and why they guard the ember of hool. It’s great to be able to see a writers development. While the rest of the series is good and improves with each new book, I found I enjoyed the wolves beyond series more than the owls one.
Reading them back to back, it becomes a little annoying that each owls skill was repeated every single book. Why barn owls are so good at hearing, or how owls navigating, air pressure, etc.
That slowly went away as the series progressed, but it disappeared completely last book and was not brought up in this book.
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Kikka100
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April 25,2025
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Collier (Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book 9) Summary: THE LEGENDS. An ancient malevolence that will threaten the very existence of the Great Tree has been loosened from the past. With his dying breath, Ezylryb tells Soren and Coryn to read the legends of Ga'Hoole hidden in his private library. There, they find a world of treachery and magic in which a young king and queen struggle to keep peace while Grank, their most loyal friend and supporter, studies embers and flames in a distant land. Then a desperate plea comes from the king and Grank rushes to the aid of his noble friends.

Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Opening Line: "On a branch outside a hollow of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, three owls hunched against the first blasts of an early winter gale."

Quote: "Will you kindly shut your big fat beak and listen to your elder? I should have kicked you out of here days ago!"
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coco2cookies
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April 25,2025
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This one was so good! It mostly told Grank's story. Grank is the first collier. A collier is a coal carrier. At the begining Grank goes to Beyond the Beyond. After that he gets the Ember of Hoole. Next he got hypnotised with power, so he put the ember back. Then he went back to where he was born and the king was dead so he saved the king. Grank saved the queen's egg and took care of it. Then the book ends.
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maika72
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April 25,2025
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This is about the legends, so don't get confused with who these people (Owls) are.
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DaiMiyamoto
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April 25,2025
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My favorite part was when Grank took Siv's egg somewhere safe to raise the chick so that the hasfiends didn't get to it. My least favorite part was when Ezylryb died, because he has been in all the books so far, since the second one where the owls met him at the great tree. I really liked the polar bear Svenka. She was strangley nice to Siv, even when they had just met, and eventually they became friends.
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