A great start to the series. Children will definitely be able to connect the the young owls' personalities and will be able to see courage in the owls' actions. ( )

Soren who is an owl is very young and still cant fly.His mother has just laid another egg and it is about to hatch.They were having a good time until Soren's parents leave and his brother pushes him out of the hollow.Now he must survive and make friends at an evil school for brain washing ( )

I haven't really heard much about this series and thrifted the book this summer because I loved the cover. Needless to say, I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. Soren, a hatchling, has been kidnapped and taken to a place where evil owls are turning the young into workers and slaves. Soren makes a friend and together they must find a way to escape.

This was a beautiful story with wonderful characters. I love little Digger, whom we meet near the end. This is a struggle of good vs.evil, a story of friendship, and a tale of rising up against those who want to keep you down. Even though this is an animal fantasy with talking animals, the author has kept the owls very real and much about the life of owls in general is learnt along the way. This is a series I must keep reading! ( )

Enjoyable story for both girls and boys. Good introduction to the series, with a good story all on its own, but certainly leaves the reader wanting to pick up the following books to see what happens to Soren and friends. ( )