The Siege

This is the fourth book in the Ga’Hoole series, and just like that economic law of diminishing returns, this book is no exception. In this volume, the great Ga’Hoole tree is under attack by an army of owls who believe that Tyto owls are the pure owls, in a very blatant take on World War II, only with the roles of Hitler being a barn own with a metal mask and Churchill being a squinty-eyes owl with a penchant for caterpillars.

Nothing really exciting happens, aside from the parliament of the Ga’Hoole tree showing themselves to have terrible character judgment, even after the resident mole (also an owl) is proven to be leaking vital information to the baddies.

If you’re planning on going this far, I’d recommend you plan on show more stopping when you’re done. It really doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of life left in this series. show less

The ending was a bit abrupt but it's an interesting story of the owls working out who their enemies are and who to trust. Some of Kludd's motivations are worked out and he is not a nice bird. Does explore motivations somewhat and how some people make bad decisions for good reasons.

Entertaining but nothing spectacular.

While the kids and I enjoyed this book overall, I felt that ending was a bit rushed and truncated. It needed to be rounded out just a bit more, in my opinion. Out of the first four titles, I felt this one was the weakest.

Soren's beloved mentor, Ezylryb, is finally back at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. But all is not well. There's a war between good and evil in the owl kingdom. On one side is a group led by Soren's fearsome brother, Kludd, who wears a terrifying metal mask to cover his battle-scarred face. On the other side are the owls of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, who must fight to protect their legendary tree from Kludd's attacks. Soren, his friends, and the other owls at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree enter into fierce combat against Kludd's forces. They win a major battle, but warfare is not over yet.

Não há dúvida de que o maior pesadelo da vida de Soren foi o tempo que passou na Academia S.Aegolius para Corujas Órfãs. Mas, e se for preciso voltar até lá para descobrir segredos preciosos para a Grande Árvore Ga´Hoole? Diante dessa importante - e perigosa - tarefa, a coruja-de-igreja, acompanhada de seus amigos, deve retornar a S.Aggie e reviver momentos que preferia esquecer para sempre. E é em S.Aggie que Soren e seus companheiros descobrem que a Grande Árvore está prestes a passar por dias terríveis. O implacável e cruel Bico de Metal e seus seguidores, Os Puros, planejam um grande cerco ao lugar símbolo da nobreza e da lealdade entre as corujas. Uma batalha de proporções gigantescas vai começar - quem irá show more vencê-la? O bem ou o mal? 157 páginas. show less

This is the fourth book of the Guardians of Ga’hoole. In this book, Soren and his buddies have to infiltrate Saint Aggie’s in order to flush out some spies from the Pure Ones. If you liked the first three books, this is another good one. In fact, I rather liked it better than the second and third books. Appropriate for 4th graders (or in that general age range).

Good two evening read story. Perfect for a 4 to 6 year old. At the end however, it ends abruptly. To avoid a spoiler, it is simply that the conflict stops without reason or warning. Perhaps a sentence or paragraph are missing?