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Kathryn Lasky
Kathryn Lasky is the author of the Newbery Honor book The Capture. She writes for both young adults and children, with a focus on historical fiction and animal stories.
The shattering
Synopsis
In the fifth book of Kathryn Lasky's Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, the war between the owls of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and Kludd's Pure Ones has reached a desperate pitch. Soren's younger sister, Eglantine, begins suffering strange, trance-like dreams — and when she vanishes, Soren realizes she has fallen victim to a brainwashing plot that has turned her into an unwitting spy for the enemy.
Determined to save her, Soren leads his fellow Band members — Twilight, Gylfie, and Digger — deep into the treacherous territory known as the Beaks to find Eglantine and undo what has been done to her. Their search collides with Kludd's advancing army in a climactic battle made even more dangerous by a raging forest fire, testing the Band's courage and loyalty as the war for Ga'Hoole reaches its next turning point.
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Characters
SorenProtagonist
A young barn owl of the Band who leads the search-and-rescue mission for his kidnapped, brainwashed sister Eglantine.
KluddAntagonist
Soren's older brother, now Metal Beak, leader of the Pure Ones and the mastermind behind Eglantine's brainwashing.
EglantineSupporting
Soren's younger sister; captured and brainwashed into unwittingly spying for the Pure Ones, later found and rescued by the Band.
TwilightSupporting
A great grey owl of the Band, a boisterous fighter who joins the rescue mission and the climactic battle against the Pure Ones.
GylfieSupporting
An elf owl, Soren's closest friend and fellow Band member on the mission to rescue Eglantine.