The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #8)

My nine-year-old son is devouring these books, and I love them. The writing is good. The grammar is, for the most part, excellent. And the books stretch my son's vocabulary just exactly enough.However, I'm noticing a bit of confusion from him that, I think, could have been avoided with just a bit of planning on the storyteller's part. Beginning with The Hatchling, the saga is focused away from the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a place in which, at this point, my son has invested a significant bit of fictional time. It seems to me (and I haven't read ahead, so I don't really know) that the publisher, if not the author, could have signaled this by dividing the books into subseries (much the way the Ga'Hoolian Legends are divided into cycles). The Hatchling and The Outcast also lack the illustrations of the characters found in the fronts and backs of the first six books, so there's no clue from that, either. Put that together with a slight lag in the pace of the saga, which I'll allow as necessary to fully establish a new protagonist, and this book comes in, for me, as slightly less amazing than The Capture and the books that come right after that one.Other than those points, I have nothing but praise for this book. Nyroc's development is finely drawn, and, while the free will drum is beaten like a rented mule, the choices Nyroc makes are dramatic and suspenseful. The scenery is well-described without bogging down the action, and a couple of things brought both my son and me to tears. I've already ordered the next book and am looking forward to reading it with my son.

Guardians of Ga'Hoole 8: The Outcastby Kathryn LaskyAnother great story in the "Guardians" series.Young Coryn is on the run, doomed to forever be an outcast of society. Wished dead by his mother and hated by the noble inhabitants of the Great Ga'Hoole tree (as well as all the other owls of the area), he has nowhere to go. Or so it seems. One day, he is visited by the scroom, or spirit, of a kind old Spotted owl whom he doesn't know, and suddenly his life has a purpose. A young Burrowing owl has been hatched, and Coryn suddenly realizes it is his mission to become a mentor of sorts to the hatchling. But first he must learn the skill himself. As urged by the scroom, he journeys to Beyond the Beyond, a rugged, volcano-dotted terrain inhabited by the dire wolves. It is there that his ultimate destiny will become clear, and Coryn's life will change.

Nyroc, the child of Nyra and Kludd, finds who he is truly meant to be. He has firesight and meets a rabbit that is a web-reader. He listens to the Legends of Ga'hoole and learns from Dustytuft/Phillip, Mist/Hortense, the Eagles, Otulissa, Gwyndor, Gyllbane, Hamish, and Duncan MacDuncan. He still needed to prove that he is no longer a Pure One and tries to save theEmber of Hoole. Nyra makes evil deals with the MacHeaths, Uglamore and Doc Finebeak escape the Pure Ones and live out what is left of their lives in the Beyond with the Dire Wolves.

I bought the book only because i could not find the audio book anywhere i wanted. so i just bought the book. it is a great book, like the previous 7. the only thing i was sad about was that i did not get to hear the narration.. hehe which is awesome! but the book was great. the others after are also wonderful she is a great author. i love that it is all about animals so it kind of eliminates all the drama that would come with humans.. hahaha its very simple and easy to get into the story.

Fast and easy

loved by my 12 year old granddaughter

Book 8 of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Excellent.

MY DAUGHTER LOVES IT . GREAT POINTS FOR AR TESTS

Good book didn't want to put it down

arrived thank you & in good condition. this series is proving popular in our house so we can now read another book

Just received this book in the mail and it was in terrible shape and labeled "used". I bought another Guardians of Ga'hoole at the same time and it was fine. These were supposed to be a gift. I never selected "used" nor did I pay the price for "used". A third book that I purchased was also damaged but not labeled "used". Very disappointed.

My daughter loves this series. If only I can find book 10! Fast delivery.

am reading the Guardians series together with my 9-year old and we are both totally living the story - addicted to the core. Lots of inter-social issues to learn from and to understand packed into an incredble story. Never want it to end!!!