Kiowa County Public Library District

When Soren the Barn Owl is taken from his tranquil kingdom of Tyto, he and his friend Gylfie escape and, along the way, meet two other Barn Owls, Twilight and Digger. The four owls band together to seek the truth and protect the owl world from unimaginable danger.

Even though Soren was kidnapped and taken to the St. Aegolius School for Orphaned Owls, he has longed to see his sister, Eglantine, again. Now Eglantine is back in Soren's life, but she's been through an ordeal too terrible for words. Ezylryb, Soren's mentor, has disappeared. To rescue him, Soren must embark upon a perilous quest.

"Soren's sister, Eglantine, is falling under the spell of a strange nightly dream. Then, just as Soren notices her trancelike state, Eglantine disappears, and the dreams become a deadly waking nightmare that puts the Great Tree of Ga'Hoole in terrible danger."--P. [4] of cover.

When Soren, a young owlet, mysteriously falls from his nest one evening, he's plucked up and taken to the sinister St. Aegolius Academy. Once there, he must use his wits and bravery to escape his captors. He and his band of orphans fight their way through many dangers hoping to find refuge with a group of brave owls thought only to be a legend -- the Guardians of Ga'Hoole! They with the Guardians will face a threat more terrible than any the Great...