Heading Back...

Mostly the reason I think the text in Guardians of Ga'Hoole was starting to drag was anticipation for our upcoming novels to read. Not necessarily for this class, but for adolescent lit.  In this class though, I had received Love, Stargirl in the mail and was/am very excited to read it.  In our adolescent lit class though, we started Walk Two Moons a novel in which I started in 8th grade and fell in love with, but never had the chance to finish. After searching over the summer to find out what that novel was called (couldn't remember after 6 years), when the novel was put in front of me and I saw the title, I knew that was the book. So, when it came time to finish Guardians, it is not that I did not like it as stated in previous posts, but it was more of the fact that it dragged on simply because I was anticipating other books, as well as reading other novels I was excited about. It is hard for me to do the fantasy genre, I mean, I do love it but it is hard for me.  Last year I read through the first Harry Potter and I LOVE, repeat LOVE Harry Potter and even at times I found that a little dry. Now that could be because its been so long since I read it, or maybe even the fact that I've read it before, but grasping onto some fantasy concepts, learning about a new culture, and even learning a whole new vocabulary for a book can be tough for me. This is why I think that Guardians kind of dragged on.  I feel like I did not do the book justice, but eventually I'll go back and reread it and I'll be a lot happier with it.

Done like dinner.

Well, Guardians, its over. I'm honestly not sure if I'll be coming back to any more of the books within this series. Maybe when summer rolls around, and I need some leisure reads, but for now I'm moving on. Why, you might ask? Maybe it is because I'm too anxious to read Love, Stargirl. Maybe its because the movie is on its way and I'm just not caring for the literature. But at least I'm honest (haha) and what I say is that even though it sounds like I am delighted for the novel to be over with (which I am), even though it sounds like it was a hassle to read, that I still even enjoyed it. It was nice to read a fantasy, to jump into a world a smart mind like Kathryn Lasky created filled with things I never thought possible before.  But it is time to move on, I'm still excited about the movie, as well as the remaining novels in the series in which I do think I will end up reading, but its time to move onto Love, Stargirl. Spinelli, here I come.

Stepping Back...

I haven't been able to find time to reach much of Guardians, but hopefully I will finish it this week. Lasky's language is simple, which also makes it beautiful and very easy for the demographic it is geared toward to understand it all the while enjoying it. I enjoy it more and more every time I pick it up, but reading 4 books at a time can be a daunting task. I'm excited to finish and see the movie though, which premieres this Friday. I'm going to try to wait until I read the first three books; the movie is based on those solely, and I don't want to spoil anything. Guardians, I'm sorry it is taking so long for me to break in your bindings.

More Owls

What strikes me so as so fascinating is how the author, Kathryn Lasky, presents the story. She makes the book very easy to understand--very good young adult literature, making it a breeze to complete in a short amount of time all while using fantastic imagery that captivates the senses along with a story that keeps our heart warm and our butts on the edge of our seat. I'm excited to find out what happens at the end of the story as well as in the rest of the book series.  The one thing that most interests me, or got me involved in this novel is the movie--which isn't released yet. I have been anticipating it for a while because I am still in love with movies geared toward kids, and teens. As soon as I saw the book, I bought it and it's getting me even more ready for the movie. PICK IT UP NOW!

OWLS

Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture (book 1 of 15)
Kind of like the Harry Potter sort, only more magical. In this novel, sure they can deliver packages and do anything else Hedwig can, but they also do so much more. Enter a world of owls, they talk, they have rituals (or traditions), basically like the world we live in...except not.  Soren is a young Owl born not too many moons ago and he finds himself is a world of trouble after he is out of his nest at the bottom of the forest, vulnerable to attackers, and can't remember how he got there....

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