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  • Kathryn Lasky Interview

    Kathryn Lasky is the prolific NYT-bestselling author of Guardians of Ga’hoole, Tangled in Time, Georgia O’Keefe mysteries and many other books in various genres. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about inspiration, world-building and more. Enjoy! It’s sort  of six in one half dozen of the other, but by and large, I…

  • Guardians of Ga’Hoole #11-15

    Well this series was not what I was expecting and so it absolutely blew me away with how Lasky was willing to go there. I already talked about it in my previous posts but Lasky doesn’t shy away from showing the terror and violence evident in living as a wild animal. But she also humanizes…

  • Guardians of Ga’Hoole #6-10

    The second set of Guardians of Ga’Hoole books really leans into the World War II-esque/fantasy premise of the book by higghlighting the depravity of the Pure Ones and how one owlet manages to break free from the hateful ideology to help the side of good. That owlet is Nyroc, Kludd and Nyra’s sole son. And…

  • Guardians of Ga’Hoole #1-5

    After reading pretty much all the Warriors books in the library, I decided to get into another animal-based series that ccombines fantasy, comprehensive world system and survival of the fittest mantra. Yes, I’m talking about Lasky’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole series as if the title wasn’t enough of a hint. The series starts with Soren’s birth…