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The Journey
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Guardians of Ga'hoole: Book 2

The Journey (2003) (edit title/settings)

by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (edit contributors)

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In the second book in the Guardians Of Ga'Hoole series, Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger travel to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythical place where an order of owls rises each night to perform noble deeds. Soren and his group are seeking help to fight the evil they discovered in the owl... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Soren: Barn Owl (Tyto alba), from the kingdom of the Forest of Tyto; snatched when he was three weeks old by St. Aegolius patrols, but escaped with Gylfie.
  • Gylfie: Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi), from the desert kingdom of Kuneer; snatched when she was three weeks old by St. Aegolius patrols, but escaped with Soren.
  • Twilight: Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), free flyer, orphaned within hours of hatching and learned from the Orphan School of Tough Learning; now joined with Soren and Gylfie.
  • Digger: Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularius), from the desert kingdom of Kuneer; lost in desert after attack in which his brother, Flick, was killed and eaten by owls from St. Aegolius; now joined with Soren and Gylfie.
  • Mrs. Horace Plithiver: Blind snake, was the nest maid for Soren's family, but after his escape from St. Aegolius he found her.
  • Eglantine: Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Soren's younger sister.
  • Boron: Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) the king of Hoole.
  • Barran: Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) the queen of Hoole.
  • Matron: Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), the motherly caretaker at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Strix Struma: Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis), the dignified navigation ryb (teacher) at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Elvan: Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), the colliering ryb (teacher) at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Ezylryb: Whiskered Screech Owl (Otus trichopsis), the wise (but crude) weather chaw ryb (teacher) at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree; Soren's mentor.
  • Poot: Boreal Owl (Aegolius funerus), Ezylryb's assistant.
  • Bubo: Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), the blacksmith of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Madame Plonk: Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca), the elegant singer of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Octavia: Madama Plonk's blind nest-maid snake.
  • Trader Mags: Magpie, a traveling merchant.
  • Otulissa: Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis), a student of prestigious lineage at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
  • Primrose: Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnorma), rescued from a forest fire and brought to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree the night of Soren and his friends' arrival.
  • Martin: Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), rescued and brought to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree the same night as Primrose.
  • Ruby: Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), lost her family under mysterious circumstances and was brought to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Just before they took off, Soren looked at each of the owls. He wasn't the only one who had dreamed of the Mirror Lakes. They all wanted to go back. Could it be that wrong if they all wanted to do it?”
    Soren (thoughts)
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  • Hope is never a foolish thing—although others will tell you it is.
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  • Dawn is the thief of night,
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  • “there are some who need to lose their eyes to discover their sight.”
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  • “It is also found in the resolute heart, the gizzard that can withstand the temptations of false dreams, the mind that has the imagination to comprehend another’s pain,
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  • “Maybe that’s why I ask them—because they are impossible to answer. It’s kind of exciting. It means that there can be unexpected truths and meanings to why we are what we are.
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  • “I am ashamed of anyone who has eyes and still cannot see.”
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  • They know that Twilight’s got the gall. Gizzard with gall that makes him great And every bad owl gonna turn to bait.
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  • We’re going to bash them birds, Them rat-feathered birds. Them bad-butt
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  • “But I also know that I am a better owl with you and with Gylfie and Digger.
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  • The baggywrinkles were the shredded air currents that lay between the scuppers and the gutter.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Great Ga'Hoole Tree: Homebase for the knights of Ga'Hoole, located on the Island of Hoole in the Sea of Hoolemere
  • St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls: A horrible place where "orphaned" owls are taken to be moon-blinked under Skench and Spoorn in the hopes of controlling all owl kingdoms
  • The Beaks: An area located between the Forest Kingdom of Tyto and the Sea of Hoolemere where the Mirror Lake lies; the band travels through this area on their journey to the Island of Hoole
  • Ice Narrows: Where the band is thrown off course and meet puffins on their journey to the Island of Hoole

First Sentence edit see section history

Soren felt the blind snake shift in the deep feathers between his shoulders as he and the three other owls flew through the buffeting winds.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. A Mobbing of Crows
2. In the Company of Sooty Owls
3. Twilight Shows Off
4. Get Out! Get Out!
5. The Mirror Lakes
6. The Ice Narrows
7. This Side of Yonder
8. First Night to First Light
9. A Parliament of Owls
10. Twilight on the Brink
11. The Golden Talons
12. Hukla, Hukla, and Hope
13. Books of the Yonder
14. Night Flight
15. A Visit to Bubo
16. The Voices in the Roots
17. Weather Chaw
18. Mrs. Plithiver's Dilemma
19. A Visit to Madame Plonk
20. Fire!
21. "A Coal in My Beak!"
22. Owlets Down!
23. At Last!
24. Trader Mags
25. In the Folds of the Night

Glossary edit see section history

  • glaumora: Heaven for owls
  • yoicks: Go crazy
  • chaw: A group of similarly talented owls
  • yeep: When an owl freezes in fear and stops flying
  • racdrops: A curse, racoon droppings
  • ryb: Teacher
  • collier: carrier of coals
  • Slipgizzle: An owl who listened hard and found out things

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 17 in Guardians of Ga'hoole. (standard series)

Preceded by The Capture, and followed by The Rescue.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kathryn Lasky (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
ISBN: 9780439405584
Page Count: 256

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Shattering
  • The Siege
  • The Capture
  • The Journey
  • The War of the Ember
  • The Hatchling
  • The Outcast
  • The Burning
  • The First Collier
  • The Rescue
  • The Coming of Hoole
  • The Golden Tree
  • The River of Wind
  • Exile
  • Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole
  • To Be a King
  • Guide Book To The Great Tree (Guardians Of Ga'hoole)

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