The First Collier (Guardians of Ga'hoole #9): Volume 9 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780439795685)

The fantastic prequel trilogy to the bestselling series GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE begins

It is a time of Legends and a time of chaos. Warlords vie for power and marauding outlaws roam the land. Good King Hrath and his queen, Siv, noble Spotted Owls struggle to keep peace in their kingdom. Grank, noble Spotted Owl, friend and supporter of King Hrath, has exiled himself to Beyond the Beyond, where he has developed his firesight and learns how to work with embers, fire and how to forge metals. He is the First Collier. Deep in a volcano in the farthest reaches of Beyond the Beyond, he discovers a magical Ember but fears its awful powers will be misused and hides it again. (continued)

Author: Kathryn Lasky
ISBN-10: 0439795680
ISBN-13: 9780439795685
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.34w x 0.69d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 105860 / First Collier

About the Author
Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor-winning author of over 100 books for children and young adults. Her beloved Guardians of Ga'Hoole fantasy series has more than seven million copies in print, and she is the author of the Daughters of the Sea series and the Wolves of the Beyond series, as well as A Time for Courage and other Dear America titles. Kathryn has also written a number of critically acclaimed historical fiction titles, such as Beyond the Burning Time and True North. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.