by Kathryn Lasky · Pocket Jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266155199
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«L'enlèvement» is the first volume of Kathryn Lasky's young adult fantasy saga, published by Pocket Jeunesse in paperback (277 pages, in French).
In the kingdom of Tyto, the young owl Soren is snatched from his family and taken to the sinister orphanage of Saint-Aegolius. There, with his friend Gylfie, he discovers that the owlets receive disturbing training under the direction of Crocus. Both want to escape and uncover what is being plotted in that place, but first they will have to learn to fly.
It belongs to the series Les Gardiens de Ga'Hoole. Translation by Cécile Moran; the English original, The Capture, appeared in 2003.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12 and fans of adventures featuring animals.
Kathryn Lasky is an American children's writer who also writes for adults under the names Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. Swann. Her children's books include several Dear America books, The Royal Diaries books, Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, Wolves of the Beyond, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Her awards include Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature, National Jewish Book Award, and Newbery Honor.
