To Be a King
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2006 · Est. 4.5 hour read

To Be a King

Written by Kathryn Lasky

Part of the Guardians of Ga'hoole series

A young king battles tyranny to forge a new era of peace.

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206 pages· 41,195 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· ~830L
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Hoole ascends to kingship, determined to reclaim his father's throne and confront the tyrants threatening his world. With allies like Grank, a master of fire and metal, Hoole faces a decisive battle using the mystical Ember. As chaos looms, can he usher in a new era of peace and freedom for all owls? Discover the fate of a kingdom and the birth of a legendary order at the Great Tree.

From the publisher

The eleventh title in this best-selling series brings Hoole to kingship and the legends to fulfilment signaling a return to the adventures of Coryn, Soren and the Band.In this final book of the Legends trilogy Hoole reclaims the thrown of his father and goes on to wage a war against the forces of chaos, greed and oppression led by the powerful warlord-tyrants. Grank, the first collier, uses his skills with fire and metals to forge weapons for battle. With great trepidation Hoole uses the power of the Ember in the final, decisive battle and wins. At the dawn of a new ear of peace, Hoole searches for the ideal place to establish not a kingdom but an order of free owls and finds the Great Tree. (continued)

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
206
Words
41,195
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~830L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~T
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
109868
Publication
Published
October 1, 2006
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780439795708

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