One of my favorite books!
The Owl Keeper
By Christine Brodien-Jones
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.4 | 74152 |
Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destruction—about nature, and books, and the silver owls. His favorite story, though, was about the Owl Keeper.
According to Max’s gran, in times of darkness the Owl Keeper would appear to unite owls and sages against the powers of the dark. Gran is gone now, and so are her stories of how the world used to be. Max is no longer brave. The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, and the silver owls are extinct. At least that’s what the High Echelon says. But Max knows better.
Maxwell Unger has a secret. And when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again.
The time of the Owl Keeper, Gran would say, is coming soon.
According to Max’s gran, in times of darkness the Owl Keeper would appear to unite owls and sages against the powers of the dark. Gran is gone now, and so are her stories of how the world used to be. Max is no longer brave. The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, and the silver owls are extinct. At least that’s what the High Echelon says. But Max knows better.
Maxwell Unger has a secret. And when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again.
The time of the Owl Keeper, Gran would say, is coming soon.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN-13: 9780385738156
ISBN-10: 0385738153
Published on 4/5/2011
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (4)
It is about a boy and his OWL. If you know me than you will know all about how much I LOVE owls.
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I love books set in the future, after a big disaster has happened in the world. This book is just that. It's set somewhere after 2066, when the Great Destruction happened and all silver owls have disappeared. However, a sickly boy named Max finds a silver owl. Is he the Owl Keeper? Or is it the strange, fiery, courageous girl that appears at Max's owl tree one night? What will happen to the silver owl? What will Max discover about his disease? What adventures will Rose drag Max along on? Who, exactly, is the Owl Keeper, and what does that job entail?
I read the blurb of the book and I just so far think that it may be a great book to learn about the ways of people and nature. I love books like this where you can just taste what it tastes like to be in the forest with all this nature around you.