![]() Written in lovely, fluid prose, Lasky (the Guardians of Ga'hoole series) offers an action-filled adventure that has both brains and heart. ![]() But personal transcendence comes through her mystical ability to experience her hawks' senses of sight and sound, as well as communicate with them in their own language. In the forest, Matty struggles with being a girl in a boys' world, even as she develops romantic feelings for Fynn. ![]() As political corruption in the region worsens, Matty goes to live with her rebellious friends in the forest to enact civil disobedience and takes a new name, Maid Marian, as does her friend Fynn, who becomes Robin Hood. In Guardians of Gahoole, Lasky explores the behavior of owls. In the wake of this loss, Matty's father trains her as a master falconer, an art for which she demonstrates a natural talent. Kathryn Lasky soars to magnificent new heights here, giving us a bold tale of bravery and romance. She has twice won the National Jewish Book Award, for her novel The Night Journey and her picture book Marven of the Great North Woods. ![]() Her picture book Sugaring Time was awarded a Newbery Honor. ![]() In this lively Robin Hood and Maid Marian origin story, tragedy strikes the family of young Matty Fitzwalter when her mother is murdered and her father refuses to ally with the corrupt Prince John. Bestselling author Kathryn Lasky soars to magnificent new heights here, giving us a bold tale of bravery and romance. Kathryn Lasky is a New York Times bestselling author of many acclaimed children’s and young adult books. ![]()
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