On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

Hoot owl flies through the night and assumes numerous disguises in order to catch a meal.

"Enraged by his clash with Soren and driven by and all-consuming desire for power, Kludd and his group, the Pure Ones, launch an attack upon the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. The noble owls who live there must fight fiercely to protect their resources and defend their honor."--p.4 cover.

As the sun slips down behind the lake and the sky darkens, Father Owl comes out and hunts for fish to feed his hungry family. Illustrated with the author's woodcuts.

"Soren's sister, Eglantine, si falling under the spell of a strange nightly dream. Then, just as Soren notices her trancelike state, Eglantine disappears, and the dreams become a deadly waking nightmare that puts the Great Tree of Ga'Hoole in terrible danger."--P. [4] of cover.

Eva's teacher, Miss Featherbottom, is getting married, but when her special necklace disappears, Eva and her friends set out to track down the thief and return the necklace before the wedding.

Eva wants to be friends with Hailey, the new owl in her class, but when Hailey seems to prefer Lucy's company, Eva starts to feel left out, and even a little jealous of her best friend.

Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea--but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help.

When Soren, a young owlet, mysteriously falls from his nest one evening, he's plucked up and taken to the sinister St. Aegolius Academy. Once there, he must use his wits and bravery to escape his captors. He and his band of orphans fight their way through many dangers hoping to find refuge with a group of brave owls thought only to be a legend -- the Guardians of Ga'Hoole! They with the Guardians will face a threat more terrible than any the Great...

When Eva Wingdale sees something large and white flying above her she is convinced that it is a ghost, although most of the other owls just laugh at her--until something large and heavy and white lands on the school roof.