Summary Of Kathryn Lasky's The Capture

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My book report book was called The Capture, by Kathryn Lasky. My book was about a barn owl named Soren. Soren is born into the forest of Tyto, this is a peaceful kingdom where the Barn Owls live. But evil hides in the owl world, an evil that threatens to destroy Tyto's tranquility and change Soren's life forever. Soren has two siblings, an older sibling named Kludd and a younger sibling named Eglantine. Kludd is a male and Eglantine is a female. Soren's parents went hunting because winter was arriving. When Soren was staring out from the nest, his big brother Kludd pushed him and he fell onto the ground. Soon after Soren is kidnapped and taken to a dark and terrifying canyon. This canyon is called St. Aggies, an orphanage for owl’s. Soren and

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