Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book 7: The Hatchling

The Hatchling, written by Kathryn Lasky, is the seventh novel in the series Guardians of Ga'Hoole.

Plot summary
Kludd is dead. Nyra, his mate, is determined that her son, Nyroc, will fulfill his father's destiny: the rule of all the owl kingdoms and more. So Nyra continues to feed false stories of glory and a certain hate for Soren, his revered uncle, into Nyroc's mind. Nyroc is a great student of the evil arts. Evil grows in his heart, fed by Nyra's tales of false glory and power. But his friend Phillip has told him of legends and strange news of a place where Good owls retaliate. He must summon all his courage to defy his mother and journey to the great Ga'Hoole tree

Literary significance and reception
The Hatchling appeared on the New York Times Children's Best Sellers list in June 2005.