The basic gist of the books is that there is a world of owl kingdoms. There are ordinary owls and there are evil owls and there are those who work for the evil and there are heroic owls who guard and protect all that is valuable to owldom and aim to keep the kingdoms unified and free. Ok, sounds like a typical plot. But, with owls and the uniqueness that brings, creative twists and plots and characters you develop feelings about quickly. An easy read for adults and teens, appropriate for elementary age kids and still able to hold the attention of a Jr. High student. In general a typical reader in the 3rd or 4th grade will be able to read this. An advanced reader in younger grades if the parents felt the content was appropriate. The first book certainly has nothing objectionable in my opinion and I am pretty choosy.
I read the first three on the way to Australia and during our time there. On the way home I watched the movie on the plane. I am now reading the fourth one. Good books, super fast read for an adult, maybe not enough action for older kids, certainly not teens. Great for elementary kids. Ideal age would be 3rd through 5th grades and older if interested. My only complaint with this book is that the owls have bad words in owl language that they use. I think that is unnecessary and detracts from the book, the bad owl language increases as the series goes on. No "real" bad words though. Readers should discuss this with their parents and understand their parents views on language use, slang, bad words, etc.
The movie was loosely like the book. It would be hard to pack 15 volumes in to one movie. They did a decent job. The books are much better.
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