Star Wars: Jedi Academy

author: Jeffrey Brown

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.90

book published: 2013

rating: 5

read at: 2013/08/27

date added: 2013/08/27

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

Jeffrey Brown's Jedi Academy is a hilarious graphic novel for ages 8 and up that had me laughing out loud. Roan Novachez wants to go to Pilot Academy like his older brother and grow up to be a pilot like his dad. When he is rejected by the school, he thinks he's going to be relegated to farming on Tatooine. A letter from Jedi Academy shows up and Roan learns that he has been chosen by master Yoda himself to join. The problem is that Jedi are usually chosen at a younger age, so Roan has some catching up to do.



Much of it is told like a scrapbook with journal entries, class schedules and letters from home. There are encounters with bullies and failed homework and science projects. Roan feels like he's never going to make it, but with the help of his friends and master Yoda, you never know. He may even come to terms with becoming a Jedi instead of a pilot.



Jeffrey Brown is the author of Darth Vader And Son (which is also hilarious). His style here is just perfect for younger readers (and older Star Wars fans), and it's a really sweet story.





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