Friday, June 29, 2012

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton




The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton
171 pages

    Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi has been studying hard to become a Jedi, but his thirteenth birthday is coming up fast, and if he is not chosen as a Padawan before then, he will have to go into agriculture. As no Jedi seeking apprentices are scheduled to come soon, Obi-Wan is desperate to become the Jedi he dreams of being.
    Word comes that the great Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn will be coming to the temple, and Obi-Wan's hopes are raised, but Qui-Gon has not chosen a Padawan in many years. Can Obi-Wan show the Jedi that he is the right Padawan for him before it is too late?

**Book 1 in Jedi Apprentice**
Next book: The Dark Rival

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Moonblood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl



Moonblood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
373 pages

    The dragon has finally left the Southlands, but the people are growing suspicious of Lionheart's maid, Rose Red. Afraid, Lionheart banishes his best friend. Rose Red is trapped in the Faerie world of Arpiar, where the evil goblin king keeps her.
    Lionheart, regreting what he has done, goes off in search of Rose Red, but the path to Arpiar is only open to those who are invited by one dwelling inside the realm. Rose Red, trapped inside, refuses to call for the one who betrayed her. With the night of Moonblood drawing closer, time is running out, and the dragons will soon awake. Can Lionheart find Rose Red and free her from the goblin king before it is too late?

**Book 3 in Tales of Goldstone Wood**
Previous book: Veiled Rose

Next book: Starflower



Look for book 5, Dragonwitch, coming soon!

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Masters and Slayers by Bryan Davis



Masters and Slayers by Bryan Davis
415 pages

    Adrian Masters is one of the few people who believe in the exisence of the dragon world, Dracon. In fact, he knows that it exists: his brother went there and sent a message back. The ledgends say that a hundred years ago, a dragon took a bunch of humans captive back to Dracon. Adrian is determined to find the Lost Ones, and his brother, and bring them home.
    Marcelle also believes in the dragon world, but many otheres don't, and since she is a noble's daughter, it is hard for her to express her beliefs. But like Adrian, she is determined to rescue the captives. The two team up with the Starlighter Cassabrie, from the dragon planet, but will they be able to free the slaves from the dragons?

**Book 1 in Tales of Starlight**
Next book: The Third Starlighter

Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Final Showdown by Jude Watson



The Final Showdown by Jude Watson
151 pages

    Granta Omega, enemy of the Jedi, has made his final move to get the attention of the Sith. He has traveled to Korriban, where the ancient tombs of the Sith are. There, he hopes to team up with the Sith Lord and destroy the Jedi Order.
    Obi-Wan and Anakin follow Omega to Korriban with some of their fellow Jedi to stop him before it is too late. When the Padawans are separated from their masters, the Sith appears. Will the Jedi be strong enough to defeat the rising evil?


**Book 10 in Jedi Quest**
Previous book: The False Peace


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Friday, June 22, 2012

The False Peace by Jude Watson



The False Peace by Jude Watson
158 pages

    After the Jedi failed to capture Jenna Zan Arbor, the evil scientist, she teamed up with a gang of criminals to subdue the population of Coruscant. The Jedi know her work, so they search the nearby factories and water ways for evidence.
    After investigation, they find that someone from the senate is helping Zan Arbor and the plan is much more than just getting control of the people.


**Book 9 in Jedi Quest**
Previous book: The Changing of the Guard
Next book: The Final Showdown


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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Changing of the Guard by Jude Watson



The Changing of the Guard by Jude Watson
152 pages

    Evil scientist Janna Zan Arbor is still on the loose, and Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker are trying to track her down. They finally find out that she is on the planet of Romin, but the Romin law prevents them from arresting her, even though she is a galactic criminal.
    So Obi-Wan, Anakin, and some fellow Jedi disguise themselves are famous criminals and plan to lure Zan Arbor off the planet. Uprising on the planet may complicate things a bit, though. And Zan Arbor doesn't seem to want in on their deal. Can they catch her before she does more damage?

**Book 8 in Jedi Quest**
Previous book: The Moment of Truth
Next book: The False Peace


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Monday, June 18, 2012

The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen


The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
407 pages

    Calen is a mage's apprentice who is frustrated. He cannot see the point in most of his lessons. Everything changes the day a foreign prince arrives for a wedding.
Princess Meglynne has a BIG secret: she found a baby dragon in the forest and now it is bonded to her. On the day her sister's future husband arrives in the kingdom, she tells Calen her secret.
    Calen and Meg become good friends and Calen joins Meg everytime she visits her dragon, Jakl. But when they overhear a plot to murder Meg's sister in order to keep a war going, everything changes. Meg can't bring herself to tell anyone else about her dragon, but soon she will have to. What will the think. And Calen is unsure of his mage abilities, but will he be able to save his friends and the kingdom from danger?

**Book 1**
Next book: The Princess of Trelian

Saturday, June 16, 2012

A Faraway Island by Annika Thor


A Faraway Island by Annika Thor
242 pages

    Nellie and Stephie Steiner are  young Jewish children who have been sent to Sweden  to escape the Nazis in Austria. They are staying in two different homes and both miss their past lives very much. They eagerly await the day when their parents will send for them,  and they will all go to America.
    The Swedish families are nice enough, but Stephie has a hard time adapting. Not only is the language strange, but some of the kids in school are mean to her. She finds it difficult to know who really wants to be her friend.


**Book 1**

    "Nellie, we're in Sweden now," Stephie assures her sister. "There are no Nazi's here. The police in this country don't come and take people away during the night. That's why Mamma and Papa sent us here."

Friday, June 8, 2012

Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover



Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover
419 pages

    Jedi Ankain Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are on a mission to free the kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine. Sith Lord Count Dooku has captured his to weaken the Galactic Republic, but Anakin and Obi-Wan arrive in time to save him. When Anakin returns to Coruscant, his secret wife, Padme Amidala, tells him that she is pregnant. That night, Anakin is haunted by dreams of Padme's death. He vows to save her, no matter what it takes. But this promise-this fear of loss-could lead him to the Dark Side.




**Book 3 (or 6)**
This book is a novelization of the third movie in the Star Wars Saga. You should see the movie before you read the book.


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