4.5 starsSo glad I checked this out of the library. Roan wants one thing - to be pilot. Too bad his dreams are crushed when his application to the Pilot Academy is rejected. Resigned to attending plant school, Roan thinks his life is over before he even enters middle school. Then a surprise invitation to attend Jedi Academy arrives, and since he's so desperate to get off of Tatooine, he accepts.Told through comics, journal entries, and letters home, Star Wars: Jedi Academy follows Roan during hi...

Perfect book to read right now ;) Adorable! Definitely humorous, and relevant. review soon.

A cute little adventure.EDIT: This was better than I remembered...so, I raised the rating to four stars.

I like Star Wars (the original trilogy). I liked that this took place in that universe. I really like Yoda, and he is adorable and funny in this book.Unfortunately, this book is not very good. The plots are boring and junior high-ish (does this girl like me? Do the other kids like me? Cafeteria food is gross! etc.) I was excited at first to see a whole cast of characters made up of the different species of aliens you see in Star Wars. Unfortunately, Brown doesn't shake this up. The Wookie teache...

Kids would love this, I reckon.I think I was probably in the worst generation for Star Wars fandom.I was too young to see any of the originals in the theater by just a handful of years. And when Phantom Menace came out, I was PUMPED. I went the afternoon of the last day of school. And...it kinda sucked. I tried to convince myself it was good, I saw it a second time just because I kind of couldn't believe it wasn't good.Here's my Star Wars journey:Star Wars (I'm not calling this A New Hope, that'...

This is a nice entry level book/graphic novel. This book predates all of the Star Wars movies, but has enough similarities with characters and story to engage most young Star Wars fans.

In the same vein as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, written and illustrated by the guy who brought us Vader's Little Princess, Jedi Academy follows a Tatooine farmboy named Roan, who totally doesn't remind me of anybody I know, entering Jedi Academy late. In middle school, which is practically ancient by padawan standards. As far as illustrated journal middle grade books go, this one is pretty decent. Roan's voice is consistent, and he's far less irritating and self absorbed than Greg Heffley can be. I im...

I like the whole series 👍

Who needs pilot school? I'm going to be a JediThis book turned out better than I expected! it's talks abot Roan who lives in Tatooine he wanted to be a pilot just like his father and brother, but pilot school will not accept him, luckily the Jedi academy will send him an acceptance letter based on Yoda's recommendation The book is about his first year in the Jedi Academy.-------I want to see if he'll become a Jedi Knight Strong in you, the Force is- Jedi,you may be. Much potential, you have.

Star Wars: Jedi Academy follows Roan, a pilot aspirant, who gets rejected from pilot school, but is instead selected for the Jedi Academy. It is a cute and funny little book. The jokes and references are on point. I liked how Roan's adventures and misadventures are told through comic strips, journals and letters which, when combined, provide a greater immersion to the story.

This book is AWESOME!!!!I am 13 and anyone of all ages can read this. This book is a little like Star Wars but for copyright reasons they mix up or change letters in the name. The first time you read this you will want to read all the books. This is a book I would definitely recommend for reading for any occasion. I have not read other books by this author but, I will be looking forward to reading one! All of the Jedi Academy(except for three)are really good books. I hope you try to read these b...

It was a really good book.

Wonderful children's book about the wonderful (and not-so-wonderful) world of middle school, set in the Star Wars universe. I've never read the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but this is supposed to be similar, with its journal-style entries and excellent illustrations (kudos again to Jeffrey Brown, who did the delightful Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess books). Jedi Academy has the familiar themes of middle-school awkwardness, peer pressure, and bullying, and they're all addressed accord...

Bullet Review:I enjoyed both Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess, so I figured I'd try this out. But it didn't take many pages (maybe 20 - 25) to realize this book seriously wasn't for me.The Star Wars nerd of me has no clue how this fits into continuity - wasn't Anakin reamed for being "too old"?! Then how did this punk get into the Jedi Academy with nary a complaint?! Yet ANOTHER kid from Tatooine?! Jeez, what is that desert planet, the birthing capital of the galaxy! I swear, ever...

This was a cute book. Roan wants to go to Pilot Academy, like his father before him...he doesn't get in, and thinks he will get stuck on Tatooine with the plant academy...but he ends up with an invitation to Jedi School on Corcorant!Hi jinx ensue, but the Force is strong with this one and we learn lessons about sometimes needing things we didn't want and learning to adapt.Good for kids, especially young Star Wars fans.

Mum: So tell me about it.LRN: This was a very fun book. It was also funny in a middle grade humor sort of way. You know: farts, stuff. One of my favorite parts was when he was dancing with a girl at a dance at the Jedi Academy and his mouth turns into a squiggly line. How can I say this? And then he thinks, "I hope she can't tell how sweaty I am." Mum: So tell me about the plot?LRN: So there's this kid called Roan who is going to middle school, and he wants to be a pilot, kind of like Luke Skywa...

Several weeks ago I noted that my son was reading this book. He had checked it out from the public library. I could tell he enjoyed it. An idea hatched. His birthday was last week. I purchased him the entire series via Scholastic for his birthday. He loved it!The other day we went to the market. The whole time he read book #2. I have a dozen photographs of him doing so. One he even sat down on the floor to continue reading.Well, he finished the series and kept telling me I had to read the books....

I absolutely loved this book! Let me preface by saying I haven't read Brown's Vader books, and that's ok because this book is not part of that series. I also am not a big Star Wars fan. I love the original three movies but have no time for the others; in fact I don't think I've ever even read a Star Wars "tie-in" book before. I was quite surprised that I enjoyed this book so much and I think it is due to the originality, which is hard to do with something as familiar as Star Wars. The book is po...

This was a delightful, fun, cute and entertaining journal-type book!Roan, our protagonist, is denied entry into Pilot Academy (The school to which both his father and older brother were admitted to, and the one he desperately wants to get into himself). But, when the prospect of Plant School is Roan only option, he is relieved (if somewhat confused) about his admittance into Jedi Academy.This tale doesn't exactly create an entirely new world or educational structure that would be fitting to a Je...