Book Review: Jedi Academy Series

For my first book review I wanted to go back to the first book series that grabbed my attention in the library. For those unfamiliar with Jeffrey Brown's work he has authored such books as Vader's Little Princess and Darth Vader and Son, along with three books in the Jedi Academy series. 

This series is a series of three graphic novels which follow the journey of Roan Novachez, a young boy who was determined to become the next great pilot, but instead he gets accepted into the Jedi Academy. 

There are two major trends I was introduced to in the world of children's literature over the past year:

1. With the new Star Wars movies many children are eager to read   Star Wars themed books
2. Novels written in the first person using comic books style (ex. Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries)

This novel series fulfills both of these trends while also providing a relateable, funny character. 

For the reader who is familiar with Star Wars this series is a fun extension of their preexisting interest. For the reader who devoured books written in a similar style, but is unfamiliar with Star Wars they can have a new, relateable character to follow without needing an extensive knowledge of Star Wars vocab and concepts.