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The story of Anakin Skywalker, the future Darth Vader, at the age of nine.Tags
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Anakin Skywalker was like any other nine year old kid on Tatooine. Most of his life he and his mom were being a slave on Tatooine. They live with their master Watto that owns a shop that sells old ship parts. But a few strange looking people named Jar Jar Binks, Padme, and a jedi named Qui-Gon entered the store and that is when things got a bit strange. They were looking for parts for their ship, but they didn’t have the money for the parts. So Qui-Gon and Watto made a deal if Andiken won the local pod race they would get the parts for free, but if he lost Watto keeps their ship. After Anakin won the race they repaired the ship and helped defend the people of Naboo for the trade federation.
I think the Star Wars journal is a great show more book because it has a lot of action and adventure in it. All of the characters in the book have great descriptive words that tell what the are like. My favorite part of the book was when they were pod racing on Tatooine. The worst part was when Qui-Gon died in Naboo. The funniest part was when Anakin was flying the star fighter. This is one of the best books I’ve read. If you like a book that takes place in a different galaxy then this is the book for you. show less
I think the Star Wars journal is a great show more book because it has a lot of action and adventure in it. All of the characters in the book have great descriptive words that tell what the are like. My favorite part of the book was when they were pod racing on Tatooine. The worst part was when Qui-Gon died in Naboo. The funniest part was when Anakin was flying the star fighter. This is one of the best books I’ve read. If you like a book that takes place in a different galaxy then this is the book for you. show less
Genre: Science Fiction Age Appropriateness: Intermediate/Middle School Review: This book is a good example of science fiction because the plot centers on scientific ideas and technological fabrications. The story keeps the readers engaged through the plot development. The main character, Anakin Skywalker is a nine-year-old slave on the planet of Tatooine. A creature named Watto owns him, but he earns his freedom by winning a race. One day, a Jedi appears and tells Anakin he is to be a Jedi too. He has to prove himself to the council, which he does in battle. The story is filled with space creatures and imaginable discoveries. One needs to use their imagination to connect and appreciate the story. Media: This book is a good example of show more photographs because the pages include a few direct reproductions of scenes from the movie, Star Wars I. show less
This book is the Journal of young Anakin Skywalker This book really lets you see what Anakin thinks,
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Todd Strasser was born in New York City. While still a child, Strasser and his parents moved to Roslyn Heights, New York on Long Island. Strasser attended the I.U. Willets Elementary school and then the Wheatley School for junior high and high school. Strasser went to college at New York University for a few years, before dropping out. He lived on show more a commune, and then in Europe, where he was a street musician. While he was in Europe, Strasser wrote songs and poems in letters to his friends. He decided to try writing. Upon his return to the United States, Strasser enrolled at Beloit College where he studied literature and writing. After graduating, Strasser worked at the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper in Middletown, New York, and later at Compton Advertising in New York City. In 1978, he sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues. Strasser used the money to start the Dr. Wing Tip Shoo fortune cookie company. For the next 12 years, Todd sold more fortune cookies than books. n 1990, Strasser moved to Westchester County, N.Y., where during the next few years, he wrote various movie novelizations, including Home Alone, Free Willy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Jumanji. In 1993 he wrote Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body and since then has written 16 more Help! I'm Trapped... books, as well as several other series. All together, he has published more than 100 books. Strasser is alos a speaker at schools and conferences when he is not busy writing Strasser has won numerous awards in the course of his career, including the 1995 New York State Library Association Award for Outstanding Children's Literature for the Help! I'm Trapped Series, several State Literature Awards, the 1996 International Reading Association Children's Choice as well as the 1996 Children's Book Council Children's Choice for Give a Boy a Gun and the 1996 American Library Association Best Book for Teens. He won the 1997 American Library Association Notable Book for Abe Lincoln for Class President, the 1988 American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, and was a 1988 Edgar Allan Poe nominee from the Mystery Writers of America. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker
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- Anakin Skywalker
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- Tatooine (fictitious planet)
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