![]() ![]() The series chronicles Luke Skywalker's early attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the defeat of the Emperor. The plot takes place around seven years after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ( June 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. ![]() It is still worth a read.This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. With that said, it was an interesting follow up to dealing with the Starspeeder father and his issues after his involvement as the villain of an earlier title in the series. ![]() It was very much focused on the core plot rather than also weaving in tween travails like bullying and crushes into the story. While this was a fun, quick read it was not necessarily as good as earlier books in the series. That isn't the only familial connection in current events as the evil escaped Sith Lord is her father! Can Christina and her friends save Victor before the worst happens? Things become quite personal when her younger brother Victor and the Jedi Master under whom he is apprenticing are abducted. The Jedi masters are rallying to hunt him down while making sure the padawans, Christina and her friends, remain safe. Instead of really target a small group of students at the academy and living the life of typical middle school students, school is largely pushed aside when news break that a major Sith Lord has escaped from prison and is on the loose, presenting a danger to everyone. The format is the same (a variety of comics, diary entries, and social media postings), but the plot has brought about a change in the storytelling. Once again, we are joining Christina Starspeeder, the older sister of the protagonist from earlier books in the series. ![]() Krosoczka lives in western Massachusetts with his spouse, their three children, pugs Ralph and Frank, and a French bulldog named Bella Carmella.įans of the Jedi Academy series for intermediate readers will be drawn back for a ninth adventure. A consummate advocate for arts education, Krosoczka also established the Joseph and Shirley Krosoczka Memorial Youth Scholarships, which fund art classes for underprivileged children in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts. Realizing that his books can inspire young readers beyond the page, Krosoczka founded School Lunch Hero Day, a national campaign celebrating school lunch staff. As well as working on his books' film and television adaptions, Krosoczka has also written for The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) and served as a consultant for Creative Galaxy (Prime Video), and appeared in live segments for the show. Krosoczka has garnered millions of more views online via the tutorials he has produced for YouTube and TikTok. The Lunch Lady audiobook cast is led by Kate Flannery (The Office) and is rounded out by famed audiobook narrators and real kid actors! Krosoczka has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has been profiled in The New York Times, was featured on Good Morning America, and has delivered three TED Talks, which have accrued millions of views online. The Hey, Kidoo audiobook garnered both Audie and Odyssey Awards for excellence in audiobook production. In addition to his work in print, Krosoczka produced, directed, and performed in the full-cast audiobook adaptations of his graphic novels. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers-qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores over the past twenty years. Krosoczka, known since boyhood as "JJK," is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. ![]()
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