This book is a MUST read for any boy or girl serious about learning how to become a Jedi. Information about the Jedi, their special powers, training, weapons, equipment, spacecrafts, and enemies is clearly illustrated and explained in this enjoyable and fact-filled book about the protectors of the Galaxy. 'May the Force be with you' as you explore the world of the Jedi!

Similar authors: Catherine Saunders

Similar books: Star Wars, Epic Battles; Star Wars, Ready, Set, Podrace; Star Wars, Beware the Dark side by Simon Beecroft

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/6/2009

ISBN-10: 0756631130

ISBN-13: 9780756631130

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Seikei, the son of a tea merchant, wants more than anything to become a samurai in 18th century Japan. Unfortunately, because he was not born into a samurai family, by law he cannot become one of those honored warriors. However, Judge Ooka, one of the most revered judges and samurai in 18th century Japan, has adopted him. Where Samurai Lord Inaba, is murdered in his sleep by a Ninja, Judge Ooka, and his apprentice, Seikei, are called on to solve the murder. Judge Ooka sends Seikei on a journey to Lord Inaba's province, along with a Ninja named Tatsuno, to discover who Lord Inaba's enemies may be, and who would have hired a Ninja to kill him. They learn many startling facts about the old Lord Inaba, and his son, the new Lord Inaba. Seikei even ends up in the Inaba castle dungeon and must be rescued by Tatsuno. Their search ends up on the sacred Ninja mountain where Seikei faces the Ninja murderer. Will Seikei overcome the Ninja's powers, defeat him, and learn the identity of who hired the Ninja to kill Lord Inaba? This is the third book in a series of stories starring Seikei and Judge Ooka. The other books are The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, The Demon in the Teahouse, The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass, A Samurai Never Fears Death, and Seven Paths to Death.

Similar books: Blue Fingers-a Ninja's Tale by Cheryl Whitesel; Samurai Spirit: Ancient Wisdom for Modern life by Burt Konzak; Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories from Japan by Eric Kimmel

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0399237674

ISBN-13: 9780399237676

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What's in Ned's head? Eleven-year-old Ned uses his diary to record his wild thoughts about school, romance, and the rest of his crazy life. It's his secret. He can't help it. He can't stop writing. To protect his reputation, he writes under the code name, Treb Vladinsky, just in case anyone were to ever find his diary.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0689838700

ISBN-13: 9780689838705

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When Malcom finally gets the Exto-Handheld-Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enhanced Specter Detector he ordered from a science magazine, he can't wait to use it. He and his best friend, Dandy, plan to visit the Freaky McBleaky house after dark to test it out, but will Grandma Eunice's story about the brothers who used to live there make them loose their nerve? Find out in 'It Creeps!' Book 1 in the Ghost Detectors series.

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 10/12/2010

ISBN-10: 1602706905

ISBN-13: 9781602706903

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Jack Bolt is alone in bed in the middle of the night when he hears strange noises. All of a sudden, a knife begins slicing through his wall, making a hole. When men come through the opening, both Jack and the men are shocked to meet each other. The men are bizarrely dressed, speak oddly, and keep saying Jack's room is above the pigs. It turns out that the men are highwaymen, robbers from the 18th century (1752), and they have somehow found a way to travel forward in time. When they want to store their loot in Jack's room, he agrees. He discovers that he can travel back in time through the same door, and soon he is recruited as a part of the highwaymen's gang. Jack is in for the adventure of a lifetime.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 4/16/2010

ISBN-10: 1599900904

ISBN-13: 9781599900902

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