Rucka, Greg The Guardians
of the Whills (Star Wars) 234pgs. Disney, 2017. $12.99 Content:
Language: G (0 swears) Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
Chirrut and Baze find their life on the planet Jedha very much
change after the Empire invasion. Now they just try to survive, and mostly to
help an orphanage in whatever way they can. When they join a rebellion, they
find their cause in much more need, more children becoming orphans each day.
They decide they must move their children off planet, and it won’t be easy, as
the rebellion has the empire on high alert.
I was thrilled to get to review this book, I am big fan of this
author and his star wars story Smugglers Run was an incredible read. Sadly this
was one of the most dry, boring, serious as a tomb, and depressing star wars stories I have ever
read. The vocabulary level would make it a better fit for middle school, but I
am not sure any student would stick with this story. I feel like the ‘save the
children’ plotline is overused in all formats and is especially unappealing to
students who haven’t quite hit that mothering/fathering protection phase of
their life. If this was a realistic fiction story it would be about an
accountant, yawn. So disappointed.
MS –NO Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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