Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG Violence: PG-13
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Obi-Wan is 16yo. Being a Jedi Padawan is exciting! It is full of fighting practice, thrilling missions, and caring Jedi Masters! Or at least, that is what Obi-Wan thinks it should be, but his experience seems to be anything but. He hates meditation, hasn't left the Jedi temple in forever, and cannot connect with Master Qui-Gon. When Obi-Wan finds a clue that leads him to travel to an uncharted planet with hostile vegetation and kids that both seem to use the Force and have no idea what it is, he will come to understand what being in balance with the Force really means and find his confidence in being a Padawan.
Padawan was an unexpectedly pleasant book, and students who like Star Wars would undoubtedly enjoy it. It was rather slow and was certainly more about Obi-Wan's journey to self-discovery than an exciting Jedi adventure. There was basically no violence until the end, and even then it was non descriptive and had a low body count. This novel had an exceptional vocabulary, though, and I did enjoy the writing itself. On the planet he travels to, Obi-Wan is the only human so only species is mentioned. There is a She/They romantic relationship between the leader of the kids and a shapeshifter in the crew. While relationships are mentioned, no strictly heterosexual partnerships are shown or talked about.
Sierra Finlinson
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