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Gripping entertainment for Star Wars kids, August 2, 2010
This review is from: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars, Episode VI) (Paperback)
I don't have that much interest in Star Wars. In fact, I don't think I ever saw this movie when it was released during my childhood. (I think I remember watching one or two of these when I was babysitting...)
Anyway, decades pass, and I have a son who is in raptures over Star Wars. OK. I thought it would be a passing phase, but he's still going strong, so I use Star Wars to encourage reading (and saving money -- he wants the LEGO sets.)
The junior novelizations are great because the movie screenplay unwinds on the page. Awesome. He liked this one very well and has re-read it a half-dozen times. I notice him using more complicated verbs as a result of the books -- that's great.
The books aren't literature, but he did his summer reading list books in June. July was for his own choices. He read for HOURS. SometimesI had to set a timer to tell him when he had to STOP reading and come be part of the family again.
I recommend the books. (175 - 200 pages each)
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Star Wars Return of the Jedi, June 10, 2009
This review is from: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars, Episode VI) (Paperback)
I really enoyed this book by Ryder Windham. The story is about a new Jedi rising to finally confront the emperor and Darth Vader to end the war. The book has humor, action and adventure. My favorite part was when Luke Skywalker battled Boba Fett the vicious bounty hunter.
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