The School of Fear (Star Wars: Jedi Quest) (Unknown Binding)

by Jude Watson (Author), Alice Buelow (Illustrator), David Mattingly (Illustrator)

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Anakin Skywalker is not an average teen. He has spent his adolescence surrounded by other Jedi. But now the son of a Senator has gone missing, and Anakin must infiltrate an elite school in order to find out what's happened. What he discovers involves a conspiracy much bigger than anyone anticipates -- a conspiracy with repercussions for the whole galaxy.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Unknown Binding
• Publisher: Perfection Learning (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756935741
• ISBN-13: 978-0756935740
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY well done, June 29, 2003

By	Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The School of Fear (Star Wars: Jedi Quest, Book 5) (Paperback)

A Senator's son, Gillam, disappeared from the elite Leadership School on Andara. The Jedi High Council sent two padawans undercover.

Anakin Skywalker would pose as one there by scholarship. Ferus Olin (Anakin's rival) would pose as the son of someone important. The teens' mission had two parts. The first and most important part was to locate and rescue Gillam. The second part was to learn about a renegade squad of young mercenaries that used the school as a training ground.

***** Brava, Jude Watson! This, in my opinion, is the best of the J.Q. series thus far. Readers get to see another glimpse or two into Anakin's potential. The story is well written and the characters' traits are flawless! Highly recommended! *****

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!!, March 30, 2003

By	"kandladin" (Castle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The School of Fear (Star Wars: Jedi Quest, Book 5) (Paperback)

Very rarely have I seen a series get consistently better with each new volume the way this one does. And I thought we'd reached the peak three books ago! Though the error seems to be mostly fixed now, just for the record, this review is for Jedi Quest # 5, The School of Fear.

Two years have passed since the last book, and Anakin, now sixteen, has been entrusted with the mission of infiltrating a highly exclusive school along with his chief rival Ferus, in an attempt to discover the whereabouts of a young boy who has vanished. Things quickly go awry for the two padawans, as complications arise, as well as conflict within their own strained relationship.

As I said before, this is the best one yet, with a complex though not overwhelming plot that kept me guessing till the end; as well as myriads of character development for Anakin and Obi-Wan both. As another reviewer points out, it's easy to see all the small mistakes Obi-Wan makes with Anakin, all the ways that things could have gone differently, and how easy it would have been to make it so!

Do yourself a huge favor, and read this entire series. Don't be deterred by its kiddy exterior, the stories are full of depth and exceed many of the adult novels hugely. The only gripe I have about it is that it was WAY TOO SHORT!! But I imagine that will be remedied as soon as I have book 6...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting short novel about Anakin's apprenticeship, May 27, 2003

By	audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The School of Fear (Star Wars: Jedi Quest, Book 5) (Paperback)

This is a short novel that takes place between the time of the Star Wars' movies Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Anakin Skywalker has been discovered by the Jedis and is now the Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but he is still young and impatient with the ways of the Jedi.

While the main action revolves around Anakin and his rival Ferus being placed undercover in an elite school to find the whereabouts of a kidnapped student, more important is the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan. Each one makes mistakes and decisions that we know ultimately lead to Anakin's turning to the Dark Side. The author does a good job of laying the foundation for that later decision.

The main story, however, is a bit light. The characters Anakin and Ferus and Obi-Wan interact with are interesting and written well, but the plot is rather transparent and not all that interesting. I'd recommend this book for its target audience -- young Star Wars fans who are beginning to read longer books -- but there is not much here to interest an adult or older reader.