A New Class (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4)

‘’It,s easily one of the best books I’ve ever read’’ quotes my 8 year old son ‘’I recommend it myself to everyone reading this review and anyone who follows this author thank you if you do end up reading this review.

My 9 year old son finished this quickly as he did the other books. I asked his opinion as we noticed that all books #4 and on are not written by Jeffrey Brown (books 1-3). He said this one was not as funny, but he said it was OK. He still wants to read the next book in the series so that's a good sign.

This was a gift for my 12 yr old grandson who enjoys this series. I'm sure he liked this book.

While my son did enjoy the book, he pointed out that it is a different author and illustrator from the previous books, as well as being about different characters. He is 11 and can read at a much higher level than this book, but enjoys a variety of levels to keep interest in reading. That said, this one seemed simpler than the others, perhaps due to the change in author. Overall good, but you might want to just check this one out from the library instead of purchasing.

My 9 year old son is a huge fan of this series. He has waited for months for the book to arrive and within minutes of its arrival he was reading it. The new author does not disappoint! My son is already well into the book and cannot put it down. He loves the illustration! JJK is one of our favorite authors. We recommend reading any of his books, especially the Lunch Lady series and Platypus Police Squad.

My 8 year old loves these books.

My 9 year old was stalking the amazon delivery man on release day and when the book arrived, immediately started it. He noticed it was a different author, but kept an open mind. He finished it in less than 24 hours and is desperate for book 5. Any book that keeps him from electronics gets 5 stars from me!

Our 8 year has been waiting on pins and needles for months for this book. The first reaction was this isn't written by Jeffrey Brown! But his disappointment faded quickly and he sat down and read the entire book cover to cover. It's summer so that's saying something! When's the next one?!

Le encantaron a mis hijos, la saga completa

Soo good beeeeeeeeessssssssttttttt book ever good action is action-packed and yeah g g g g g b h b v g

Great book great understanding loved the storyline just the book was a little bit short but yeh 5 stars👍 read it

I read this with my 7yo son. When we finished the book, I asked him how many stars he gave it. To my surprise he said “three.” He gives most of the books we read together five stars.I asked him why he gave it only three stars. “I didn't like it as much as the other book.” After a few more questions he said that the other books in the series had “better comics” and “he liked Roan better.”I agree with him on these points, though I'd probably have given this book four stars.I think Jarrett Krosoczka had a hard act to follow. He did a good job of trying to take the series in a new direction. Despite being a big Jeffrey Brown fan, I liked Krosoczka's illustrations. However, the comics in this book were a disappointment. In the earlier books the Ewok Pilot comic was used throughout the book and was always funny. Roan drew them for the school newspaper and his journal entries were peppered with them. The Ewok Pilot comics showed Roan looking at the funny side of what was happening to him, even when he thought things were pretty bad. In the new book, The Huttfield, Wookie Circus and Younglings comics were a humorous take on Garfield, Family Circus and Peanuts. They didn't serve the same purpose, and often felt like filler. I'm fairly certain that they weren't drawn by Victor Starspeeder, but this was never really clear.And that brings us to Victor Starspeeder himself. He didn't have the same depth as Roan Novachez did in the earlier books. Of course, Jeffrey Brown developed Roan's characters over three books. Krosoczka has only written this book. Even so, Roan in the first Jedi Academy book felt more developed (both the comics and the letters to his brother helped with this). Victor's circle of friends also felt more one dimensional, though his relationship with his sister was interesting.The antagonist in this book was more of a traditional antagonist. Though not evil, it's pretty clear he's not a nice guy. In the earlier books, the baddies weren't all bad. Roan learned to see thing from their point of view. He learned to see how he might be making things worse. He learned from his mistakes and tried to fix them. There was a bit of that here, but there was a lot less grey area than in the original series. One of the things I loved about the earlier books were the conversations I had with my son about what Roan was going through. There was a lot less of that with this book.It feels unfair that most of this review has been a comparison to the earlier books in the series, but it's difficult not to compare them. The book itself is a good read, but inevitably you find yourself comparing it to other books in the series.If you enjoyed the first three books, I'd still recommend you read this one. Just be ready for some departures from what you came to expect from Jedi Academy.Even though he didn't like this book as much as the first three, my son still wants to read Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series.

My 7 year old son has read the first 3 in this series and loved them. I bought him this one but didn't order any of the others by the new author based on the reviews. I explained to son its different author so different writing style, he loves this book too and asked me to buy the next ones for him.I would definitely recommend to give them a go!