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Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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Nowhere is safe within the eye of the storm. . . . The Galactic Republic is in chaos following the Nihil's shocking destruction of the gleaming space station Starlight Beacon. Capitalizing on their victory, the Nihil have erected a barrier called the Stormwall around a section of Republic space and claimed it for themselves. Within this Occlusion Zone, people live at the mercy of the Nihil--and the Nihil are not known for mercy. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh, believing her Padawan, Imri Cantaros, to be among the casualties of Starlight Beacon, has retreated to a peaceful planet where she hopes to nurse her wounds and regain some sense of equilibrium. But her old friend Avon Starros has other plans. Avon knows that Imri is alive inside the Occlusion Zone--and she and Vernestra must be the ones to find him. With the help of former frontier deputy Jordanna Sparkburn and the extremely untrustworthy Xylan Graf, Avon and Vernestra set out to breach the Stormwall and enter the Occlusion Zone in search of Imri. But within Nihil territory, danger lurks around every corner . . . as do terrifying creatures known as the Nameless. How can Vernestra find her lost Padawan when her very strength in the Force becomes her ultimate weakness? And what are Avon's true motivations behind enemy lines?
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BookwormAHN
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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I really enjoyed this one. Avon Starros, along with her Nihil bodyguard/friend Deva, goes on a mission inside the inclusion zone to find Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh so that she can rescue her padawan Imri. And along with Xylan Graf, she also manages to find a way out 🚀
#StarWarsBuddyRead
#WickedWords #courage @AsYouWish

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Jari-chan
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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What a fitting title! And even though not my favourite of the series, still a very good book. Loved the girl power in this (passes the Bechdel test for sure). Especially Deva was really, really cool.
Also, we finally can start to hope again! Good thing after all the heart break...

#StarWarsBuddyRead @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Good because it seems the young adult books are the most heart wrenching 💔 2mo
Jari-chan @BookwormAHN They truly are 💔 2mo
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LitsyEvents
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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In August, we read Escape From Valo. I love the middle grade books. What did y'all think?
Now, in September, we have Defy the Storm where we join up with Vernestra Rwoh & Avon Starros.
This is the last book on our schedule, so I'll be making up a new one soon. If anyone has any book suggestions, please let me know.
As always, if anyone wants to be added or removed, just let me know. And May the Force Be With You Always 🚀
#StarWarsBuddyRead

BookwormAHN Thanks for sharing 😺 3mo
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BookwormAHN
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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In August, we read Escape From Valo. I love the middle grade books. What did y'all think?
Now, in September, we have Defy the Storm where we join up with Vernestra Rwoh & Avon Starros.
This is the last book on our schedule, so I'll be making up a new one soon. If anyone has any book suggestions, please let me know.
As always, if anyone wants to be added or removed, just let me know. And May the Force Be With You Always 🚀
#StarWarsBuddyRead

Jari-chan I also love the MG books ❤️ it would be nice to keep up with them 💛 3mo
The_Literary_Jedi Usually it‘s easy to get through the MG installments but this one was a bit rough for me - I thought the pacing was a bit up & down 3mo
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BookwormAHN @Jari-chan Absolutely 🩵 3mo
BookwormAHN @The_Literary_Jedi I throughly enjoyed it but the pacing was a bit off 😸 3mo
The_Literary_Jedi @BookwormAHN - Will we be reading anything for November/December? We‘ve got Tears of the Nameless and Mace Windu & the Glass Abyss available 3w
BookwormAHN @The_Literary_Jedi Absolutely, I'm just really late with the new schedule 🤦🏼‍♀️ 3w
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Super_Jane
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
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3.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 #starwars #thehighrepublic #youngadult

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TieDyeDude
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What a fun, beautifully made book! The text can be read through in about an hour or so, but each page just looks so good, with large, high detailed images. It is cool to read through some of the design inspirations, and they even discuss some retcons. I'd love to own this eventually.

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JohnLAndBenji
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his book tries to make it feel like you are a Jedi. It teaches you the Jedi philosophies, describes their training and learning curriculum. It takes you step by step up the ranks telling you what you learn and what the requirements for the next rank are. It also teaches you about aliens and weapons and starships. There are commentaries in colored marker from well known characters. You‘ll find some philosophy including quotes. It‘s a fun read!

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bookishbitch
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Celebrating Star Wars Day with the newest show. #maythe4thbewithyou

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Jgotham
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This book was great! It has a few pages that goes into the history including combat, history, and movie creation. Each page has a full sized illustration of the lightsaber and the opposite page has the wielder, some facts, movie designs and cool tidbits. Highly recommended. It‘s gorgeous.

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Jgotham
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So excited-I‘ve been waiting for this book! Two things I love in Star Wars: lightsaber and droids 🤖 #starwars (don‘t mind my dog staring in the background😄)

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SleepyDragon
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1. Haven't read much historical fiction.
2. Both
3. Both
4. Not even a close call.
5. U do u
#Tuesdaytidbits #thisorthat @JenlovesJT47

Tagged is my son's current library read.

JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
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ksbrennan
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Just started The Jedi Path. I love the background culture stuff in books like these, but the margin notes are always super gimmicky. Still this font guide does introduce some awesome new canon, in that Darth Sidious is clearly the most extra middle schooler ever. 12 year old me would be very into that signature.

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HollyMcMiller
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Forgot I had these books. I‘m halfway through the Jedi Path and I‘m enjoying it greatly. Looking forward to reading the other three in the picture

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KirstieE
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It's a #StarWars kinda day 💁🏻#Jedi

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lauras.enchanted.library
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If you love Star Wars then you'll enjoy reading an in-depth look at the way of the Jedi Order. While including marginal notes from characters such as Luke and Obi Wai and Yoda and a few others, it's definitely an entertaining way to become (a bit) better acquainted with the philosophies of the Jedi.

I loved it.

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lauras.enchanted.library
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12 year old me (and now me) are freaking out over this. It's a quick and fun read so far, going in depth into the Jedi Order.

KirstieE 🙀 8y
lauras.enchanted.library @KirstieE It got even more amazing!! (especially the art!!) 8y
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ephemeralwaltz
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#inagalaxyfarfaraway #maybookflowers May the 4rth be with you all! This is such a fun book. If you're not Sith, ofc 😉
(Image from Google, bc I don't have my copy with me at the moment😢)
@RealLifeReading

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brariane42
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Mehso-so

I thought it was enjoyable! To be honest, only go for it if you're a hard-core fan. I'm giving it a so-so primarily because there were sections, such as the one on keeping your clothing clean, that were slow, but it was chock-full of info and annotations from famous Jedi! It also came full of little props like Qui-Gon's padawan braid and a patch that belonged to Anakin! Suuuuper cool.

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