I’m not going to review every single Jedi Apprentice book, but I do recommend this series to anyone who’s a fan of the Obi-Wan Kenobi’s. I’m a sucker for backstories, so of course I was sucked in.

The series begins when Obi-Wan’s 13, the age at which most young Jedi have already been chosen to be a Padawan. Although the Jedi Apprentice series is for young readers (ages 9 – 12), Jude Watson well conveys young Obi-Wan’s insecurities about whether or not he’ll become an apprentice; if Qui-Gon Jinn, who we all know chooses him, approves of him; if he’s doing well enough—emotions most teenagers feel, including teenage crushes(!), which is something all adults can relate to and makes this series worth reading.

This last volume ends with a 17-year-old Obi-Wan about to graduate from “Jedi high school” and to embark on his journey, still with Qui-Gon, to “Jedi college,” where he’ll go through his trials and if successful, become a Jedi Knight.