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Jude Watson. New York, NY: Scholastic (Distributed in Canada by Scholastic Canada), 2002. 160 pp., pbk., $5.99. ISBN 0-439-33917-0.
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-13.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
*** /4
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The next morning, Obi-Wan headed for Anakin's quarters. He knew that Anakin would be ready at the precise time he had been told. Anakin might push the rules, but he knew when to toe the line.
Anakin was waiting outside his door in a fresh tunic, his face bright with eagerness in the dim light. The glow rods were kept low at this hour to keep a meditative hush in the Temple halls. Most Jedi were asleep or meditating.
Anakin swung into step beside him. Obi-Wan knew that his Padawan was waiting for an admonishment about the night before, but Obi-Wan had already moved on. The sight of Ana kin with Tru had stirred him. The two young Padawans had exchanged a conspiratorial glance and rather than being nettled by it, Obi-Wan had enjoyed it - though he would never let Anakin know it. Perhaps Anakin had made a friend.
Obi-Wan was also glad that Anakin had an independent spirit. It would serve him well as a Jedi Knight in the years to come. What his Padawan needed was training in cooperation and dedication to the greater good, upheld by the Jedi Order. He did not know how to suppress his won needs and desires in order...