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Promises (Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights, Book 3) Paperback – January 1, 1996

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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With the help of her friend Anakin Solo, Tahiri, a young girl raised by the treacherous Tusken Raiders, sets out to prove herself worthy and to discover the secret of her past and mystery of her real parents. Original.
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  1. Print length
    114 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Berkley
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1996
  5. Dimensions
    0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1572970979
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1572970977
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (January 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 114 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1572970979
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1572970977
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Nan Fischer

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Nan Fischer is the author of SOME OF IT WAS REAL and THE BOOK OF SILVER LININGS (Penguin Random House/Berkley Publishing), the young adult novels When Elephants Fly and The Speed of Falling Objects (HarperCollins/Inkyard Press) under the name Nancy Richardson Fischer, a Star Wars trilogy for LucasFilm and six sport autobiographies ranging from Bela Karolyi and Monica Seles to Apolo Anton Ohno and Julie Krone.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Ukomba
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for getting kids into reading
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
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One of the first books I ever read. Great for getting kids into reading.
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Charity Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2013
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My daughter loves all Star Wars stuff so it no surprise that she loves these books. Any book keeps the trilogy alive.
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El
5.0 out of 5 stars Star Wars
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019
Kids love anything Star Wars related
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anthony b.
4.0 out of 5 stars Anyone who says pre-teen Star Wars stories can't be good hasn't read this book.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
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On of my first thoughts after finishing the book is that Junior Jedi Knights is shaping up to be a great series that would really benefit from a second printing.

This story follows Anakin Solo and Tahiri visiting Tatooine. The story behind Tahiri's family and her time with the Tusked Raiders could have been done with cliched dialogue and drawn out for far too long, ut instead it's handled with moving drama and sweetness that feels memorable and sincere. Tahiri's Tusked adoptive father was a great character.

The main action of the book has the two Jedi trainees traveling through the desert as part of a test of survival skills. Those chapters could have been a bit longer and more intense, but between the appearances of the sarlaac, Jawas, and a Krayt Dragon, there's little to complain about.

There's no real antagonist throughout the book, and it still manages to be far more enjoyable than plenty of Star Wars books written for older characters. There's a Tusken challenging Tahiri's foster father who nonetheless has a certain amount of depth and honor. And the dark spirits in Exar Kun's golden globe are treated as more of a subplot to the story of the book. Having Anakin and Tahiri resolve that arc of the series in just a few chapters, after devoting most of the book to something else, could have felt like an infuriating cop-out, but Nancy Richardson handless t with a sense of impressive grace and style that should leave readers satisfied rather than frustrated.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2000
I thought this was a great book, partly because it at last told about Tahiri's past, which was something I'd been wondering about for a while, but also because it told about Anakin and Tahiri's friendship and how they work together through the force. This was not my absolute favorite in the series (that loses by a hair to Lyric's World) but it was definitly the best written. This book, and the rest of the series is best for children twelve and under, though anyone could read it and enjoy it. I read these books aloud to my mom and my little brother and he liked them so much he went and bought his own set.
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Jackie Algazy
4.0 out of 5 stars gift
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2015
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Price was right and delivery was timely. Happy there are junior options for this story plot.
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Selah
4.0 out of 5 stars This is worth buying . . .
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2000
"Promises" is about Tahiri's long forgotten past. It's worth buying (hint, hint).
I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because in the previous books, Tahiri seems like a happy, normal girl who talks a lot. There is no suspense--or anything at all--that makes the reader want to know anything personal about her. In the beginning, the author should have let Tahiri have lines like,"I wonder what happened to my parents," or something like that. Because of the lack of suspense on this subject in the previous books, the author makes this story seem like it was merely "thrown in" with the series. Tahiri's past hasn't much to do about solving the Golden Globe (that's what the series is about, isn't it?). Despite these little flaws, "Promises" itself was a book worth buying.
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