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Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone-and his former master’s insistence that he listen this time-Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy-and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.Īmid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. 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And just a little sticky with juice.” He cast me a mischievous glance and raised my fingers to his lips. He held my naked hand then, turning it, stroking and studying it, as if it were of unusual interest. This time, however, he began to peel off my black lace mitt, finger by finger. “It’s delicious, but I can’t finish it,” I said finally, laying the half-eaten peach on my plate. Instead, he watched while I ate, as if it gave him pleasure to see me bite and chew. My godfather didn’t obtain fruit for himself. New York, NY: Random House Children’s Books (Distributed in Canada by Random House Canada), 2013.ģ39 pp., hardcover & e-book, $19.99 (hc.). |