Star Wars : Jedi Academy Star Wars : Jedi Academy is a non - canon trilogy of " Star Wars " young reader novels by Jeffrey Brown and later Jarrett J . Krosoczka , published by Scholastic , targeted at grade - school audiences . The original series of adventures focuses on the adventures of Roan Novachez , a young boy from Tatooine who learns to his surprise that he is sensitive in the Force and has been invited to attend Jedi Academy at the Jedi Temple of Coruscant . A new installment in the series , beginning with " " , will focus on the adventures of a new Padawan named Victor Starspeeder . The original series featured three titles and concluded with " " on June 30 , 2015 . There was also a supplementary book titled " " , and a of the three main titles was issued on September 29 , 2015 . The new installment in the series , " Jedi Academy : A New Class " , was released on July 26 , 2016 . The title features a new author and illustrator for the series , Jarrett J . Krosoczka , and a new cast of characters headlined by a boy named Victor Starspeeder whose youthful energies often land him in detention , supervised by Yoda . Kroscozka was personally contacted and asked if he would like to continue the series following Brown making the decision to step down in order to focus on other projects . Krosockza describes Brown as " " a graphic artist who I admire immensely . " " Though the series has continued into 2016 , the titles are set within the continuity of " Star Wars " Legends , with clear references to locations and concepts from the Expanded Universe . The titles are set in a time period well before that of the prequel films in order to avoid the grand events and political drama of that era and instead focus on a middle school experience . Titles . " Jedi Academy " , the first title in the series , sees Novachez leave his family on Tatooine to attend Jedi Academy . There , he makes several friends and begins his fledgling training in the Force . Placed in the midst of a group of already experienced students , he worries at first that he is out of his depth , but slowly begins to get the hang of things . " " features Roan returning for another term of classes after a summer break . He finds himself struggling at starfighter pilot training under the tutelage of the strict Mr . Garfield and is also drawn into a world of cyberbullying when he signs up for the academy ' s Holobook social media service . As he struggles to balance classes and personal life , he worries that he may have blown matters with his crush , Gaiana . " " covers Roan ' s final year at Jedi Academy . In this title , Novachez trains as Mr . Garfield ' s personal Jedi Padawan . While trying to avoid the problems of the previous year , he also finds himself facing a crisis of cloned Voorpak s and a plot to get in him trouble with the entire school . " " focuses on an entirely new crop of Padawans , with a focus on an energetic newcomer named Victor Starspeeder . He makes friends with Zach , a boy older than him , but things start to go downhill . The title will also feature a new author and illustrator , Jarrett J . Krosoczka . " " was released in summer 2017 and is also by Jarrett J . Krosoczka . " " will be released on July 31 , 2018 , and is again by Jarret J . Krosoczka .