A test of courage

Author

Justina Ireland

Call Number

• J IREL (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Los Angeles, CA : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2021.

Physical Description

248 pages, 6 pages of plates : color illustrations ; 19 cm

Audience

"Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14"--Baker & Taylor

Summary

Long before the Clone Wars, the Empire, or the First Order, the Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in a golden age known as the High Republic! Vernestra Rwoh is a new Jedi Knight at age sixteen, but her first real assignment feels an awful lot like babysitting. She's been charged with supervising twelve-year old aspiring inventor Avon Starros on a cruiser headed to the dedication of a wondrous new space station called Starlight Beacon. But soon into their journey, bombs go off aboard the cruiser. While the adult Jedi try to save the ship, Vernestra, Avon, Avon's droid J-6, a Jedi Padawan, and an ambassador's son make it to an escape shuttle, but communications are out and supplies are low. They decide to land on a nearby moon, which offers shelter but not much more. And unbeknownst to them, danger lurks in the forest.

Notes

"On February 24, 2020, Lucasfilm announced a new series of comics and novels called Star Wars: The High Republic, intended to be a publisher-only multimedia project, unrelated to any films in development"--Wikipedia

Includes sneak peek of Star Wars the high republic : Race to crashpoint tower by Daniel José Older.