Star Wars Reads Day

Today is Star Wars Reads Day!  We are huge fans here at the blog & hope you will take advantage of the 488 items that are available in our catalog (using a keyword search) to celebrate all things Star Wars today!  We've got you covered in a plethora of formats (eBooks & eAudio; books on CD; graphic novels & print;  DVDs if you don't feel like reading), for ages ranging from J Easy books to novels for grownups.  Here are some mostly new & definitely noteworthy items that might be of interest to Star Wars fans, young & old (because, as NPR has noted, a whole new generation is getting in on the action)...

For kids:

LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia written by Hannah Dolan et al.

 Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids written by Jason Fry

The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force text and annotations written by Daniel Wallace

The Star Wars Crafts Book by Bonnie Burton

The Star Wars Cook Book: Wookiee Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes by Robin Davis


For teens:

 Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Lost Suns by Alexander Freed et al.


For the mature fan (because do we really feel grown-up about Star Wars?):

Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown

Star Wars Millennium Falcon: Modified YT-1300 Corellian Freighter - Owner's Workshop Manual by Ryder Windham

Star Wars, Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse by Troy Denning


Staff also recommend the New Jedi Order series & Star Wars books by Karen Traviss.


Links:

Star Wars Universe (an ABC Library LibGuide)

The Darth Vader Balloon at the Balloon Fiesta! With stormtroopers!

Stars Wars Reads Day on StarWars.com: Activity kits!  Find an event near you!