Alexandra Bracken has landed a coveted spot as the latest author to sign on to write one of the middle grade books in the Star Wars saga. Bracken, the author of the bestselling The Darkest Minds series will write Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope: Being the Story of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Rise of the Rebellion. Due in the summer of 2015 from Disney-Lucasfilm Press, the illustrated novel and its accompanying books are based on the original Star Wars trilogy.
There’s a very touching aspect to Bracken being selected as the replacement for R.J. Palacio, who had to pull out of the project.
When the previously announced author of the Star Wars Saga’s launch title, R.J. Palacio (Wonder), had to withdraw from the project due to scheduling conflicts, Meehan had a well-founded hunch that Bracken might be the ideal writer to take on the task. The editor recalled a photo Bracken had sent her in 2012, showing her at a Star Wars Celebration event with her father, a devoted Star Wars fan and memorabilia collector.
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