A NEW HOPE: THE PRINCESS, THE SCOUNDREL, AND THE FARM BOY, by Alexandra Bracken

The story: Starts long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...Yup, it's Luke, Leia, and Han, and they've resurfaced in book form to fill in any blanks you might have had in their backstory. Start on Tatooine, make the jump to hyperspace, witness the destruction of Alderaan, and finally accompany the warriors of the Rebellion as they seek to destroy the Emperor's Death Star. It always was a good time, and still is, all these years later!

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG-13; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult (the Force...what else could it be?) PG; GLBT content G; adult themes (political corruption, war, fights with lightsabers) PG; overall rating PG.

Liz's comments: If you liked the movies, you'll enjoy the familiar story with the little bit of extra info provided in these new books. Kind of like comfort food in book form! Hand this (and the other two books in the series) to the not-infrequent reader who doesn't mind knowing how the story ends before he even begins!