Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry

Reeling from their disastrous defeat on Hoth, the heroic freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance have scattered throughout space, pursued by the agents of the sinister Galactic Empire. One rebel task force protects Princess Lei, bearing her in secrecy from star to star. As the last survivor of Alderaan's House of Organa, Leia is a symbol of freedom, hunted by the Empire she has opposed for so long. The struggle against Imperial tyranny has claimed many rebel lives. As the Empire closes in, Leia resolves to make a sacrifice of her own, lest the cause of freedom be extinguished from the galaxy...

Despite being a Y/A book, it has everything we love about Star Wars: action, adventure, romance and humor. It was really nice to see how Leia was portrayed, showing a three-dimensional character. Definitely one of the best of all these “Journey to Star Wars The Force Awakens” series.

A fun, short Star Wars adventure that features General Leia recording her memoirs. She records a mission when her and a group of rebels were tasked with creating a distraction while the main rebellion focused on preparing to attack the second death star at Endor.

This was a lot of fun and I think it did a great job of highlighting why Leia's diplomatic skills are badass, in addition to her fighting skills. I think it's perfect for its intended MG audience.

I will say, there is a character who is from an alien species called the Abednado, and this character was very literal and socially awkward, and the whole time I was like Uh is this Space Abed Nadir? To be honest I found Space Abed to be a little tiresome, but I think the character would resonate more with the book's intended audience.

Also there are a couple pretty emotional noble, sacrificial deaths and I was like holy shit this book is getting dark. But I guess it's on par with like, Obi-Wan's death in A New Hope, so if a kid has already seen Star Wars this book shouldn't be anything they can't handle?