Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil is a 1998 young adult novel

Young adult literature

Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...

 by science fiction

Science fiction

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 author Jude Watson

Jude Watson

Judy Blundell, better known by her pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American novelist for young readers. Her book What I Saw and How I Lied won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008...

. The novel recounts the events of the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...

(1977) from the point of view of one of its main characters, Princess Leia.

The book is published by Scholastic

Scholastic Press

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 and part of the Star Wars Journal Series. Other titles in the series are Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire

Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire

Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire is a 1998 young adult novel by science fiction author Donna Tauscher. The novel recounts the events of the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope from the point of view of one of its main characters, Han Solo....

(1998) by Donna Tauscher, Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice

Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice

Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice is a 1998 young adult novel by science fiction author John Peel. The novel recounts the events of the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope from the point of view of one of its main characters, Luke Skywalker.The book is published by Scholastic and part of...

(1998) by John Peel

John Peel

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, Star Wars Episode I Journal: Queen Amidala

Star Wars Episode I Journal: Queen Amidala

Star Wars Episode I Journal: Queen Amidala is a 1999 young adult novel by science fiction author Jude Watson. The novel recounts the events of the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace from the point of view of one of its main characters, Padmé Amidala.The book is published by Scholastic...

(1999) by Watson and Star Wars Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker is a 1999 young adult novel by science fiction author Todd Strasser. The novel recounts the events of the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace from the point of view of one of its main characters, Anakin Skywalker.The book is published by...

(1999) by Todd Strasser.