Via Broadwayworld.com:

Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) announced today that New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken (The Darkest Minds,Never Fade, In the Afterlight) will pen STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE: Being the Story of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Rise of the Rebellion.

The upcoming global release, scheduled for sale on June 23, 2015, will be the first in a series of new illustrated novels based on the original Star Wars film trilogy. The classic Saga will come to life through adaptations by Bracken and other bestselling children’s authors previously announced including Tom Angleberger and Adam Gidwitz. Each of these celebrated writers will bring their contemporary, unique voice to the project, bridging the multi-arc storyline in anticipation of the release of Star Wars Episode VII in December 2015.

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