Adam Gidwitz is an American children's author.[1] He wrote a children's adaption of The Empire Strikes Back as part of a young-readers series that retells the Star Wars original trilogy in advance of the December 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.[2]
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Announcing An Exciting New Array of Star Wars Children's Books on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
"Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 150