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Must-Reads for Padawan Learners: YA Star Wars Books

In this list, Teen Librarian Margo shows off some Star Wars books for a YA audience. I've got a good feeling about this! This list also includes the reading order for the Star Wars High Republic Young Adult novels. While these books are technically Young Adult, they're a great read for any audience! All books on this list are from the Canon Star Wars Timeline.

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  • -High Republic Phase 1- Two hundred years before the events of the Phantom Menace, Jedi Padawan Reath Silas lives a relatively peaceful life. When his Jedi Master takes a job out in the galactic frontier, Reath's days of quiet reading and studying…
    Book, 2021Los Angeles, California : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2021. — j F STAR WAR HIGH REP
  • -High Republic Phase 1- Sylvestri Yarrow is having a terrible time. The shipping guild she previously worked for has been shuttered by the Republic and her mother has been murdered by the Nihil pirates. Bleeding credits, stressed, and at her wit's…
    Book, 2021Los Angeles : Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2021. — YA STAR WAR IRELAND
  • -High Republic Phase 1- Reath Silas returns in another clash against the insidious Nihil! This time, the pirates are rumored to be on Corellia (the future birthplace of Han Solo!) Reath and Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram must go undercover to discover…
    Book, 2022Los Angeles : Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2022. — YA STAR WAR OLDER D
  • -High Republic Phase 2- Jetting back in time another 150 years, this novel provides history and context around the Nihil. When two Jedi explore the far-off world of Dalna, they encounter a small group of zealots called The Path of the Open Hand.…
    Book, 2022Los Angeles : Disney, Lucasfilm Press, 2022. — YA STAR WAR GRATTON
  • -High Republic Phase 2- Path of Vengeance is another book that takes place around 150 years before the rest of the High Republic setting (and a whopping 350 years before The Phantom Menace!) We follow cousins Marda and Yana Ro (if you read up to…
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney, Lucasfilm Press, 2023. — YA STAR WAR SCOTT C
  • Tales of Light and Life is a short story collection that follows various High Republic characters from all parts of the timeline. With all the different characters it covers, there's a little bit for everyone!
    Book, 2023Los Angeles : Disney, Lucasfilm Press, 2023. — YA STAR WAR TALES OF
  • -High Republic Phase 3- How do you move on after the villains win? Defy the Storm is a book that grapples with the heroes from Phase I as they occupy a galaxy forever changed by the Nihil. After an unthinkable tragedy, the Nihil make things worse…
    Book, 2024Los Angeles : Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2024. — YA STAR WAR GRATTON
  • -High Republic Phase 3- Reath Silas is back! This time, he and his fellow Jedi face a legendary enemy, the Nameless. Unfortunately for Reath, the Nameless are far more solid than most legends. Can Reath and the other Jedi find a way to subdue these…
    Book, 2024Los Angeles : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2024. — YA STAR WAR MANN G
  • -High Republic Phase 3- Claudia Gray wraps up the High Republic YA novels with Reath Silas on one last adventure. This last adventure pits Reath and other Jedi against the Nihil, the terrifying Nameless, and a mysterious blight that destroys…
    Book, 2025Los Angeles, California : Disney Lucasfilm Press, [2025] — YA STAR WAR GRAY C
  • Now we're out of the High Republic and back in a more familiar timeline. Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston follows the titular fan favorite character between the events of Order 66 and the events in Star Wars Rebels. This book is a must for any fan of the…
    Book, 2016Los Angeles : Disney, Lucasfilm Press, 2016. — YA STAR WAR JOHNSTON
  • Padme fans rejoice! E.K. Johnston's books are here to fill that hole in your heart. Queen's Shadow follows Padme in the year after she steps down as Queen of Naboo. Watch as she steps into her new role in the cutthroat world of intergalactic…
    Book, 2019Los Angeles : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2019. — YA STAR WAR JOHNSTON
  • Queen's Peril is a prequel to Queen's Shadow and details her election as Queen of Naboo and the selection of her iconic handmaidens. It has everything you could ever want from a Star Wars book. Intergalactic politics, adventure, and Padme!
    Book, 2020Los Angeles : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2020. — YA STAR WAR JOHNSTON
  • In the finale to E.K. Johnston's Queen's Series, Padme faces life as a senator in a war torn galaxy. While her secret husband is out fighting the Clone Wars, Padme steps away on a mission of her own. Her handmaiden and best friend Sabe takes Padme's…
    Book, 2021Los Angeles : New York : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2021. — YA STAR WAR JOHNSTON
  • I am not joking when I say that Lost Stars is THE Star Wars book. It is commonly considered by the fan base as one of the best pieces of Star Wars media ever created. This story of star-crossed lovers follows two members of the Imperial Academy,…
    Book, 2015Los Angeles : Disney/Lucas Film Press, 2015. — YA STAR WAR GRAY C