4 - Rebel Force, Alex Wheeler

This book is from a series of Star Wars novels written for young people, probably upper elementary and middle school readers. I picked it (and the next three in the series) up at the book fair back in the fall, but I just now read it. It really wasn't that great. I mean, the story is intriguing. I especially like the part where Luke, fresh from taking out the Death Star, is forced into a situation where he must win a podrace. Hearkens back to his father's childhood and gives the droids a great change to make some interesting foreshadowy comments. But overall it's just not that well written and it doesn't seem to hold true to the great, albeit cheesy, Star Wars tradition I love so much.

I need to get my hands on the next book in the Fate of the Jedi series. It will certainly be the antidote to this drivel. :)