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The Mandalorian's Quest
By Brooke Vitale
Los Angeles : Disney-Lucasfilm Press, 2022. 24 pgs. Picture Book.

The Mandalorian has a quest to reunite the Child with others of his kind. Mando and Grogu will meet new allies and enlist the help of old friends as they search for those who have become legend: the Jedi.

Fuzzy
By Tom Angleberger
New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2016. 265 pgs. Fiction.

When Max (Maxine Zealster) befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, she helps him navigate Vanguard Middle School and together they reveal the truth behind the Robot Integration Program.

The Galaxy Needs You
By Caitlin Kennedy
Illustrated by Eda Kaban
Los Angeles : Disney-Lucasfilm Press, 2019. Picture Book.

There is nobody else in the galaxy exactly like you! No one else is smart the way you're smart or is kind in the particular way you're kind, and nobody else is brave the way you're brave. You are a hero in the making. Follow along with Rey on her hero's journey, and never forget that, just like her, you have everything inside yourself that you need to succeed. All you have to do is reach for it ...

Journey to Juno
By Ray O'Ryan
Illustrated by Colin Jack
New York : Little Simon, 2013. 121 pgs. Intermediate.

On the planet Nebulon in 2120, Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a planet made of crystals, but he is less than thrilled when he is partnered with the class bully.

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