Wood, Brian

"A collection of nine short stories connected by clumsy encounters, personal impotence, and the allure of transgression"--.

"This is 1775. With the War of Independence playing out across the colonies, young Seth and Mercy Abbott find their new marriage tested at every turn as the demands of the frontlines and the home front collide. Rather than rehashing the tales of the most famous men of the time, Rebels details the epic story of the colonists, explorers and traders, wives and daughters, and farmers and volunteer soldiers who, in a few short, turbulent years, created the brand-new nation of America"--Provided by publisher.

Princess Leia focuses on training her secret team of pilots while Han Solo enters Coruscant, the heart of the Empire, on a secret mission to resupply the Rebel fleet. Meanwhile, Darth Vadar has been sent to a remote location.

Han Solo and Chewbacca must pay a large price for help in escaping Boba Fett's pursuit. Luke Skywalker and fellow pilot Prithi were grounded by Princess Leia, but disobey orders and set out to locate their fellow squad members-who are in trouble after their face off with Colonel Bircher's Star Destroyer.

The realities of fighting the Empire begin to take their toll on the Rebel Alliance. Princess Leia grounds two of her key pilots just as the Empire prepares to attack with an elite squadron of TIE interceptors. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca run into trouble on Coruscant.

When an Imperial Star Destroyer unexpectedly intercepts an Alliance scouting mission, Rebel leader Mon Mothma begins to suspect there is a spy in the ranks. She charges Princess Leia with a secret mission that involves uncovering the spy. Meanwhile she sends Han Solo on a mission of his own.

Four young women--naive, overachieving Lona, easygoing Ren, blue-collar Merissa, and shy, intelligent Riley--meet and become friends at New York University. Together they try to figure out how to become adults in the midst of drama, love interests, family conflicts, and troubles at school.

"Despite its victory at the Battle of Yavin--which ended with the destruction of the Galactic Empire's fearsome space station, the Death Star--the fledgling Rebel Alliance is still struggling to find new allies, new sources of supplies, and, most importantly, a new location for a permanent base. In the quest for a new home, three of the Rebellion's greatest heroes have journeyed to the edge of the Outer rim..."--Back cover.

Their resupply mission exposed to the Empire, Han Solo and Chewbacca hide in the Coruscant underworld; Darth Vader finds an unexpected ally in the Force; Luke Skywalker is prompted to further disobey orders by a visit from the ghost of Ben Kenobi; and Princess Leia and her X-Wing squadron are cornered and forced to make a stand.

Riley, a shy straight-A student, comes out of her shell when she becomes best friends with three other freshmen who join her in her explorations of Manhattan, but her new life is threatened by a developing online romance.