Science Fiction

Bechard, Margaret. Spacer and Rat
Jack (the spacer) meets Kit (the orphaned "rat") and ends up helping her to hide an illegal robot from falling into the wrong hands.

Carman, Patrick. The House of Power (Atherton series)
Edgar finds a book that reveals terrifying secrets about the world he lives in and what may become of it.

Christopher, John. The White Mountains (The Tripod Trilogy)
Will Parker escapes from being enslaved by the alien race of Tripods, and tries to join a rebel force in the mountains.

Coville, Bruce. My Teacher is an Alien
Susan discovers her substitute teacher is really an alien.

DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember
The underground city of Ember is failing. Two 12 year olds are the only ones willing to attempt to save their city and navigate the Unknown Regions and find help.

Engdahl, Sylvia. Enchantress From the Stars
Young Elana becomes part of the team sent to stop one planet's civilization from taking over another more primitive one.

Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
In the future, three supersleuths must try to find some runaway children before it is too late.

Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion
Matt learns that he is really the clone of a 142 year old infamous Mexican, El Patron.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden (Shadow Children series)
Luke is one of the forbidden "third" children, doomed to pass his life in hiding so the Population Police don't find him. When he discovers another third child living next door, can he risk a friendship?

Jones, Diana Wynne. Dogsbody
Sirius the Dog Star is sent to Earth to try and find the weapon of the stars.

Klause, Annette Curtis. Alien Secrets
Puck befriends an alien on her way to meet her parents and gets involved in searching for a precious artifact.

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin must cross space and time to rescue Mr. Murray from the clutches of IT.

Lowry, Lois. The Giver
When Jonah becomes the next “Receiver of the Memories,” he learns some unpleasant truths about his perfect world and realizes he must change it.

Paton Walsh, Jill. The Green Book
Earthlings try and form a colony on a new, uninhabited planet, but there are surprises in store!

Pinkwater, Daniel. Lizard Music
A boy finds out about a race of lizard-like aliens coming to try and take over the Earth.

Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell trilogy)
Johnny discovers the computer game he is playing is real to the aliens in the game, and that they are depending on him to save the day.

Reeve, Philip. Larklight
Evelyn and Arthur are on the run across space from spider-like creatures who are attempting to destroy humankind by finding the key to Larklight. A great space romp!

Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines ( Hungry City Chronicles)
In the future, cities are all on wheels and literally "eat" one another. The city of London has uncovered an ancient weapon to try and make itself unstoppable, but can our heroes stop the destruction?

Sleator, William. House of Stairs
Five orphan teens become part of a science experiment when they are imprisoned in a building with nothing but stairs.

Stahler, Jr. David. Truesight (Truesight Trilogy)
Jacob lives in Harmony, a town where blindness is a way of life. What will Jacob do when he suddenly begins to be able to see?

Waugh, Evelyn. Earthborn
Nesta discovers that her parents are really researchers from another planet and that the time has come for them to leave Earth or risk detection. Now Nesta must choose between her parents and her planet!

created by Noelle Couture, 2007