01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000 01110010 01100101 00101101 ...I mean...hello, readers. If you're tired of down to Earth books and looking for a great read to space out with, look no further than this selection of Science fiction reads. Experience first contact protocols, intergalactic travel, technology beyond imagination, parallel dimensions...who knows, you may even catch a glimpse of what's in store for humankind in few hundred years. This selection of Science fiction chapter books is roughly for children in grades 3-7. Grade level/interest approximation and/or AR levels included in notes. Selected and curated by SJPL Librarians.
Grades 4+. "A week ago, if someone had told Paige she’d be stuck in traffic with three total strangers on a mission to stop a global organization fro...Show more
Grades 4+. "A week ago, if someone had told Paige she’d be stuck in traffic with three total strangers on a mission to stop a global organization from controlling their minds, she would have laughed. But somehow this is real life. She adjusts her noise cancelling headphones, trying to drown out more of the car horns and music blaring from a neighboring sedan. Her fists clench and unclench. Inside her shoes, her toes wiggle, trying to let out some of her nervous energy. As much as Paige hates the word normal, it’s a pretty good word to describe her life, and the kind of night she was having just before a single email turned her world upside down. In an effort to better understand and communicate with their autistic daughter, Paige's parents enrolled her in a study without her consent. Without her knowledge they had a chip implanted in her brain that keeps track of her location and brain activity. It can boost the chemicals that affect her mood. Suddenly, Paige isn’t sure who she can trust. Can she even trust her own mind anymore? Now the company that created her chip is days away from merging with the most popular social network in the world, that has a reputation for selling people’s private information to the highest bidder. Paige feels betrayed and like she’s been robbed of her free will. But there is one thing she can do. The email includes the names and addresses of the other kids involved in the study. She can track them down and show them what’s been done to them. Maybe altogether they can put a stop to this merger and figure out how to get their chips removed for good."
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Grades 4+. "A week ago, if someone had told Paige she’d be stuck in traffic with three total strangers on a mission to stop a global organization fro...Show more
Grades 4+. "A week ago, if someone had told Paige she’d be stuck in traffic with three total strangers on a mission to stop a global organization from controlling their minds, she would have laughed. But somehow this is real life. She adjusts her noise cancelling headphones, trying to drown out more of the car horns and music blaring from a neighboring sedan. Her fists clench and unclench. Inside her shoes, her toes wiggle, trying to let out some of her nervous energy. As much as Paige hates the word normal, it’s a pretty good word to describe her life, and the kind of night she was having just before a single email turned her world upside down. In an effort to better understand and communicate with their autistic daughter, Paige's parents enrolled her in a study without her consent. Without her knowledge they had a chip implanted in her brain that keeps track of her location and brain activity. It can boost the chemicals that affect her mood. Suddenly, Paige isn’t sure who she can trust. Can she even trust her own mind anymore? Now the company that created her chip is days away from merging with the most popular social network in the world, that has a reputation for selling people’s private information to the highest bidder. Paige feels betrayed and like she’s been robbed of her free will. But there is one thing she can do. The email includes the names and addresses of the other kids involved in the study. She can track them down and show them what’s been done to them. Maybe altogether they can put a stop to this merger and figure out how to get their chips removed for good."
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Grades 3-7. "The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of t...Show more
Grades 3-7. "The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he can go back.
During National Science Week, James meets the enigmatic Yan, a girl who looks at the world with x-ray eyes, and discovers that time travel might be possible after all. The two budding scientists’ quest to restore James’s lost past brings them into contact with retro Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes, old Commodore computers, chaotic rideshare vehicles of the future, and spacemen.
But as they get closer to their goal, James is forced to consider that his favorite moments from his personal history may not be as perfect as he remembers them."
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Grades 3-7. "The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of t...Show more
Grades 3-7. "The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he can go back.
During National Science Week, James meets the enigmatic Yan, a girl who looks at the world with x-ray eyes, and discovers that time travel might be possible after all. The two budding scientists’ quest to restore James’s lost past brings them into contact with retro Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes, old Commodore computers, chaotic rideshare vehicles of the future, and spacemen.
But as they get closer to their goal, James is forced to consider that his favorite moments from his personal history may not be as perfect as he remembers them."
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Grades 4-8. "For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel ...Show more
Grades 4-8. "For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long.
13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them – the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations.
When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. "
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Grades 4-8. "For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel ...Show more
Grades 4-8. "For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long.
13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them – the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations.
When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. "
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Grades 3-7. "After her dad dies of COVID, 12-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, wh...Show more
Grades 3-7. "After her dad dies of COVID, 12-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, where she meets her dad at age 12 and must figure out what she’s supposed to do — save him or change her life." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-7. "After her dad dies of COVID, 12-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, wh...Show more
Grades 3-7. "After her dad dies of COVID, 12-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, where she meets her dad at age 12 and must figure out what she’s supposed to do — save him or change her life." -- Novelist.
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Grades 4-7. Graphic novel. "Grace is SO EXCITED to fly a freighter from her home space station (and away from her BORING mother Evelyn) to a faraway ...Show more
Grades 4-7. Graphic novel. "Grace is SO EXCITED to fly a freighter from her home space station (and away from her BORING mother Evelyn) to a faraway moon! Plus, she’ll get some quality time with her FUN mom Kendra—something Grace definitely needs. Finally, a real adventure that Grace can get excited about while the rest of her space station friends go away for their summer vacations. But when Kendra is too focused on work, Grace’s first big trip suddenly becomes kind of lonely. Then their ship breaks down. Will Grace be able to get through to her mom and save their trip in the end?" -- Novelist.
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Grades 4-7. Graphic novel. "Grace is SO EXCITED to fly a freighter from her home space station (and away from her BORING mother Evelyn) to a faraway ...Show more
Grades 4-7. Graphic novel. "Grace is SO EXCITED to fly a freighter from her home space station (and away from her BORING mother Evelyn) to a faraway moon! Plus, she’ll get some quality time with her FUN mom Kendra—something Grace definitely needs. Finally, a real adventure that Grace can get excited about while the rest of her space station friends go away for their summer vacations. But when Kendra is too focused on work, Grace’s first big trip suddenly becomes kind of lonely. Then their ship breaks down. Will Grace be able to get through to her mom and save their trip in the end?" -- Novelist.
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Grades 5+/AR 5.8. "Max and Josie are best friends from vastly different worlds. Max, born to billionaires, obliviously attends an exclusive school wi...Show more
Grades 5+/AR 5.8. "Max and Josie are best friends from vastly different worlds. Max, born to billionaires, obliviously attends an exclusive school with a fleet of students known as Whatnots, modern androids capable of flawless human imitation, thus sparing him from interacting with cruel or greedy children interested only in his wealth. Josie is secretly the only other human child in Max’s class, allowed to attend the superior school with the promise of an excellent education if she can keep up the robotic ruse. Max is devastated when Josie seemingly disappears after fifth grade, but she leaves behind a perplexing note: “No matter what anyone tells you, I’m real.” A bewildered Max sets out to uncover the truth and find his way back to his best friend, but the stakes are higher than he could possibly imagine. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 5+/AR 5.8. "Max and Josie are best friends from vastly different worlds. Max, born to billionaires, obliviously attends an exclusive school wi...Show more
Grades 5+/AR 5.8. "Max and Josie are best friends from vastly different worlds. Max, born to billionaires, obliviously attends an exclusive school with a fleet of students known as Whatnots, modern androids capable of flawless human imitation, thus sparing him from interacting with cruel or greedy children interested only in his wealth. Josie is secretly the only other human child in Max’s class, allowed to attend the superior school with the promise of an excellent education if she can keep up the robotic ruse. Max is devastated when Josie seemingly disappears after fifth grade, but she leaves behind a perplexing note: “No matter what anyone tells you, I’m real.” A bewildered Max sets out to uncover the truth and find his way back to his best friend, but the stakes are higher than he could possibly imagine. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-6. "Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions...Show more
Grades 4-6. "Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there's a problem with his programming....
Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars's difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage--and resilience--to succeed... and survive?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 4-6. "Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions...Show more
Grades 4-6. "Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there's a problem with his programming....
Human emotions or not, launch day comes, and Res blasts off to Mars, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars's difficult landscape, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress, will Res have the determination, courage--and resilience--to succeed... and survive?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 2-6/AR 4.3. "In near-future London, autistic 12-year-old Cora Byers is a budding investigative journalist navigating her mother’s death, relen...Show more
Grades 2-6/AR 4.3. "In near-future London, autistic 12-year-old Cora Byers is a budding investigative journalist navigating her mother’s death, relentless bullying, and whether to “care about normal” at school. When she meets Adrien Hawkins, a homeschooled boy with ADHD who’s unabashedly self-accepting, their blossoming friendship brightens her days. Adrien’s father, wealthy Magnus Hawkins, runs the Pomegranate Institute, an innovative corporation that’s developing lifelike interactive holograms with a goal of digital immortality, preserving loved ones and celebrities after death. The institute is eager to recruit Cora as a subject so that they can learn to re-create “that kind of brain.” Despite strong misgivings from her father—and from Adrien, once a grudging participant—Cora joins the program, in the process discovering new truths about grieving, her autistic identity, and the Institute’s true goals." -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 2-6/AR 4.3. "In near-future London, autistic 12-year-old Cora Byers is a budding investigative journalist navigating her mother’s death, relen...Show more
Grades 2-6/AR 4.3. "In near-future London, autistic 12-year-old Cora Byers is a budding investigative journalist navigating her mother’s death, relentless bullying, and whether to “care about normal” at school. When she meets Adrien Hawkins, a homeschooled boy with ADHD who’s unabashedly self-accepting, their blossoming friendship brightens her days. Adrien’s father, wealthy Magnus Hawkins, runs the Pomegranate Institute, an innovative corporation that’s developing lifelike interactive holograms with a goal of digital immortality, preserving loved ones and celebrities after death. The institute is eager to recruit Cora as a subject so that they can learn to re-create “that kind of brain.” Despite strong misgivings from her father—and from Adrien, once a grudging participant—Cora joins the program, in the process discovering new truths about grieving, her autistic identity, and the Institute’s true goals." -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 4-6. Also in eBook. "aised on her family’s strawberry farm in the Valley, Yolanda Cicerón, who has Cuban roots, aspires to become a neurolink ...Show more
Grades 4-6. Also in eBook. "aised on her family’s strawberry farm in the Valley, Yolanda Cicerón, who has Cuban roots, aspires to become a neurolink surgeon, install computer chips in human skulls, and live in Silo, the most developed city around. But Camila, Yoly’s older sister and her guardian since their parents’ exile, can’t afford the tuition. After Yoly secretly accepts a scholarship from Silo’s Mayor Blackburn to fund her studies—against Cami’s explicit wishes—she realizes the scholarship’s terms require her to go on Retreat, a life-threatening mission in territory plagued by extreme weather disasters. Terrified, Cami finally shares secret family history that explains her mistrust of the mayor. Yoly belatedly understands that the System that purportedly keeps everyone safe from nature is actually oppressive and is spying on them. Looking for a way to pay off the scholarship and avoid the Retreat, Yoly and Cami discover a honeybee colony on their farm and recognize that the bees can pollinate fields and thereby reduce people’s dependence on Silo. But questioning and innovation are dangerous under an authoritarian regime, and when people dear to Yoly are taken away, she must fight to save them and bring down the whole corrupt System." -- Kirkus.
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Grades 4-6. Also in eBook. "aised on her family’s strawberry farm in the Valley, Yolanda Cicerón, who has Cuban roots, aspires to become a neurolink ...Show more
Grades 4-6. Also in eBook. "aised on her family’s strawberry farm in the Valley, Yolanda Cicerón, who has Cuban roots, aspires to become a neurolink surgeon, install computer chips in human skulls, and live in Silo, the most developed city around. But Camila, Yoly’s older sister and her guardian since their parents’ exile, can’t afford the tuition. After Yoly secretly accepts a scholarship from Silo’s Mayor Blackburn to fund her studies—against Cami’s explicit wishes—she realizes the scholarship’s terms require her to go on Retreat, a life-threatening mission in territory plagued by extreme weather disasters. Terrified, Cami finally shares secret family history that explains her mistrust of the mayor. Yoly belatedly understands that the System that purportedly keeps everyone safe from nature is actually oppressive and is spying on them. Looking for a way to pay off the scholarship and avoid the Retreat, Yoly and Cami discover a honeybee colony on their farm and recognize that the bees can pollinate fields and thereby reduce people’s dependence on Silo. But questioning and innovation are dangerous under an authoritarian regime, and when people dear to Yoly are taken away, she must fight to save them and bring down the whole corrupt System." -- Kirkus.
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Grades 4-7. Also in eBook. "New kid George joins Dan’s primary-school class one week before the Easter holiday. While he looks like everyone else, Ge...Show more
Grades 4-7. Also in eBook. "New kid George joins Dan’s primary-school class one week before the Easter holiday. While he looks like everyone else, George doesn’t act or speak like the other children. Even weirder, a woman follows him to every class, and George is taken away by men in an ominous black van at the end of the school day. It is later revealed that George is part of a government project to build a robot that can fit in seamlessly amongst humans. Robot or not, Dan and his friends adamantly believe that George deserves to be treated as any other kid—so they concoct a plan to set George free. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-7. Also in eBook. "New kid George joins Dan’s primary-school class one week before the Easter holiday. While he looks like everyone else, Ge...Show more
Grades 4-7. Also in eBook. "New kid George joins Dan’s primary-school class one week before the Easter holiday. While he looks like everyone else, George doesn’t act or speak like the other children. Even weirder, a woman follows him to every class, and George is taken away by men in an ominous black van at the end of the school day. It is later revealed that George is part of a government project to build a robot that can fit in seamlessly amongst humans. Robot or not, Dan and his friends adamantly believe that George deserves to be treated as any other kid—so they concoct a plan to set George free. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-8/AR 5.2. "Ana Dakkar, 14 and of Bundeli Indian ancestry, is excited to undergo the freshman end-of-year trials that will determine her futu...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 5.2. "Ana Dakkar, 14 and of Bundeli Indian ancestry, is excited to undergo the freshman end-of-year trials that will determine her future at the prestigious Harding-Pencroft Academy, which provides a world-class education in all things marine and aquatic. No sooner has her class departed for the event, though, when the academy is attacked and destroyed by the rivaling Land Institute, forcing Ana and her classmates, the only survivors, to seek refuge in a hidden island outpost. Along the way, Ana discovers that she is descended from the infamous Captain Nemo as well as heir to his trove of futuristic technology and legendary submarine, the Nautilus. When the Land Institute seeks to usurp the technology for its own selfish ends, Ana and her classmates must harness Nemo’s legacy to defend themselves. But her parents died years ago while unlocking the Nautilus’s secrets—how can she succeed where they failed?" -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 4-8/AR 5.2. "Ana Dakkar, 14 and of Bundeli Indian ancestry, is excited to undergo the freshman end-of-year trials that will determine her futu...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 5.2. "Ana Dakkar, 14 and of Bundeli Indian ancestry, is excited to undergo the freshman end-of-year trials that will determine her future at the prestigious Harding-Pencroft Academy, which provides a world-class education in all things marine and aquatic. No sooner has her class departed for the event, though, when the academy is attacked and destroyed by the rivaling Land Institute, forcing Ana and her classmates, the only survivors, to seek refuge in a hidden island outpost. Along the way, Ana discovers that she is descended from the infamous Captain Nemo as well as heir to his trove of futuristic technology and legendary submarine, the Nautilus. When the Land Institute seeks to usurp the technology for its own selfish ends, Ana and her classmates must harness Nemo’s legacy to defend themselves. But her parents died years ago while unlocking the Nautilus’s secrets—how can she succeed where they failed?" -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 3-4. "Ava is Jewish, her cousin Nadeem is Muslim, and they both love their wise, possibly magical, Jewish Granny Buena.The children are being ...Show more
Grades 3-4. "Ava is Jewish, her cousin Nadeem is Muslim, and they both love their wise, possibly magical, Jewish Granny Buena.The children are being bullied because of their religions and seek comfort from Granny. She selects a silver button covered in rubies from a gilded box. As she begins the tale of how their Jewish ancestor Ester acquired this button from the Muslim prince Abdur Rahman and his servant Bedir, the action shifts to North Africa 1,000 years ago. When Granny stops midtale, Ava takes the button and sews it onto her sweatshirt—which magically transports the children and Granny’s cat Sheba to the marketplace at Sabtah at the moment Granny stopped the story. They are recognized as visiting cousins but retain their modern perspective. Ava, Nadeem, and Sheba are involved in all the ensuing activities and adventures. But Ester is the real hero, aiding the endangered prince’s escape by sailing him across to Spain (where her family will follow) to fulfill his destiny, ruling over Jews and Muslims working together pursuing knowledge. The authors describe sights, sounds, and daily life in beautiful, meticulous detail, seamlessly weaving in historical and cultural information and emphasizing the similarities in Jewish and Muslim philosophies. Both the modern and medieval characters are presented in emotionally charged language as unique individuals with strong personalities. Are there more stories in Granny’s magical button box? Granny’s wink indicates a possible sequel." -- Kirkus.
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Grades 3-4. "Ava is Jewish, her cousin Nadeem is Muslim, and they both love their wise, possibly magical, Jewish Granny Buena.The children are being ...Show more
Grades 3-4. "Ava is Jewish, her cousin Nadeem is Muslim, and they both love their wise, possibly magical, Jewish Granny Buena.The children are being bullied because of their religions and seek comfort from Granny. She selects a silver button covered in rubies from a gilded box. As she begins the tale of how their Jewish ancestor Ester acquired this button from the Muslim prince Abdur Rahman and his servant Bedir, the action shifts to North Africa 1,000 years ago. When Granny stops midtale, Ava takes the button and sews it onto her sweatshirt—which magically transports the children and Granny’s cat Sheba to the marketplace at Sabtah at the moment Granny stopped the story. They are recognized as visiting cousins but retain their modern perspective. Ava, Nadeem, and Sheba are involved in all the ensuing activities and adventures. But Ester is the real hero, aiding the endangered prince’s escape by sailing him across to Spain (where her family will follow) to fulfill his destiny, ruling over Jews and Muslims working together pursuing knowledge. The authors describe sights, sounds, and daily life in beautiful, meticulous detail, seamlessly weaving in historical and cultural information and emphasizing the similarities in Jewish and Muslim philosophies. Both the modern and medieval characters are presented in emotionally charged language as unique individuals with strong personalities. Are there more stories in Granny’s magical button box? Granny’s wink indicates a possible sequel." -- Kirkus.
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Grades 5+/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "In 2061, with Halley's Comet making a deadly and unstoppable journey toward Earth, a small group of ...Show more
Grades 5+/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "In 2061, with Halley's Comet making a deadly and unstoppable journey toward Earth, a small group of scientists and their children prepare to begin civilization anew on new planet Sagan, more than 300 years away. Among them is Petra Peña, almost 13, who, while she sleeps through the next several lifetimes, will download the biology knowledge of an expert. But Petra's true love is the cuentos—the stories—that her grandmother, who stayed behind, told her, and she's downloading folklore and mythology, hoping to bring all the stories of the world they're losing. But on the journey, something goes wrong: Petra wakes to discover that in the last few centuries, the small group of people living on the ship as caretakers have become the Collective, a unit singlemindedly focused on redirecting humanity by erasing everyone's memories of Earth—and even purging entire people, including Petra's family, altogether. Petra alone retains her memories, and her yearning for a community pushes her to seek out the first ship of Sagan settlers and to try to reach her fellow shipmates through the cuentos she still remembers. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 5+/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "In 2061, with Halley's Comet making a deadly and unstoppable journey toward Earth, a small group of ...Show more
Grades 5+/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "In 2061, with Halley's Comet making a deadly and unstoppable journey toward Earth, a small group of scientists and their children prepare to begin civilization anew on new planet Sagan, more than 300 years away. Among them is Petra Peña, almost 13, who, while she sleeps through the next several lifetimes, will download the biology knowledge of an expert. But Petra's true love is the cuentos—the stories—that her grandmother, who stayed behind, told her, and she's downloading folklore and mythology, hoping to bring all the stories of the world they're losing. But on the journey, something goes wrong: Petra wakes to discover that in the last few centuries, the small group of people living on the ship as caretakers have become the Collective, a unit singlemindedly focused on redirecting humanity by erasing everyone's memories of Earth—and even purging entire people, including Petra's family, altogether. Petra alone retains her memories, and her yearning for a community pushes her to seek out the first ship of Sagan settlers and to try to reach her fellow shipmates through the cuentos she still remembers. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-8/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After tragedy strikes, Leo and his family venture into the somewhat unknown, moving into a spacecraft run by the C...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After tragedy strikes, Leo and his family venture into the somewhat unknown, moving into a spacecraft run by the Coalition. Leo's father, Dr. Fender, is an important scientist trying to make discoveries and hopefully bring peace to the universe. But when Dr. Fender is taken by the enemy, Leo finds himself locked on board with a scrappy band of pirates. On a mission to reunite with his family, Leo discovers that the universe isn't full of simply good and bad people, but beings who, like him, are just trying to survive." -- School Library Journal.
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Grades 4-8/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After tragedy strikes, Leo and his family venture into the somewhat unknown, moving into a spacecraft run by the C...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After tragedy strikes, Leo and his family venture into the somewhat unknown, moving into a spacecraft run by the Coalition. Leo's father, Dr. Fender, is an important scientist trying to make discoveries and hopefully bring peace to the universe. But when Dr. Fender is taken by the enemy, Leo finds himself locked on board with a scrappy band of pirates. On a mission to reunite with his family, Leo discovers that the universe isn't full of simply good and bad people, but beings who, like him, are just trying to survive." -- School Library Journal.
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Grades 3-6/AR 3.8. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 3.8. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-6/AR 3.8. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 3.8. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future." -- Novelist.
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Grades 4-7/AR 5.0. "Inspired by the history and lore of Ethiopia, this cinematic space adventure introduces 12-year-old Yared Heywat as he fights to ...Show more
Grades 4-7/AR 5.0. "Inspired by the history and lore of Ethiopia, this cinematic space adventure introduces 12-year-old Yared Heywat as he fights to protect those he loves after learning stunning secrets about his world and himself. In the bustling city of Addis Prime, Yared, his uncle Moti, and bionic lioness Besa live under the radar, often moving suddenly, though Moti won’t explain why. It’s a lonely life, but rebellious Yared finds community and glory in an illegal augmented-reality game; he’s the number-two player, beaten only by a girl known as the Ibis. When Yared is forced to compete under his real name, Addis Prime is immediately swarmed by high-tech monsters and brutal soldiers—all of whom are looking for Yared. As Uncle Moti’s fables about the lost space empire of Axum and the evil Werari empire begin to come to life, Yared and rival-turned-ally Ibis fight to escape the city and uncover the truth about Yared’s family roots." -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 4-7/AR 5.0. "Inspired by the history and lore of Ethiopia, this cinematic space adventure introduces 12-year-old Yared Heywat as he fights to ...Show more
Grades 4-7/AR 5.0. "Inspired by the history and lore of Ethiopia, this cinematic space adventure introduces 12-year-old Yared Heywat as he fights to protect those he loves after learning stunning secrets about his world and himself. In the bustling city of Addis Prime, Yared, his uncle Moti, and bionic lioness Besa live under the radar, often moving suddenly, though Moti won’t explain why. It’s a lonely life, but rebellious Yared finds community and glory in an illegal augmented-reality game; he’s the number-two player, beaten only by a girl known as the Ibis. When Yared is forced to compete under his real name, Addis Prime is immediately swarmed by high-tech monsters and brutal soldiers—all of whom are looking for Yared. As Uncle Moti’s fables about the lost space empire of Axum and the evil Werari empire begin to come to life, Yared and rival-turned-ally Ibis fight to escape the city and uncover the truth about Yared’s family roots." -- Publisher's Weekly.
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Grades 4-7/AR 5.2. Also in eBook. "An alien hurtles toward Earth, expecting to shape-shift into human form and work as a Yellowstone park ranger unti...Show more
Grades 4-7/AR 5.2. Also in eBook. "An alien hurtles toward Earth, expecting to shape-shift into human form and work as a Yellowstone park ranger until his scheduled rendezvous for departure. Instead, his shape is decidedly catlike, and his landing spot (a tree in South Carolina) is way off target. What's more, unless he can reach Yellowstone soon, he’s doomed to be an earthbound, mortal cat. Fortunately, 11-year-old Olive, who’s living temporarily with her grandmother, rescues the cat, which she names Leonard. Though sometimes awkward around other kids, Olive is smart, kind, and enthusiastic about animals. She’s stunned when Leonard shares his identity and asks for a lift to Yellowstone." -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-7/AR 5.2. Also in eBook. "An alien hurtles toward Earth, expecting to shape-shift into human form and work as a Yellowstone park ranger unti...Show more
Grades 4-7/AR 5.2. Also in eBook. "An alien hurtles toward Earth, expecting to shape-shift into human form and work as a Yellowstone park ranger until his scheduled rendezvous for departure. Instead, his shape is decidedly catlike, and his landing spot (a tree in South Carolina) is way off target. What's more, unless he can reach Yellowstone soon, he’s doomed to be an earthbound, mortal cat. Fortunately, 11-year-old Olive, who’s living temporarily with her grandmother, rescues the cat, which she names Leonard. Though sometimes awkward around other kids, Olive is smart, kind, and enthusiastic about animals. She’s stunned when Leonard shares his identity and asks for a lift to Yellowstone." -- Booklist.
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Grades 3-6/AR 4.0. Also in eBook. "Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cat...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 4.0. Also in eBook. "Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid in a very different world - to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-6/AR 4.0. Also in eBook. "Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cat...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 4.0. Also in eBook. "Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell - a regular kid in a very different world - to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-7/AR 4.2. Also in eBook. "Strange things are afoot at H.G. Wells Middle School in the days leading up to the mandatory exam that determines ...Show more
Grades 3-7/AR 4.2. Also in eBook. "Strange things are afoot at H.G. Wells Middle School in the days leading up to the mandatory exam that determines entrance to the prestigious Pruitt Prep. First, sixth-grader Mars Patel's friend Aurora disappears without a trace. Then Oliver Pruitt, the Steve Jobs–like inventor and founder of Pruitt Prep, announces on his podcast, "Something BIG is going to happen." The next thing he knows, Mars is hiding in the janitor's closet during a Code Red lockdown. Undeterred by his mother's pleas that he behave and his principal's threats of expulsion, Mars and his friends embark on a quest to find their missing friend and get to the bottom of the enigma that is Oliver Pruitt. " -- School Library Journal.
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Grades 3-7/AR 4.2. Also in eBook. "Strange things are afoot at H.G. Wells Middle School in the days leading up to the mandatory exam that determines ...Show more
Grades 3-7/AR 4.2. Also in eBook. "Strange things are afoot at H.G. Wells Middle School in the days leading up to the mandatory exam that determines entrance to the prestigious Pruitt Prep. First, sixth-grader Mars Patel's friend Aurora disappears without a trace. Then Oliver Pruitt, the Steve Jobs–like inventor and founder of Pruitt Prep, announces on his podcast, "Something BIG is going to happen." The next thing he knows, Mars is hiding in the janitor's closet during a Code Red lockdown. Undeterred by his mother's pleas that he behave and his principal's threats of expulsion, Mars and his friends embark on a quest to find their missing friend and get to the bottom of the enigma that is Oliver Pruitt. " -- School Library Journal.
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Grades 3-7. First in a series. "It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you. If y...Show more
Grades 3-7. First in a series. "It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you. If you believe this and the other origami notes that follow--which middle schooler Meade Macon absolutely, positively does NOT--the concept of parallel dimensions is true, and there is a convention full of alternate versions of Meade waiting for his RSVP. It's got to be a joke.
Except . . . the octopus is an origami fold Meade thought he invented. And the note writer has a lot of intel on him that nobody else should know. I mean, he's told his best friend Twig a lot about himself, but he's definitely kept mum about that time he sleepwalk-peed into his Lego container when he was six. Could Me Con be a real thing? And should he go?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 3-7. First in a series. "It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you. If y...Show more
Grades 3-7. First in a series. "It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: Hi, Me. Yes, you. You're me, and I'm you. If you believe this and the other origami notes that follow--which middle schooler Meade Macon absolutely, positively does NOT--the concept of parallel dimensions is true, and there is a convention full of alternate versions of Meade waiting for his RSVP. It's got to be a joke.
Except . . . the octopus is an origami fold Meade thought he invented. And the note writer has a lot of intel on him that nobody else should know. I mean, he's told his best friend Twig a lot about himself, but he's definitely kept mum about that time he sleepwalk-peed into his Lego container when he was six. Could Me Con be a real thing? And should he go?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 3-7/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx...Show more
Grades 3-7/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx, the baku gets her into her dream school, Profectus, where she is exposed to dangerous secrets." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-7/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx...Show more
Grades 3-7/AR 5.4. Also in eBook. "After fourteen-year-old Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, or baku, called Jinx, the baku gets her into her dream school, Profectus, where she is exposed to dangerous secrets." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-6/AR 4.8. First in a series. "Sent to Genius Academy in the wake of a death-ray experiment gone wrong, young Nikki Tesla hides a terrible se...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 4.8. First in a series. "Sent to Genius Academy in the wake of a death-ray experiment gone wrong, young Nikki Tesla hides a terrible secret before the theft of her death ray forces her to set aside her insecurities and rely on the help of new friends." -- Novelist.
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Grades 3-6/AR 4.8. First in a series. "Sent to Genius Academy in the wake of a death-ray experiment gone wrong, young Nikki Tesla hides a terrible se...Show more
Grades 3-6/AR 4.8. First in a series. "Sent to Genius Academy in the wake of a death-ray experiment gone wrong, young Nikki Tesla hides a terrible secret before the theft of her death ray forces her to set aside her insecurities and rely on the help of new friends." -- Novelist.
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Grades 4-8/AR 4.9. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Sal Vidón is attending a new school, with new bullies and new teachers who don't understand the nee...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 4.9. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Sal Vidón is attending a new school, with new bullies and new teachers who don't understand the needs of a student with Type 1 diabetes. He also causes rips in time and space by transporting objects from other universes. Sometimes he transports harmless prank items, but sometimes he goes home to find his long-dead mother cooking yucca in the kitchen. When Sal meets Gabi Reál, student body president and all-around firebrand, they begin a friendship that may break the universe—or save it. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 4-8/AR 4.9. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Sal Vidón is attending a new school, with new bullies and new teachers who don't understand the nee...Show more
Grades 4-8/AR 4.9. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "Sal Vidón is attending a new school, with new bullies and new teachers who don't understand the needs of a student with Type 1 diabetes. He also causes rips in time and space by transporting objects from other universes. Sometimes he transports harmless prank items, but sometimes he goes home to find his long-dead mother cooking yucca in the kitchen. When Sal meets Gabi Reál, student body president and all-around firebrand, they begin a friendship that may break the universe—or save it. " -- Booklist.
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Grades 5-7/AR 5.3. "Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arm...Show more
Grades 5-7/AR 5.3. "Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arms than you or me, many are frightened of him.
He is a gentle creature who looks like a giant cockroach. This extraordinary human wants to prove his goodness, so he opens his door to two SilverSeed children in search of a place to hide.
Instantly, Maximillian’s quiet, solitary life changes. There are dangerous powers after them and they have eyes everywhere. But in this gray city of Hope trapped under the Orb, is escape even possible?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 5-7/AR 5.3. "Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arm...Show more
Grades 5-7/AR 5.3. "Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arms than you or me, many are frightened of him.
He is a gentle creature who looks like a giant cockroach. This extraordinary human wants to prove his goodness, so he opens his door to two SilverSeed children in search of a place to hide.
Instantly, Maximillian’s quiet, solitary life changes. There are dangerous powers after them and they have eyes everywhere. But in this gray city of Hope trapped under the Orb, is escape even possible?" -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 2-6/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mar...Show more
Grades 2-6/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mars station was grim, and since Earth was no longer an option (we may have blown it up), it was time to find a new home.
That's how we ended up on Choom with the Zhuri. They're very smart. They also look like giant mosquitos. But that's not why it's so hard to live here. There's a lot that the Zhuri don't like: singing (just ask my sister, Ila), comedy (one joke got me sent to the principal's office), or any kind of emotion. The biggest problem, though? The Zhuri don't like us. And if humankind is going to survive, it's up to my family to change their minds. No pressure." -- Goodreads.com.
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Grades 2-6/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mar...Show more
Grades 2-6/AR 5.0. Also in eBook and eAudiobook. "The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mars station was grim, and since Earth was no longer an option (we may have blown it up), it was time to find a new home.
That's how we ended up on Choom with the Zhuri. They're very smart. They also look like giant mosquitos. But that's not why it's so hard to live here. There's a lot that the Zhuri don't like: singing (just ask my sister, Ila), comedy (one joke got me sent to the principal's office), or any kind of emotion. The biggest problem, though? The Zhuri don't like us. And if humankind is going to survive, it's up to my family to change their minds. No pressure." -- Goodreads.com.
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