SJPL Picks: Science fiction (~Grades 3-7)Like this list

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• Paige Not Found

  Wilde, Jen,

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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 from controlling their minds, she would have laughed. But somehow this is real life. She adjusts her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Countdown to Yesterday

  Marr, Shirley,

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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 them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alebrijes

  Higuera, Donna Barba,

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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 – or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boomi's Boombox

  Sekaran, Shanthi, 1977-

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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, where she meets her dad at age 12 and must figure out what she’s supposed to do — save him or change…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grace Needs Space!

  Wilgus, Benjamin A.,

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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 moon! Plus, she’ll get some quality time with her FUN mom Kendra—something Grace definitely needs.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The School for Whatnots

  Haddix, Margaret Peterson,

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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 with a fleet of students known as Whatnots, modern androids capable of flawless human imitation, thus…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Rover's Story

  Warga, Jasmine,

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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. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Show Us Who You Are

  McNicoll, Elle,

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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, relentless bullying, and whether to “care about normal” at school. When she meets Adrien Hawkins, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Beekeeper

  Cartaya, Pablo,

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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 surgeon, install computer chips in human skulls, and live in Silo, the most developed city around.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brand New Boy

  Almond, David, 1951-

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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, George doesn’t act or speak like the other children. Even weirder, a woman follows him to every class,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughter of the Deep

  Riordan, Rick,

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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 future at the prestigious Harding-Pencroft Academy, which provides a world-class education in all things…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Button Box

  Hodder, Bridget,

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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 bullied because of their religions and seek comfort from Granny. She selects a silver button covered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Cuentista

  Higuera, Donna Barba,

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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 scientists and their children prepare to begin civilization anew on new planet Sagan, more than 300…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stowaway

  Anderson, John David, 1975-

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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 Coalition. Leo's father, Dr. Fender, is an important scientist trying to make discoveries and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Da Vinci's Cat

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  Murdock, Catherine Gilbert,

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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 a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Gate of the Emperor

  Mbalia, Kwame,

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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 protect those he loves after learning stunning secrets about his world and himself. In the bustling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leonard (my Life as a Cat)

  Sorosiak, Carlie,

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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 until his scheduled rendezvous for departure. Instead, his shape is decidedly catlike, and his landing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lion of Mars

  Holm, Jennifer L.,

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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 cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

  Chari, Sheela,

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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 entrance to the prestigious Pruitt Prep. First, sixth-grader Mars Patel's friend Aurora disappears…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pleased to Meet Me

  Wilson, S. G.,

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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 you believe this and the other origami notes that follow--which middle schooler Meade Macon…Read moreRead more of this annotation