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S c i e n c e F i c t i o n B o o k l i s t |
All books can be found by the author's last name in the Juvenile Fiction area unless noted on the booklist.
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- Ball, Justin.
- Space Dogs.
Commanders Belka and Strelka, of the planet Gersbach, board their dog-shaped vehicle and head for earth, where they encounter Lucy Buckley and her family, attempt to capture two power-seeking renegades, and hope to save their own planet from destruction.
- Barron, T. A.
- The Merlin Effect.
When she joins her father and several others investigating a strange whirpool and possible sunken treasure ship off the coast of Baja California, thirteen-year-old Kate is drawn into a centuries-old conflict between Merlin and the evil Yagar.
- The Ancient One.
While helping her Great Aunt Melanie try to protect an Oregon redwood forest from loggers, thirteen-year-old Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and faces the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest.
- Heartlight.
Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the Sun from a premature death.
- Bawden, Nina.
- Off the Road.
In 2040, eleven-year-old Tom follows his grandfather through the Wall and into the forbidden Wild, where they seek to find his grandfather's boyhood home.
- Becker, Bonny.
- My Brother, the Robot.
When his father buys a SIMON robot, advertised as "the perfect son," Chip decides that he can't compete with his new brother, but in the end, the whole family learns that perfection may not be so great after all.
- Bondoux, Anne-Laure.
- The Destiny of Linus Hoppe.
In a utopian world, fourteen-year-old Linus, who is approaching the test that will determine which Realm he will live, rejects the accepted way of life and ventures to change his destiny.
- The Second Life of Linus Hoppe.
Having given up his privileged life for the freedom to make his own decisions, fourteen-year-old Linus escapes the drudgery of Realm Two and joins with others to battle the power behind the Great Processor.
- Brennan, Herbie.
- The Mystery Machine.
Hubert accidentally discovers that the weird woman who moved in next door is really a member of an alien race that plans to take over Earth.
- Bunting, Eve.
- Wanna Buy an Alien?
For his eleventh birthday Ben receives an offer of a ride to the planet Cham with an alien named Iku, and when the appointed meeting time arrives he is not sure if he faces an exciting opportunity or horrible danger.
- Butts, Nancy.
- The Door in the Lake.
After vanishing without a trace one night during a camping trip, twelve-year-old Joey reappears two years later, showing no signs of having aged and carrying memories of a strange light in the sky.
- Conly, Jane Leslie.
- The Rudest Alien on Earth.
Having landed on a dairy farm in Vermont, an alien from another galaxy befriends two human children and uses her ability to change into animals to learn about Earth society.
- Coville, Bruce.
- Aliens Ate my Homework.
Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal.
- I was a Sixth Grade Alien.
When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, sixth grader Tim makes friends with the ambassador's son and together they uncover a plot to sabotage the mission.
- The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure.
Anthony and his younger sister discover that the monster figures he got in an unusual box at an estate sale are alive, but they have no way of knowing that the "monsters" will lead them on fantastical adventures to other worlds in an effort to try to save Earth.
- Crilley, Mark.
- Akiko and the Alpha Centauri 5000.
Akiko's spaceship race from one side of the galaxy to the other is complicated when Spuckler discovers that an old rival of his is also competing. BOOK SIX.
- Akiko and the Great Wall of Trudd.
Akiko and Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax, and Poog continue on their perilous journey across the planet Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit. Sequel to: Akiko in the Sprubly Islands. BOOK THREE.
- Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo.
As a show of gratitude for rescuing PrinceFroptoppit, the King of Smoo sends Akiko and her friends on a vacation to the planet Quilk to visit their famous zoo in Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo. But the zookeeper wants Akiko for his special collection can her friends free her? BOOK FIVE.
- Akiko and the Journey to Toog.
Akiko, Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, and Gax journey to Toog to help their friend Poog save his planet from destruction--whether he likes it or not. BOOK SEVEN.
- Akiko in the Castle of Alia Rellapot.
Akiko and her friends reach the final stage of their mission to rescue Prince Froptoppit from the castle of Alia Rellapot. BOOK FOUR.
- Akiko in the Sprubly Islands.
Ten-year-old Akiko and her newly made friends survive a skugbit storm, crash in the Moonguzzit Sea, and are captured by the army of Queen Pwip as they continue their mission to rescue the son of the king of the planet Smoo. BOOK TWO.
- Akiko on the Planet Smoo.
Ten-year-old Akiko has an unexpected adventure when she is whisked away to a distant planet and put in charge of the rescue mission that must search for the kidnapped Prince Froptoppit. BOOK ONE.
- Akiko: the Training Master.
Akiko, now in fifth grade, is more ready than ever to trade places with her robot look-alike and zoom into space. This time, the girl and her alien friends are headed for the Intergalactic Space Patrollers Training Camp on Zarga Baffa. Can Akiko withstand the gross food, the physical and mental tests, and her training master's rough treatment? BOOK EIGHT.
- Billy Clikk: Creatch Battler.
Sixth-grader Billy Clikk's family BUGZ-B-GON business has his parents working unusual hours. Then he accidentally discovers that they are actually secret agents for the Allied Forces for the Management of Extraterritorial Creatches. AFMEC operatives protect the human world from a dizzying variety of weird beasties using an array of specialized high-tech weaponry.
- Billy Clikk: Rogmasher Rampage.
Billy is a normal sixth grader-except for the fact that his parents are not really exterminators but instead work for AFMEC (Allied Forces for the Management of Extraterritorial Creatches) fighting the incursion of aliens across the globe. In this second book in the series, Billy, a trainee, goes on his first mission for AFMEC without his mom and dad.
- Daley, Michael J.
- Space Station Rat.
A lavender rat that has escaped from a laboratory, and a lonely boy whose parents are scientists, meet on an orbiting space station, communicate by email, and ultimately find themselves in need of each other's help and friendship.
- Dexter, Catherine.
- Alien Game.
As the students at her school become increaingly caught up in the annual game of Elimination, Zoe grows more and more convinced that the new girl in her eighth-grade class is not what she seems.
- DuPrau, Jeanne.
- The City of Ember.
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
- The People of Sparks.
Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn't long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep. But the town's resources are limited and it isn't long before resentment begins to grow between the two groups. When anonymous acts of vandalism push them toward violence, it's up to Lina and Doon to discover who's behind the vandalism and why, before it's too late. SEQUEL TO: The City of Ember.
- The Prophet of Yonwood.
While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors. SEQUEL TO: The People of Sparks.
- Elliott, David.
- The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle. 2001.
After eating constantly at the fast food restaurant known as Gussy's, ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning into a giant bug.
- Fardell, John.
- The 7 Professors of the Far North. 2005.
Sam Carnabie, 11, is not thrilled at the prospect of staying with his great aunt Roberta while his parents attend a conference on new developments in canned vegetable technology. He jumps at the chance, instead, to stay with one of his parents' college professors, and his great niece and great nephew. What starts as a simple trip to Edinburgh ends with a frosty rescue mission to the frozen north that includes saving the world.
- Gilmore, Kate.
- The Exchange Student.
When her mother arranges to host one of the young people coming to Earth from Chela, Daria is both pleased and intrigued by the keen interest shown by the Chelan in her work breeding endangered species.
- Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
- Among the Barons.
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken. BOOK 4, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Betrayed.
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death. BOOK 3, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Brave.
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save itself and others like them. BOOK 5, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Enemy.
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. BOOK 6, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Free.
When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom. BOOK 7, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Hidden.
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. BOOK 1, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Among the Impostors.
In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his fears. BOOK 2, SHADOW CHILDREN series.
- Hoover, H.M.
- Away is a Strange Place to Be.
When she is kidnapped from Earth in 2349 to serve as slave labor on an artificial world under construction, twelve-year-old Abby must cooperate with her fellow prisoner Bryan, nine-year-old spoiled rich boy, in order to plan an escape.
- Howath, Lesley.
- MapHead: the Return.
MapHead, a boy with strange powers from a parallel dimension finds himself alone without his father for the first time and
returns to Rubytown to find his own destiny.
- Hughes, Ted.
- The Iron Giant : a Story in Five Nights.
The fearsome iron giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space monster.
- Hunt, Gene.
- The Accidental Spaceship.
When a spaceship lands in the backyard of their grandfather's Pennsylvania farm house, thirteen-year-olds twins Vernon and Junior Smith begin a series of adventures involving a robot named Thinker, interplanetary travel, and an unrelenting tax collector.
- Jacobs, Paul Samuel.
- Born into Light.
When a number of "feral children" are found in a New England town 75 years ago, only young Roger Westwood suspects they are not earthly creatures, though even he cannot guess their true nature or their mission on this planet.
- Klause, Annette Curtis.
- Alien Secrets.
On her journey to the distant planet where her parents are working, 12-year-old Puck befriends a troubled alien and becomes involved in a dangerous mystery involving a precious artifact.
- Lawrence, Louise.
- Dream-weaver.
Using her psychic talents, an apprentice dream-weaver learns that human colonists aboard a spaceship plan to settle on her peaceful planet.
- L'Engle, Madeline.
- A Wind in the Door.
Through a day and night of terror, the forces of good and evil fight for the life of a boy and the ultimate salvation of mankind.
- A Wrinkle in Time.
Meg and her friends go into space and through time to rescue Meg's scientist father who disappeared while working on a secret government project. (Newbery Award Winner)
- Lowry, Lois.
- Gathering Blue.
Lamed and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
- The Giver.
Given his lifetime assignmentat the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. (Newbery Award Winner)
- Mackel, Kathy.
- Alien in a Bottle.
With the help of a star-gazing classmate and an unusual assortment of aliens from outer space, teenager Sean Winger tries to find a way to convince his parents to let him pursue his dream of becoming a glass blower.
- Can of Worms.
Bullied and unhappy at school, thirteen-year-old Mike, who has always thought that he might be an alien, sends a distress call into space asking to be rescued from the ignorance and cruelty of his life on Earth.
- Eggs in one Basket.
With the help of two middle school classmates and a bear-like talking "dog" from the planet Siriius, seventh grader Scott Schreiber discovers that he can be a hero in other ways than on the football field. Sequel to "Can of Worms."
- Macgrory, Yvonne.
- Emma and the Ruby Ring.
A magic ring transports eleven-year-old Emma to nineteenth-century Ireland, where she and two young girls unravel a mystery at Moylough Castle.
- Maguire, Gregory.
- Five Alien Elves.
The town of Hamlet has a very unusual Christmas when aliens crash land in a UFO, escalating the competition between the rival clubs the Copycats and the Tattletales.
- Mahy, Margaret.
- The Greatest Show off Earth.
Delphinium spends her tenth birthday aboard a traveling space circus, fighting against the dark forces who are bent on stamping out fun.
- Paulsen Gary.
- The Time Hackers.
When someone uses futuristic technology to play pranks on twelve-year-old Dorso Clayman, he and his best friend set off on a supposedly impossible journey through space and time trying to stop the gamesters who are endangering the universe.
Peck, Richard.
- The Great Interactive Dream Machine.
Josh Lewis is unwillingly drawn into the computer experiments of Aaron, his friend and fellow classmate at an exclusive New York private school, and the two find themselves uncontrollably transported through space and time.
Pinkwater, Daniel.
- Fat Men from Space.
William's dentist gives him a filling that picks up radio messages. With this he gets into contact with fat men from space, arriving in their spaceburgers to strip the earth of its junk food. (shelved with the Easy Fiction)
- Lizard Music.
When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little-known invasion from outer space.
- Pratchett, Terry.
- Only You Can Save Mankind.
Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.
- Rector, Rebecca Kraft.
- Tria and the Great Star Rescue.
On the planet Chiron, a girl who has been afraid to venture Outside must face germs and other frights when her mother and her holographic best friend, Star, are kidnapped.
Shanback, Mindy.
- Princess from Another Planet.
Fourteen-year-old Gracie Wright escapes her impoverished and unconventional life by impersonating her rich cousin at an exclusive summer camp, until a series of weird events convinces her that her mother's delusions about being the deposed queen of a distant planet just might be true.
- Shusterman, Neal.
- The Dark Side of Nowhere.
Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he is the son of aliens who stayed on Earth following a botched invasion mission.
- Skurzynski, Gloria.
- Virtual War.
In a future world where global contamination has necessitated limited human contact, three young people with unique genetically engineered abilities are teamed up to wage a war in virtual reality.
Slote, Alfred.
- My Robot Buddy.
For his 10th birthday, Danny wants a robot so he'll have soneone to play with. EASY FICTION.
- Spinner, Stephanie.
- Be First in the Universe.
While staying with their hippie grandparents, ten-year-old twins, Tod and Tessa, discover an unusual shop at the nearby mall, where they find a lie-detecting electronic pet, a Do-Right machine, and other alien gadgets which help them foil their nemeses, the evil Gneiss twins.
Waugh, Sylvia.
- Earthborn.
Upon suddenly learning that her parents are researchers from another planet and they must leave in seven days or risk discovery, twelve-year-old Nesta decides to stay in their York, England, home, whether or not her parents go.
Space Race.
When he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, eleven-year-old Thomas Derwent is upset, but a terrible accident that separates the two of them makes Thomas's situation much worse.
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