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Science Fiction for Kids
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A shy middle-school student and her best friends must foil the plot of a mad scientist out to conquer the world using an army of whales. Grades 4-7
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Boy inventor Tom Swift gets must save his father, who is testing a submersible when an unexpected storm hits. (Series) Grades 3-7
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Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy. (Series) Grades 2-4
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Ordinary Boy, the only resident of Superopolis without a superpower, uncovers and foils a sinister plot to destroy the town. (Series) Grades 3-6
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An expert at simulated war games, Ender believes he is engaged in just another computer game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race. (Series) Grades 7-12
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When a twelve-year-old evil genius captures a fairy and demands a ransom, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. (Series) Grades 4-8
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Rod is surprised when a spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask for his help in capturing an interstellar criminal. (Series) Grades 4-7
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Susan discovers her substitute teacher is an alien determined to bring some sixth-grade specimens back to his planet. (Series) Grades 3-7
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While escaping from strange men that are after him in London, Jimmy discovers he possesses many unusual talents for an eleven-year-old boy. (Series) Grades 5-8
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In the year 241, Lina becomes a Messenger so she can run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, and perhaps even glimpse Unknown Regions. (Series) Grades 4-7
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In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire. Grades 7-10
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Lunchbox is an ordinary basset hound until he is abducted by aliens, zapped by a mental enhancer, and sent back to convert Earth's garbage into food. Grades 3-6
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Unlike their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot Eager is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will. Grades 3-7
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When her spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the mysterious Area 51 where her brothers try to rescue her. (Series) Grades 2-5
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Four fifth-grade students, as well as their teacher and families, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments. Grades 4-6
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In a world where families are only allowed two children, third child Luke must live in hiding and in constant fear of discovery. (Series) Grades 4-8
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Two teenagers rebel against a rigidly controlled society where dreams are considered antisocial and all citizens over the age of fourteen take a drug to control their behavior. Grades 6+
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Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's missing father. (Series) Grades 6-9
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Twelve-year-old Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about their society. Grades 6-9
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A mouse seeks help from a colony of extremely intelligent rats. Grades 5-8
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When someone uses futuristic technology to play pranks, Dorso and his best friend set off on a supposedly impossible journey through space and time to stop them. Grades 4-8
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In an alternate Victorian England, two young residents of Larklight, a floating house in outer space, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. (Series) Grades 5-9
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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. Grades 5-9
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A teenager plays a strange board game with his neighbors, which soon becomes a nightmare when he discovers that the game is real. Grades 7-10
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Two siblings venture daily into the tangled, sprawling garden planted by their late uncle, which holds at its heart a hedge maze that hides a quantum secret. Grades 7-10
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During an earthquake in the year 2012 five teens are transported into the future, where the end of the world is imminent. (Series) Grades 6+
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Four budding evil geniuses are swept away to a hidden academy for training. Grades 5-8
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Nesta learns that her parents are from another planet and decides to stay in England rather than leave Earth. Grades 4-7
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Thomas is upset when he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, and a terrible accident makes the situation much worse. Grades 3-7
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Two elementary students, one from Earth and one from the newly discovered planet, Meep, exchange places. (Series) Grades 2-5
