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Recommended Science Fiction titles and authors from our Juvenile collection. Check the annotations for information about other books by the author or in the series.

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  • After a year on Mars, a young boy and his family migrate to the planet Choom, but the inhabitants of Choom, the Zhuri, who look like giant mosquitoes, don't really like humans and it up to the boy and his family to change their minds if…
    BookNew York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2019] — J FICTION Rodkey Geoff
  • Maximillian Fly, a roach-human hybrid, helps two young humans escape from the Bartizan's eye, only to find himself a key player in a deadly war between roaches and humans
    BookNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — J FICTION Sage Angie 06/2019
  • Eight boys and girls compete for a spot on the space voyage that will search for a source to solve Earth's energy crisis.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2015] — J SCIFI VOYAGERS MacHale D.J.
  • "When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world"--
    Graphic NovelNew York : Random House, [2015] — J GRAPHIC HILO Winick Judd v.1
  • Space Case

    a Moon Base Alpha Novel

    Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-
    "Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors"--
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2014] — J FICTION Gibbs Stuart
  • In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect…
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, [2014] — J SCIFI Scieszka Jon 08/2014
  • Science teacher Ms. Clevis, one of the most popular teachers at Washington Irving Elementary School, splits into mean substitute Ms. Hyde and sweet sixth-grader Jackie after accidentally putting some chemicals into her breakfast smoothie.
    BookNew York, NY : Starscape, c2013. — J FICTION Lubar David 02/2013
  • Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting people.
    BookNew York : Little Simon, 2013. — J SCIFI ORyan Ray 03/2013
  • In a futuristic world where humans and robots are at war, a boy goes on a search to find his missing military father.
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2013. — J SCIFI Kade J.V.
  • On a routine voyage aboard an Academy spaceship, thirteen-year-old Mason Stark and his fellow cadets are attacked by the Tremist, an alien race who have been at war with humanity for the last sixty years.
    BookNew York : Starscape, 2013. — J SCIFI Krokos Dan 05/2013
  • Jaden's summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as she discovers that…
    BookNew York : Walker & Co., 2012. — J MYSTERY Messner Kate 07/2012
  • Eighth-grader Max, his older brother Kyle, and new friend Petra travel in time to the Cretaceous period to rescue Kyle's twin, Emma, who was kidnapped from their grandfather's Texas ranch. Includes author's notes about the facts behind the…
    BookBoston : Clarion Books, 2012. — J SCIFI Smith Greg 07/2012
  • After setting off from the island where he has been leading a solitary existence, thirteen-year-old Martin discovers a village with other children who have been living similarly without any adults, since the grown-ups have all been…
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, 2011. — J SCI FI Starmer Aaron 09/2011
  • Born half-grown in a world that is being destroyed, Fisher has instinctive knowledge of many things, including that he must avoid the robot that knows his name.
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2011. — J SCI FI VanEekho Greg 06/2011
  • 12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck…
    BookNew York, NY : Walden Pond Press, 2010, c2008. — J FICTION Cottrell Frank
  • When Jim and Charlie overhear two of their teachers talking in a secret language and the two friends set out to solve the mystery, they do not expect the dire consequences of their actions.
    BookNew York : David Fickling Books, 2010. — J SCI FI Haddon Mark
  • When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel…
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008. — J SCIFI Haddix Margaret
  • When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the…
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007. — J SCI FI Rex Adam
  • 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.
    BookNew York : Random House, c2003. — J SCIFI DuPrau Jeanne
  • Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, saves a giant robot from his evil creator, Dr. Stinky, and in turn, the robot protects Ricky from the bullies at school and it saves the city from Dr. Stinky's plan to destroy it.
    BookNew York : Blue Sky Press, 2000. — J SCIFI Pilkey Dav