Science Fiction

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.
160 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Aliens, Funny

Through his radio tooth, William learns of an invasion by spacemen who are taking all of earth's supply of junk food.
64 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Aliens, Funny

Book 2 of the Maximum Ride series. Max and her flock fly south on a quest to find their parents, after having rescued Angel and recovered secret documents about their origins. But just when they've finally escaped the claws of evil Erasers, they're discovered by an FBI agent and forced to face an even worse nightmare: going to school.
480 pages Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Mutants, Survival, Flying People

Book 1 of the Maximum Ride series. Max and the rest of her "family", all 98% human and 2% bird as a result of a genetic experiment, must rescue the youngest member, Angel, who has been abducted by a group of mutant wolf-men.
480 pages Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Mutants, Survival, Flying People

Book 4 of the Artemis Fowl series. Artemis has no memory of the fairy people and has returned to his unlawful ways. He doesn't know that his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She's left her double behind in jail and, now free, is exacting her revenge on all those who put her there, including Artemis.
400 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Fairies, Spies

Book 2 of the Alex Rider series. Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
215 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Evil Scientists, Spies

When Mitty finds a smallpox scab in an envelope, he fears he may have contracted the disease, but when a terrorist group discovers his situation, they kidnap him to use the disease against innocent people.
208 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  Disease Epidemics, Terrorism

1793, Philadelphia. The largest city in North America is devastated by an incurable disease, cause unknown. This true story describes the illness and the toll it took on the city's residents.
256 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  18th Century, Disease Epidemics

In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.
256 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  18th Century, Disease Epidemics

Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.
272 pages, Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Dystopia

Given his lifetime assignment at 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.
192 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Dystopia

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older.
144 pages, Grades 4-6
related subjects:  Dystopia

Eleven-year-old Silver sets out to find the Timekeeper, a clock that controls time, and to protect it from falling into the hands of two people who want to use it for their own evil ends.
415 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Evil Scientists, Parallel Universe, Time Travel

Book 1 of the Chronus Chronicles. Thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her cousin Zee must set out to save humankind from denizens of the Underworld, Nightmares, Death, Pain, and a really nasty guy named Phil.
424 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  Mythology, Zombies, Evil Scientists

Three teens and a curator of unclassifiable artifacts at the British Museum match wits with a madman determined to reanimate the dead, both humans and dinosaurs.
336 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  19th Century, Museum Mysteries, Zombies, Evil Scientists

Book 2 of the Alex Rider series. Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
215 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Evil Scientists, Spies

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
399 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  Evil Scientists, Parallel Universe, Talking Animals

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Funny, Future, Time Travel

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
320 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Detectives, Future, Mutants, Zimbabwe

Book 2 of the Maximum Ride series. Max and her flock fly south on a quest to find their parents, after having rescued Angel and recovered secret documents about their origins. But just when they've finally escaped the claws of evil Erasers, they're discovered by an FBI agent and forced to face an even worse nightmare: going to school.
480 pages Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Mutants, Survival, Flying People

Book 1 of the Maximum Ride series. Max and the rest of her "family", all 98% human and 2% bird as a result of a genetic experiment, must rescue the youngest member, Angel, who has been abducted by a group of mutant wolf-men.
480 pages Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Cloning, Mutants, Survival, Flying People

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
320 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Detectives, Future, Mutants, Zimbabwe

Sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, and Rasco and the Rats of NIHM. When Margaret and her younger brother, Artie, get lost in the woods on a family camping trip, they are rescued by the superintelligent rats of NIMH.
240 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Mutants, Talking Animals

Sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. Timothy Frisby, a field mouse, teams up with the adventurous young rat Racso as together they try to prevent the destruction of a secret community of rats that can read and write.
240 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Mutants, Talking Animals

Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.
240 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Mutants, Talking Animals

Sequel to Inkheart and Inkspell.
656 pages Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Parallel Universe

Book 1 of the Seems series. 12-year-old Becker works as a Fixer for The Seems, a secret organization that makes sure our world keeps running and sticks to The Plan that's been made for it. But a Glitch in the Sleep Department could ruin everything if Becker can't Fix it.
288 pages, Grades 4-6
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Funny

Meet Billy Hooten, AKA Owlboy, a quickthinking, goggle-and-feather-wearing superhero who protects the bizarre and monstrous citizens of Monstros City, a city that exists under Billy's hometown.
256 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Monsters, Parallel Universe, Funny

Book 8 of the Pendragon series. The leaders of Ibara are keeping a devastating secret from their people, one that gives Saint Dane all the opportunity he needs to launch his final assault on Halla.
560 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

15-year-old J.J. disappears into the fairy world to plug a time leak caused 150 years ago when his great-grandfather disappeared.
448 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Ireland, Fairies, Parallel Universe

Littlest One is a tiny creature learning her job of giving dreams to humans. When the Sinisteeds go after John, a young boy, with their horrifying nightmares, Littlest One must protect John from the nightmare of his dark past.
176 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Parallel Universe

Eleven-year-old Silver sets out to find the Timekeeper, a clock that controls time, and to protect it from falling into the hands of two people who want to use it for their own evil ends.
415 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Evil Scientists, Parallel Universe, Time Travel

Book 6 of the Pendragon series. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu on Zadaa where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu. Together she and Bobby must work to thwart Saint Dane's efforts to destroy Zadaa.
416 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

Sequel to Inkheart.
635 pages Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Parallel Universe

After being hit by a car, Sam finds himself in Aurobon, a land of giant insects where some of the inhabitants are working to keep Earth's ecology in balance while others are trying to wipe out humankind with a virus spread by mosquitoes.
300 pages Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Insects, Parallel Universe, Survival

Book 5 of the Pendragon series. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. But if Bobby chooses to save Eelong he could endanger himself, his friends, and the future of every other being in Halla.
448 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

One night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler jumps out of the book and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie finds herself in the kind of adventure she has only read about in books.
560 pages Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Parallel Universe

Book 4 of the Pendragon series. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox -- because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want.
384 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

Book 3 of the Pendragon series. Bobby finds himself thrust beyond the boundaries of time and space into a place that seems somewhat familiar: First Earth. Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral, Spader, have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot.
352 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

Book 2 of the Pendragon series. Can Bobby -- suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy -- help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival?
400 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Parallel Universe, Warriors

Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
176 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Witches, Parallel Universe, Zombies

Book 1 of the Pendragon series. Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and a new girlfriend. But before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.
372 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Best Friends, Parallel Universe, Warriors

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
399 pages, Grades 6 and up
related subjects:  Evil Scientists, Parallel Universe, Talking Animals

Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
256 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Parallel Universe

Book 2 of the Jimmy Coates series.
272 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Robots and Cyborgs, Spies

Book 1 of the Jimmy Coates series. Eleven-year-old Jimmy is on the run. The good news is that he has some sweet new abilities that let him outrun, outjump, and outkick anybody-even adults. The bad news is that the mysterious organization that kidnapped Jimmy's parents is after him and he has no idea why. Except that it might have something to do with his new fighting capabilities. And the fact that he might not be entirely human.
352 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Robots and Cyborgs, Spies

Eleven-year-old Silver sets out to find the Timekeeper, a clock that controls time, and to protect it from falling into the hands of two people who want to use it for their own evil ends.
415 pages, Grades 5 and up
related subjects:  Evil Scientists, Parallel Universe, Time Travel

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Join Joe, Fred, and Sam as they travel back in time to meet a young Genghis Khan and explore the Mongolian Empire. Will the Time Warp Trio find The Book in time, or will they be stuck in the thirteenth century forever?
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  9th-13th Century, Funny, Time Travel

A legendary archer from ancient Korea travels forward in time to twelve-year-old Kevin's bedroom in New York. Now Kevin has to find a way to get him back before he changes history forever.
176 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Korea, Time Travel

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
96 pages, Grades 3-5 v
related subjects:  Ancient Rome, Funny, Time Travel

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave like the characters in the trio's class play.
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology, Time Travel

When an "Instant Commuter" transports him to Mt. Saint Helens during its eruption in 1980, twelve-year-old Warren cannot get himself back to his own time.
136 pages, Grade 3-5
related subjects:  Time Travel, Volcanoes

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. The Time Warp Trio ends up in Ancient Egypt.
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Funny, Ancient Egypt, Time Travel

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Funny, Future, Time Travel