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AMAZING SCIENCE AMAZING SCIENCE FICTIONFICTION

By: K PBy: K P

What makes a book science What makes a book science fiction?fiction?

Fantastic stories in which scientific Fantastic stories in which scientific discoveries, space travel, life on discoveries, space travel, life on other planets, or environmental other planets, or environmental changes form part of the plot. changes form part of the plot.

THINGS NOT SEENTHINGS NOT SEEN

When fifteen-year-When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up old Bobby wakes up and finds himself and finds himself invisible, he and his invisible, he and his parents and his new parents and his new friend Alicia try to friend Alicia try to find out what caused find out what caused his condition and his condition and how to reverse it.how to reverse it.By: Andrew By: Andrew ClementsClements

ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORKALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK

By: Bruce CovilleBy: Bruce Coville

Rod is surprised when a Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship miniature spaceship lands in his school lands in his school science project and science project and reveals five tiny aliens, reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in who ask his help in apprehending an apprehending an interstellar criminal.interstellar criminal.

MY TEACHER FRIED MY MY TEACHER FRIED MY BRAINSBRAINS

Duncan Dougall Duncan Dougall discovers that his discovers that his teacher, Miss teacher, Miss Karpou, is an alien, Karpou, is an alien, but not before she but not before she chooses him to chooses him to participate in an participate in an experiment in which experiment in which he dons a helmet he dons a helmet that fries his brains.that fries his brains.

THIS PLACE HAS NO THIS PLACE HAS NO ATMOSPHEREATMOSPHERE

By: Paula DanzigerBy: Paula Danziger

Aurora loves her life on Aurora loves her life on Earth in the twenty first Earth in the twenty first century, until she learns century, until she learns that her family is moving that her family is moving to the colony on the to the colony on the moon.moon.

BEATNIK RUTABAGAS FROM BEATNIK RUTABAGAS FROM BEYOND THE STARSBEYOND THE STARS

Whisked away on space Whisked away on space ships to serve as generals of ships to serve as generals of opposing armies, best opposing armies, best friends and sci-fi movie fans friends and sci-fi movie fans Walter Nutria and Yselle Walter Nutria and Yselle Meridian soon convince the Meridian soon convince the aliens they must work aliens they must work together against the real together against the real menaces Space Mice from menaces Space Mice from Galaxy Four and their leader Galaxy Four and their leader the boss.the boss.

By: Quentin DoddBy: Quentin Dodd

THE HOUSE OF THE THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPIONSCORPION

By: Nancy FarmerBy: Nancy Farmer

In a future where humans In a future where humans desire clones, Matt enjoys desire clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young special status as the young clone of El Patron the 142-clone of El Patron the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled drug empire nestled between Mexico and the between Mexico and the United States.United States.

AMONG THE HIDDENAMONG THE HIDDEN

A government decree A government decree allows each family only two allows each family only two children. For Luke, a third children. For Luke, a third child, this has meant a child, this has meant a lifetime of hiding. But could a lifetime of hiding. But could a stray glimpse of a child stray glimpse of a child

hidinghiding in the house across in the house across the way lead to freedom.the way lead to freedom.

By: Margaret Peterson By: Margaret Peterson HaddixHaddix

TURNABOUTTURNABOUTIt isn’t natural for you to be younger than It isn’t natural for you to be younger than your great-grandchildren. Melly and Anny your great-grandchildren. Melly and Anny Beth both lived normal lives throughout Beth both lived normal lives throughout the 20the 20thth century. But in 2000, when they century. But in 2000, when they are old and ready to die they are are old and ready to die they are selected to participate in Project selected to participate in Project Turnabout and are given an injection to Turnabout and are given an injection to make them grow younger.make them grow younger.

By: Margaret Peterson HaddixBy: Margaret Peterson Haddix

A WRINKLE IN TIMEA WRINKLE IN TIMEMeg and Charles Meg and Charles Wallace set out with Wallace set out with their friend Calvin in a their friend Calvin in a search for their father. search for their father. His top secret job as a His top secret job as a physicist for the physicist for the government has taken government has taken him away and the him away and the children search through children search through time and space to find time and space to find him.him.

By: Madeleine L’EngleBy: Madeleine L’Engle

THE GIVERTHE GIVERGiven his lifetime Given his lifetime assignment at the assignment at the Ceremony of twelve, Ceremony of twelve, Jonas becomes the Jonas becomes the receiver of memories receiver of memories shared by only one shared by only one other in his community other in his community and discovers the and discovers the terrible truth about the terrible truth about the society in which he society in which he lives.lives.

By: Lois LowryBy: Lois Lowry

THE LOST CITY OF FARR THE LOST CITY OF FARR PENDRAGON SERIESPENDRAGON SERIES

When Pendragon When Pendragon finds himself in the finds himself in the war-stricken territory war-stricken territory of Cloral, he and his of Cloral, he and his uncle take it upon uncle take it upon themselves to rid of themselves to rid of the area of the area of marauders and marauders and locate the lost land.locate the lost land.

By: D.J. MacHaleBy: D.J. MacHale

THE LAST BOOK IN THE THE LAST BOOK IN THE UNIVERSEUNIVERSE

After an earthquake has After an earthquake has destroyed much of the planet destroyed much of the planet epileptic teen nicknamed Spaz epileptic teen nicknamed Spaz begins the herioc fight to bring begins the herioc fight to bring human intelligence back to the human intelligence back to the earth of a distant future.earth of a distant future.

By: W. R. PhilbrickBy: W. R. Philbrick

BRAINBOY AND THE BRAINBOY AND THE DEATHMASTERDEATHMASTER

When Daryl is When Daryl is adopted by a adopted by a technology genius he technology genius he finds himself the star finds himself the star of his very own life of his very own life threatening video threatening video game.game.

By: Tor SeidlerBy: Tor Seidler

THE DUPLICATETHE DUPLICATESixteen-year-old David Sixteen-year-old David finds a strange machine finds a strange machine that creates replicas of that creates replicas of living organisms, living organisms, duplicates himself and duplicates himself and suffers the horrible suffers the horrible consequences when consequences when the duplicate turns the duplicate turns against him.against him.

By: William SleatorBy: William Sleator

How to Find Science Fiction in our How to Find Science Fiction in our library….library….

Step #1—Log on a computer and get on OPAC.Step #1—Log on a computer and get on OPAC.

Step #2—Type science fiction in the search box.Step #2—Type science fiction in the search box.

Step #3—Click subjectStep #3—Click subject

Step #4—Select a book from the list. Which Step #4—Select a book from the list. Which may be a little difficult because we have over may be a little difficult because we have over 200 to choose from.200 to choose from.

Step #5—Go get your book from the shelf and Step #5—Go get your book from the shelf and check it out!!!check it out!!!

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