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Youth Science Fiction Books

Explore the strange and unknown with one of these science fiction titles!

Easy Readers (K-2nd Grade):

J PIC Arn
Green Wilma | by Tedd Arnold (unpaged, Lexile AD 600)
Wilma wakes up one morning to discover she is a green frog.

J FIC Brown, J.
Flat Stanley | by Jeff Brown (44 p., Lexile 640)
The adventures of Stanley who became flat after a bulletin board fell on him.

J PIC Bus
Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter | by Timothy Bush (unpaged, Lexile AD 240)
Benjamin reprogrammed his babysitter to be more fun. Now he's having too much fun!

J FIC Duffey, B.
Alien for Rent | by Betsy Duffey (71 p., Lexile 230)
When a small fuzzy alien appears at their school, third graders J.P. and Lexie accidentally direct his powers against the bully Bruce and things get out of control.

J EASY Etra, J. (Red Label)
Aliens for Breakfast | by Jonathan Etra and Stephanie Spinner (62 p., Lexile 420)
What if you found an intergalactic special agent in your cereal box?

J PIC Mar
Space Case | by Edward Marshall (40 p., Lexile 430)
A space creature joins in with the neighborhood trick-or-treaters.

J EASY Marzollo, J. (Red Label)
Jed and the Space Bandits | by Jean and Claudio Marzollo (48 p., Lexile N/A)
Jed's Junior Space Patrol helps Molly, who can turn invisible, rescue her parents from bandits.

J PIC Nol
Dinosaur Dream | by Dennis Nolan (23 p., Lexile AD 680)
Is that a real baby Apatosaurus outside Wilbur's bedroom?

J PIC Pee
The Wump World | by Bill Peet (44 p., Lexile N/A)
The Pollutians from the planet Pollutus invade the peaceful Wump world.

J EASY Pilkey, D. (Red Label)
Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot: An Adventure Novel | by Dav Pilkey (111 p.)
Can Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, save the giant robot from its evil creator, Dr. Stinky?

J PIC Pin
Cosmo and the Robot | by Brian Pinkney (unpaged, Lexile AD 400)
Cosmo's new Solar System Utility Belt has ten supersonic attachments.

J PIC Tea
Moog-Moog, Space Barber | by Mark Teague (32 p.)
Elmo gets a terrible haircut and makes a trip to outer space to get it fixed by Moog-Moog, the greatest barber in the universe.

J EASY Weston M. (Green Label)
Space Guys! | by Martha Weston (32 p., Lexile N/A)
Alien robots come to visit, and make a huge mess.

J EASY Yolen, J. (Red Label)
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates | by Jane Yolen (62 p., Lexile 560)
When Commander Salamander and his band of pirates capture the "Star Warts" spaceship, Commander Toad is forced to hop the plank.

Middle Readers (3rd-4th Grade):

J FIC Alcock, V.
The Monster Garden | by Vivien Alcock (134 p., Lexile 540)
Frankie Stein becomes the caretaker of an unusual and growing creature.

J FIC Bechard, M.
Star Hatchling | by Margaret Bechard (152 p., Lexile 650)
A young girl accidentally closes herself into an escape pod from her ship and lands on a planet full of talking lizards.

J PB C
Space Brat | by Bruce Coville (68 p., Lexile 560)
This kid throws intergalactic temper tantrums, but being a brat doesn't help rescue his pet.

J FIC Farmer, N.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm: A Novel | by Nancy Farmer (311 p., Lexile 660)
In 2194 Zimbabwe, mutant detectives search for three children who wanted adventure and ended up kidnapped.

J FIC Howe, J.
It Came From Beneath the Bed! | by James Howe (90 p., Lexile 670)
Howie the dachshund writes a story in which he saves the world from a science experiment gone awry.

J PB K
Nose Pickers From Outer Space | by Gordon Korman (137 p., Lexile 570)
Stan isn't really a nerdy exchange student from Chicago. He's actually from outer space.

J FIC Krensky, S.
Buster's Dino Dilemma | by Stephen Krensky (58 p., Lexile 390)
When Arthur's third-grade class goes hunting for fossils at Rainbow Rock State Park, his friend Buster actually finds one, and instead of turning it in, Buster decides to take it home -- but he soon regrets his decision.

J FIC Peck, R.
Lost in Cyberspace | by Richard Peck (151 p., Lexile 550)
Josh and Aaron use the computer to travel through time learning secrets from their school's past.

J FIC Pinkwater, D.
Borgel | by Daniel Pinkwater (170 p., Lexile 650)
Melvin recounts his adventures in time and space with his 111-year-old sort-of great-uncle Borgel.

J FIC Sadler, M.
Bobo Crazy | by Marilyn Sadler (88 p., Lexile 400)
Zenon lives on a space station in 2049 when the robotic Tobo Dogs go crazy and turn on their owners.

J FIC Waugh, S.
Space Race | by Sylvia Waugh (241 p., Lexile 700)
Will Thomas and his father make it back to their space ship in time?

Older Readers (5th-6th Grade):

J PB C
The Wonderful Flight of the Mushroom Planet | by Eleanor Cameron (195 p., Lexile 970)
Two boys build a space ship that takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom People.

J FIC Christopher
When the Tripods Came | by John Christopher (151 p., Lexile 760)
Fourteen-year-old Laurie and his family attempt to flee England when the Tripods descend from outer space and begin brainwashing everyone with their hypnotic caps.

J FIC Coville, B.
Aliens Ate My Homework | by Bruce Coville (179 p., Lexile 730)
Rod Allbright's excuse is real -- but what teacher would believe it?

J FIC Crilley, M.
Akiko on the Planet Smoo | by Mark Crilley (162 p., Lexile 890)
Akiko discovers that rescuing princes is much harder than passing a geography test.

Hoover, H.
The Winds of Mars | by H.M. Hoover (181 p., Lexile 760)
When rebel forces strike against her father, the president of Mars, Annalyn's life is turned upside-down.

Jacobs, P.
Born Into Light | by Paul Samuel Jacobs (149 p., Lexile 950)
When "feral children" are found during the Depression, only Roger suspects they are not earthly creatures.

J FIC L'Engle, M.
A Wrinkle in Time | by Madeleine L'Engle (243 p., Lexile 740)
Three children travel through space and time to rescue their father.

J FIC Lowry, L.
The Giver | by Lois Lowry (180 p., Lexile 560)
Jonas discovers the terrible secrets that lie beneath the calm orderliness of his society.

J FIC Mahy, M.
Aliens in the Family | by Margaret Mahy (174. p., Lexile 900)
Jake Raven ends up helping her new stepsister and stepbrother protect an alien from another dimension.

J FIC O'Brien, R.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | by Robert C. O'Brien (233 p., Lexile 790)
A widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long-lived.

J FIC Paton Walsh, J.
The Green Book | by Jill Paton Walsh (71 p., Lexile 980)
A group of refugees from Earth struggle to make their strange new planet provide life's necessities.

J FIC Pinkwater, D.
Lizard Music | by D. Manus Pinkwater (157 p., Lexile 790)
Can the Chicken Man help Victor stop the lizard civilization from invading Earth?

J FIC Ryan, M.
Me Two | by Mary C. Ryan (179 p., Lexile 740)
Wilf clones himself and sends his double off to school.

J FIC Sleater, W.
Into the Dream | by William Sleator (137 p., Lexile 720)
Two classmates discover they are having the same dreams, and they must solve what they mean before disaster strikes.