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Science Fiction for Kids

For kids who like out-of-this-world chapter books! This list starts with books for younger readers and gets progressively older. #CedarMill&BethanyLibraries #WiserKids #WCCLS

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  • Albert Hopper, Science Hero

    Worming to the Center of the Earth!

    Himmelman, John,
    Grades 1-3. Frog--and Science Hero--Professor Albert Hopper travels with his niece Polly and nephew Tad to the center of the Earth, encountering prehistoric cavefrogs, dinosaur fossils, and Yeti on the way.
    Book, 2020New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — J Himmelman
  • Grades 1-3. When King Viking and his evil robot army attack Animal Town, and kidnap Singing Dog, it is up to Super Rabbit Boy, with some help from Sunny and his video game console, to save the day.
    Graphic Novel, 2017New York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2017. — J FLINTHAM, THO PS #1
  • Grades 1-3. Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2014] — FC PIL
  • Grades 1-3. Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting people.
    Book, 2013New York : Little Simon, 2013. — J O'RYAN, J. GALAXY #1
  • Grades 2-4. Fourth-grader Zack McGee's life is turned upside-down when Amp, a tiny alien, crash-lands in his bedroom, then causes trouble at school while trying to get parts to repair his spaceship.
    Book, 2014New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] — FIRST CHA ALIEN IN MY POCKET #001
  • Grades 2-4. At Camp Whatsitooya, twins Joules and Kevin and new friend Nelson face off against large, rabbit-like creatures from the Mallow Galaxy who thrive on sugar, but are not above hypnotizing and eating human campers.
    Book, 2010New York : Amulet Books, 2010. — J BEATY, AND FB #1
  • Grades 3-5. 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…
    Book, 2014New York : Amulet Books, [2014] — J SCIESZKA, JON FE #1
  • Grades 3-5. While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.
    Book, 2013New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013] — J Gaiman
  • Grades 3-6. After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg.
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Viking, [2015] — J LAST KIDS ON EARTH #001
  • Grades 3-7. Competitive siblings Sadie and Clip Chu must set aside their differences and work together when they get stuck in a virtual reality laser tag game.
    Book, 2022New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022. — J DAO, JUL TC #1
  • Grades 3-7. While no cat can be called ordinary, Leonard is definitely no ordinary cat. In fact, he is an alien, sent on an earthly sabbatical and mistakenly given the body of a rather scruffy stray. Rescued by animal lover Olive, Leonard does his…
    Book, 2021Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press, 2021. — J SOROSIAK Carlie
  • Grades 4-6. Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid-- he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact…
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, 2021. — J Holm
  • Grades 4-6. Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
    Book, 2019Los Angeles ; New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2019. — J Lee
  • Grades 4-6. Enduring an isolated existence in hardscrabble Addis Prime, a star underground augmented reality gamer finds his small family targeted by city-razing monsters waging a galaxy-spanning war.
    Book, 2021New York : Scholastic Press, 2021. — J MBA
  • Space Case

    a Moon Base Alpha Novel

    Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-
    Grades 4-6. Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors.
    Book, 2014New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2014] — J GIBBS, S. MOON #1
  • Grades 4-6. Cooper Hawke and the Secret of Phantom Island is the greatest video game nobody has ever played. The treasure-hunting adventure was supposed to set a new standard for gaming. Then, just one month before its release date, it fell off the…
    Book, 2020Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, [2020] — J ESCAPE FROM A VIDEO GAME #001
  • Grades 4-6. Otto and Sheed Alston are local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. As summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little…
    Book, 2019Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — J Giles
  • Grades 4-6. In order to heal after his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Sal learns to reach into time and space to retrieve things--and people--from other universes.
    Book, 2019Los Angeles : Disney Hyperion, 2019. — J HERNANDEZ, C.
  • Grades 4-6. Living in isolation with a robot on what appears to be an alien world populated with bizarre life forms, a twelve-year-old human girl called Eva Nine sets out on a journey to find others like her. Features "augmented reality" pages, in…
    Book, 2010New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2010] — J DITERLIZZI
  • Grades 4-6. Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have been enemies since they started training to become Glitchers--people who travel through time to preserve important historical events. But everything changes when they find a letter from Regan's future…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] — J MARTIN, L.