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The city of Ember: The First Book of Ember (The City of Ember #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages--and a secret message-bearing box is…
missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. For grades 5-8. 20032001, a space odyssey
Par Arthur C Clarke. 1999
On a voyage into the unexplored universe, the spacecraft Discovery hurtles its human passengers through time toward a confrontation with…
an unknown, powerful intelligence. Written for the production of a science fiction film of the same name. 1968Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003Oryx and Crake: a novel
Par Margaret Atwood. 2003
In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the devastation of the…
natural world. Calling himself "Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003The song of the earth: a novel
Par Hugh Nissenson. 2001
Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth anniversary of…
Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter pieces together interviews and documents to portray his life, homosexuality, and art--a blend of science and religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001A swiftly tilting planet (A wrinkle In Time Quintet Ser. #4)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1978
Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil…
dictator who wants to destroy the entire universe. Sequel to A Wind in the Door (BR 14880). For grades 5-8. 1978A wind in the door
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1973
Evil in the form of the Echthroi is spreading throughout the galaxy, but Meg Murry is not involved in the…
struggle until the Echthroi invade her younger brother. Sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (BR 09403). For grades 5-8. 1973Many waters (Wrinkle in Time Quintet #3)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1986
After innocently typing "take me someplace warm" into their father's new computer, the Murry twins find themselves stranded in a…
desert. Rescued by a man called Japheth, they begin to realize that they have time-tripped to a pre-flood Earth, and their hosts are the biblical Noah and his family. Both boys fall in love with the beautiful Yalith and are caught up in a fierce stuggle of good versus evil. Sequel to A Swiftly Tilting Planet (DB 49606). For grades 5-8. 1986Abandon in place
Par Jerry Oltion. 2000
When astronaut Rick Spencer boards a ghost Saturn V rocket, he can't resist landing on the moon--collecting his girlfriend and…
a mission astronomer on the way. During their return quarantine, Rick and Tessa discover they have psychic powers. Expanded version of Nebula Award-winning novella. Some strong language. 2000Attack of Apollyon: Revenge of the Locusts (Left Behind: The Kids #19)
Par Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2002
In this sequel to Darkening Skies (DB 55386), freezing temperatures are enveloping the world. As Judd and Lionel decide their…
next move, Vicki brings the kids together in the schoolhouse. Then a strange star falls to earth and suddenly there are locusts everywhere. For grades 5-8. 2002Flight of the raven
Par Stephanie S Tolan. 2001
Continues the story of Elijah, an African American boy with telepathic powers, introduced in Welcome to the Ark (BR 11564).…
Taken in by an environmental terrorist group, Elijah connects with Amber, the leader's daughter, and confronts a bio-weapons threat. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Par Philip K Dick. 1968
In the year 2021 Rick Deckard is employed on a dying Earth as a bounty hunter. He seeks androids that…
look like humans and destroys them. Basis for the 1982 movie Blade Runner. 1968The ship errant
Par Jody Lynn Nye. 1996
In this sequel to The Ship Who Won (RC 54497, BR 11174), Carialle and Keff, who originally discovered and befriended…
the intelligent "globe-frogs" on Ozran, are now responsible for returning them to Ozran. In the process, they learn the globe-frogs may just have been the ones who caused Carialle so much pain. 1996So long, and thanks for all the fish
Par Douglas Adams. 1984
Arthur Dent returns to Earth after eight years, with only a ratty towel and a plastic bag to prove he…
ever left. A gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic message and the disappearance of all dolphins make him think something otherworldly is happening. Sequel to Life, the Universe, and Everything (BR 14440). 1984Mostly harmless (Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy part five)
Par Douglas Adams. 1992
Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remote planet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go…
wrong. There's an all-new version of the Hitchhiker's Guide, and a teenage girl claims to be Arthur's daughter. Sequel to So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (BR 14441). 1992Life, the universe, and everything
Par Douglas Adams. 1982
While Arthur Dent and his alien companions work to prevent destruction of the universe by the deadly white robots of…
Krikkit, Dent encounters various strange beings, including the immortal Wowbagger, who's decided to insult everyone in alphabetical order. Sequel to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (BR 14439). 1982The restaurant at the end of the universe
Par Douglas Adams. 1980
Earthman Arthur Dent and his motley companions continue traveling around the galaxy. They encounter an odd assortment of aliens, attend…
a thirty-megaton rock concert, and wind up at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe where the floor show is doomsday. Sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). 1980The salmon of doubt: hitchhiking the galaxy one last time
Par Douglas Adams. 2002
Editor Peter Guzzardi pieces together what may have been the third Dirk Gently novel by the late author of The…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). Includes Adams's letters, writings, and ruminations on numerous diverse subjects, including the Beatles, Monty Python, and a young, two-headed Zaphod. 2002Icebones
Par Stephen Baxter. 2002
When Silverhair's daughter, Icebones, awakens from a thousand year sleep, she finds the world changed and the Fireheads gone. Now…
the mammoths must once again survive on their own. It is up to Icebones, and her accumulated knowledge of their history, to lead them. Sequel to Longtusk (BR 14632). 2001