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Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series (age 9-12) by Jude Watson war ... science fiction ... adventure ... action Fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker is strong in the ways of the Force. His lightsaber skills are exceptional, and his piloting is legendary. He should be an ideal Jedi apprentice. And yet, there is so much he still has to learn. It is up to Obi-Wan Kenobi to teach him these things. But on a mission to a planet threatened by a toxic disaster, Obi-Wan and Anakin are separated. Anakin and three other apprentices ¿ one of them his rival ¿ must work together in order to survive. Anakin's instincts are clear...but are they right? Anakin Skywalker's destiny will determine the future of a galaxy. These are the events that form his fate. title: The Way of the Apprentice title: The Trail of the Jedi title: The Master of Disguise title: The Shadow Trap title: The Moment of Truth title: The Changing of the Guard title: The False Peace title: The Final Showdown title: The School of Fear |
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Star Wars Series (age 9-12) war ... science fiction ... adventure ... action The Jedi Knights battle the forces of evil in these exciting Star Wars novelizations. title: The Glove of Darth Vader by Paul Davids F DAV title: Queen of the Empire by Paul Davids F DAV title: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge by Paul Davids F DAV title: Prophets of the Dark Side by Paul Davids F DAV title: The Lost City of the Jedi by Paul Davids F DAV | |
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The Time Machine
(age 9-12) by H. G. Wells adventure ... science fiction Catalog: A scientist invents a machine that transports him far into the future where he discovers a changed world inhabited by two unusual races, the Eloi and the Morlocks. Adapted from the H. G. Wells classic novel. |
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The Missing Series (age 9-12) by Margaret Peterson Haddix adventure ... identity ... science fiction Publisher comments: Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, You are one of the missing. The second one says, Beware They're coming back to get you. Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere, and people who seem to appear and disappear at will. The kids discover they are caught in a battle between two opposing forces that want very different things for Jonah and Chip's lives. Do Jonah and Chip have any choice in the matter? And what should they choose when both alternatives are horrifying? title: Found title: Sent |
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The Sword of the Spirits Trilogy (age 9-12) by John Christopher voyages/journeys ... science fiction ... adventure Thirteen-year-old Luke has no reason to suspect that anything will ever change in the primitive society of the future in which he lives. He will soon find out that he is instrumental in the upheaval to come. title: The Prince in Waiting title: Beyond the Burning Lands |
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The Girl With the Silver Eyes
(age 9-12) by Willo Davis Roberts brilliant protagonist ... science fiction A 10-year-old girl, who has always looked different from other children, discovers that she not only has unusual powers but that there are others like her. |
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Escape to Witch Mountain
(age 9-12) by Alexander Key spooky ... adventure ... science fiction Some terrifying experience has blocked Tony and Tia's memory of the past. But because they have supernatural powers, they are sure that they come from another world---and that their people still exist somewhere. Then Tony and Tia find that they must escape from men who want to use their special powers for evil. They begin a desperate search to find their true home---which leads them to the strange and mysterious Witch Mountain. |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(age 9-12) by Jules Verne voyages/journeys ... science fiction ... adventure A French professor and his two companions sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo. |
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The Lion Boy Trilogy (age 9-12) by Zizou Corder action ... adventure ... science fiction ... humor Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat. He takes it for granted - but when his mum and dad go missing, the Cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, he stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. On board he meets six proud, beautiful lions who need his help. With danger close behind and uncertainty ahead, they embark together on the adventure of a lifetime. title: Lionboy: the First Book in a Trilogy title: Lion-boy: the Truth title: The Chase |
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The Little Prince
(age 9-12) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery folklore ... voyages/journeys ... fantasy ... science fiction A flier is forced to make a landing in the Sahara Desert where he meets a little prince from a distant asteroid, who describes for the pilot his strange adventures on various planets. |
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Shadow Children Series (age 9-12) by Margaret Peterson Haddix adventure ... family ... science fiction Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows; does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to? title: Among the Hidden title: Among the Barons title: Among the Brave title: Among the Impostors title: Among the Betrayed |
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Running Out of Time
(age 9-12) by Margaret Peterson Haddix science fiction ... adventure ... illness/loss Believing herself to be a frontier child in 1840, Jessie is shocked when her mother reveals a secret--it's really 1996. After a diphtheria outbreak strikes the village children, Jessie must venture out into the modern world where she faces a wealth of confusing 20th century innovations and the sinister man who will stop at nothing to make sure the village residents remain locked in their 19th century world. |
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They Came From Center Field
(age 9-12) by Dan Gutman humor ... science fiction ... sports A team of aliens and a team of kids play a game of baseball. |
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Qwerty Stevens, Back in Time: the Edison Mystery
(age 9-12) by Dan Gutman adventure ... humor ... historical ... science fiction Thirteen-year-ole Robert "Qwerty" Stevens uses the time machine he finds in his backyard to visit Thomas Edison's workshop in 1879 and there helps develop the electric lightbulb, but then needs his sister's help to return to his own time. |
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Animorphs Megamorphs Series (age 9-12) by K. A. Applegate action ... growing up ... animals ... science fiction ... adventure Fans of the original Animorphs series will love these heart-pounding adventures, told from each character's point of view. title: The Andalite's Gift title: In the Time of Dinosaurs title: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles |
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Animorphs Series (age 9-12) by K. A. Applegate action ... growing up ... animals ... science fiction ... adventure This fantastic, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat series can best be described as an ``X-Files'' for kids--plus a whole lot more! Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are the Animorphs--five kids who can change into any animal they touch. title: The Invasion title: The Visitor title: The Encounter title: The Message title: The Capture title: The Stranger title: The Alien title: The Secret title: The Android title: The Forgotten title: The Reaction title: The Change title: The Unknown title: The Warning title: The Underground title: The Decision title: The Departure title: The Pretender title: The Suspicion title: The Extreme title: The Escape title: The Discovery title: The Solution title: The Threat |
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Artemis Fowl Series (age 9-12) by Eoin Colfer math/science/technology ... mystery ... adventure ... science fiction ... brilliant protagonist ... adventure ... action ... fantasy Artemis Fowl, a charming but villainous twelve-year-old, takes on the dangerous world of the Fairy People in this unforgettable story. Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl opens up a riveting world of fantasy and mystery where anything, literally, is possible. title: Artemis Fowl |