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C.O.L.A.R.: a Tale of Outer Space
(age 8-11) by Alfred Slote adventure ... science fiction Catalog: Stranded on an unknown planet when their spaceship runs out of fuel, the Jameson family must rely on their robot to save their lives. |
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My Trip to Alpha I
(age 8-11) by Alfred Slote adventure ... science fiction Catalog: Voya-code is the most sophisticated form of interplanetary travel but a young boy finds out it is not without dangers. |
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My Robot Buddy
(age 8-11) by Alfred Slote adventure ... friendship ... science fiction Jack asked for a robot for his birthday, and his robot buddy, Danny One, brings more surprises than Jack could have wished for. sequel: The Trouble on Janus |
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The Computer Nut
(age 8-11) by Betsy Byars growing up ... math/science/technology ... science fiction ... humor Ten-year-old Kate begins a communication exchange on a computer with someone purporting to be from outer space, who says he is going to pay a visit to Earth soon. |
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
(age 8-11) by Eleanor Cameron voyages/journeys ... humor ... science fiction A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people. sequel: Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet |
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Space Dogs
(age 8-11) by Justin Ball humor ... science fiction It all begins with Laika, the first dog in space. Launched into orbit by the Soviet Union, Laika's craft is accidentally sucked through a wormhole and onto the Planet Gersbach, inhabited by highly intelligent but very tiny people. When a mysterious disturbance of gravity (D.O.G.) threatens to destroy Gersbach, Commanders Belka and Strelka are just the men to seek and destroy the source of D.O.G. Their vehicle: A highly sophisticated craft that looks exactly like a terrier. Blending in with the locals on earth should be no problem. And with the help of the Buckleys, a lovable Earth family with problems of their own, the mission to save their planet may still prevail. |
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Harriet's Hare
(age 8-11) by Dick King-Smith friendship ... science fiction A young girl's life with her father on their farm in England is changed when she befriends a talking hare that is really a shape-changing alien. |
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Barney and the UFO
(age 8-11) by Margaret Goff Clark humor ... family ... science fiction Catalog: Barney is afraid to tell his foster parents that he has seen a UFO behind the house even when a hasty promise to a space boy leads him into trouble. |
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Frankenbug
(age 8-11) by Steven Cousins science fiction ... humor ... animals ... school Inspired by the movie Frankenstein, bug-lover Adam Cricklestein decides to create a monster bug that will protect him from the school bully, Jeb McAllister. |
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My Teacher is an Alien
(age 8-11) by Bruce Coville humor ... fantasy ... school ... science fiction Publisher comments: Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face ... and she realizes that "Mr. Smith" is really an alien! sequel: My Teacher Flunked the Planet sequel: My Teacher Glows in the Dark |
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Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures (age 8-11) by Bruce Coville humor ... fantasy ... science fiction They're out of this world! title: The Search for Snout title: Aliens Ate My Homework title: I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X |