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The Unwanteds Series (age 9-12)
by Lisa McMann
adventure ... science fiction ... fantasy
Publisher comments: Quill prevails when the strong survive. Using this notion as the core of their society, the people of Quill partake in a yearly ceremony, wherein children at the age of thirteen are divided into three categories--the Wanteds, the Necessaries, and the Unwanteds. Wanted children will move on to schooling and training to join the Quillitary and fufill their roles in maintaining an efficient life for all, while Necessaries will take on farm work and similar duties. Any child who has shown a propensity toward emotion or creativity is deemed Unwanted, and sent for elimination. Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic when his fate is announced as Unwanted, even while leaving behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted. Upon arrival at the destination where he expected to be eliminated, however, Alex discovers a stunning secret--behind the mirage of the "death farm" there is instead a place called Artime, where every Unwanted child has been welcomed by a man named Mr. Today. Artime is a special place full of art, music, theater, and magic, where each child is taught to cultivate their creative abilities and learn how to use them magically, weaving spells through paintbrushes and musical instruments. Everything Alex has ever known changes before his eyes, and it's a wondrous transformation. But it's a rare, unique occurence for twins to be separated between Wanted and Unwanted, and as Alex and Aaron's bond stretches across their separation, a threat arises for the survival of Artime that will pit brother against brother in an ultimate, magical battle.
title: The Unwanteds
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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 Changing of the Guard
title: The False Peace
title: The Final Showdown
title: The School of Fear
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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 Magic Meadow (age 9-12)
by Alexander Key
illness/loss ... science fiction
As five crippled children play games of imagining themselves in another beautiful world, one of the boys finds he can help the rest of them escape to a strange new place.
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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
title: The Sword of the Spirits
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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 Free
title: Among the Enemy
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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Funny Boy Series (age 9-12)
by Dan Gutman
humor ... science fiction
Funny Boy, a superhero who disarms villains with his powerful sense of humor, must save the Earth from a trio of bubble-headed barbers from another planet.
title: Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang
title: Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda
title: Funny Boy Takes on the Chitchatting Cheeses From Chattanooga
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McMummy (age 9-12)
by Betsy Cromer Byars
spooky ... humor ... science fiction ... enterprise
Looking after an eccentric scientist's greenhouse does not seem any stranger than the other odd jobs taken by Mozie and his partner Battie--until Mozie discovers a large, mummy-shaped pod on one of the plants.
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Visser (age 9-12)
by K. A. Applegate
action ... science fiction ... adventure
He's the source of incredible destruction and evil throughout the galaxy. She's the leader of the Yeerk invasion of Earth . . . and Marco's mother. This is their story.
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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: Elfangor's Secret
title: The Andalite Chronicles
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 Stranger
title: The Alien
title: The Secret
title: The Android
title: The Forgotten
title: The Unknown
title: The Underground
title: The Departure
title: The Suspicion
title: The Attack
title: The Exposed
title: The Experiment
title: The Sickness
title: The Reunion
title: The Conspiracy
title: The Separation
title: The Proposal
title: The Weakness
title: The Revelation
title: The Predator
title: The First Journey
title: The Ellimist Chronicles
title: El Visitante
title: La Invasion
title: The Arrival
title: The Familiar
title: The Beginning
title: The Answer
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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

Walter Hays Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:30 2012
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