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Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!
(age 8-11) by Matthew McElligott humor ... school ... spooky ... science fiction Publisher comments: Victor Godwin's orderly life is upended when he discovers that Benjamin Franklin never actually died-- he was put into suspended animation and hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! After an accident reawakens Ben, Victor must not only help him adjust to the modern world but also help him overcome a slight flaw--when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity! All this while trying to take first place in the school science fair. With one of history's preeminent scientists helping out, what could go wrong? |
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Spaceheadz Series (age 8-11) by Jon Scieszka school ... science fiction ... humor Publisher comments: Michael K. just started fifth grade at a new school. As if that wasn't hard enough, the kids he seems to have made friends with apparently aren't kids at all. They are aliens. Real aliens who have invaded our planet in the form of school children and a hamster. They have a mission to complete: to convince 3,140,001 kids to BE SPHDZ. But with a hamster as their leader, "kids" who talk like walking advertisements, and Michael K as their first convert, will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover and pull off their assignment? title: Spaceheadz title: SPHDZ Book 2 |
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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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Time Out
(age 8-11) by Helen Cresswell science fiction ... adventure ... magic Twelve-year-old Tweeny and her parents, servants in a London house in 1887, use a book of magic spells to travel forward in time 100 years and find the England of 1987 to be an astonishing place. |
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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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The Space Ship Returns to the Apple Tree
(age 8-11) by Louis Slobodkin adventure ... science fiction Catalog: Eddie and his three-foot friend from the planet Martinea are back together for another summer of adventure. |
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The Three-Seated Space Ship
(age 8-11) by Louis Slobodkin adventure ... science fiction Catalog: When the departure of their plane from New York to Albany is delayed for an hour and a half, a little boy, his grandmother, and his friend from outer space use the time to take a quick trip to London in the friend's space ship. |
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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 Heavenly Host
(age 8-11) by Isaac Asimov traditions ... folklore ... science fiction Newly arrived on Planet Anderson Two just before Christmas, Jonathan is warned about the dangerous native inhabitants but an accidental meeting with one of the natives convinces him that they are friendly and peaceful. |
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Terror on the Moons of Jupiter
(age 8-11) by Victor Appleton adventure ... science fiction Tom Swift and his friends Ben and Anita travel with their new robot, Aristotle, to the moons of Jupiter where they encounter a sinister rival. |
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The McGrowl Series (age 8-11) by Bob Balaban humor ... animals ... science fiction When Thomas's loveable dog McGrowl is hit by a car, Thomas is heartbroken. But just when he thinks McGrowl will be lost to him forever, the mysterious vet Dr. Minderbender steps in to save the day. After a strange operation, McGrowl is alive, but he has been changed forever. McGrowl now has super speed, super hearing, and superpowerful sight, smell, and strength! Now Thomas and his bionic dog must take on the evil Dr. Minderbender and foil his sneaky plans. Can this one-of-a-kind canine superhero save the day? title: Beware of Dog title: Every Dog Has His Day title: Good Dog! title: It's a Dog-eat-dog World title: It's a Dog's Life title: Puppy Tales |
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The Oscar J. Noodleman Television Network: The Second Strange Thing That Happened to Oscar Noodleman
(age 8-11) by Stephen Manes adventure ... science fiction Catalog: Soon after Oscar receives a home video recorder and camera from his mother's eccentric inventor cousin, Oscar's pictures begin to turn up mysteriously on television sets all over town. |
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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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Fog Mound Series (age 8-11) by Susan Schade fantasy ... adventure ... science fiction In ancient times human beings ruled the Earth; at least that's what the old legends claim. But is it true? Thelonious Chipmunk is a Talker (an animal who has inherited the gift of language) and he, for one, believes in humans. Who else could have made the old paper postcard he treasures? His desire to know more about humans is fulfilled in a surprising and dangerous way when Thelonious is swept down the river into a strange new world, a world where gangs and warlords prowl amongst the crumbling remains of civilization. With three new companions, Thelonious embarks on a search for the far-off Fog Mound. It is a journey that becomes nothing less than a quest to uncover the secrets of Earth's past. title: Travels of Thelonious title: Faradawn title: Simon's Dream |
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Cal and the Amazing Anti-Gravity Machine
(age 8-11) by Richard Hamilton fantasy ... adventure ... science fiction ... humor In this wacky, adventurous chapter book, Cal and his grouchy talking dog, Frankie, discover the joys (and pitfalls) of anti-gravity when they join forces with Cal’s inventive neighbor, Mr. Frout. This hair-raising adventure is a laugh-out-loud romp that lifts one boy’s curiosity about science to a new level! |
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The Plant People
(age 8-11) by Dale Bick Carlson science fiction A mysterious fog changes all but a few people in a western town into plants. |
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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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The Akiko Series (age 8-11) by Mark Crilley science fiction ... action ... adventure Akiko's always prepared for something out of this world, as she takes on one exciting intergalactic adventure after another. title: Akiko and the Alpha Centauri 5000 title: Akiko and the Great Wall of Trudd title: Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo title: Akiko and the Journey to Toog title: Akiko in the Castle of Alla Rellapor title: Akiko in the Spurbly Islands title: Akiko on the Planet Smoo title: Akiko: Pieces of Gax title: Akiko. Pocket size 4, The Story Tree title: Akiko. Pocket size 5, Bornstone's Elixir title: Akiko: The Training Master title: Akiko and the Missing Misp title: Akiko and the Missing Misp title: Akiko in the Castle of Alia Rellapor title: Akiko in the Sprubly Islands |
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy (age 8-11) by William Boniface science fiction ... adventure ... action ... humor YIKES! Professor Brain-Drain is on the loose! This supervillain menaces the fine supercitizens of Superopolis, concocting evil-genius schemes and draining everyone's brainpower! (And in this town, there's not a whole lot of that to begin with.) NEVER FEAR! The AMAZING INDESTRUCTO will save the day! He is indestructible! He cannot be harmed by anything! He is the town's greatest superhero! Collect all sixty-four of his trading cards! BUT WAIT! A mystery is afoot in Superopolis. Why is it so hard to get a complete set of the collectible cards? Where is the last card hiding? Who is the real mastermind behind this sinister plot, and what is he planning? Forget the regular superheroes. In a city where everyone is extraordinary, this might just be a job for . . . ORDINARY BOY. title: The Hero Revealed title: The Return of Meteor Boy? |
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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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The Trouble With Miss Switch
(age 8-11) by Barbara Brooks Wallace school ... science fiction ... magic Rupert Brown can tell from day one that Miss Switch is no ordinary fifth-grade teacher. Her whole look is about as comfortable as a steel knitting needle! Plus, she's in some serious trouble. It seems that Miss Switch has been condemned by a crazy contraption called a computowitch, and she must come up with some original witchcraft ... or she will be doomed to sweep Witch's Mountain for l50 years. Can great scientist Rupert Brown and his friend Amelia Daley face the computowitch and the Witches' Council, and get their favorite teacher of all time out of this mess? |
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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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Fergus Crane
(age 8-11) by Paul Stewart voyages/journeys ... science fiction ... school ... humor ... adventure Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life, having lessons taught by rather odd teachers on the school ship Betty Jeanne and helping his mother in the bakery. But then a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home and Fergus is plunged headlong into an exciting adventure! The box is followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill, and Jackson. Fergus finds out that his teachers are not quite what they seem ... they're actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he find there? |
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I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
(age 8-11) by Bruce Coville science fiction ... school ... humor The aliens have finally made contact! But when the first ambassador from another planet arrives, he insists that his son, Pleskit Meenom, be treated like any other citizen on Earth. Which is why Pleskit has become the first purple kid in Ms. Weintraub's sixth grade class. For Tim Tompkins, who has been waiting his entire life to meet an alien, this is like a dream come true. But when Pleskit invites Tim back to the embassy and they stumble across a plan to sabotage the alien mission, Tim's dream becomes a life-threatening nightmare. |
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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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Sweetwater
(age 8-11) by Laurence Yep survival ... adventure ... science fiction On the planet Harmony, Tyree and his people are fighting to survive. Their beautiful world holds terrible dangers: vicious sea creatures, diminishing food supplies, and, at the heart of it all, a rising tide that will soon destroy the city where they cling to their way of life. |
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Stinker's Return
(age 8-11) by Pamela F. Service humor ... adventure ... science fiction Catalog: Alien agent Tsynq Yr, still inhabiting the body of a skunk, returns to Earth and enlists Jonathan and Karen's help in finding a souvenir from Washington, D.C., for a threatening space despot. |
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Stinker From Space
(age 8-11) by Pamela F. Service humor ... adventure ... science fiction Catalog: An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet. |
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Virtually Perfect
(age 8-11) by Dan Gutman humor ... science fiction Yip Turner spends more time playing computer games than with other kids. For him, virtual reality usually beats reality! So when his dad, a movie special-effects designer, brings home new software for creating virtual actors, Yip is psyched. He and his sister create "Victor," a boy who is smart, handsome, and charming--perfect in every way. But when Victor leaves cyberspace and invades their world, Yip realizes that there are bugs in the virtual-actor software. Now his family--and possibly the whole country!--may be in danger. |
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M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales (age 8-11) by M. T. Anderson mystery ... adventure ... humor ... science fiction ... authorship What sort of madman would unleash an army of stilt-walking, laser-beaming, thoroughly angry whales upon the world? Who cares! All that matters is that his dastardly plan be foiled. Lucky for Lily Gefelty, her two best friends are the intrepid stars of their own middle-grade series novels: Jasper Dash (better know as the Boy Technonaut) and Katie Mulligan (beloved by millions as the heroine of the Horror Hollow series). It's going to take all their smarts to stop this insane, inane plot from succeeding. Start with the first thrilling tale, Whales on Stilts. title: Whales on Stilts title: The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen title: Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware |
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My Life Among the Aliens
(age 8-11) by Gail Gauthier science fiction ... humor ... family Two brothers begin to wonder if it is their mother's unusual cooking that is attracting the aliens that keep showing up at their house. |
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Can of Worms
(age 8-11) by Kathy Mackel humor ... science fiction ... friendship ... school ``Fellow citizens of the galaxy: I do not belong on this planet. I am being held against my will, trapped by ignorance and cruelty. You must save me. Take me away from this. I am desperately in need of your assistance. Please help me. Mike Pillsbury.'' When a frustrated plea to the universe attracts a motley crew of aliens determined to rescue him, Mike Pillsbury decides he isn't quite ready to relinquish life on Earth. Will his visitors, who all have something at stake, let him stay? |
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Eggs in One Basket
(age 8-11) by Kathy Mackel science fiction ... sports ... school With the help of two middle school classmates and a bear-like talking ``dog'' from the planet Sirius, seventh-grader Scott Schreiber discovers that he can be a hero in other ways than on the football field. |
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Top Secret
(age 8-11) by John Reynolds Gardiner science fiction ... humor ... school Despite the disapproval of his parents and his formidable science teacher, nine-year-old Allen determines to do his science project on human photosynthesis. |
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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 Fried My Brains 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 Stole My Body title: Aliens Ate My Homework title: Aliens Stole My Dad title: I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X |