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1) Boom!
Author
Language
English
Description
An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.
But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent...
From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its way.
But what does "spudvetch" actually mean, and why do Mr. Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent...
3) Illuminae
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 1
Language
English
Description
For fans of Marie Lu comes the first book in an epic series that bends the sci-fi genre into a new dimension.
“A truly beautiful novel that redefines the form." —Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The year...
“A truly beautiful novel that redefines the form." —Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
The year...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
Six kids from around the world have been chosen for the first-ever mission to Mars and Miranda Regent is one of them. But as soon as the announcement is made, protesters worldwide claim the selection process was rigged -- and that Miranda was only chosen because she's American. Soon she's getting anonymous threatening messages. When the training base is attacked, it looks like Miranda is the intended target. Now the entire mission and everyone's...
7) Padawan
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Obi-Wan Kenobi has not been apprenticed long to Qui-Gon Jinn, and he is chafing at Qui-Gon's training style: all meditation, no action. Obi-Wan yearns to prove himself on a mission, but when he and Qui-Gon are finally set to leave on an assignment, Qui-Gon is nowhere to be found. Angered by his master's abandonment, Obi-Wan sets out on the mission alone, determined to prove himself. On a mysterious planet he encounters a pack of feral, Force-wielding...
Author
Series
Voyagers volume 04
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A spaceship piloted by children travels to Planet Infinity where the youngsters must navigate underground tunnels in search of the fourth element of a power source needed to save Earth.
9) LEAP
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An enchanting story of an adventurous young boy who dreams of going to the moon and all of the things he would do when he gets there. With sweet illustrations by Nadia Ronquillo, this charming story will encourage kids to LEAP for their dreams every day!
11) Game of flames
Author
Series
Voyagers) volume 02
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dash, Carly, Gabriel, and Piper visit a planet made up of molten lava and run entirely by robots where they must find the second element of the Source that will save the Earth.
12) The final six
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Surrounded by strangers all competing for one of the six slots to travel to Jupiter's moon, Europa, Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius, finds a friend in Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, as the training tests their limits.
13) Omega rising
Author
Series
Voyagers) volume 03
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Voyagers land on a planet made entirely of water where they must find the third element of the Source that will save the Earth"--
14) Alien envoy
Author
Series
Alien agent volume 6
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Agent Sorn picks Zack up from Earth and together they seek other aliens who can speak in support of inviting that planet to join the Galactic Union, while the Gnairt and the Kiapa Kapa Syndicate try to stop them.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Waverly and Kieran are finally reunited on the Empyrean, but when Seth is mysteriously released from the brig the night of a strange explosion that sends the ship off-course, tensions between Kieran and Seth reach a boiling point, as Waverly ponders following her heart, even if it puts lives at risk.
17) Nyxia
Author
Series
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Emmett accepts an interstellar space contract but learns en route that to win the promised fortune he and nine other recruits face a brutal competition, putting their very humanity at risk.
Author
Series
Space taxi volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.