Asimov, Isaac
FOUNDATION
Hari Seldon knows that the Galactic Empire is doomed, along with human civilization, unless he can find a way to preserve the knowledge of mankind. (Grades 7-up)
Bawden, Nina
OFF THE ROAD
In the year 2036, when everyone over the age of 65 is sent away to Memory Theme Parks, an 11-year-old boy follows his grandfather into the forbidden Wild beyond the Wall. (Grades 4-6)
Bradbury, Ray
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN
The tattoos that cover the body of the illustrated man come to life to reveal a series of chilling tales in this collection of science fiction short stories. (Grades 6-up)
Brennan, Herbie
MYSTERY MACHINE
Hubert discovers that his next-door neighbor is really an alien who plans to take over the Earth. (Grades 4-6)
Brittain, Bill
SHAPE CHANGER
Seventh-grader Frank Dunn helps a shape-shifting policeman from another planet capture an escaped prisoner who can also change shape. (Grades 4-8)
Burgess, Melvin
EARTH GIANT
Amy and her brother, Peter, help a young giant from another planet find her parents. (Grades 4-6)
Butts, Nancy
DOOR IN THE LAKE
12-year-old Joey Finney, who disappeared one day while on a camping trip with his family, reappears two years later at the same age he was when he vanished. (Grades 4-6)
Cameron, Eleanor
WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET
A mysterious ad in the newspaper inspires two boys to build a space ship, which they use to fly to the aid of the Mushroom people on the planet Basidium. (Grades 4-6)
Card, Orson Scott
ENDERS GAME
Six-year-old Ender Wiggin, a child genius, is sent to Battle School to learn to fight the "Buggers," a race of insects threatening to invade Earth. (Grades 7-up)
Clencin, Scott
DINOVERSE
Bertram's science project sends him and three of his classmates back in time, where they inhabit the bodies of dinosaurs (Grades 4-6)
Coville, Bruce
ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK
When a spaceship containing five tiny aliens crashes in the middle of his science project, Rod helps them defeat a notorious alien criminal who also happens to be the school bully. (Grades 4-6)
Dexter, Catherine
ALIEN GAME
When her classmates start turning into zombies during their annual game of Elimination, Zoe suspects that the new girl in school is hiding a terrible secret. (Grades 6-up)
Dickinson, Peter
EVA
After a devastating car accident, Eva wakes up to find that her mind has been transplanted into the body of a chimpanzee. (Grades 6-up)
Gaadner, Jostein
HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE?
While awaiting the birth of his baby brother, Joe meets Mika, who comes from another planet and wants to know all about life on Earth. (Grades 4-6)
Gauthier, Gail
MY LIFE AMONG THE ALIENS
Will and his brother, Robby, find that their mother's cooking is attracting hungry aliens from outer space. (Grades 4-6)
Haddix, Margaret
RUNNING OUT OF TIME
Jessie believes she is living in the year 1840, until a cholera epidemic strikes her village and she learns that her town is really a tourist attraction being studied by scientists in 1996. (Grades 4-6)
Hoover, H. M.
WINDS OF MARS
When her father, the President of Mars, comes under attack from rebel forces, Annalyn learns several shocking secrets. (Grades 4-6)
Howarth, Lesley
MAPHEAD
A 12-year-old boy travels from another dimension to find his human mother. (Grades 6-8)
Hughes, Monica
GOLDEN AQUARIANS
When Walt travels with his father to the planet Aqua, he discovers that his father's work is destroying an intelligent species of frog-like creatures. (Grades 4-6)
Hughes, Ted
IRON GIANT
A young boy helps an enormous metal-eating giant from outer space become a hero. (Grades 4-6)
Jones, Diana Wynne
TALE OF TIME CITY
An 11-year-old girl being evacuated from London in 1939 is kidnapped and taken to Time City, a place where history can be altered. (Grades 6-8)
Key, Alexander
FORGOTTEN DOOR
A family finds a strange boy who can read minds and communicate with animals, but who can't remember anything about his past. (Grades 4-6)
Kilworth, Garry
ELECTRIC KID
A boy and girl living in a dump in 2061 must use their wits and talents to survive. (Grades 6-8)
King-Smith, Dick
HARRIET'S HARE
A young girl befriends a hare who is really a shape-shifting alien. (Grades 4-6)
Klause, Annette
ALIEN SECRETS
In this science fiction mystery, a girl named Puck helps an alien track down the thieves of a powerful totem. (Grades 4-6)
Mahy, Margaret
GREATEST SHOW OFF EARTH
10-year-old Delphinium and her brother, Jason, launch into hyperspace and find themselves in the middle of a traveling space circus. (Grades 4-6)
Nix, Garth
SHADE'S CHILDREN
In a world where powerful Overlords harvest the brains and bodies of children to create monsters for battle, a girl named Gold Eye escapes and joins a resistance group. (Grades 7-up)
Paton-Walsh, Jill
GREEN BOOK
A group of refugees from the dying Earth try to survive on a new planet. (Grades 4-6)
Paulsen, Gary
TRANSALL SAGA
A mysterious beam of light transports a 13-year-old boy on a camping trip to a dangerous jungle that seems to be in another world. (Grades 7-up)
Pausacker, Jenny
FAST FORWARD
Kieran discovers that his grandmother's new invention allows him to speed up time or travel into the past. (Grades 4-6)
Peck, Richard
LOST IN CYBERSPACE
When Josh's best friend, Aaron, turns his computer into a time machine, they find that they can bring people from the past into the present. (Grades 4-6)
Pinkwater, Daniel
LIZARD MUSIC
While his parents are away on vacation, Victor meets a group of intelligent lizards who warn him of an alien invasion. (Grades 4-6)
Rubinstein, Gillian
GALAX-ARENA
Three siblings are abducted from a train station and taken to the planet Galax-Arena, where they are forced to perform dangerous stunts for the alien Vexa. (Grades 6-up)
Scrimger, Richard
NOSE FROM JUPITER
When a tiny, talkative alien from Jupiter decides to live inside his nose, Alan is in for lots of trouble. (Grades 4-6)
Service, Pamela
WEIRDOS OF THE UNIVERSE UNITE
Mandy and Owen, two self-declared weirdos, save the Earth from an alien invasion with the help of several mythological figures. (Grades 4-6)
Shusterman, Neil
DOWNSIDERS
A 14-year-old girl discovers a secret world beneath the New York City streets. (Grades 7-up)
Skurzynski, Gloria
VIRTUAL WAR
WAR In 2080, when most of the world's population has been killed by disease, a genetically-enhanced 14-year-old is chosen to fight a virtual war against two other young people. (Grades 6-9)
Sleator, William
THE DUPLICATE
A 16-year-old uses a machine to make copies of himself, with frightening results. (Grades 6-up)
Slote, Alfred
MY TRIP TO ALPHA I
Jack discovers that VOYA-CODE, which allows people to travel light years in a few seconds, has a hidden danger. (Grades 4-6)
Thomas, Rob
GREEN THUMB
While studying the rain forest, 13-year-old Grady discovers the secret language used by the trees, and is pursued by an evil scientist. (Grades 6-8)
