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Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

 Science Fiction Themes: AdventureAdventure AliensAliens MedicineMedicine RoboticsRobotics Futuristic TravelFuturistic Travel Space WarSpace War SurvivalSurvival Time TravelTime Travel Science fiction takes the technology or scientific theory of today and projects it into the future in a believable way. It can also creatively deal with social problems of today in a futuristic setting. The time and place settings can be anywhere on earth or space and at any time beyond today.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy  Fantasy Themes: AnimalsAnimals GhostsGhosts DragonsDragons MagicMagic Other WorldsOther Worlds RoyaltyRoyalty SupernaturalSupernatural Time TravelTime Travel Fantasy fiction breaks the laws of nature as we know them, including, for example, dragons, fairies, and/or gnomes. It may also creatively address social problems of today, using fantastical characters. Fantasies often take place in “other worlds” that are reached through a symbolic bridge.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Adventure and Aliens JP loves to play video games, but when he finds one he has never seen before in the window of a junk store, he is not prepared for how real some games can be. The year is 2085, and a new teen has arrived at Mars Experimental Station One, a colony built to test humans' ability to live self- sufficiently in an alien and hostile environment. When the existence of Marsport is suddenly threatened, the group must overcome their fears and join forces, for their survival depends on nothing less.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Futuristic Travel & Space War Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth’s center! The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders. They also run into danger, which could trap them below the surface forever. Obi-Wan Kenobi and his fellow apprentice, Siri, defy the rule of the Jedi and fall in love, resulting in serious consequences for them.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival & Time Travel Young Ender Wiggin may prove to be the military genius Earth needs to fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race seeking Earth’s complete destruction. While dealing with changes at home, sixth- grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computers at their New York City prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school’s past and improving Josh’s home situation.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Animals & Ghosts Still trapped in the Ever After, ten-year-old May Bird struggles to decide whether to save the world of her ghostly friends from the evil Bo Cleevil or to return to her West Virginia home. When Allie is contacted by the ghost of a dog, she and Dub investigate the surly new boy at school and his father to see if they are involved.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Dragons & Magic Young seamstress Creel finds herself strategizing with the dragon king Shardas once again when a renegade dragon in a distant land launches a war against their country, bringing an entire army of dragons into the mix. The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Other Worlds Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family’s new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will. Twelve-year-old Trey and seven-year-old Lou, who does not speak, cross the barrier between two worlds, that of their island in the Bahamas, and a land called Pangaia, and play a mysterious role in restoring the natural environment in both places.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy No matter where your reading may take you, remember that when you close the book, you’re safe in the real world.