Captain Raptor And The Moon Mystery
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21 science fiction books to read after Captain Raptor And The Moon Mystery, by Kevin O'malley, the closest match first.
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Book Of Ember book 1 Start here
1. City Of Ember
by Jeanne Duprau
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The ultimate destination for the main characters, who have been living in an underground city, is a kind of restored eden.
The first in the Books of Ember series, The City of Ember was adapted into a movie in 2008. This book is a great intro to the dystopian genre that...
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Smek book 1 Start here
2. The True Meaning Of Smekday
by Adam Rex
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The True Meaning of Smekday has been compared to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for kids. With the same zany humor, Rex delivers not one alien invasion but two...
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Shadow Children book 1 Start here
3. Among The Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Among the Hidden is the first of the Shadow Children series, and it's a great introduction to dystopian sci-fi literature which is a very popular trend in YA literature with...
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4. The Little Prince
by Antoine De Saint-exupéry
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A much loved classic of children's science fiction is The Little Prince, which has been translated to over 250 languages and adapted for stage, screen, ballet, and even opera. The...
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5. If You Decide To Go To The Moon
by Faith Mcnulty
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Fans of hard science fiction and space travel will appreciate the mix of fact and fiction in If You Decide to Go to the Moon. With true-to-life facts, If You...
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Marty And Grace book 1 Start here
6. Cryptid Hunters
by Roland Smith
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Cryptid Hunters is Jurassic Park for tweens. It's got all the action and adventure of the blockbuster, and it's got dinosaurs! When Marty and Grace's parents disappear in South America,...
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The Missing book 1 Start here
7. Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Found is an intriguing mystery with a splash of time travel thrown in. The first book in The Missing series, Found starts out with a plane that mysteriously appears on...
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Eager book 1 Start here
8. Eager
by Helen Fox
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Eager is similar to Asimov's classic, I, Robot, but definitely geared toward children. When the Bell family robot, Grumps, begins malfunctioning, they begin to search for a new one. Gavin...
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Mushroom Planet book 1 Start here
9. The Wonderful Flight To The Mushroom Planet
by Eleanor Cameron
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Sci-fi is a genre with very few :classics:, particularly for children, but The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron would definitely be one of them. Cameron is...
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Alcatraz book 1 Start here
10. Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians
by Sanderson, Brandon
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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians takes similar ideas from the Harry Potter series and turns them on their head in a madcap adventure. Like Harry Potter, Alcatraz Smedry is an...
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11. N.e.r.d.s
by Michael Buckley
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It's a well-known trope that nerds, and the kids that are picked on today, will become the leaders of tomorrow. N.E.R.D.S. takes that trope and runs with it. Instead of...
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The Homework Machine book 1 Start here
12. The Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
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What kid wouldn't want to read a book about a machine that does your homework for you? And what parent in their right mind would let them? Don't worry, parents....
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13. Attack Of The Fluffy Bunnies
by Andrea Beaty
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What do you get when you cross alien invasion sci-fi, with B-rated horror references, and the witty wordplay of A Series of Unfortunate Events? It's Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies....
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Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist book 1 Start here
14. Lunch Walks Among Us
by Jim Benton
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Lunch Walks Among Us is the first of the Franny K. Stein books. Franny K. Stein is a child mad scientist who has a snake for a jump rope, and...
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15. Aliens For Breakfast
by Stephanie Spinner And Jonathan Etra
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Adapted into a TV movie, Aliens for Breakfast is a whimsical sci-fi introduction for beginning readers, and it's exactly as silly as the title implies. It all starts when Richard's...
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16. Mars Needs Moms
by Berkeley Breathed
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Much different from its 2011 film counterpart, Mars Needs Moms is a simple, heart-warming story with vivid, cartoonish illustrations that young readers will pour over as the pages are turned....
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17. We’re Off To Look For Aliens
by Colin Mcnaughton
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We're Off to Look for Aliens offers children a story within a story. The 2009 Golden Duck Award winner kicks off when the mailman delivers sci-fi writer dad's new book,...
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Love Underpants book 5
18. Aliens In Underpants Save The World
by Claire Freedman
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Who knew that underwear could save the world? That's exactly what happens in Aliens in Underpants Save the World. In the sequel to the popular, Aliens Love Underpants, Claire Freedman's...
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19. Ufo Diary
by Satoshi Kitamura
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UFO Diary is the story of an alien who accidentally finds Earth. This quiet book puts a unique spin on the alien invasion subgenre of science fiction in that the...
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20. Baloney Henry P
by Jon Scieszka
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Winner of the 2002 Golden Duck Award for picture books, Baloney (Henry P.) is an engaging and relatable story about an alien boy who shows up late for class and...
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Time Quintet book 1 Start here
21. A Wrinkle In Time
by L'engle, Madeleine
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An award winning, YA series of books that present, at least in part, a Christian world-view.
With a foot in both Science Fiction and Fantasy, A Wrinkle in Time is a bridge between reality and fantasy, a meeting place for adult and child readers alike. Meg...
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