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Middle School

Armstrong, Jennifer and Nancy Butcher. The Kindling. J Armstrong, J., JPB Armstrong, J.
Mommy, Teacher, Hunter, Action Figure, Baby, Doll, and Teddy Bear survived the Fire-Us that killed the grown-ups and indirectly, most children. Will the family they have become survive the trek to Washington, to demand answers from President, that the newcomer Angerman proposes?
Armstrong, Jennifer and Nancy Butcher. The Keepers of the Flame. J Armstrong, J., JPB Armstrong, J.
Angerman, Monny, Teacher, Hunter, and the younger children are happy to find a whole settlement of adults in a shopping mall, until they get to know them as the Keepers of the Flame.
Armstrong, Jennifer and Nancy Butcher. The Kiln. J Armstrong, J.
The family of children, along with its new members, must battle the Keepers of the Flames, President, and the Fire-Us in order to survive.
Bell, Hilari. A Matter of Profit. J Bell, H.
If Ahvren can figure out who is behind the plot against the emperor, he won't have to conquer another planet and might be able to stop the wedding of his sister Sabri to the nasty young man who is heir to the throne.
Blackwood, Gary. The Dying Sun. J Blackwood, G.
Driven from the warm lands near the border by the Mexican Liberation Army, James joins his family in Missouri where a new Ice Age is already encroaching.
Clements, Andrew. Things Not Seen. J Clements, A., JPB Clements, A.
Fifteen-year-old Bobby gets up one morning, showers, and looks in the mirror, but he has disappeared.
Dickinson, Peter. Eva. J Dickinson, P., YA PBK Dickinson, P.
After a serious car accident, Eva wakes in the hospital to see that her brain has been transplanted into a chimpanzee's body.
DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember. J DuPrau, J., JPB DuPrau, J., CASS (BK.) JFIC DuPrau, J., CD (BK.) JFIC, DuPrau, J.
Their city, Ember, is running out of food and supplies, and the electricity is failing more and more, when two twelve-year-olds, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, find The Instructions. Will The Instructions show them a way out of Ember, and if so, to what?
Engdahl, Sylvia. Enchantress from the Stars. J Engdahl, S., JPB Engdahl, S.
Posing as an enchantress to avoid disturbing the primitive civilization of the planet Andrecia, scientist Elana never dreams she is in danger---of falling in love.
Heinlein, Robert. Have Space Suit, Will Travel. J Heinlein, R., JPB Heinlein, R.
When he wins a space suit instead of a trip to the moon in a contest, Kip has no idea how far the suit and his wits will take him.
Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game. J Hughes, M., JPB Hughes, M.
In a society of mostly Unemployeds, Lisse and her friends subsist by pooling resources, but they actually enjoy playing The Game until its virtual reality turns only too real.
Jeapes, Ben. The Xenocide Mission. J Jeapes, B., YA PBK Jeapes, B.
When human Lieutenant Joel Gilmore and his doggish but intelligent First Breed co-worker survive an attack by the ferocious XCs, aliens their SkySpy installation is supposed to watch, they are caught up in the plots and counterplots among, as well as internal power struggles within, five alien races.
Klause, Annette. Alien Secrets. J Klause, A.
Human Puck and alien Hush, fellow passengers on a spaceship, overcome disgrace by finding a stolen item of great value to Hush's people.
Lawrence, Louise. Children of the Dust. J Lawrence, L.
After nuclear war, the advantaged in their bunkers live in the past and the exposed rural people are the real hope for a future.
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. J L'Engle, M., JPB L'Engle, M., CASS (BK.) JFIC L'Engle, M., CD (BK.) JFIC L'Engle, M.
After her father disappears while working on a government project, three peculiar old women take Meg, her brother, and a neighbor boy to other worlds in search of Mr. O'Keefe.
O'Brien, Robert. Z for Zachariah. JPB O'Brien, R.
When Ann discovers she is not the sole survivor of nuclear holocaust, she soon is uncertain if she's lucky she's not alone.
Paulsen, Gary. The Transall Saga. J Paulsen, G., JPB Paulsen, G.
Accidentally transported to what seems to be another planet, Mark finds his survival lore small help among completely alien flora, fauna, and people.
Peck, Richard. The Great Interactive Dream Machine. J Peck, R.
Josh's tinkering turns his friend's computer project into a wish-granter . . . with serious bugs.
Skurzynski, Gloria. Virtual War. J Skurzynski, G., JPB Skurzynski, G.
Corgan, in training for virtual war, has never touched another human being until he meets rebellious teammate Sharla.
Sleator, William. Singularity. J Sleator, W., YA PBK Sleator, W.
The tables turn for competitive twins Harry and Barry when they discover a door into an alternate universe.
Sleator, William. The Night the Heads Came. J Sleator, W.
When Leo and his friend Tim are abducted by the alien Heads, Leo cannot figure out if the Heads or the Others are the real bad guys, or what either side wants with the two boys.
Streiber, Whitley. Wolf of Shadows. J Streiber, W.
A mother and daughter survive nuclear winter by joining, not leading, a wolf pack.
Ure, Jean. Plague. YA PBK Ure, J.
Two teens who've escaped the plague that has decimated London must stick together for safety from other survivors.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent. J Vande Velde, V., JPB Vande Velde, V.
When the total immersion reality game she is playing is damaged, fourteen-year-old Giannine must win quickly or risk serious brain damage or even death.
Weaver, Will. Memory Boy. J Weaver, W., JPB Weaver, W.
In a not-to-distant future, a series of volcanic eruptions cause civilization to deteriorate, and sixteen-year-old Miles must rely on his mechanical abilities and his memories of an old man's stories to help his family survive.

High School

Adams, Doug. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. YA PBK Adams, D., FIC SF Adams, D.
Arthur Dent must use The Hitchhiker's Guide to lead him on a hilarious tour of space after he learns that Earth is about to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway.
Anderson, M.T. Feed. , YA PBK Anderson, M., FIC SF Anderson, M.
Titus meets the eccentric Volet, who didn't get her Feed until later in life, in a future where most people are hooked directly into the Feed as babies, receiving smells, sights, sounds, tates, and touch from advertisers, storing and recalling any information or memories, and "chatting" directly to friends.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. FIC Atwood, M.
As a fertile woman in a near-future United States, Offred's (of Fred's) job is that of Hagar, to conceive and bear a child for Commander Fred's wife, but Commander Fred is more excited by the sin of playing Scrabble.
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. YA PBK Card, O., PBK SF Card, O.
A gifted young boy struggles to survive the dubious distinction of being singled out for training to command in the coming war with aliens.
Feintuch, David. Midshipman's Hope. YA PBK Feintuch, D.
Nicholas Seafort begins his space voyage as a midshipman, but a series of tragedies make him captain of a damaged ship and 300 souls, facing mutiny and an alien power.
Ford, John. Growing Up Weightless. YA PBK Ford, J.
A group of Lunan teens on the brink of adulthood take an unauthorized excursion to Farside while their colony seeks the water necessary for their future.
Heinlein, Robert. Door Into Summer. YA PBK Heinlein, R.
Dan invents the perfect means to avenge himself on the former partner and the greedy ex-fiancee who cheated him out of an earlier invention.
Hoover, H. M. Another Heaven, Another Earth. J Hoover, H.
A "failed" space colony struggling to survive its harsh environment seems primitive to the Earthlings who "rediscover" it, but some of the colonists find their difficult existence perferable to that on Earth.
Pohl, Frederick. Space Merchants. FIC SF Pohl, F.
A starclass advertising executive is shocked to learn what he has really been doing when he is kidnapped and becomes a lowly Consumer.
Preston, Douglas. Relic. YA PBK Preston, D.
The opening of a new exhibit at the New York Museum of Natural History becomes a nightmare when staff and visitors continue turning up with their skulls ripped open and a bite taken out of their brains.
Price, Susan. The Sterkarm Handshake. YA PBK Price, S., J Price, S.
When a company from the 21st century goes back to the 16th to exploit its resources, the raiding Sterkarm family who runs things there fights back against what they believe are Elves.
Willis, Connie. To Say Nothing of the Dog, or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last. FIC SF Willis, C.
The Oxford historians are already cracking under the pressure of Lady Shrapnel's project to re-create the Coventry Cathedral of the 1800s. Then one of them, on a "drop" in Victorian England, brings a cat back to the late 21st century, and they must scamble to avoid a complete breakdown of the space-time continuum.

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