Mrs. Malecha Reads!

 by Erin Entrada Kelly Genre:  Science Fiction Michael and Giddy aren't sure what to make of the new kid who has mysteriously appeared in the courtyard of their apartment building.  The kid is acting strangely and is dressed unusually.  When they finally speak to him, he tells them that his name is Ridge and that he is from the future.  Michael and Giddy don't really believe him until he talks more about the future and shows them the device that got him to their small town.  Michael is more worried about what is going to happen on January 1, 2000, but Giddy wants to know more about how they can help Ridge.  Can Michael put his worries aside and help Ridge get back to where he belongs?

 by Jasmine Warga Genre:  Science Fiction     Resilience is a Mars rover with a special mission.  He is being sent to Mars to learn more about the planet and hopefully retrieve a stranded rover that went offline.  Res knows that he has an important job to do and the more he interacts with the humans who are getting him ready for the mission, the more he learns about the world.  He begins to form attachments to the humans who are building him which is going to make it hard for him to leave.  Robots aren't supposed to have feelings, but Res thinks he is starting to have feelings about all kinds of things.  He knows for sure that once he gets to Mars, he will do everything he can to fulfill him mission and return to the humans who created him. 

 by Gordon Korman Genre:  Science Fiction Oliver and Nathan  love to play pranks on their teachers and classmates, but they have met their match with their new teacher, Mr. Aidact.  The guy seems to know about the prank almost before they even pull it!  How is it possible that he has super human reaction times that allows him to stop spitballs in mid air and he can answer almost every trivia question without even thinking about it? Turns out that Mr. Aidact is actually a robot.  He's part of the Department of Education's plan to see if teachers can be replaced by an all knowing robot.  Mr. Aidact is quickly becoming the most popular teacher and coach in the 7th grade, but what will happen when everyone learns the truth about him?

 by Melissa Savage Genre:  Science Fiction Mylo never believed that Martians were real until a flying saucer crash landed near his home in New Mexico.  Mylo is grieving the loss of his beloved older brother so this adventure is a welcome distraction.  Mylo and his friends are warned not to go and investigate the strange crash they heard in the desert, but naturally, they can't help themselves and go off to check it out.  Mylo is the only one brave enough to go into the flying saucer where he finds a weak Martian who needs his help.  Before Mylo can help him, the US Air Force arrives and takes all evidence of the crash landing back to the base.  The military tells the town that it was a just a routine weather balloon that landed, but Mylo and his friends know the truth.  When a second Martian shows up at Mylo's house asking for his help, Mylo knows he will have to be brave and give it a try.

 by Rick Riordan Genre:  Science Fiction Ana Dakkar and her brother are students at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a high school that specializes in graduating the best underwater explorers.  Their parents were killed in a scientific expedition so all they have left is their school and each other.  Ana and her freshman class set off to sea to begin their freshman exams when an explosion destroys their school and everyone left behind.  Ana can't believe that her brother and all of the others are gone.  Worse yet, the explosion seems to have been intentional.  Who would want to destroy their school and what can 20 freshman who have barely started their education do about it?  Ana is about to realize that she has a lot to learn if she wants to save herself and the remaining students at Harding-Pencroft.

 by Amy Kim Kibushi Genre:  Science Fiction, Graphic Novel Tabby doesn't know why her father mysteriously died, but she knows that it is somehow connected to a mysterious mist in the woods.  Even though her mother has forbade her to go into the woods, she continues to look for answers there.  One day she comes across a boy she has never seen before and follows him through a portal into the world of Rema.  She learns that his name is Phillip and he promises to do what he can to get her back to Earth.  Phillip has many powers, but does he have the right ones to help Tabby?

 by Anna Staniszewski Genre:  Science Fiction/Dystopian Mira thinks that her life will instantly be better when she and her parents are allowed to become citizens and get rations of Amber, a magic drink that keeps people strong and healthy.  It's hard being an outsider and not feeling truly at home, especially when Mira's best friend, Krysta, is perfect.  Mira tries hard to keep up with her, but with Krysta's rations of Amber, she always comes out on top.  And now her teacher has made her be partners with Daniel, the weird kid that no one really likes.  When Mira and her family finally become citizens, Mira is convinced her problems will be over...but will they?

 by Watt Key Genre:  Adventure/Science Fiction Adam and his parents are in a car accident one night.  He knows that something came out of the woods and onto the road that caused his dad to swerve the car.  Now his parents are missing and no one seems to know what to do to find them.  When the search is officially called off,  Adam decides to head into the woods alone.  He is convinced that the night of the accident, he may have seem a Sasquatch-like creature and fears that the creature may have taken his parents.  No one will believe him so it will be up to him to discover what creatures are living in the Florida swamp.

 by Megan Freeman Genre:  Dystopian, Science Fiction, Novel in Verse Maddie and her friends have planned the perfect secret sleepover at her grandparent's apartment, but when her friends cancel at the last minute she goes ahead by herself.  But overnight her town is mysterious evacuated and she is left completely alone.  Maddie has to forage for food and supplies and use her wits to keep herself alive. As months pass, and Maddie has no human contact, she begins to lose hope that her parents will ever return to find her.  Where did everyone go and will they ever come back?

 by Jennifer L. Holm Genre:  Science Fiction Bell is just an ordinary kid, except for the fact that he has spent his entire life living on Mars.  The older he gets the more questions he has about why the Mars settlements are set up the way they are.  Why are they not allowed to connect with others?  When an emergency forces Bell to go for help, he realizes that his only hope will be the generosity of strangers from other settlements.  What will he find when he leaves the safety of his compound and goes in search of help?

 by Donna Barba Higuera Genre:  Science Fiction, Dystopian Petra Pena's whole goal in life is to be a storyteller.  She has a close relationship with her grandmother who has shared her many stories with her.  But the world as Petra has known it, is ending.  Her parents and brother have been selected to escape Earth as it is about to be destroyed by a comet.  Her parents have assured her that all will be well...after she is asleep for the over 300 year journey, she and her family will awaken and begin life on the new planet, Sagan.  Petra's parents tell her that she must trust the Collective's plans and that all will be well when she awakes.  Petra's only choice is to trust that they are telling her the truth.

 by Christina Soontornvat Genre:  Science Fiction The power of light rests with one man:  the Govenor.  It has been his way for a long time, but there are people who want to challenge his way and make changes.  Pong escapes from prison, Nok wants to catch him, and Somkit is hard at work inventing new light.  While the 3 of them are at times going their separate ways, they will have to work together if they want a better future for themselves and others.

 by Kristy Applebaum Genre:  Science Fiction In the town of Fennis Wick, you want to be an eldest.  The eldests get everything and barely have to do any work.  But when they turn 14, they are sent off to camp to be trained to help fight the Quiet War.  Maggie the middler (middle child) is jealous of her brother Jeb who is an eldest.  She wants to do something that is brave and gets her noticed.  So when she runs into a wanderer, who she has been taught to fear, she decides that catching the wanderer will get her noticed.  But the more Maggie learns about the wanderer and her family, the more she starts to question all of the things she has been told.

by Greg Van Eekhout Lexile:  760 Genre:  Science Fiction The Laika spaceship has been damaged and the human crew is gone.  All that is left are the Barkonauts, a special group of highly changed dogs who are now all on their own, hurtling through space.  They have awoken in their hibernation chamber too soon and now they must figure out how to continue their mission to get to Stepping Stone safely.  Navigating space alone, had never been the plan...are the Barkonauts up to the challenge?

by Leslie Connor Lexile:  490 Genre:  Science Fiction No one was prepared for the Crunch, least of all Dewey Marriss and his family.  The Crunch has resulted in a fuel shortage and now his parents are stranded out on the road and Dewey and his siblings will have to figure things out on their own.  Dewey's dad runs a small bike shop out of their old barn, and now that no one can use their cars, the bike shop is suddenly overwhelmed with customers.  Dewey and his brother do their best to keep things running, but as the Crunch goes on day after day, things are getting tougher.  Supplies are running low, items are mysteriously disappearing...is the Crunch bringing out the worst or the best in people?

by Christopher Edge Lexile:  900 Genre:  Science Fiction Maisie is turning 10 and she couldn't be more excited.  She can't wait to open her presents because she is hoping that she gets all of the supplies needed to build a nuclear reactor.  (!!)  Yes, Maisie is not your average 10 year old.  She has been homeschooled for most of her school years because she is so far advanced in math and science.  Her 15 year old sister, Lily, finds this very annoying and the two girls have struggled to get along.  On the morning of her birthday, Maisie wakes up to find that everyone is gone and nothing is left except the all consuming darkness that is growing by the minute.  Can Maisie figure out what is going on?

by Carlos Alberto Hernandez Lexile:  700 Genre:  Science Fiction Sal is the new kid at school and he is a magician.  He gets the chance to show off his magic skills on the very first day when the school bully targets him.  When Sal makes a raw chicken appear in Yasmany's locker, his reputation as a master magician is set!  Gabi is the president of the school's student council and is used to being totally in charge.  She is unprepared for Sal's arrival and instant popularity.  Either they will be rivals or collaborators as they try to explore the universe that Sal unintentionally ripped into with his chicken stunt.  What will become of Sal and Gabi and the universe???

by Laura Martin Lexile:  840 Genre:  Science Fiction Once you have been categorized as a RISK kid, the government gets very interested in you.  RISK stands for Reoccurring Incidents of the Strange Kind and once you are identified, your life changes for good.  Emerson has always felt alone because of his RISK feature - he floats!  In order to stay on earth he has to wear special weighted shoes and a weighted vest.  His mom has decided that it would be best for him to attend a special summer camp with other RISK kids.  Emerson thinks it is a horrible idea until he gets there are realizes that spending time with other kids who feel alone and different, just might make him feel a whole lot better! 

by Corey Ann Haydu Genre:  Science Fiction Elodee and Naomi are twin sisters and up until this year have had similar likes and dislikes, but now that they are heading into middle school, Elodee feels like they are drifting apart.  Something happened in their family that no one is willing to talk about and it is causing them to drift a part.  Their parents decide that the best way to leave their past behind is to pack up and move to Eventown where they can get a fresh start.  Life in Eventown seems perfect, but once they are there Elodee starts to notice that things are a little off, a little too perfect.  Naomi and her parents seem to fit in just fine, but Elodee is asking too many questions, and the people of Eventown aren't used to that.  Will Elodee be able to fit in to life in Eventown?

by Katie Slivensky Lexile:  700 Genre:  Science Fiction, Adventure 6 kids from around the world have been chosen to train for the first ever mission to Mars.  Miranda Regent is the representation from the United States and she could not be happier that her dreams of space travel are finally going to come true.  She, and her fellow cadets, knew that training for this mission was going to be a lot of work - classes in calculus, engineering, astrophysics, as well as learning how to live aboard a spaceplane.  But what they didn't count on was the fact that someone seems determined to destroy their dreams and in the process, them as well!  Can Miranda and her cadets outsmart their enemy?