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	A Wrinkle in Time Author: Madeleine L’Engle Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. Time Fantasy Series. Ages 9-12
	Alien Encounter Author: Pamela Service Alien agent Zack travels to Roswell, New Mexico, to search for an alien boy who has stolen a space ship in order to find his missing father who crashed near Roswell in 1947. Ages 9 – 12
	Alien Feast Author: Michael Simmons In 2017, human-eating aliens have kidnapped two scientists who might cure the disease that is destroying them, and twelve-year-old William Aitkin, his elderly, ailing Uncle Maynard, and the scientists' daughter, Sophie, set out to rescue them. Chronicles of the First Invasion. Ages 9-12
	Alien on a Rampage Author: Clette Barrett Smith Spending another adventure-filled summer in the Pacific Northwest at his grandmother's hotel for visiting space aliens, eighth-grader David uncovers a plot to destroy the Earth. Ages 9-12. J Smith
	Aliens Ate My Homework Author: Bruce Coville Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal. Rod Allbright Alien Adventures Series. Ages 9-12
	Aliens for Lunch Author: Jonathan Etra When their bag of microwave popcorn explodes and a space alien emerges, Richard and Henry join him on a top secret interstellar mission to save the desserts of the universe. Ages 6-8
	Among the Hidden Author: Margaret Haddix In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. Shadow Children series. Ages 9-12
	Boy Who Cried Alien! Author: Marilyn Singer A boy known for telling lies announces that aliens have landed in Malarky Lake, and not surprisingly, no one believes him. Ages 5 and under. E Singer
	Challengers Author: Greg R. Fishbone On his eleventh birthday, Ty Sato gets a star named for him by his Japanese cousins, and is recruited by aliens from the planet Mrendaria to help save them from galactic humiliation in the Galaxy Games. Series: Galaxy Games book 1. Ages 9-12. J Fishbone
	City of Ember Author: Jeanne DuPrau In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. Ages 9-12
	Clink Author: Kelly DiPucchio While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special. Ages 5 and under.
	Counter Clockwise Author: Jason Cockcroft With the aid of Bartleby, an enormous Tower of London guard known as a Beefeater, Nathan travels through time to stop his father from changing the past. Ages 9-12
	Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom Author: Tim Byrd Twelve-year-old Brian, ten-year-old Wren, and their father, Doc Wilde, risk their lives in a South American rainforest as they seek the eldest member of their famous family of adventurers, Grandpa, amidst a throng of alien frogs. Ages 9-12
	Earth to Clunk Author: Pam Smallcomb For a school assignment, a boy reluctantly writes a letter to Clunk of the planet Quazar, sending his older sister with it, but as more letters and packages are exchanged, he realizes that having an alien pen pal can be fun. Ages Five and under.
	Escape From Planet Yastol Author: Pamela F. Service Eleven-year-old Joshua Higgins' prize-winning science fiction novel draws the attention of sinister blue aliens who capture Josh and his sister Maggie and take them to the planet Yastrol, the setting of his novel. Ages 9-12
	Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil Author: Wiley Miller Bored with his life in a lighthouse, Basil sets out for adventure and soon arrives in a mysterious city in the clouds, where he discovers and tries to foil a plan that threatens the entire world. Ages 9-12
	Galaxy Zack: Hello, Nebulon! Author: Ray O'Ryan Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about the start of school. Earth kid Zack suffers nightmares about slimy classmates with tentacles, before making friends with a Nebulite boy who shares his love for space exploration. Things start to look up when he receives a mysterious surprise in this out-of-this-world illustrated chapter book series. Ages 6-9 J O'RYAN
	Hedgie Blasts Off! Author: Jan Brett When the spectacular, sparkling explosions at a popular tourist sight slow down, Hedgie the hedgehog is the only one capable of flying to tiny planet Mikkop to see what is wrong. Ages 5 and under.
	Hero for Wondla Author: Tony DiTerlizzi Raised underground by a robot, twelve-year-old Eva Nine finally finds all she ever wanted in the human colony of New Attica, but something very bad is going on there and unless Eva and her friends stop it, it could mean the end of life on Orbona. Ages 9-12.
	June 29, 1999 Author: David Wiesner While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind. Ages 5 and under.
	Larklight Author: Philip Reeve In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. Ages 9-12
	Line Author: Teri Hall Rachel thinks that she and her mother are safe working for Ms. Moore at her estate close to The Line, an invisible border of the Unified States, but when Rachel has an opportunity to Cross into the forbidden zone, she is both frightened and intrigued. Ages 9–12.
	Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel Author: K.A. Holt Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely. Ages 9-12
	My Cousin, the Alien Author: Pamela F. Service While at a resort on a vacation trip his uncle won, Zack begins wondering if his cousin has been telling the truth for years--that he really is an alien prince sent to Earth for protection, and who is now being chased by enemy aliens disguised as bald, fat men. Alien Agent series. Ages 9-12
	Navigator Author: Eoin McNamee Owen has always been different, and not only because his father committed suicide, but he is not prepared for the knowledge that he has a mission to help the Wakeful--the custodians of time--to stop the Harsh from reversing the flow of time. The Navigator Trilogy. Ages 9-12
	Only You Can Save Mankind Author: Terry Pratchett Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee. The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy. Ages 9-12
	Popular Clone Author: M. E. Castle Twelve-year-old Fisher Bas, a science-loving bully magnet, clones himself, only to discover that his double is infinitely cooler than himself. Ages 9-12.
	Raiders’ Ransom Author: Emily Diamand In 23rd-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding, the piratical raiders kidnap the Prime Minister's daughter and thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fishergirl, takes her seacat on a daring rescue attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past computer age tucked in her belt as ransom. Ages 9-12
	Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit Author: Chris Van Dusen Randy Riley, a science genius who loves baseball but is not very good at it, needs to use both his interests to save his town from a giant fireball that is heading their way. Ages 6-8.
	Resisters Author: Eric Nylund When twelve-year-olds Madison and Felix kidnap him, Ethan learns that the Earth has been taken over by aliens and that all the adults in the world are under mind control. Ages 9-12
	Roar Author: Emma Clayton In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plague-ridden animals, twelve-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his twin sister was killed after being abducted. Will the new video game that everyone wants to play help lead him to her? Or will it just lead to danger? Ages 9-12 J Clayton
	Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School Author: Judy Sierra What happens when a girl orders a guaranteed award-winning science project online? For starters, it eats her sister Kate, her cat, her dad, and the teacher. Will it ever stop? Ages 6-8
	Stinker From Space Author: Pamela F. Service An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet. Ages 9-12
	Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot Author: Margaret McNamara Ejected from their new homes by a Big Bad Robot who pursues them into space, three little aliens engage in a noisy interplanetary chase that introduces youngsters to the solar system. Ages Five and under.
	Whales on Stilts Author: M.T. Anderson When Lily visits her father’s office on Career Day, she is alarmed to discover that he works for a mysterious madman planning to take over the world using—you guessed it—whales on stilts! Can Lily save the world? With the help of her two best friends, Katie Mulligan from Horror Hollow and Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, she might just have a chance!
	What a Trip! Author: Arthur Yorinks Mel, an ordinary kid from New Jersey, trips and lands in another dimension. Ages 5 and under.
	White Mountains Author: John Christopher Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants. Ages 9-12
	Wizards of Wyrd World Author: Pamela Service When aspiring author Josh Higgins learns that his favorite author is coming to town, he and his sister Maggie convince fantasy writer P.L. Cuthbertson to take them to the magical medieval land of Wyrd World, where they find real trouble. Ages 9-12. J Service
	Zero Hour Author: Mark Walden Nero and his H.I.V.E. associates begin a desperate race against time to foil a G.L.O.V.E. plot to take over Otto and a secret military facility that is home to a vulnerable computer-controlled weapons system. Ages 9-12.