I originally posted this on the St. Andrews Regional Library Children's blog in response to the yearly sci fi reading assignment at Ashley River School of the Arts Elementary but since it is technically a book review post, I am reposting it here, as well.
What is "science fiction"? Answer: fiction that contains some plot elements based on actual or imagined science. Examples of science fiction plot elements include space exploration, "mad science" using chemistry, "time travel" using machines (if time travel occurs through magical means then it is not "sci fi"), and sustaining life despite adverse conditions in the future or in unusual places like outerspace or underground without "magic". Dystopian, futuristic fictions of society gone awry also fall into the science fiction category because they often describe the societal impact of fictional government sponsored eugenics or communities surviving some sort of cataclysmic breakdown that may have resulted from overpopulation, disease, or war.
Most sci fi for younger readers is silly stuff like the Captain Underpants series by Dave Pilkey where two friends use a machine to hypnotize their principle to turn him into Captain Underpants. The darker, more intense sci fi novels are for older children, teens, and adults.
Sci Fi Series for Younger Kids (9 and under)
Franny K. Stein by Jim Benton
Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader by Lawrence David
The Zack Files by Dan Greenburg
Andrew Lost by J.C. Greenburg
Magic School Bus Chapter Books
Ricky Ricotta by Dave Pilkey
Sci fi Series for Older Kids (ages 9 to 12)
The Tripod Series by John Christopher
Butt Wars by Andy Griffiths
Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights by Rebecca Moesta and Nancy Richardson
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, and The Last of the Jedi by Jude Watson
Danger Boy by Mark London Williams
Sci Fi Series for Young Adults (ages 10 and up)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield
Science Fiction Novels for Older Children and Young Adults
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Giver by Lois Lowry
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The House of the Scorpion and The Eye, The Ear, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Classic Adult Sci Fi Novels
(author bios are from Biography Resource Center (a CCPL database)- click here for access instructions)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
War of the Worlds and The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
What is "science fiction"? Answer: fiction that contains some plot elements based on actual or imagined science. Examples of science fiction plot elements include space exploration, "mad science" using chemistry, "time travel" using machines (if time travel occurs through magical means then it is not "sci fi"), and sustaining life despite adverse conditions in the future or in unusual places like outerspace or underground without "magic". Dystopian, futuristic fictions of society gone awry also fall into the science fiction category because they often describe the societal impact of fictional government sponsored eugenics or communities surviving some sort of cataclysmic breakdown that may have resulted from overpopulation, disease, or war.
Most sci fi for younger readers is silly stuff like the Captain Underpants series by Dave Pilkey where two friends use a machine to hypnotize their principle to turn him into Captain Underpants. The darker, more intense sci fi novels are for older children, teens, and adults.
Sci Fi Series for Younger Kids (9 and under)
Franny K. Stein by Jim Benton
Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader by Lawrence David
The Zack Files by Dan Greenburg
Andrew Lost by J.C. Greenburg
Magic School Bus Chapter Books
Ricky Ricotta by Dave Pilkey
Sci fi Series for Older Kids (ages 9 to 12)
The Tripod Series by John Christopher
Butt Wars by Andy Griffiths
Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights by Rebecca Moesta and Nancy Richardson
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, and The Last of the Jedi by Jude Watson
Danger Boy by Mark London Williams
Sci Fi Series for Young Adults (ages 10 and up)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield
Science Fiction Novels for Older Children and Young Adults
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Giver by Lois Lowry
I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
The House of the Scorpion and The Eye, The Ear, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Classic Adult Sci Fi Novels
(author bios are from Biography Resource Center (a CCPL database)- click here for access instructions)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
War of the Worlds and The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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