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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Science Fiction for Kids
Main Children's Staff Chapter Book Favorites
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Science Fiction for Kids
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"A girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children -- among them Petra and her family -- have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
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"It is Earth year 2256--but the fate of the few who even remember Earth is perilously in doubt. Mina Saunders-Chang and many of the surviving humans are stranded in the Centauri system, having barely survived their confrontation with the Telphon refugees. Now everyone--human and Telphon alike--is caught in the blast zone of the Centauri supernova. And yet there's only one question Mina is asking: Where are Liam and Phoebe? Having barely made it through...
8) A new class
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Excitedly embarking on his course of training at the Jedi Academy in spite of his older sister's jealousy, Victor Starspeeder struggles with Master Yoda's assignments, which include a requirement to join the drama club to channel his high energy.
10) Home planet
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On a school break, Sam, who was born on the moon and never has been to Earth, is invited by his aunt to visit the green and blue planet. Sam is excited to spend some time with his cousin, Linn, and maybe come to love his home planet.
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"When working on the planet Cholganna, Christina falls in love with a baby nexu - a cat-like creature who's fluffiness is impossible to resist. But when she sneaks the nexu - named "Fluffernut"--Back into the dorms, Christina slowly begins to realize why it's never a good idea to take wild animals for pets. Fluffernut begins growing and growing - she'll eventually grow to be 14 feet long and 3 feet tall! Plus, she's chewing up EVERYTHING in sight....
12) Haunted planet
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As part of a space mission to discover a new home, eleven-year-old twins Evie and Emery have spent years in space. When they find an empty planet, the twins sneak to the surface, but on what is supposed to be a planet devoid of intelligent life, Evie starts noticing strange occurrences and wonders if they really are alone on the planet.
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On the red, dusty moon of Rodmark, life is only possible within the dome walls of Lysande, because the air outside is poisonous, and there are monsters, or at least that is what all the citizens have been told; but thirteen-year-old Flossy has seen lights and people moving outside and she is determined to find out the truth of what is beyond the Dome--even if it means she can never go back.
15) The heist
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"Two kids take on the Empire. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, Milo and Lina Graf head to Lothal in search of an ally. But when something precious is stolen from them, they have to embark on their most dangerous mission yet!"--Page [4] of cover.
17) The snare
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"When their parents are kidnapped by the Empire while exploring the far reaches of Wild Space, Milo and Lina Graf set out to rescue them. With their monkey-lizard, Morq, and their family droid, CR-8R, Milo and Lina fly their parents' starship, the Whisper Bird, to the remote planet of Thune to ask an old friend for help. But the evil Captain Korda has set a trap for them! Will Milo and Lina be able to escape?"--Page [4] of cover.