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Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Science Fiction for Kids
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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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"Emmett and the Genesis team must join forces with a surprising set of allies if they're ever to make it home alive. Desperate to return home to Earth and claim the reward Babel promised, Emmett and the Genesis team join forces with the Imago. Babel's initial attack left their home city in ruins, but that was just part of the Imago's plan. They knew one thing Babel didn't. This world is coming to an end. Eden's two moons are on a collision course...
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"Sylvestri Yarrow is drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful families over a patch of space on the frontier. Tangled up in familial politics is the last place Syl wants to be, but the promise of a big payoff is enough to keep her interested ... Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh and her Padawan Imri Cantaros arrive at the capital along with Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus and his Padawan, Reath Silas--and are asked to assist...
6) Contagion
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After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the project--including its members' dead bodies. As they try to piece together what could have possibly decimated an entire project, they discover that some things are best left buried--and some monsters are only too ready...
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Gamora arrives on Torndune-- a once-lush planet that has been strip-mined for the power source beneath its surface-- with a mission: collect the heart of the planet. Her adopted sister Nebula is in hot pursuit, determined to claim the planet's heart and shame her sister. Each allies herself with a faction on the planet in order to gain access to the massive diggers capable of drilling to the center of the planet. It's a competition they can never...
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: Behind the Scenes is a special recording that features new commentary by author Timothy Zahn and editor Betsy Mitchell, written for the 20th anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire, read by Zahn and Mitchell. Each annotation includes audio from the new unabridged recording of Heir to the Empire to enhance their comments. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to
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When Emperor Palpatine senses a disturbance in the Force, Darth Vader and Grand Admiral Thrawn are dispatched to the remote planet Batuu, on the edge of the Unknown Regions, where a threat to the new Empire is taking root. Now rivals in showing their devotion to the Emperor, Vader and Thrawn find themselves back on the planet where once, long ago, they had met as General Anakin Skywalker and Chiss Ascendancy Officer Mitth'raw'nuruodo. The outcome...
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Ever since Grand Admiral Thrawn swore loyalty to Emperor Palpatine, he's been one of the most effective commanders of the Empire. But when his TIE program is halted in favor of Director Krennic's secret Death Star project, Thrawn realizes that his place in the Empire's hierarchy is tenuous. When Eli Vanto returns with a warning about Thrawn's homeworld, Thrawn is forced to make a difficult choice: honor his duty to the Chiss Ascendancy or his fealty...
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When a comet destroys Earth, Petra Peäna and her family are a few of the humans chosen to colonize a new planet for humanity. Hundreds of years later, Petra awakens and discovers that she is the only one who remembers Earth. While their ship traveled to the new planet, a sinister Collective took over, wiped the passengers' memories of humanity's sins, and purged all citizens who failed to comply. To fight back against the Collective, Petra must...
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"Relive the excitement of one of the most anticipated movies of all time with this action-packed retelling of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Many years have passed since the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance were victorious over the evil Empire, and the galaxy has been at peace. But now a new darkness is rising. The brave men and women of the Resistance must stand against Kylo Ren and the villainous First Order." -- Page [4] of cover....