Children's Book Suggestions | Science Fiction

A few of our favorite science fiction books for readers in Grades 3-7. More choices are available in the library catalog!

Updated August 16, 2024
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The last cuentista
Higuera, Donna Barba
Paper Book
Winner of the John Newbery Medal Winner of the Pura Belpré Award From Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The unexplainable disappearance of Mars Patel
Chari, Sheela
Paper Book
Based on the Peabody Award-winning podcast, this tech-filled adventure series pits intrepid Mars Patel and his outcast friends against a brilliant, enigmatic billionaire as they race to figure out why kids are disappearing from their school. Mars Patel's friend Aurora has...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

The last last-day-of-summer
Giles, L. R.
Paper Book
"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism. Every single child should have the freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. And I, for one, am grateful to Giles, and this brilliant...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Weird kid
Van Eekhout, Greg
Ebook
From the author of Cog and Voyage of the Dogs, Weird Kid is a hilarious and heartfelt homage to everyone who feels like they don't belong. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Stuart Gibbs. Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

CatStronauts [2] : race to Mars
Brockington, Drew
Paper Book
In the sequel to CatStronauts: Mission Moon, your favorite elite group of cat astronauts are thrust into the space-race of the century! Fresh off of their heroic mission to save the world, the CatStronauts--Major Meowser, Pom Pom, Blanket and Waffles--are taking a...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Sanity & Tallulah
Brooks, Molly
Paper Book
Best Friends. Mad Science. It can get pretty dull living on a small, out-of-the-way station like Wilnick SS. Best Friends Sanity Jones and Tallulah Vega do their best to relieve the monotony of every day space life by finding adventures, solving mysteries, and...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Zita the spacegirl. Book 1, Far from home
Hatke, Ben.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Zita's life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Everyday hero machine boy
Kniivila, Irma
Paper Book
"A funny, uncommonly charming mash-up of martial arts, superhero, and sci-fi comics." --- Library Journal (Starred Review) When a machine boy falls to earth, his heart is awoken for the first time, and as he learns to be human, he struggles to override his own programming and...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Fun Fun Fun World
Mercado, Yehudi
Paper Book
The Devastorm 5 is an alien warship whose prime directive is to seek out planets to invade and conquer in tribute to the almighty Alien Queen. The only problem is that the crew of the Devastorm 5 is the worst in the fleet. In a last ditch effort to be taken more seriously, the Devastrom 5 crew vows...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Roswell Johnson Saves the World! (Roswell Johnson, 1)
Colfer, Chris.
Paper Book
The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, action-packed adventure to save the world! Perfect for fans of Guardians of the Galaxy. Eleven-year-old Roswell Johnson is obsessed with space and...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Sal & Gabi break the universe
Hernandez, Carlos Alberto Pablo
Paper Book
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence by Carlos Hernandez, winner of the 2020 Pura Belpré Award. "I love this book in every possible universe! With a surprise on every page and two of the most cosmically awesome, vividly unique...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Dragon Pearl
Lee, Yoon Ha
Paper Book
Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Randoms
Liss, David
Paper Book
A science fiction superfan finds himself on his very own space adventure when he's randomly selected to join an alien confederacy in this hilarious middle grade debut novel. Zeke Reynolds comes from a long line of proud science fiction geeks. He knows his games, comics, movies,...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The giver
Lowry, Lois.
Paper Book
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Jinxed
McCulloch, Amy
Paper Book
'A little bit GOLDEN COMPASS, a little bit HUNGER GAMES, and all adventure' - Amie Kaufman, NYT bestselling author of ILLUMINAE The brand-new series from the author of the magical POTION DIARIES adventures!  Lacey Chu has big dreams of working for...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The gauntlet
Riazi, Karuna
Paper Book
A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that's a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair. Nothing...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Earth boy
Tobin, Paul
Paper Book
A new original graphic novel from the team behind the New York Times bestselling Plants vs. Zombies comics, Paul Tobin and Ron Chan! Benson, young teen boy with dreams of venturing into space and becoming a Galactic Ranger, is given the chance to make his hopes a reality when he's selected to join...

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Grace needs space!
Wilgus, Benjamin A.
Paper Book
To the moon and back! A sci-fi middle-grade graphic novel about a young girl's long-awaited summer trip across space with one of her moms. But when her relationship with her mom goes sideways, so does her trip. Will Grace be able to save her summer vacation before it ends? Grace...

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. When Charles and Meg Murry go searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for their lost father, they find...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)


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