Nessie's Roadtrip Booklist

Our library legends are heading out on a road trip this summer, but Nessie's adventure is a bit more out-of-this world! Audiobooks are a great way to get your reading in on the road though, so Nessie has put together a list of some of their audiobook picks for the journey. Checkout their list of downloadable audiobook titles for all ages and enjoy one yourself this summer.

Updated June 15, 2023
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American Moonshot: Young Readers' Edition John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Brinkley, Douglas.
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to...

Juvenile Non-Fiction

The Moon Platoon Space Runners Series, Book 1
Kraatz, Jeramey.
Paper Book
o Extensive galley distribution at national teacher and librarian conferences and preview events o Share digital assets on all HarperStacks social media profiles

Juvenile Fiction

We Dream of Space
Kelly, Erin Entrada.
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee * Horn Book Fanfare * New York Times Notable Children's Book * School Library Journal Best Book * Today Show Pick * An ALA Notable Book "A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone...

Juvenile Fiction

A Rover's Story
Warga, Jasmine.
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars...

Juvenile Fiction

Space Case Moon Base Alpha Series, Book 1
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
It's a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called "a delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller." Like his fellow...

Juvenile Fiction

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Series, Book 1
Marciano, Johnny.
Paper Book
"Applaud for KLAWDE. Two paws up!"--Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man series. "Funny, savage, and brilliant, Klawde is the pet I wish I had."--Max Brallier, author of the New York Times Best Seller The Last Kids on Earth Klawde is not your average cat. He...

Juvenile Fiction

Scouts
Greenland, Shannon.
Paper Book
Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about kids who set out to find a crashed meteor . . . but find mystery and danger instead as their friendships begin to fracture. Annie, Beans, Rocky,...

Juvenile Fiction

We're Not from Here
Rodkey, Geoff.
Paper Book
Imagine being forced to move to a new planet where YOU are the alien! From the creator of the Tapper Twins, New York Times bestselling author Geoff Rodkey delivers a topical, sci-fi middle-grade novel that proves friendship and laughter can transcend even a galaxy of differences. ...

Juvenile Fiction

Dragon Pearl Thousand Worlds Series, Book
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...

Juvenile Fiction

Reclaim the Stars 17 Tales Across Realms & Space
Cordova, Zoraida.
Paper Book
From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, Reclaim the Stars takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world. Follow princesses warring in space, haunting...

YA Fiction

Nyxia The Nyxia Triad, Book 1
Reintgen, Scott.
CD
"A high-octane thriller . . . Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go." --Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Warcross Every life has a price in this sci-fi thriller--the first in a trilogy--that has the nonstop action of The Maze Runner<...

YA Fiction

Starflight
Landers, Melissa.
Audiobook
Solara Brooks needs a fresh start, someplace where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. The outer realm may be lawless, but it's not like the law has ever been on her side. Still, off-world travel doesn't come cheap; Solara is left...

YA Fiction

Aetherbound
Johnston, E.K.
Paper Book
A thought-provoking new YA space adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka. Set on a family-run interstellar freighter called the Harland and a mysterious remote space station, E. K. Johnston's latest is story of survival...

YA Fiction

Ashfall Legacy
Lore, Pittacus
Paper Book
Featured title on HarperStacks, the school & library digital marketing hub 

YA Fiction

Iron Widow
Zhao, Xiran Jay.
Paper Book
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant robots that battle aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China, no matter that the girls die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male...

YA Fiction

InterWorld InterWorld Series, Book 1
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
"Interworld will be featured in the HarperCollins booth at major institutional conferences, including TLA, IRA, ALA and NCTE "A finished book will be sent to a list of large school and public library systems and influential librarians and...

YA Fiction

Sally Ride America's first woman in space
Sherr, Lynn
Paper Book
The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. Sally Ride made history as the first...

Adult Non-Fiction

Chasing space : an astronaut's story of grit, grace, and second chances
Melvin, Leland
Paper Book
Your students may recognize Leland Melvin: his NASA photo, which he took with his two dogs, went viral in January 2015.  A University of Richmond football hero and graduate, Leland, however, is much more than that--he is the only person in human history to have caught a pass in the NFL and...

Adult Non-Fiction

American Moonshot John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Brinkley, Douglas.
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to...

Adult Non-Fiction

The Space Between Worlds
Johnson, Micaiah.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. WINNER OF THE...

Adult Fiction

Dead Space
Wallace, Kali.
Paper Book
Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award An investigator must solve a brutal murder on a claustrophobic space station in this tense science fiction thriller from the author of Salvation Day. Hester Marley used to have a plan for her life. But when a catastrophic...

Adult Fiction

Space opera
Valente, Catherynne M.
Audiobook
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Eurovision in an over-the-top galactic science fiction spectacle from bestselling author Catherynne Valente where sentient races compete for glory in a universe-wide musical contest-where the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth. A century ago,...

Adult Fiction

Spaceman of Bohemia A Novel
Kalfar, Jaroslav.
Paper Book
An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition, and self-discovery. Orphaned as a boy, raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents, Jakub Prochv°zka has risen from small-time scientist to become the country's first astronaut. When a dangerous solo...

Adult Fiction


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