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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Stowaway
Anderson, John David
Paper Book
The beloved author of Posted and Ms. Bixby's Last Day returns with the first book in a coming-of-age sci-fi duology about Leo, a kid trying to navigate the galaxy in order to save his family--and, possibly, the planet Earth. When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Finn and the intergalactic lunchbox
Buckley, Michael
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS comes a new action-packed middle-grade series with aliens, robots, and kids saving the world! Finn Foley has a lunchbox, and when he opens it, weird things come out . . . like a seven-foot-tall robot...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

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)

The lion of Mars
Holm, Jennifer L.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Life on Mars is pretty standard.... until a mysterious virus hits.  Don't miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish. Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

The last cuentista
Higuera, Donna Barba
Paper Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes -- truly a beautiful cuento."--New York Times Había una vez . . .  ...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Ace takes flight
McCarthy, Cory
Paper Book
Welcome to 2048. Every graduate of the B.E.S.T. Program can receive a bionic enhancement as a rite of passage in this inclusive tween series. For Ace Wells, it is just the beginning of his epic augmentation journey in book one of this near-future sci-fi trilogy. Eleven-year...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Weird kid
Van Eekhout, Greg
Paper Book
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)

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...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Everyday hero machine boy
Kniivila, Irma
Paper Book
"Creators Kniivila (Year of the Dog) and Vuong (TheStrange Tales of Oscar Zahn) present a funny, uncommonly charming mash-up ofmartial arts, superhero, and sci-fi comics. The rare all-ages title that willentertain, and perhaps even enthrall, adolescents and adults alike." -...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Billie Blaster and the robot army from outer space
Taylor, Laini
Ebook
Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space is an out-of-this-world new middle-grade graphic novel about a genius scientist and her evil nemesis, created by New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor and cartoonist Jim Di Bartolo.   Don't you...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Hilo. Book 1, The boy who crashed to Earth
Winick, Judd
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Take off on "an action-packed page-turner with heart" (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man) in this hilarious graphic novel series all about friendship, acceptance, and--of course--space robots! "A story that can be enjoyed by the entire...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

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)

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)

The secret library
Magoon, Kekla
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy adventure about family secrets and finding the courage to plot your own life story. Since Grandpa died, Dally's days are...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Bloom
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration -- and just a little horticultural havoc."--New York Times   The first book in a can't-put-it-down, can't-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that's part Hatchet, part...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Roswell Johnson saves the world!
Colfer, Chris
Paper Book
★ A New York Times bestseller!  ★  A USA Today bestseller! ★ An IndieBound bestseller! ★ From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a funny, heartfelt,...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The things we miss
Stecher, Leah
Paper Book
"Magical and heartbreaking! You will read this book in one gulp." - Jennifer L. Holm, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish When You Reach Me meets Starfish in this heartfelt contemporary middle grade about a misfit girl who finds...

Young Teen Fiction (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
As seen on Stranger Things, discover the ground-breaking, bestselling science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted readers for over 60 years! NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)


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