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Rex, Adam. The True Meaning of Smekday Wallenfels, Stephen. POD After the Earth is invaded by aliens, Gratuity, her cat Pig, and a renegade Boov try to make it Megs & Josh are both stuck inside; Megs in a to Arizona to find her mother. car, Josh in a house with his dad. If they go out- side, the alien pods may attack. They’ve sur- Rex, Michael. Fangbone (in the J Graphic vived the first wave, but is there any safety to Novel section under Fangbone) be had? Eastwood Elementary's new student is nothing White, Ruth. You’ll Like It Here (Everybody like the other kids in 3G. Fangbone is a Does) barbarian warrior from another world! When Meggie’s family is suspected of being aliens, they flee the planet, only to end up in Rodkey, Geoff. We’re Not From Here Fashion City where the greatest crime is to be The inhabitants of Planet Choom (who look unique. like giant mosquitos) don’t like humans. I hope our hero can change their minds before they Winick, Judd. Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to get exterminated! Earth (in the J Graphic Novel section under Scieszka, Jon. Frank Einstein and the Anti- Hilo) matter MotorChild genius Frank Einstein tries When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets after an accident brings Klink and Klank to life, of his identity and help him save the world. they set about helping Frank perfect his Anti- Winterson, Jeannette. Tanglewreck matter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan. Silver discovers she is part of an ancient prophecy and must go both forwards and Schmidt, Gary D. What Came From the Stars backwards in time on a quest to find the A boy gets hold of a necklace sent from anoth- Timekeeper. er planet and becomes involved in using it to help save that world as well as his own. Zahn, Timothy. Dragon & Thief (Dragonback Solomons, David. The Secret in Vault 13 series) A Doctor Who book. The Galactic Seed Vault is When teen Jack (the thief) helps rescue Draycos rumored to hold great treasure—and a terrible (an alien dragon-like race) from death, the two weapon. become entwined in adventures. Stahler, Jr. David. Truesight (Truesight Zita the Space Girl: Far From Home (in the J Trilogy) Graphic Novel section under Zita) Fiction is in order Jacob lives in Harmony, a town where blind- When Zita’s friend is abducted through a portal, ness is a way of life. What will Jacob do when she must jump from star to star to attempt a alphabetically by the he suddenly begins to be able to see? rescue. author’s last name Van Eekhout, Gred. Cog After an accident leaves him damaged and sep- arated from his scientist caregiver, a young Created by Noelle Boc, Head of Children’s Services, 2007, 2017 android recruits four robot accomplices and Updated by Kat Lewin, 2019 embarks on a cross-country road trip to reunite with her . Marciano, Johnny. Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Bechard, Margaret. Spacer and Rat DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember An evil alien warlord cat makes friends with the Jack (the spacer) meets Kit (the orphaned "rat") The underground city of Ember is failing. Two 12 cat next door. year olds are the only ones willing to attempt to and ends up helping her to hide an illegal robot McCullough, Amy. Jinxed from falling into the wrong hands. save their city and navigate the Unknown Regions and find help. After Lacey Chu repairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion, called Jinx, Blakemore, Megan Frazer. The Firefly Code Engdahl, Sylvia. Enchantress From the Stars she gets her into her dream school, Profectus, Mori lives a normal life in a utopian community Young Elana becomes part of the team sent to stop where she is exposed to dangerous secrets. where every kid knows they are genetically one planet's civilization from taking over another engineered to be better and smarter, but when a more primitive one. Miller, Darcy. Margot and Mateo Save the World strangely perfect new girl named Ilana moves in, the friends begin to question the only world they Fox, Helen. Eager Waking up to find their town invaded by slug-like have ever known. The Bell Family can’t afford a new robot to replace aliens, sixth graders Margot and Mateo team up their old one, so they get a prototype, who is able with a visiting scientist to save the day. Brockington, Drew. Catstronauts to think for himself! Noth, Paul. How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens They’re cats. They’re astronauts. They’re Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden Hap's grandmother has experimented on his fami- awesome. (in the Graphic Novel section.) (Shadow Children series) (shelved in J Series sec- ly and confined them to the basement of a man- tion) sion paid for by his father's inventions, but his plan Brooks, Molly. Sanity and Tallulah Luke is one of the forbidden "third" children, to sell her to aliens goes awry. Life on a space station is pretty dull, until Sanity’s doomed to pass his life in hiding so the Population illegal 3-headed kitten escapes. Paton Walsh, Jill. The Green Book Police don't find him. When he discovers another Earthlings try and form a colony on a new, unin- Brown, Peter. The Wild Robot third child living next door, can he risk a friendship? habited planet, but there are surprises in store! Roz the robot discovers she is alone on a remote Holm, Jennifer A. The Fourteenth Goldfish island with no memory of where she came from. Pinkwater, Daniel. Lizard Music Ellie’s scientist grandpa has found a way to reverse A boy finds out about a race of lizard-like aliens Carman, Patrick. The House of Power (Atherton aging! Unfortunately, he’s permanently stuck at 17, coming to try and take over the Earth. series) and is moving in with her family. Edgar finds a book that reveals terrifying secrets Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind about the world he lives in and what may become Johnson, David. Trapped in Space (Johnny Maxwell trilogy) of it. Siblings who crash-land on an alien planet are Johnny discovers the computer game he is playing saved from deadly plants by intelligent beings. is real to the aliens in the game, and that they are Cottrell Boyce, Frank. Cosmic depending on him to save the day. Liam is 12, but he looks like he’s 30. It’s not so bad Jones, Diana Wynne. Dogsbody when he gets to test-drive a Porsche, but when he Sirius the Dog Star is sent to Earth to try and find Reeve, Philip. Larklight Evelyn and Arthur are on the run across space is stuck on a space ship and people think HE is in the weapon of the stars. from spider-like creatures who are attempting to charge? No, thanks! L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time destroy humankind by finding the key to Larklight. Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin must cross space Christopher, John. The White Mountains (The A great space romp! Tripod Trilogy) and time to rescue Mr. Murray from the clutches of Will Parker escapes from being enslaved by the IT. Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines (Hungry City Chronicles) alien race of Tripods, and tries to join a rebel force Lowry, Lois. The Giver In the future, cities are all on wheels and literally in the mountains. When Jonah becomes the next “Receiver of the "eat" one another. The city of London has uncov- Memories,” he learns some unpleasant truths Coville, Bruce. My Teacher is an Alien ered an ancient weapon to try and make itself un- about his perfect world and realizes he must Susan discovers her substitute teacher is really an stoppable, but can our heroes stop the destruc- change it. alien. tion? .
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