The invasion
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K. A. Applegate
Endowed by a dying alien with the power to morph into any animal they touch, friends Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco investigate the wonders of the world with their unusual powers
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Norby the mixed-up robot
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Janet Asimov
Jeff Wells, a Space Academy student, and Norby, a second-hand robot with unusual abilities, find themselves involved in the sinister plans of Ing the Ingrate, who intends to take over the universe
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Blast off!
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Nate Ball
Complemented by fun scientific facts and instructions for a do-it-yourself rocket-launching experiment, a whimsical story by the host of the Emmy Award-winning Design Squad finds young Zack McGee protecting a four-inch-tall alien. Simultaneous.
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The wild robot
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Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. By the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Creepy Carrots!. Simultaneous eBook. 35,000 first printing.
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The White Mountains
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John Christopher
A repackaging of a first entry in a classic alien trilogy finds young Will Parker anticipating his connection to the world-controlling Tripods only to become a rebel in search of the White Mountains, where people are said to live free from Tripod control. Simultaneous.
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Things not seen
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Andrew Clements
When fifteen-year-old Bobby suddenly becomes invisible, he has bigger problems on his hands than not being noticed by the popular kids at school, yet when his parents get into a car accident, Bobby is left alone and must find a way to break the spell in order to be seen once more. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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The Supernaturalist
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Eoin Colfer
In futuristic Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from his abusive orphanage and teams up with three other people who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures, and together they determine the nature and purpose of the swarming blue Parasites that are invisible to most humans
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Sputnik's guide to life on Earth
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Frank Cottrell Boyce
Separated from his aging caregiver grandfather and placed in a foster home, Prez forges an unusual friendship with an alien who appears as a dog to everyone else and entreats Prez to help compile a list of Earth's redeeming qualities to prevent the planet from being destroyed. By the author of Millions. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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The city of Ember
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Jeanne DuPrau
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina finds part of an ancient message that she is sure holds a secret to save her underground city from ruin, but Lina and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever. Reprint.
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Under their skin
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
From the New York Times best-selling author comes the first book in a brand-new thrilling series about twins who are on a quest to discover the secrets being kept by their new family—specifically, WHY their new stepsiblings are being kept hidden away. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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A wrinkle in time
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Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government
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Pi in the sky
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Wendy Mass
Relegated to the humble duty of delivering pies due to his lack of motivation, young Joss, a seventh son of a prestigious family of overachievers, is tasked with recovering a suddenly missing Earth with the assistance of an outspoken Earth girl. By the award-winning author of A Mango-Shaped Space. 75,000 first printing.
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Hello, Nebulon!
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Ray O'Ryan
Anticipating the start of school on a new home planet, Earth kid Zack suffers nightmares about slimy classmates with tentacles before making friends with a Nebulite boy who shares his love for space exploration but who demonstrates differences that make Zack homesick for Earth. Simultaneous.
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The true meaning of Smekday
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Adam Rex
Twelve-year-old Gratuity Tucci has a hard time writing an essay on "The True Meaning of Smekday" due to her complex life after Earth was overtaken by aliens and her mother was kidnapped and taken to Happy Mouse Kingdom in Florida. Reprint.
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2095
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Jon Scieszka
While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren
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Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor
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Jon Scieszka
When a lightning storm brings his robot creations to life, science enthusiast Frank Einstein finds himself assisted by the wisecracking Klink and the overly expressive Klank as he works on an antimatter motor to defeat his arch-nemesis' evil doomsday plot. By the author of the Time Warp Trio series.
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Other worlds
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Jon Scieszka
An anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories
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Tesla's attic
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Neal Shusterman
Moving into a ramshackle Victorian house after his home burns down, 14-year-old Nick discovers a cache of odd antiques in the attic, where his new friends and he become unwitting subjects in a perilous scientific plan by a devious inventor. 50,000 first printing.
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The time machine
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Chris Sasaki
An abridged version of the science fiction novel about the scientist who invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks
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