OLD & NEW SCIENCE FICTION IN THE LIBRARY!

A few new titles and series out of many!

• Circus Galacticus by Deva Fagan
• City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
• The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
• The Pendragon Series by D.J. MacHale   
• Rule of Three by Eric Walters
• So You Want to Be a Jedi by Adam Gidwitz 
• The Six by Mark Alpert (HS)
• Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 
• Zeroes Series by Scott Westerfeld

DESCRIPTIONS

"Orphan Trix, daughter of astronauts, struggles to connect with others in her world. When the Circus Galacticus comes to town, Trix, discovering a place she fits in, blasts off on an intergalactic adventure. Fagan's science-fiction tale, complete with space artifacts, a mysterious masked man, and a bevy of whimsical aliens, also contains family secrets, developing friendships, and lessons in diversity and acceptance." (Horn Book Guide, Spring 2012)

 

.THE CITY OF EMBER SERIES"The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. But now with terrifying blackouts sweeping through the streets, Lina and Doon know it's only a matter of time before the lights go out and never come back on again. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save Ember. Together, she and Doon explore long-forgotten parts of their dying city as they race to solve the mystery. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger and an exciting new world. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever." (Publisher)

THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  SERIES by Garth Nix
"One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world--where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets! "  (Publisher)

7 Books...one for each day of the week
MISTER MONDAY through LORD SUNDAY!

PENDRAGON SERIES
"The scary adventures of Bobby Pendragon who, having learned that he is a traveler--someone who can ride "flumes" through time and space--is off to alternative dimensions." (Follett) 

RULE OF THREE SERIES by Eric Walters
" One shocking afternoon, computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At sixteen-year-old Adam Daley's high school, the problem seems to be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones are down, municipal utilities are failing, and a few computer-free cars like Adam's are the only vehicles that function. Driving home, Adam encounters a storm tide of anger and fear as the region becomes paralyzed. Soon as resources dwindle, crises mount, and chaos descends..." (Publisher)

 SO YOU WANT TO BE A JEDI by Adam Gidwitz
"Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga." (Publisher)  

 THE SIX by Mark Alpert
Adam, crippled by muscular dystrophy, and five other terminally ill teenagers sacrifice their bodies and upload their minds into weaponized robots to battle a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program bent on destroying humanity.

 THINGS NOT SEEN by Andrew Clements
"When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his condition and how to reverse it." (Publisher)

 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown
"Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants." (Follett)

ZEROES SERIES by Scott Westerfeld
"Superheroes Fiction/Interpersonal Relations - Told from separate viewpoints, teens Scam, Crash, Flicker, Anonymous, Bellwether, and Kelsie, all born in the year 2000 and living in Cambria, California, have superhuman abilities that give them interesting but not heroic lives until they must work as a community to respond to a high stakes crisis. Don't call them heroes. But these six Californian teens have powers that set them apart." (Publisher)