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Seattle Picks: Science Fiction for Kids

Science fiction is the genre for you if you love to: -explore distant galaxies -skip through parallel universes -devise diabolical plans -contend with an invasion of alien slugs -invent robotic pets and/or death rays -open the space-time continuum -start an intergalactic friendship If you enjoy one or more of the above activities, this list was made just for you! Jump in! Your universe will never be the same. (Updated October 2022)

The Seattle Public Library

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  • Graphic NovelNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — J-GN BARNETT
  • Jack and Rex are banished to outer space for bad behavior where they encounter Zip, an extraterrestrial with four arms. Zip isn’t exactly thrilled when Rex eats his flag and tools, which is why he helps them escape the dark side of the…
    BookNew York : Viking, [2019] — ER BARNETT
  • When an adorably disguised alien attempts to roll out a plan to control all of the animals on Earth, feline partners August and Charlie don their mechanized dog costume and fight back in this hilarious comic!
    Graphic NovelNew York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018. — J-GN BOOTHBY
  • A bizarre scientific accident inextricably bonds a human eighth grader, Felix, to a fourth-dimensional being. When Felix discovers that there is an operation to separate the two of them, he begins chronicling his unique experience as he…
    BookNew York, New York : Viking, 2017. — J BUNKER
  • The longing to stop time to stay on summer break forever is shared by many kids, but what if it was actually possible? The Legendary Alston Boys, cousins Otto and Sheed, are confronted with this very situation when a mysterious man…
    BookBoston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — J GILES
  • While on a school trip to the moon, a young girl wanders off to explore. As she unpacks her crayons and begins drawing Earth, she realizes she is not alone. By sharing crayons, the two share an experience, and realize they are not so…
    BookNew York : Holiday House, [2019] — E HARE
  • Adjusting to a new school is already tinged with uncertainty. Add to that the ability to open up the space-time continuum, and your classmates will definitely give you the side-eye. Sal has a rough first day when he uses magic to defend…
    BookLos Angeles : Disney Hyperion, 2019. — J HERNANDEZ
  • The Big Book of Monsters

    the Creepiest Creatures From Classic Literature

    Johnson, Hal
    Explore--if you dare--the monsters and villains from literary history, including Mr Hyde, Dracula, and the Goblin Spider!
    BookNew York : Workman Publishing, 2019. — J809.9337 J6325B 2019
  • When you are in the process of inventing a death ray, there are bound to be some casualties...like your bedroom! Unstoppable inventor Nikki Tesla is blackmailed into attending The Genius Academy where she quickly befriends six other…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2019. — J KEATING
  • D-39

    a Robodog's Journey

    Latham, Irene
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge Publishing, [2021] — J LATHAM
  • Min embarks upon a journey to find and vindicate her brother, Jun, who is suspected of deserting the Space Forces to search for the Dragon Pearl. Min is one of the fox people, and must use the charms of her fox-magic in order to unearth…
    BookLos Angeles ; New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2019. — J LEE
  • Living near the massive campus of Moncha Corp, a company that churns out bakus, or robotic pets with smartphone features, Lacey has always wanted to develop her own bakus. When she skillfully repairs a defunct baku, a cat named Jinx, she…
    BookNaperville : Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2020. — J MCCULLO
  • Tess lives happily at Ackerbee’s Home for Lost and Foundlings where she can freely conduct scientific experiments and spend time with her friends--that is, until a mysterious man shows up claiming to be her only remaining living relative.…
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019] — J OHART