Science Fiction - Grades 2-4

Acclaimed children's book creator Frank Asch kicks off the Journals of a Cardboard Genius chapter-book series with this exciting and cosmic novel about an inventive young boy and his rotten little brother. …More

It sure is handy having Brian the Brain for a best friend -- how else would Josh have a shot at first prize in the science fair and winning tickets to Wonderland Lake? But when Brian plans to hypnotize his dog, Arfie, into thinking he's a cat, Josh knows he can say goodbye to Wonderland Lake -- this scheme will never work. The next thing he knows, Josh is climbing trees and craving raw fish sandwiches. What's going on? Will the real science project please meow? …More

Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in--which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan. …More

The President of the United States has chosen Stanley Lambchop and his family to become the first humans to fly in Star Scout, a new top-secret spaceship! Stanley's most exciting adventure is about to begin. …More

For his eleventh birthday Ben receives an offer of a ride to the planet Cham with an alien named Iku, and when the appointed meeting time arrives he is not sure if he faces an exciting opportunity or horrible danger. …More

Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face and realizes "Mr. Smith" is really an alien.

Boy-scientist extraordinaire Phineas L. MacGuire is allergic to purple, an expert on mold, and has an un-best friend instead of a best friend. Disaster strikes when his teacher pairs Mac and his un-best friend together for a science fair project. …More

Richard knows he's not in for an ordinary day when a tiny, wisecracking alien freedom fighter climbs out of his cereal bowl. In this fast and funny sci-fi adventure the alien enlists Richard's help to foil a deadly enemy who is cleverly disguised as the new kid in homeroom. …More

When six powerful figures appear on an island in peril, they are welcomed by the villagers as Toa come to save them. But these newcomers have far more dangerous plans for the island and the Matoran who live there, as their pursuit of an incredible treasure threatens to unleash an ancient evil. Only the Toa Nuva can stop them -- or can they? …More

Klatu is such a varna! He crashed the spaceship into planet Earth with his brother Lek and sister Ploo onboard. Stuck in the middle of the Nevada desert with nowhere to run, Ploo is captured by army Earthlings who think that she is an enemy of humankind. Can Klatu and Lek to rescue Ploo from the terrifying Major Paine? Or will Ploo be held prisoner in Area 51 forever? …More

A modern fantasy about a massive creature that stalks the land, devouring metal and terrifying farmers wherever he goes. But a greater threat hovers directly above, darkening the sky with its scaly wings is a monster the size of Australia, hungry for every living thing it sees. Earth needs a hero--and only Giant is big enough to battle with the fearsome dragon-bat from outer space. …More

Eight-year-old Harriet is not really lonely--her housekeeper is a hoot and her dad's awfully nice--but she lost her mom when she was little. Then she meets Wiz, a space alien who is on vacation from another planet. After a truly memorable summer, Wiz must return home--but he leaves Harriet a surprise parting gift that changes her life forever. …More

Kelly Mangiaro has always wanted a dog, but she gets more than she bargained for with Mush, who can talk, tell time, and cook up a storm. And why not? She's a mushamute from the planet Growf-Woof-Woof, in the solar system of Arfturus--and she's just what Kelly needs. …More

In this 1870 science-fiction classic, obsessed Captain Nemo and his prisoners descend beneath the sea in his secret submarine, the Nautilus, for nonstop adventure and suspense. …More