Top 20 Sci-Fi Novels for Kids & Young Adults
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Considering the fertility of most kids’ and young adults’ imaginations, the science-fiction and fantasy genres seem a natural fit for many readers.
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1.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
9 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
2.
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield
2 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
3.
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
2 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
4.
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
5.
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
6.
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
7.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
8.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams
More appropriate for high school readers, the incomparable Hitchhiker’s Guide books soar through the universe with some truly unique characters and gut-busting humor.
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
9.
The Ender’s Game Series by Orson Scott Card
The brilliant eponymous character must lead humanity into battle against alien assaults in this multiple award-winning classic sci-fi series.
1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
10.
Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
11.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
12.
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
13.
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Several interlocking stories spanning a wide time frame question what life might be like if human colonized Mars.
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
14.
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Perfect for high school students curious about the tenets of dystopian literature, with more emphasis on philosophy than technology.
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
15.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
This whip-smart novel introduced many children to the concepts behind tesseracts, time travel and many other real scientific concepts applied to a purely speculative setting.
0 points - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
16.
The Norby Chronicles by Janet and Isaac Asimov
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
17.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
18.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
19.
The Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
20.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clark
-1 point - added 13 years ago by Anthonyreid -
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