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Asch, Frank
Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius
JUV A812.s
Determined to get far away from his evil little
brother, Alex works to design a spaceship that will take him so
far away
from Earth that not even the NASA experts can find him, yet when his brother
catches on to his plan,
Alex fears that his nearly finished project may be
ruined before he gets his chance to take-off. 2006.
Bellairs, John
The Eyes of the Killer Robot
JUV B41392.e
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon is put in jeopardy when he and Professor
Childermass try to find a robot made
many years ago by an evil wizard.
(9-12 yrs.) 1998.
Butler, Susan
The Hermit Thrush Sings
JUV ME COLL B9748.h
After a natural disaster has all but destroyed the earth, the orphaned and
"defective" Leora, while searching for
her sister, defies the oppressive
laws of the land and joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the
government.
(9-12 yrs.) 1999.
Clements, Andrew
Things Not Seen
JUV C59.t
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. (10 yrs. & up) 2002.
Crilley, Mark
Akiko and the Journey to Toog
JUV C8623.a
Akiko, Mr. Beebe, Spuckler, and Gax, journey to Toog to help their friend
Poog save his planet from destruction -
whether he likes it or not. (8-12
yrs.) 2003.
Crilley, Mark
Akiko: The Training Master
JUV C8623.ak
Fifth-grader Akiko renews her acquaintance with her friends from the
planet Smoo when they whisk her away to the
Zarga Faffa Training Camp,
where she must deal with mud, misery, and a training master who is out to
get her.
( 8-12 yrs.) 2005.
Dashner,
James
The
Journal of Curious Letters: First Book of The 13th Reality Series
JUV D255.j
Thirteen-year-old Atticus "Tick" Higginbottom begins receiving mysterious
letters from around the world signed only
"M.G.," and the clues contained
therein lead him on a journey to the perilous 13th Reality and a
confrontation with
evil Mistress Jane. 2008.
Diamond, Emily
Raiders Ransom
JUV
D5373.r
In
22nd-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding,
the piratical Reavers kidnap the Prime
Minister's daughter and
thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fisher-girl, takes her seacat on
a daring rescue
attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past
computer age tucked in her belt as ransom. 2009.
DiTerlizzi, Tony
The Search for WondLa
JUV
D6326.s
Living in isolation with a robot on what appears to be an alien world
populated with bizarre life forms, a twelve-year-old
human girl called Eva
Nine sets out on a journey to find others like her. Features "augmented
reality" pages, in which
readers with a webcam can access additional
information about Eva Nine's world. 2010.
Elliott, David
The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle
JUV E644.t
After eating constantly at the fast food restaurant known as Gussy's,
ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning
into a giant bug. (7yrs. & up)
2001.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Among the Hidden
JUV H117.a
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family
to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve
years in isolation and
fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the
government is wrong.
(9-12 yrs.) 1998.
Howarth, Leslie
Maphead
JUV H8294.m
Twelve-year-old MapHead, a boy with strange powers powers from an
alternative world, travels to England in search
of his human mother. (10
yrs. & up) 1994.
Jinks,
Catherine
Evil
Genius
JUV J57.e
Child
prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true
identity when he enrolls as a first-year student
at an advanced crime
academy. (12 yrs. & up) 2007.
Klause, Annette Curtis
Alien Secrets
JUV K668.a
On her journey to the distant planet where her parents are working,
twelve-year-old Puck befriends a troubled alien and
becomes involved in a
dangerous mystery involving a precious artifact. (9-12 yrs.) 1993.
Paulsen, Gary
Transall Saga
JUV P28235.ts
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube
of blue light ands is transported into a more primitive world,
where he
must use his knowledge and skills to survive. (9-12 yrs.) 1998.
Reeve, Philip
Starcross
JUV
R254.s
Young Arthur Mumby, his sister
Myrtle, and their mother accept an invitation to take a holiday at an
up-and-coming resort in the asteroid belt,
where they become involved in a
dastardly plot involving spies, time travel, and mind-altering clothing.
2007.
Rex, Adam
The True
Meaning of Smekday
JUV R3212.t
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. (9-12 yrs.) 2007.
Sedgwick, Marcus
Floodland
JUV S4485.f
After global warming causes the sea to rise until cities in England become
islands, ten-year-old Zoe goes on a harrowing solitary
boat journey to
search for her parents. (9-12 yrs.) 2001.
Skurznyski, Gloria
Cyberstorm
JUV S6295.c
In 2015, when Darcy Kane moves to another part of town, she discovers that
the Animal Control Division is trying to take her dog
away and the the
most obvious escape is into her neighbor's Virtual Reality Rent-a-Memory
machine. (9-12 yrs.) 1995.
Waugh, Sylvia
Earthborn
JUV W34.r
Upon suddenly learning that her parents are researchers from another
planet and they must leave in seven
days or risk discovery, twelve-year-old Nesta decides to stay in their
York, England, home, whether or not her parents go.
(9-12 yrs.) 2002.
Waugh, Syliva
Who Goes Home
JUV W34.w
On his thirteenth birthday, Jacob learns a secret about his birth and
becomes involved in his father's work to protect other
beings from the
planet Ormingat who live on Earth. (9-12 yrs.) 2004. |