Results for science fiction
Age 13+The Maze Runner: Maze Runner Trilogy, Book 1
Teens are the pawns of evil adults in violent dystopia.
Review Date: 11/18/2009
Age 12+The Hunchback Assignments
Steampunk horror mystery is too dark for most kids' tastes.
Review Date: 10/21/2009
Age 12+Catching Fire: The Hunger Games, Book 2
Sequel just as gripping -- and brutal -- as the first.
Review Date: 9/10/2009
Age 15+Watchmen
Retired heroes fight to save themselves in gritty classic.
Review Date: 2/17/2009
Age 10+The Final Warning: Maximum Ride: The Protectors: Book 1)
Uninspired sci-fi adventure won't leave kids wanting more.
Review Date: 1/25/2009
Age 12+Things That Are
Great author misses the mark with invisibility tale.
Review Date: 12/7/2008
Age 12+The Hunger Games
Exciting, provocative tale of lethal reality show.
Review Date: 9/28/2008
Age 13+The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking, Book 1
Exciting but very violent dystopian thriller.
Review Date: 9/14/2008
Age 9+The Diamond of Darkhold: Ember, Book 4
Series finale goes back to adventure.
Review Date: 8/21/2008
Age 10+Nick of Time
Riotous, violent adventure with classic virtues.
Review Date: 7/9/2008
Age 9+Found: The Missing, Book 1
New time-travel series start is suspenseful.
Review Date: 6/30/2008
Age 13+Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Classic requires patience and a large vocabulary.
Review Date: 6/29/2008
Age 11+One Small Step
Absurd premise yields a thrilling story.
Review Date: 6/26/2008
Age 15+Little Brother
Exciting, provocative, mind altering; teens only.
Review Date: 6/20/2008
Age 9+The True Meaning of Smekday
Alien invasion is comical and fun, but too long.
Review Date: 6/9/2008
Age 14+The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Amnesia's just the half of it for post-coma teen.
Review Date: 6/5/2008
Age 12+The Dead and the Gone
Grim sequel of survival in the city.
Review Date: 6/1/2008
Age 9+Johnny and the Bomb: The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, Book 3
Mopey in the first half, exciting in the second.
Review Date: 4/16/2008
Age 13+Unwind
Disturbing sci-fi story describes gory teen death.
Review Date: 12/16/2007
Age 8+Under the Radar (Tom Swift, Young Inventor, Book 6)
Adventure series is formulaic but satisfying.
Review Date: 12/16/2007
Age 8+George's Secret Key to the Universe
Stephen Hawking tale confuses fact and fiction.
Review Date: 12/10/2007
Age 10+Life as We Knew It
Terrifying disaster story will prompt discussions.
Review Date: 7/12/2007
Age 12+Maximum Ride 3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Flabby finale to senseless yet exciting series.
Review Date: 6/15/2007
Age 12+Maximum Ride 2: School's Out -- Forever
Adventure continues with same lack of plot.
Review Date: 6/14/2007
Age 14+Slaughterhouse-five
One of Vonnegut's best suits mature teen readers.
Review Date: 5/28/2007
Age 13+The Sirens of Titan
Great intro to Kurt Vonnegut for teens.
Review Date: 4/29/2007
Age 13+Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 1
Violent ecological time-travel thriller for teens.
Review Date: 1/15/2007
Age 6+Dude, Where's My Spaceship? (Weirdplanet, Book 1)
Easy reader about aliens stranded on Earth.
Review Date: 7/10/2006
Age 11+Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
Thoughtful sci-fi about beauty's price; tweens-up.
Review Date: 6/26/2006
Age 11+Maximum Ride, Book 1: The Angel Experiment
OK series launch about flock of mutants. Tweens.
Review Date: 5/22/2006
Age 6+Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, Book 6)
One of the weaker entries in the series.
Review Date: 4/15/2006
Age 12+The Goodness Gene
A poor take on evil future government.
Review Date: 10/2/2005
Age 12+Ender's Game
One of the greatest science fiction novels ever.
Review Date: 10/2/2005
Age 8+Only You Can Save Mankind
Aliens in Johnny's video game don't want to fight.
Review Date: 7/22/2005
Age 9+Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, Book 1)
A forbidden child hides from Population Police.
Review Date: 6/27/2005
Age 8+Whales on Stilts!
A fun and fantastic fish tale.
Review Date: 6/20/2005
Age 9+The Boxes
Creepy creature tale will keep kids interested.
Review Date: 5/15/2005
Age 10+Things Not Seen
Invisibility is not all it's cracked up to be.
Review Date: 4/4/2005
Age 11+The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide series, Book 1)
The acme of British science-fiction humor.
Review Date: 2/7/2005
Age 6+Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Not up to the original, but entertaining.
Review Date: 7/29/2004
Age 9+The People of Sparks: Ember, Book 2
A simple, clear look at the slippery slope to war.
Review Date: 7/19/2004
Age 9+Gathering Blue
Ambiguous but engrossing book in series.
Review Date: 5/19/2004
Age 9+Messenger
Trilogy ends with more questions than answers.
Review Date: 5/19/2004
Age 10+The Supernaturalist
Matinee action/violence in a slick, fun package.
Review Date: 5/19/2004
Age 14+Feed
Satire with a nice bite -- for mature teens.
Review Date: 5/8/2004
Age 8+The City of Ember
Part fantasy, part mystery, part treasure hunt.
Review Date: 5/8/2004
Age 9+A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle's classic story still inspires.
Review Date: 6/25/2003
Age 9+A Wind in the Door
Classic science fiction with timeless appeal.
Review Date: 6/25/2003
Age 12+Many Waters
Kids are pulled into epic good vs. evil struggle.
Review Date: 6/25/2003
