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Provides access to the printed True Book series in the form of eBooks. There are also accompanying videos and other activities to supplement the books. This is a great resource for elementary students, in grades 3 to 6, doing research on science or social studies topics.
Publisher
Ooligan Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This unique collection of newly translated short stories offers a taste of classic and contemporary French science fiction to English-language readers. These stories cover a range of fascinating topics including simulated reality, speciesism, ecology, and transhumanism-all while exploring universal themes of belonging, death, and identity. Some of the authors featured in this anthology, like Julia Verlanger, Sylvie Denis, or Jean-Claude Dunyach,...
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After traveling from her home planet to Ouris and sneaking into the imperial ball to steal from the galactic elite, expert thief Cass is framed for the unexpected death of the emperor, and must work together with a mysterious rebel to uncover the true plot and clear her name.
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When she and Tobias have the same dream of a voice pleading for help deep beneath the ocean, Cassie realizes they may still have allies who are trying to make contact in the fight for Earth and must reach them before it's too late.
4) Moonstorm
Author
Series
Lancers trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial pilot is forced to return to her rebel roots to save her world"--
Author
Series
Mechanists volume 2
Publisher
Erewhon, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Branded enemy number one by the PAC, Ashiva, Synch and Taru discover a precious resource that everyone wants to get their hands on, especially the PAC, who is desperate to sacrifice an entire province to achieve its optimal results.
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Wax, aspiring DJ and sci-fu master-in-training, made it back safely from the alien robot planet of Discopia...He just wants things to go back to normal. Wax and his crew thought the robot trouble was behind them...Little does he know, there's a new villain in Discopia, and she'll do anything to take the crown from Wax...Wax is going to have to kick his hip-hop and sci-fu training into high gear...if he's going to have a shot at saving his neighborhood"--...
7) The unquiet
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For most of her life, Lirael has been training to kill--and replace--a duplicate version of herself on a parallel Earth. She is the perfect sleeper-soldier. But she's beginning to suspect she is not a good person"--
Author
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Teenage DJ Wax is transported to the robot-filled world of Discopia where he has to compete against the Five Deadly Dangers in a sound-bending martial arts contest that will determine the fate of the Earth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, the press now calls him the Tarnished Knight. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld that destroyed his career. The devastating event occurred in the newly discovered sector known as GlassHouse-a maze of crystal that is rumored to conceal powerful Alien antiquities. The rest of the Hollister Expedition team disappeared and are presumed dead. Whatever happened down in the tunnels scrambled...
Author
Series
Inventor volume 1
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the vibrant island of Mata-Mata with long-time residents Cobalt Cogg and his grandfather, Alfred. Cobalt wants to grow up to be like his grandpa - an inventor! But when he and his friend, Linnea, get into an accident with one of Alfred's inventions, all hopes for creating seem lost. Can Cobalt recover and move forward with his friends and family? Plus: learn about Alpha-Energy and all the ways it can help! And is there something more to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After rescuing the child from the Empire, The Mandalorian Din Djarin has vowed to reunite Grogu with the mysterious Jedi. But while on his quest, Moff Gideon and his dark troopers recapture Grogu and take him aboard an Imperial Starcruiser! Will the Mandalorian and his allies Cara Dune, Boba Fett, and Bo-Katan be able to rescue Grogu?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The mysterious Mandalorian walks a thin line between right and wrong far from the authority of the New Republic of the Star Wars universe in this graphic novel-style retelling of the first four episodes of the first season, featuring final frames and dialogue from the series in vibrant full color.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patrón, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution. Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The boy was raised as one of the Chained, condemned to toil in the bowels of a mining ship out among the stars. His whole world changes--literally--when he is yanked "upstairs" and informed he has been given an opportunity to be educated at the ship's university alongside the elite. Overwhelmed and alone, the boy forms a bond with the woman he comes to know as "the professor," a weary idealist and descendent of the Chained who has spent her career...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After refusing to follow Order 66 and destroy the Jedi, Clone Force 99 and their new friend Omega are on the run from bounty hunters Fennec Shand and Cad Bane, the Empire--and even their old teammate Crosshair! Will the Bad Batch be able to escape?"--
17) Last pick
Author
Series
Last pick volume 1
Publisher
First Second Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Three years ago, aliens invaded Earth and abducted everyone they deemed useful. The only ones spared were those too young, too old, or too "disabled" to be of value. Living on Earth under the aliens' harsh authoritarian rule, humanity's rejects do their best to survive. Their captors never considered them a threat--until now. Twins Sam and Wyatt are ready to chuck their labels and start a revolution. It's time for the kids last picked to step into...
Author
Series
Cleopatra in space volume 6
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The time has come for Cleo to fulfill the ancient prophecy that declares her a savior and a hero, a prophecy she still struggles to accept. Cleo is joined by old and new friends as they fight to defend the galaxy she's come to call home against the evilXaius Octavian. The Queen of the Nile must summon the strength to face down her enemy one last time, and keep both her friends - and herself - alive."--Page 4 of cover
19) The golden lion
Author
Series
Cleopatra in space volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cleo is back at Yasiro Academy, recovering from the tragic events that happened on planet Hykosis. She feels responsible for the death of her friend Zaid, and trains nonstop. And when she learns that the Golden Lion -- a star with immeasurable energy that could destroy them all if weaponized -- has been located, she goes alone to the snowy, icy planet Cada'dunn to find it. There, she faces off with a new enemy who has been instructed to destroy the...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee. In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger--a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars....
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