Science Fiction Grades 2-4
Brown, Jeff . Stanley in Space. J Fic Brown
When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth
asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States
asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
Carlson, Dale Bick. The Secret of the Third Eye. J FIC
Carlson
Teenage sleuth, Jenny Dean, tries to stop a scheming businessman from
using and abusing the mental powers of a Grand Lama.
Corbett, Scott. The Deadly Hoax. J FIC Corbett
When taken aboard the spaceship of creatures who announce a plan to
save Earth from human beings, Morgan and Sid doubt the beings are from
outer space and that their intentions are good.
Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework. J FIC Coville
Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science
project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending
an interstellar criminal.
Dillon, Barbara. My Stepfather Shrank! J FIC Dillon
Nine-year-old Mallory discovers that her new stepfather has been shrunk
accidentally and tries to return him to normal size before her mother gets
home.
Etra, Jonathan. Aliens For Lunch. J Fic Etra/
J PB E
When their bag of microwave popcorn explodes and a space alien emerges,
Richard and Henry join him on a top secret interstellar mission to save
the desserts of the universe.
Fleischman, Sid. The 13th Floor : A Ghost Story.
J FIC Fleischman
When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows
her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate
ship captained by a distant relative.
Gormley, Beatrice. Wanted, UFO. J FIC Gormley
Fifth grader Elise is thrilled when a UFO appears in her friend Nick's
backyard but shocked when she discovers why its occupants have come to
Earth.
Greer, Gery. Jason and the Aliens Down the Street. J FIC
Greer
Jason meets Cooper Vor and Lootna, aliens from space now living on
Earth, and travels with them to a distant planet in an attempt to retrieve
a stolen energy crystal.
Griffin, Peni R. Otto From Otherwhere. J FIC Griffin
A ten-year-old alien boy travels through an interdimensional doorway
to enter the lives of fifth grader Paula and her boisterous family for
a year.
Harding, Lee. The Fallen Spaceman. J FIC Harding
After crashing to earth, a giant spacesuit starts a wild rampage through
a forest, endangering the lives of its small human-like alien and a curious
boy who crawled aboard.
Lord, Beman. The Spaceship Returns. J FIC Lord
The spaceship was late and when it did land none of the right people
were around.
Mackel, Kathy. Can of Worms. J FIC Mackel
Bullied and unhappy at school, thirteen-year-old Mike, who has always
thought that he might be an alien, sends a distress call into space asking
to be rescued from the ignorance and cruelty of his life on Earth.
Marzollo, Jean. Jed and the Space Bandits. Reader 2 M
Jed's Junior Space Patrol helps Molly, a girl who can turn invisible,
to rescue her parents from bandits.
Morressy, John. The Drought on Ziax II. J FIC Morressy
The Earthmen and the natives of the planet Ziax join forces to find
out why water seems to be disappearing from the planet.
Pinkwater, Daniel. Guys from Space. E Pinkwater
A boy accompanies some guys from space on a visit to another planet,
where they discover such incredibly amazing things as talking rocks and
root beer with ice cream.
Service, Pamela. Stinker from Space. J FIC Service
An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash
lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists
the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet.
Sleator, William. The Green Futures of Tycho. J FIC Sleator
When he finds an ancient, egg-shaped object with which he travels back
and forth in time, eleven-year-old Tycho grapples with several terrible
futures he sees for himself and his family.
Slobodkin, Louis. The Space Ship in the Park. J FIC Slobodkin
Two boys blast off in a space ship disguised as an ice cream cart to
help their friend from the planet Martinea search for a new source of Secret
Power Z.
Slote, Alfred. C.O.L.A.R. : A Tale of Outer Space. J FIC
Slote
Stranded on an unknown planet when their spaceship runs out of fuel,
the Jameson family must rely on their robot to save their lives.
Waugh, Sylvia. Space Race. J FIC Waugh
When he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, eleven-year-old
Thomas Derwent is upset, but a terrible accident that separates the two
of them makes Thomas's situation much worse
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