Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Youth Services Department

Science Fiction Grades 2-4


Asch, Frank. Journey to Terezor. J FIC Asch
During a devastating flood, Matt and his parents are transported to a mysterious planet inhabited by other misplaced earthlings and ruled by robots where Matt teams up with two young geniuses in an effort to escape back to Earth.

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
3/24/05