Ages 9-13

J ANDERSO
Anderson, M.T. Whales on Stilts: Racing against the clock, shy middle-school student Lily and her
best friends, Katie and Jasper, must foil the plot of her father's conniving boss to conquer the world
using an army of whales.

J BARLOW
Barlow, Steve. The Doomsday Virus: by Steve: At age fourteen, Tim Corder is considered to be the
most dangerous criminal on the planet, but when the World Wide Web and every computer
connected to it are threatened by a virus, his expertise may be the only hope.

J CAMERON
Cameron, Eleanor. The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet: A mystery man inspires two
boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.

J CARMAN
Carman, Patrick. Atherton: the House of Power: Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book
that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as
geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of
others. (Book 1)

J CRILLEY
Crilley, Mark. Akiko on the Planet Smoo: Ten-year-old Akiko has an unexpected adventure when
she is whisked away to a distant planet and put in charge of the rescue mission that must search for
the kidnapped Prince Froptoppit. (Akiko series)

J CHRISTO
Christopher, John. The White Mountains: Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous
journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who
capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants. (Four books in Series)

J COVILLE
Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework: 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.
J DALEY
Daley, Michael. Space Station Rat: A lavender rat that has escaped from a laboratory, and a lonely
boy whose parents are scientists, meet on an orbiting space station, communicate by email, and
ultimately find themselves in need of each other's help and friendship. (Sequel: Rat Trap)

J DASHNER
Dashner, James. The Journal of Curious Letters: 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.

YA DUPRAU
DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember: In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on
Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps
even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

J ELISH
Elish, Dan. Attack of the Frozen Woodchucks: When extraterrestrial woodchucks attack, ten-
year-old Jimmy, his two-and-a-half-year-old sister, friend William, and an eccentric classmate who
has built a flying saucer in her Manhattan brownstone, join forces to save the universe.

J FEIG
Feig, Paul. Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut!: Bullied in school and called "Piggy MacFartland,"
twelve-year-old Iggy longs to travel to another planet and live among extraterrestrials, until an
explosion transports him to a scary alternate reality.

J FIELDS
Fields, Bryan. Lunchbox and the Aliens: Lunchbox is an ordinary basset hound until he is
abducted by aliens, zapped by a mental enhancer, and sent back to convert Earth's garbage into
food--a task that would be easier if he had opposable thumbs, or at least tentacles. (Sequel: Froonga
Planet)

J FORESTE
Forester, Victoria Lakeman. The Girl Who Could Fly: When homeschooled farm girl Piper
McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained
with other exceptional children, but she soon realizes that something is very wrong and begins
working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape

YA GOODMAN
Goodman, Allegra. The Other Side of the Island: Born in the eighth year of Enclosure, ten-year-
old Honor lives in a highly regulated colony with her defiant parents, but when they have an illegal
second child and are taken away, it is up to Honor and her friend Helix, another "Unpredictable," to
uncover a terrible secret about their Island and the Corporation that runs everything.

J HADDIX
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden:: 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. (Shadow
Children series)
J HADDIX
Haddix, Margaret Petersen. Found: When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both
adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no
adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two
opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. (New series -- Sequel: Sent)

J HOLT
Holt, K.A. Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel: In this interstellar adventure comedy sent in 2174, Mike
is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are
confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act
strangely.

YA KLAUSE
Klause, Annette Curtis. Alien Secrets: 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.

J LENGLE
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time: When an atomic physicist disappears on a secret mission,
his son, daughter and their friend search for him, going on an interplanetary journey through time and
space. (Series)

J LENNON
Lennon, John. Questors: Three confused children are brought together then, with little training,
sent off to save three worlds that were held in perfect balance until a cataclysmic disruption in the
space-time continuum threatened their existence, which is just what their enemy desires.

J LOWRY
Lowry, Lois. The Giver: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes
the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth
about the society in which he lives.

J LOWRY
Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue: Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her
squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a
weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.

J LYNCH
Lynch, Chris. Cyberia: In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, a
veterinarian is putting computer chips in animals to control them, and those creatures choose young
Zane, who understands their speech, to release captives and bring them to a technology-free safety
zone.

J REEVE
Reeve, Philip. Larklight, or, The Revenge of the White Spiders!, or, To Saturn's Rings and
Back!: a rousing tale of dauntless pluck in the farthest reaches of space: In an alternate Victorian
England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her
Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. (First in series)
J RICHARDS
Richards, Douglas E. Trapped! The Prometheus Project: Uprooted to the backwoods of
Pennsylvania, a brother and sister discover their scientist parents are part of a mysterious project that
could get them all imprisoned or worse. (Sequel: Captured)

J SCHADE
Schade, Susan. Travels of Thelonious (Fog Mound): At a time when animals only know myths
about the talking humans who once dominated and nearly destroyed the world, a young chipmunk
escapes danger in the City of Ruins and, with new friends, finds the Fog Mound, where all creatures
live in peace and harmony. (Book one of three)

J SERVICE
Service, Pamela. Stinker from Space: 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.

J SIMMONS
Simmons, Michael. Alien Feast: In 2017, human-eating aliens have kidnapped two scientists who
might cure the disease that is destroying them, and twelve-year-old William Aitkin, his elderly, ailing
Uncle Maynard, and the scientists' daughter, Sophie, set out to rescue them. (Book One of
Chronicles of the First Invasion)

YA SLEATOR
Sleator, William. The Boy Who Reversed Himself: When Laura discovers that the unpopular boy
iving next door to her has the ability to go into the fourth dimension, she makes the dangerous
decision to accompany him on his journeys there.

YA SLEATOR
Sleator, William. Into the Dream: When two kids realize they are having the same frightening
dream, they begin searching for an explanation for this mysterious coincidence.

J STEWART
Stewart, Trenton, Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society: After passing a series of mind-bending
tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the
Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

J WAUGH
Waugh, Sylvia. Space Race: 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.

J WILSON
Wilson, N.D. 100 Cupboards: After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York
leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta
discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.

J 601.12 ZUC
Zuckerman, Amy & Daly James: 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids: A look at what a
kid’s daily life might be like in the year 2030 from cool new gadgets to how their lives may be
impacted by environmental change.