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Science fiction for children and young adults

Last Updated: 29-Jan-2016

This guide lists selected mystery fiction for children and young adults to be found in the Cubberley Library collections.  It is arranged by age of audience.  With series we list the first book, but we have others.

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Children's books recently received by Cubberley Library
Cover image of Lights out
Lights out / James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.
First edition: July 2015.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .A822 L54 2015
Ages 8-12; Gr.3-7
Tesla's attic / Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .H8645 T47 2014
Lexile measure 870; Ages 8-14; Gr.5-8
Fortunately, the milk / by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Skottie Young.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6057 .A319 F67 2013
Lexile measure 680; Ages 8-12; Gr.3-6
Cover image of Leviathan
Leviathan / written by Scott Westerfeld ; illustrated by Keith Thompson.
1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3573 .E854 L48 2009
Lexile measure 790; Ages 9-12; Gr.5-9
Cover image of The murder complex
The Murder Complex / Lindsay Cummings.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .U6558 M87 2014
Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12
Cover image of Variant
Variant / Robison Wells.
1st ed. New York : HarperTeen, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3623 .E478 V37 2011
Lexile measure 640; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Y
Black hole sun / David Macinnis Gill.
1st pbk. ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3607 .I4354 B53 2012
Lexile measure 610; Ages 12-18; Gr.9-12
The clockwork scarab : a Stoker & Holmes novel / Colleen Gleason.
San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » PZ7 .G481449 2013
Lexile measure 880; Ages 12 and up;  Gr.7-12
Cover image of The testing
The Testing / by Joelle Charbonneau.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .H3763 T47 2013
Lexile measure 830; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Noggin / John Corey Whaley.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3623 .H357 N64 2014
Lexile measure HL760L; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Virals / Kathy Reichs.
London : Young Arrow, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3568 .E476345 V57 2011
Lexile Measure 480; Book level 3.5; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Cover image of Legend
Legend / Marie Lu.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .U2 L44 2011
Lexile measure 710; Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12; Guided reading Z
Killer of enemies / Joseph Bruchac.
First edition. New York : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3552 .R794 K55 2013
Lexile measure 860; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
The summer prince / Alaya Dawn Johnson.
1st ed. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3610 .O315 S86 2013
Lexile measure 780; Ages 12 and up;  Gr.9-12
Cover image of Under the never sky
Under the never sky / Veronica Rossi.
1st ed. New York : Harper, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3618 .O853 U53 2012
Lexile measure 580; Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12
Ashfall / by Mike Mullin.
Terre Haute, IN : Tanglewood, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .U453 A85 2011
Lexile measure 750; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Cinder / written by Marissa Meyer.
1st ed. New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .E974 C56 2012
Lexile measure 790; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Cover image of Life as we knew it
Life as we knew it / Susan Beth Pfeffer.
1st ed. Orlando : Harcourt, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .F37 L54 2006
Lexile measure 770; Book level 4.7; Ages 12-15; Gr.6-9; Guided reading Z
The carbon diaries 2015 / Saci Lloyd.
1st American ed. New York : Holiday House, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .L693 C37 2009
Lexile measure 690; Book level 4.4; Ages 12 and up; Gr.9-12
The adoration of Jenna Fox / Mary E. Pearson.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .E232 A63 2008
Lexile measure 570; Book level 3.8; ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Cover image of The knife of never letting go
The knife of never letting go / Patrick Ness.
1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .E498 K65 2008
Lexile measure 860; Book level 4.4; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
The hunger games / Suzanne Collins.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .O4556 H86 2008
Lexile measure 810; Book level 5.3; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Uglies / Scott Westerfeld.
1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3573 .E854 U38 2005
Lexile Measure 770; Book level 5.2; Ages 12 and up; Gr.6-12; Guided reading Z
Cover image of The mortal engines
Mortal engines : a novel / by Philip Reeve.
1st American ed. New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6118 .E58 M67 2003
Lexile measure 990; Book level 6.6; Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading X
The house of the scorpion / Nancy Farmer.
1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3556 .A7197 H68 2004
Lexile measure 660; Book level 5.1; Ages 12 and up;  Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Feed / M.T. Anderson.
1st paperback ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004, c2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3601 .N5442 F44 2004
Lexile measure 770; Book level 4.4; Ages 12 and up;  Gr.9-12; Guided reading X
Cover image of The giver
The giver / Lois Lowry.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1993.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .O923 G58 1993
Lexile measure 760; Book level 5.7; Ages 12 and up; Gr.5-8; Guided reading Y
Cover image of The eleventh plague
The eleventh plague / Jeff Hirsch.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3608 .I765 E44 2011
Lexile measure 790; Ages 13 and up; Gr.9-12
Divergent / Veronica Roth.
1st ed. New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3618 .O8633 D58 2011
Lexile measure 700; Ages 13 and up; Gr.8-12; Guided reading Z
The maze runner / James Dashner.
1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3604 .A83 M39 2009
Lexile Measure HL770L; Book level 5.3; Ages 13 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Cover image of Unwind
Unwind / Neal Shusterman.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .H8645 U59 2007
Lexile Measure 740; Book level 5; Ages 13 and up; Gr.7-12; Guided reading Z
Ship breaker / by Paolo Bacigalupi.
1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3602 .A3447 S48 2010
Lexile measure HL690L; Book level 4.4; Ages 13 and up; Gr.9-12; Guided reading Z
Have space suit-- will travel / Robert A. Heinlein.
1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2005, c1958.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3515 .E288 H38 2005
Lexile measure 770; Book level 5.9; Ages 13 and up;  Gr.9-12
Cover image of Grasshopper jungle
Grasshopper jungle : a history / by Andrew Smith.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .M543 G73 2014
Lexile measure 910; Ages 14 and up; Gr.9-12
Delirium / Lauren Oliver.
1st pbk. ed. New York : Harper, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3615 .L586 D45 2012
Lexile measure 920; Book level 6.1; Ages 14 and up; Gr.8-12; Guided reading Z
Double helix / Nancy Werlin.
New York, N.Y. : Sleuth Puffin, 2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3573 .E673 D68 2004
Lexile measure 690L; Book level 5; Ages 14 and up; Gr.7-12
Cover image of The 5th wave
The 5th Wave / Rick Yancey.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3625 .A675 A615 2013
Lexile measure HL690L; Ages 15 and up; Gr.9-12; Guided reading Z
Alive / Scott Sigler.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .I4725 A79 2015
Gr.9-12