Spectacular Science Fiction

J/F/CHRISTOPHER
Christopher, John - The White Mountains
In a world enslaved by giant Tripods, three boys try to avoid the Capping Ceremony which would allow the Tripods to control their minds. Can Will and his friends outrun the Tripods and escape to the freedom of the White Mountains? 184p.

J/F/CLEMENTS
Clements, Andrew - Things Not Seen
Bobby Phillips, normal high school student, wakes up one morning to discover that he's invisible. Bobby scrambles to find out what's gone terribly wrong in his life before the police charge his parents with his disappearance. 251p.

J/F/COVILLE
Coville, Bruce - The Monsters of Morley Manor
Anthony and Sarah find a box of monster figurines which come alive to help battle an army of aliens trying to take over the Earth. 224p.

J/F/DUPRAU
DuPrau, Jeanne - The City of Ember
Lina and Doon live in the city of Ember, where the only light comes from huge light bulbs that are turned on for 12 hours a day. As the city's generator begins to fail, they search for a way out of Ember before it falls into total darkness. 270p.

J/F/GAUTHIER
Gauthier, Gail - Club Earth
When their house is listed as a vacation resort for aliens, Robby and Will serve as hosts to a steady stream of extremely odd extraterrestrial house guests. 152p.

J/F/HADDIX
Haddix, Margaret Peterson - Among the Hidden
As an outlawed third child, Luke must live his life in secret and hide from the deadly Population Police. 153p.

J/F/HALAM
Halam, Ann - Dr. Franklin's Island
After their plane crashes, Miranda, Semi and Arnie are stranded on the island of Doctor Franklin, a scientist who needs human subjects for his horrifying genetic experiments. 245p.

J/F/LOWRY
Lowry, Lois - The Giver
Jonas is given his lifetime work assignment during the Ceremony of Twelve. He is to become the community's new Receiver of Memories. As he begins his training he realizes the burden he will carry, remembering the terrible truths about his world. 180p.

J/F/LUBAR
Lubar, David - Flip
Twins Taylor and Ryan discover alien discs containing the personalities of legendary humans. While Ryan tries out being Babe Ruth and Elvis, Taylor struggles to keep him out of trouble. 300p.

J/F/MACKEL
Mackel, Kathy - Can of Worms
Feeling like an outsider at school and home, Mike sends an SOS distress call into outer space. He doesn't really expect to get an answer, let alone a full-force alien rescue! 146p.

J/F/SHUSTERMAN
Shusterman, Neal - The Dark Side of Nowhere
Jason is shocked to discover that he and his parents are actually aliens waiting for a sign to complete their mission and conquer Earth. 185p.

J/F/SLEATOR
Sleator, William - The Boxes
Uncle Marco gives Annie two boxes for safe keeping, and also gives her one rule: never open the boxes! Annie can't resist, and unleashes an army of strange and destructive aliens. 196p.

J/F/VANDE VELDE
Vande Velde, Vivian - Heir Apparent
While playing a game at a virtual reality arcade, a fatal error occurs. Each time Giannine is killed off she must start over, and if she doesn't win the game soon, she risks deadly brain damage. 315p.

Prepared by SRP, December 2004