WWee're Not from Here're Not from Hereby Geoff RodkeyAfter a year on Mars, Lan and hisfamily migrate to the planetChoom. Unfortunately, the rulinginhabitants of Choom, the Zhuri, wholook like giant mosquitoes, don't reallylike humans and it is up to Lan and his

family to change their minds if they hope to survive.

FFuzzy Muduzzy Mudby Louis SacharDue to a bully, Tamaya and Marshalltake a shortcut home from school oneday, and discover what looks like fuzzymud. Unfortunately, it turns out to bea substance with the potential towreak havoc on the entire world.

When YWhen You Reach Meou Reach Meby Rebecca SteadIn the 1970's, as her mother preparesto be a contestant on a TV game show,Miranda tries to make sense of aseries of mysterious notes that seemto defy the laws of time and space.

Hilo.Hilo. Book 1:Book 1: The BoThe BoyyWho CrWho Crashed to Earthashed to Earthby Judd WinickWhen a mysterious boy falls from thesky, friends D.J. and Gina mustdiscover the secrets of his identity andhelp him save the world.

Last Gate of the EmperorLast Gate of the Emperorby Kwame MbaliaYared endures an isolated existence inhardscrabble Addis Prime. But whenhis identity as a star undergroundaugmented reality gamer is revealed,he finds his small family targeted by

city-razing monsters waging a galaxy-spanning war.

JinxJinxededby Amy McCullochAfter fourteen-year-old Lacey Churepairs a highly advanced smartphone/robotic pet companion called Jinx, itgets her into her dream school, whereshe is exposed to dangerous secrets

TTrouble in the Starsrouble in the Starsby Sarah PrineasA shapeshifter on the run from anunknown enemy stows away on aspaceship. The shapeshifter convincesthe Captain to help them, and starts tofeel safe., but trouble is on the way!

BloomBloomby Kenneth OppelWhen the world is overtaken by monsteralien plants that emit toxic pollens andswallow up people, three kids on aremote island look for clues to

understand their immunity to the invaders.

The TThe True Meaning ofrue Meaning ofSmekSmekdadayyby Adam RexAfter the alien Boov invade the Earth,young Gratuity finds herself drivingher mother's car to Florida,accompanied by her cat and a

renegade extraterrestrial named J. Lo.

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The MiddlerThe Middlerby Kirsty ApplebaumNeglected middle child Maggie lives inthe shadow of her older brother,taught that everything outside theirisolated community is evil. A chanceencounter with a stranger has herquestioning everything she knows.

The Firefly CodeThe Firefly Codeby Megan Frazer BlakemoreMori and her friends live a normal lifein a utopian community where everykid is genetically engineered to bebetter and smarter. But when astrangely perfect new girl moves in,they begin to question the only world

they have ever known

Sanity & TSanity & Tallulahallulahby Molly BrooksSanity and Tallulah live in a spacestation at the end of the galaxy. WhenSanity's illegally created three-headedkitten escapes, the girls have to turntheir home upside down to find her.

The Wild RobotThe Wild Robotby Peter BrownRoz the robot ends up alone on aremote, wild island with no memory ofwhere she is from or why she isthere. To survive she must befriendand work with the animal inhabitants.

Finn and the IntergalacticFinn and the IntergalacticLunchboLunchboxxby Michael BuckleyWhen Finn's lunchbox turns outto open wormholes to distant parts ofthe galaxy, Finn inadvertentlycaptures the attention of a race ofgigantic bugs who want to reclaim a

mysterious device that has emerged from the lunchbox.

Cleo PCleo Porter and the Bodyorter and the BodyElectricElectricby Jake BurtCleo's family lives sealed in an apartmentto protect them from theplague. Everyone is isolated and

everything is delivered by drone. But when a dronedelivers crucial medicine meant for someone else, Cleohas to figure out what to do.

Dimension WhDimension Whyyby John CusickLola is accidentally catapulted from the21st century 1,000 years into thefuture. There she teams up with Phineasto escape powerful interdimensional

beings who think she is the Chosen One and are huntingher.

The City of EmberThe City of Emberby Jeanne DuPrauIn the year 241, Lina finds part of anancient message that she is sureholds a secret to save herunderground city from ruin. But Linaand her friend Doon must decipher

the message before the lights go out on Ember forever.

Among the HiddenAmong the Hiddenby Margaret Peterson HaddixIn a future where the law limits afamily to only two children, third childLuke has lived all his life in isolationand fear on his family's farm. Thenone day he finds out he isn't the onlyhidden child, and his world changes.

Zita the SpacegirlZita the Spacegirlby Ben HatkeWhen Zita discovers a device that opensa portal to another place, and her bestfriend is abducted, she sets out ona journey from star to star to try to get

home.

Sal & Gabi Break theSal & Gabi Break theUnivUniverseerseby Carlos Alberto HernandezMiddle school magician Sal has asecret: he can reach into otheruniverses and bring things back. Theproblem is that every time he does it,he creates rips between universes.

The Lion of MarsThe Lion of Marsby Jennifer L. HolmBell has spent his whole life on Mars.But he is curious about why they don'thave contact with anyone on the otherMars colonies. When a virus breaksout and the grown-ups all fall ill, Belland the other children are the only

ones who can help.

MastermindsMastermindsby Gordon KormanWhen a group of kids discover theywere cloned from the DNA of some ofthe greatest criminal masterminds inhistory, they realize they can trust noone--not even their own parents.

DrDragon Pagon Pearlearlby Yoon Ha LeeMin, who has fox-magic, stows away on abattle cruiser and impersonates a cadetin order to uncover the fate of her olderbrother in the Thousand World Space

Forces.

GlitchGlitchby Laura MartinRivals Regan and Elliot are training tobecome time travelers who preventothers from altering the past. Then adire prediction from the future forcesthem to work together to prevent itfrom coming true.