LauraBeth475 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 My daughter wants some books like the sci-fi I’ve read lately. Think The Expanse, Liaden Universe, Red Rising. Any suggestions that might be suitable for a 9 year old? She reads on a 4-6th grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Has she read any sci fi ... like Tripods or Wrinkle? Has she read the Heinlein Juvies? The Rolling Stones, Farmer in the Sky, Rocketship Galileo ? David Brin's Uplift ... you could start Pern with Nerilka which is geared younger. Barsoom or Lensman can be fun. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) I am basing "space opera" on the definition of: "grand epic adventures that involve space flight, other planets, aliens, and the stories that arise from that". :) Here are a few space opera sci-fi ideas: - Zita the Space Girl -- and sequels (Hatke) -- graphic novels at a grade 3-5 level - Akiko on the Planet Smoo (Crilley) -- at a grade 3-7 level - The Missing series: Found; Sent; Sabotaged (Haddix) -- at a grade 4-8 level - Lucky Starr series (Asimov) -- gr. 6 or 7+ level - A Tale of Time City (Jones) -- gr. 5-8 level; deals with different dimensions and time travel - The Homeward Bounders (Jones) -- gr. 5-8 level; deals with different dimensions - Daniel Coldstar series (Pavlou) -- middle school level; to be published in Nov. 2017 And here are some other sci-fi titles at a grade 4-6 reading level, but that fall into other sub-genres of sci-fi: - Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet; Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (Cameron) -- charming child-sized space ship and planetoid without being "cutesy" -- grade 3-6 reading level - The Iron Giant (Hughes) -- sci-fi on Earth with an alien robot - The True Meaning of Smekday (Rex) -- sci-fi on Earth with an alien - My Teacher is an Alien (Coville) -- sci-fi set on earth with an alien - Whales on Stilts (Anderson) -- sci-fi on Earth - Eager; Eager's Nephew (Fox) -- sci-fi on future Earth - The Green Book (Walsh) -- humans traveling to a new planet, but not space opera - A Wrinkle in Time (L'Engle) -- realistic with fantasy and sci-fi elements - Enchantress from the Stars (Engdahl) -- sci-fi AND fantasy in one - The Search for Wondla (di Terlizzi) -- not space opera, but set on a different world; gr. 5-8 level Edited October 16, 2017 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 That hasn't been mentioned? Try Mars Evacuees or, if she wants something a bit meatier, Ambassador by William Alexander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Oooh, or most of H. M. Hoover's works, like Orvis or Only Child, or Another Heaven, Another Earth or Away is a Strange Place to Be. But you'll have to buy them used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thanks for all the ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thought of another classic sci-fi for kids author - Pamela F. Sargent. For some reason, recent works for kids are less strong on sci-fi than they are on fantasy. I don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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