Science Fiction
For Middle Schoolers
| These titles are found in the Young Teen (YT) or Children's Fiction sections by author's last name. | ||
| Location | Author | Title |
| YT Fiction Bell | Bell, Hilary | A Matter of Profit |
| Ahvrem tries to discover who's behind a plot to assassinate the Vivitare Emperor, and hopes also to win a reprieve for his sister, Sabri, who would make a wonderful warrior, but is set to marry the Emperor's unpleasant son. | ||
| YT Fiction Blacker | Blacker, Terence | Angel Factory |
| Thomas discovers two family secrets when he is 12: not only is he adopted, but his family is part of an other-worldly organization. | ||
| Children Fiction Conly | Conly, Jane Leslie | Rudest Alien on Earth |
| Having landed on a dairy farm in Vermont, an alien from another galaxy befriends two human children and uses her ability to change into various animals to learn about Earth's society. | ||
| YT Fiction Dickinson | Dickinson, Peter | Eva |
| Awaking from a long coma, Eva awakens to discover that she is not the being she once was. | ||
| YT Fiction Engdahl | Engdahl, Sylvia | Enchantress From the Stars |
| Young Elana joins the team preparing to study the planet Andrecia and becomes an integral part of an adventure involving three different civilizations, each centered on the third planet from the star in its own solar system. | ||
| YT Fiction Farmer | Farmer, Nancy | The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm |
| In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them. | ||
| YT Fiction Farmer | Farmer, Nancy | House of the Scorpion |
| Matt is a clone of El Patron, a 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. | ||
| YT Fiction Haddix | Haddix, Margaret | Among the Hidden |
| In a future time when Population Police keep close tabs to be sure families only have two children, Luke has lived for twelve years hidden and afraid until he meets another "third." Sequels: Among the Imposters, Among the Betrayed. | ||
| YT Fiction Haddix | Haddix, Margaret | Turnabout |
| After receiving injections to reverse the aging process, 100-year-olds Melly and Anny Beth grow younger and younger until they face losing their drivers licenses. What's next - diapers? | ||
| YT Fiction Hesse | Hesse, Karen | Phoenix Rising |
| An accident at the nearby nuclear power plant disrupts the peaceful lives of 13-year-old Nyle and her grandmother on their Vermont farm, as they confront death, anguish, and disaster along with the radiation contamination. | ||
| YT Fiction Jeapes | Jeapes, Ben | The Xenocide Mission |
| In a far-distant solar system, Lieutenant Joel Gilmore and his space observation team are suddenly attacked by the aliens they were sent to watch. | ||
| YT Fiction Klause | Klause, Annette Curtis | Alien Secrets |
| Puck, 12, is on a spaceship on her way to rejoin her parents when her friendship with a troubled alien draws her into danger. | ||
| YT Fiction Paulsen | Paulsen, Gary | Transaal Saga |
| After convincing his parents to let him spend a week hiking and camping on his own, 13-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light, and is transported to a primitive world. | ||
| YT Fiction Schusterman | Schusterman, Neal | Downsider: A Novel |
| When Lindsay, 14, moves to New York City to live with her Dad, she also discovers an unusual boy named Talon, who lives in a secret city beneath New York. | ||
| YT Fiction Skurzynski | Skurzynski, Gloria | Virtual War |
| In a future world where global contamination has necessitated limited human contact, three young people wage a war in virtual reality. Sequel: The Clones (2002) | ||
| YT Fiction Sleator | Sleator, William | Boxes |
| Annie's Uncle Marco has left two boxes and instructions not to open either of them. When Annie disobeys and does, she unleashes a power that can slow time. | ||
| YT Fiction Sleator | Sleator, William | Interstellar Pig |
| Sixteen-year-old Barney is easily lured by the exotic appearance of the young adults renting the summer cottage next door. He joins in a game that quickly moves from pleasure to terror. Sequel: Parasite Pig. | ||
| YT Fiction Sleator | Sleator, William | The Night the Heads Came |
| Leo tries to figure out why aliens have abducted him and his artist friend, Tim. | ||
| YT Fiction Sleator | Sleator, William | Rewind |
| When Peter is hit by a car and killed, he is given multiple chances to change his fate. | ||
| YT Fiction Tolan | Tolan, Stephanie | Welcome to the Ark |
| Four extraordinarily gifted children are transferred to an experimental group home where they learn to connect to others around the world. Sequel: Flight of the Raven (2001) | ||
| Children Fiction Waugh | Waugh, Sylvia | Earthborn |
| Nesta is 12 when she discovers that her parents are from the planet Ormingat - and must soon return. But Nesta will do everything in her power to stay behind. Sequel to Space Race (2002) | ||
Want to get your hands on one of these books? Check the Berkeley Public Library catalog to see where you can get a copy!