3rd/4th gr. Science Fiction Please!

[Chris in SC]

My son is not a fan of fiction. He loves science books or almost anything nonfiction especially things that are "high tech". I am looking for some science fiction to bridge the gap. Any suggestions? He is currently reading the Star Wars books.

[nmoira]

The Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (nothing like the movie)
George's Secret Key to the Universe by Stephen Hawking

[Chris in SC]

:D

[MIch elle]

nt

[nmoira]

You're welcome. I dug up some more (older):

David Starr, Space Ranger by Isaac Asimov
Spaceship Under the Apple Tree by Louis Slobodkin
Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregor
Freddy and the Space Ship by Walter R. Brooks (the spaceship is headed to Mars but gets turned around and ends up on Earth)
R is for Rocket, short stories by Ray Bradbury (also collected in Bradbury Classic Stories 1, but preread because I can't vouch for the appropriateness of the other stories)
the Mushroom Planet books by Eleanor Cameron

[AngieW in Texas]

City of Ember, People of Sparks, Prophet of Yonwood (DuPrau) - movie will be out in October
http://www.jeanneduprau.com/books.shtml

Lionboy Trilogy (Corder)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionboy

Have Spacesuit Will Travel (Heinlein)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Space_Suit%E2%80%94Will_Travel

Tripod series (Christopher)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods
Be sure that you save When the Tripods Came for last. It's a prequel and will ruin the rest of the books if you read it first.

[ELaurie]

by Lucy and Stephen Hawking/

An action packed sci fi adventure felled with facts about space - includes Stephen Hawking's latest theories about black holes and more.

Highly recomended!

[Jenny in Atl]

The Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix.


We love, love, love Garth Nix in our house! The Abhorsen Trilogy is our favorite but maybe better for a 6th grader. My 2nd grader listened to them but she has a much older sister...so :p

[Laura Corin]

Tripod series (Christopher)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods
Be sure that you save When the Tripods Came for last. It's a prequel and will ruin the rest of the books if you read it first.

I found these quite disturbing as a child. Calvin just read them at eleven and still found them pretty strong stuff - mind control anyone?

Laura

[Jenny in Atl]

I forgot Key's to the Kingdom my Garth Nix. That would be a great series for this age. He has written Monday thru Friday. So there are still a couple more bks to come.

[Chris in SC]

nt

[elegantlion]

My ds10 is into sci-fi as well. We are enjoying the Jedi Apprentice series. They are out of print, but wonderful to read.

I have not read this, but another that was rec to us is...

Ender's Game - Orson S. Card

[AngieW in Texas]

I forgot about Animorphs. My oldest started it in 3rd grade and made it to about book 30. My middle started it in 4th and made it all the way through. I read the whole series myself along with the Chronicles, Megamorph books, and even choose your own adventure books.

http://www.scholastic.com/animorphs/index.htm

[Mama Lynx]

Have Spacesuit Will Travel (Heinlein)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Space_Suit%E2%80%94Will_Travel

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This was going to be my rec, too.

I started on sci fi via Bradbury's "R is for Rocket." It was powerful stuff for my young mind. Amazing.