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Today's Topics: (Issue 51)
1. re: Drastically Sinking Circulation Statistics (Maggie
Bollar)
2. Re: Summer Reading Collaborative: "Discover New Trails @
Your
Library" (nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us)
3. Braille request (maturevi@noblenet.org)
4. button maker (Carole Matthews)
5. paper bag backpack (L larsen)
6. Stumper (Kim Flores)
7. Sci Fi bibliography (very, very long) (Austin, Renee)
Today's Topics: (Issue 52)
1. Boys Bibliography Needed (Sarah Evans)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:25:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Maggie Bollar <bluedogbooks@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] re: Drastically Sinking Circulation Statistics
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Hello,
For the children's librarian with rapidly sinking circulation stats: have
your resident circulation guru run a report of how many of your juvenile
cardholders have cards blocked by fines or overdue items...and while they're at
it, have them run a separate report on how many adult cardholders have blocked
cards.
When faced with the same scenario you report, one of the branches of the
Columbus, Ohio public library system found that MANY of their patrons had
blocked cards, which led to this dramatic decrease in circulation.
They instituted a program in which children (and teens) could come into the
librarian and "read off their fines" by reading to the children's
librarian, and to volunteers. They saw HUGE increases in circulation at
this urban branch. I don't remember which branch, but look Columbus Pub.
up on the internet and email them. Somebody will connect you with the
right person.
Everything you're doing is the right stuff - just keep at it - and keep the
faith.
Best of luck,
Maggie Bollar
Children's Librarian
New Carlisle Public Library
www.new-carlisle.lib.oh.us
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:09:13 -0500
From: nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
Subject: Re: [PY] Summer Reading Collaborative: "Discover New Trails @
Your Library"
To: Stephanie Stokes <stephanie@ssdesign.com>
Cc: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org"
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Warning!!!!
The artwork prepared for this summer reading program is protected by copyright
(I attended a state library workshop by the author of the manual, who's husband
is the artist). Unless your state participates in this program at the
STATE level and has paid the royalties, using the artwork is an infringement of
the copyright. Not every state belongs, so if you are in doubt, you might
want to contact your state library. According to their website (www.summerlibraryprogram.org),
the following states belong:
Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North
Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah,
Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
It is a big help. Although I'm not exactly using their theme, I am able to
use some of the artwork in the material I'm preparing for my teen club this
summer, which is using Survivor as the theme.
Nancy Koebel
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:35:11 GMT
From: maturevi@noblenet.org
Subject: [PY] Braille request
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Thanks to all who respoded so quickly. Most of you have suggested
Seedlings (www.seedlings.org).
Thanks,
Theresa Maturevich
Children's Librarian
Stoneham Public Library
Stoneham, MA 02810
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:38:57 -0700
From: "Carole Matthews" <matthews@haysprings.net>
Subject: [PY] button maker
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This site is the home page for Badge-a-Minit. We have used both the hand
press and table top press shown on the home page. Currently we use the
table top press to make buttons at ball tournaments and make over 500 in 4-5
days. It is very easy to learn to use. I think the parts for buttons
run
about $1.00 each for the 3 inch buttons when bought in quantity.
Carole Matthews
http://www.badge-a-minit.com/
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:21:26 -0800 (PST)
From: L larsen <llarsen64@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] paper bag backpack
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Hi All,
I know this has been floating around for years, and I
never bothered to save it! Can anyone send me the
directions for the backpack made from paper bags for a
Dora program.
Thank you so much!
Laura Larsen
Children's Librarian
Russell Library
Middletown, CT
"We're fools whether or not we dance, so we might as
well dance." - Japanese Proverb
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:34:19 -0600
From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
Subject: [PY] Stumper
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Hi everyone,
I've exhausted my searches for this book and I'm hoping you can
help. The patron feels certain the illustrator's last name is
Landford and the book is a picture book about a forest. She says
the illustrator is known for his landscape paintings and the book
was new about ten years ago. I've tried our catalog, WorldCat,
every kind of keyword search I can think of on the internet.
Anybody have an idea?
Please reply to me and I'll post the answer to everyone.
Thanks,
Kim Flores
kimf@mail.sgcl.org
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:27:37 -0800
From: "Austin, Renee" <RAUSTIN@co.napa.ca.us>
Subject: [PY] Sci Fi bibliography (very, very long)
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Thank you again to all of you who sent me your science fiction lists. The
list that follows is a combination of about five lists. I'm sorry that it
has taken me so long, but my father became very ill and died. I've been
playing catch up at work.
Renee Austin
Children's Librarian
Napa City-County Library
Science Fiction
Fiction dealing principally with the impact
of actual or imagined science on society or individuals, or having a
scientific factor as an essential orienting component.
? Encyclopedia Britannica
All Call #'s: J Fiction + Author's last name
unless otherwise noted.
Grade levels are approximate suggestions.
Alcock, Vivian. The Monster Garden
Using a tissue sample she believes is from one of her father's experiments
in genetic engineering, Frankie accidentally creates a baby monster, which
begins to grow at an alarming rate.
Ames, Mildred. Anna to the Infinite Power
A 12-year-old math whiz accidentally learns the startling facts about her
true identity and her role in an important secret experiment.
Armstrong, Jennifer and Nancy Butler
The Kindling YA SF Fiction
After a deadly plague kills most of the adult population, a group of
children embark on a long and dangerous journey to try to find survivors and
the reasons behind the disaster.
Asimov, Janet. Norby, the Mixed-up Robot
Jeff Wells, a Space Academy student, and Norby, a second-hand robot with
unusual abilities, find themselves involved in the sinister plans of Ing the
Ingrate, who intends to take over the universe. First in a series.
Asimov, Janet. Norby Down to Earth
Grades 3-4 1989
Asimov, Janet. Norby and the Terrified Taxi
1997
Bawden, Nina. Off the Road
In 2040 only children are valued. When his grandfather escapes,
eleven-year-old Tom follows his grandfather through the Wall and into the
forbidden Wild, where they seek to find his grandfather's boyhood home.
Star Hatchling by Margaret Bechard
Grades 4-9 (153 pages) 1995
The female dominated culture of a distant planet encounters human beings for
the first time when Hanna, who is accidentally separated from her family,
lands in an escape pod.
Becker, Bonny. My Brother, the Robot
Grades 4-5 (136 pages) 2001
When his father buys a SIMON robot, advertised as "the perfect son,"
Chip
decides that he can't compete with his new brother, but in the end, the
whole family learns that perfection may not be so great after all.
Brittain, Bill. Shape-Changer
Two seventh-grade friends help a shape-changing policeman from the planet
Rodinam save the world by helping to recapture an alien master criminal who
can also change form.
Wanna Buy an Alien? by Eve Bunting
Grades 4-6 (92 pages) 2000
For his eleventh birthday Ben receives an offer of a ride to the planet Cham
with an alien named Iku, and when the appointed meeting time arrives he is
not sure if he faces an exciting opportunity or horrible danger.
Burgess, Melvin . The Earth Giant
When Peter and his sister discover a giant extraterrestrial hidden beneath
the earth, they become friends and conspirators despite the tremendous risks
involved.
The Hermit Thrush Sings by Susan Butler
Grades 5-10 (282 pages) 1999
After a natural disaster has all but destroyed the earth, the orphaned and
"defective" Leora, while searching for her sister, defies the
oppressive
laws of the land and joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the
government.
The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
Grades 3-6 (187 pages) 1956
When Nate Twitchell discovers that one of his family's hens has laid the
biggest egg he has ever seen, he is determined to see it hatch. And when it
does, neither he nor his parents, the townspeople, the scientists, or the
politicians from Washington are prepared for what comes out!
THE DOOR IN THE LAKE by Nancy Butts
(159 pages) 1997
After vanishing without a trace one night during a camping trip,
twelve-year-old Joey reappears two years later, showing no signs of having
aged and carrying memories of a strange light in the sky.
The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
Grades 3-5 (214 pages) 1954 - Sequels include: Time and Mr. Bass, Stowaway
to the Mushroom Planet, A Mystery for Mr. Bass.
A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to
the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.
Christopher, John. Series:
The White Mountains by John Christopher
Grades 5-8 (184 pages) 1967
Sequels: The City of Gold and Lead and Pool of Fire
Pool of Fire J Fiction
Will Parker and his friends must destroy the Masters' three great cities.
Only a little time is left before the space ship that will doom the planet
arrives. Last in The Tripods series.
The City of Gold and Lead
Three boys make a journey to find out more about the Tripods, aliens who
have taken over the earth and brainwashed all of the adults. "When the
Tripods Came" is a related book about the start of the invasion.
Prequel: When the Tripods Came
This tale is set in the next century when Tripods have enslaved our world.
Only in Switzerland do people still live freely.
Sword in the spirits trilogy
Beyond the Burning Lands, 1989
Prince in Waiting
The Happy Planet by Joan Clarke
Grades 4-10 (254 pages) 1965
It is a thousand years from now, and Rick and Penny step out of the huge
spaceship, take their first deep breath of Earth's air, and gaze in
wonderment at the blue sky. They are returning at last to the planet of
their ancestors. Is Earth possibly fit for recolonizing?
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Grades 6-8 (251 pages) 2002
When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his
parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his
condition and how to reverse it.
Conly, Jane. The 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 animals to
learn about Earth society.
Cooper, Susan. Green Boy
Twelve-year-old Trey and his seven-year-old brother Lou, who does not speak,
cross the barrier between two worlds, that of their island in the Bahamas,
and a land called Pangaia, and play a mysterious role in restoring the
natural environment in both places.
Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate my Homework
Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science
project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an
interstellar criminal.
Coville, Bruce. Attack of the Two Inch Teacher
Colville, Bruce
Bruce Colville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind
A collection of short stories starring aliens by a variety of authors.
Coville, Bruce. The Monsters of Morley Manor
Anthony and his younger sister discover that the monster figures he got in
an unusual box at an estate sale are alive, but they have no way of knowing
that the "monsters" will lead them on fantastical adventures to other
worlds
in an effort to try to save Earth.
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville
Grades 4-9 (170 pages) 1999
When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, Tim makes
friends with the ambassador's son and together they discover a plot to
sabotage the mission.
My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville
Grades 4-9 (123 pages) 1989
Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.
But
she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face and
realizes "Mr. Smith" is really an alien.
MY TEACHER FRIED MY BRAINS by Bruce Coville
1991
MY TEACHER GLOWS IN THE DARK by Bruce Coville
1991
Space Brat by Bruce Coville
Grades 2-4 (60-70 pages - multiple editions) 1992-l994
Space Brat Bloork and his friends and pets are taken to the planet Blark.
Many adventures follow.
Crilley, Mark - Akiko & the Alpha Centauri 5000
Crilley, Mark - Akiko & the Journey to Toog
Akiko in the Castle of Alia Rellapor J SF Fiction
Our 4th grade heroine and her faithful sidekicks travel across the planet
Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit from the evil clutches of the mysterious
Alia Rellapor. (final installment in the Akiko series)
Akiko on the planet Smoo by Mark Crilley
Grades 4-6 (162 pages) 2000
Ten-year-old Akiko has an unexpected adventure when she is whisked away to a
distant planet and put in charge of the rescue mission that must search for
the kidnapped Prince Froptoppit.
This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger
Grades 5-8 (156 pages) 1986
Aurora loves her life on earth in the twenty-first century, until she learns
that her family is moving to the colony on the moon.
Rocket from Infinity by Lester del Rey
Grades 4-8 (191 pages) 1966
On the Planetoid world of Juno, Pete and Rachel are caught in the middle of
a terrifying situation involving a derelict space ship.
Runaway Robot by Lester del Rey
Grades 4-8 (176 pages) 1965
On Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, Paul discovers that his robot, Rex, is not
only intelligent, but is able to reason. When Paul's family is ordered
back
to Earth, Paul refuses to part with Rex in a complex plot that travels
through outer space.
Tunnel Through Time by Lester del Rey
Grades 4-8 (153 pages) 1966
Bob and Pete are anxious to try the fantastic time machine invented by Bob's
father. When the first explorer does not return on time because the
machine jams, the boys decide to follow to the Mesozoic era, eighty million
years ago-in time to witness a ferocious battle between an Ankylosaurus and
a Triceratops.
Alien Game by Catherine Dexter
Grades 6-10 (284 pages) 1995
As the students at her school become increasingly caught up in the annual
game of Elimination, Zoe grows more and more convinced that the new girl in
her eighth grade class is not what she seems.
My Stepfather Shrank by Barbara Dillon
Grades 4-9 (118 pages) 1992
Nine-year-old Malloroy discovers that her new stepfather has been shrunk,
accidentally, and tries to return him to normal size before her mother gets
home.
DuPrau, Jeanette. City of Ember
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a
Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps
even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle by David Elliott
Grades 3-6 (115 pages) 2001
After eating constantly at the fast food restaurant known as Gussy's,
ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning into a giant bug.
Engdahl, Sylvia
Enchantress from the Stars J Fiction
Elena and her father must prevent medieval Andrecia from being colonized by
a more advanced society.
Etchemendy, Nancy. The Power of Un
When he is given a device that will allow him to "undo" what has
happened in
the past, Gib Finney is not sure what event from the worst day in his life
he should change in order to keep his sister from being hit by a truck.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Grades 5-8 (311 pages) 1995 - Newbery Honor book
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.
Farmer, Nancy
House of the Scorpion YA Fiction
Set in the future where clones are used for spare parts, Matt's heart is
spoken for. The problem is, he needs it himself.
Farmer, Nancy
Favole, Robert
Through the Wormhole J SF Fiction
The mysterious CyberTimeSurfing Institute sends Michael and Kate back in
time to the Revolutionary War to save Michael's ancestor and the Marquis de
Lafayette.
Fine, Anne. The Chicken Gave it to Me
Andrew and Gemma find a story written by a chicken, describing how she has
seen little green men come down from space with a plan to roast and eat the
people of Earth.
Fisk, Nicholas. A Rag, a Bone, and a Hank of Hair
In the twenty-third century, when children have become scarce, an unusually,
bright boy is sent to live with an experimental family of reborn 1940
Londoners.
Club Earth by Gail Gauthier
Grades 4-7 (152 pages) 1999 - Sequel to MY LIFE AMONG THE ALIENS
When their house becomes a vacation resort for aliens from other planets,
Robby and Will enjoy the excitement before finally finding a way to get rid
of their free-loading guests.
Gauthier, Gail. My Life Among the Aliens
Two brothers begin to wonder if it is their mother's unusual cooking that is
attracting the aliens that keep showing up at their house.
Gilden, Mel. The Pumpkins of Time
Fourteen-year-old Myron finds that he has become very interesting to a
menacing alien from outer space.
The Exchange Student by Kate Gilmore
Grades 5-10 (217 pages) 1999
When her mother arranges to host one of the young people coming to Earth
from Chela, Daira is both pleased and intrigued by the interest shown by the
Chelan in her work, breeding endangered species.
Griffin, Peni R. Otto from Otherwhere
A ten-year-old alien boy travels through an interdimensional doorway to
enter the lives of fifth grader Paula and her boisterous family for a year.
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Grades 4-10 (153 pages) 1998
Sequels: Among the Imposters and Among the Betrayed
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to
only two children, third-born Luke has lived all his twelve years in
isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "shadow child"
convinces him that the government is wrong.
Among the Imposters by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Grades 4-10 (172 pages) 2001 - Sequel to Among the Hidden
In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born
Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he
enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his
fears.
AMONG THE BARONS, Haddix
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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Grades 4-10 (184 pages) 1997 (audiobook available)
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie
discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by
heartless scientists, and it's up to her to escape the village and save the
lives of the dying children.
Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix (shelved in Young Adult Fiction)
Grades 6-12 (223 pages) 2000
Melly and Annie Beth participated in a science project to grow younger.
The
process cannot be stopped so they must find someone to take care of them in
their youth.
Halan, Ann
Dr. Franklin's Island YA Fiction
Three teens survive a plane crash, only to find themselves prisoners of Dr.
Franklin. The doctor has decided they are the perfect subjects for his
experiments in genetic engineering.
Between Planets by Robert Heinlein
Grades 4-8 (222 pages) 1951
When war threatens to break out between Venus and Earth, a boy with
citizenship on both planets, attending school on Earth but whose home is on
Mars, finds himself in an awkward situation.
Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein
Grades 5-9 (302 pages) 1957
A youth who has known only the primitive life of a galaxy slave is purchased
by a beggar who turns out to be a man with many extracurricular activities.
Hoover, H. M. Orvis
On an Earth that has become an inhospitable wilderness, Toby and her friend
Thaddeus find themselves lost in "the empty" with Orvis, an obsolete
robot
who is their only hope of protection and escape.
Howarth, Lesley
MapHead the Return J SF Fiction
MapHead, a boy from a parallel dimension, has to use his unusual powers as
he finds himself on his own when he returns to Rubytown to find his destiny.
Sequel to Maphead.
Hughes, Monica
Keeper of the Isis Light J Fiction
Olwen has lived alone on Isis since her parents' death with only a robot for
company. Now settlers from Earth are arriving, but is she so changed by
her
experiences that she isn't really human anymore?
Hughes, Ted. The Iron Giant
The fearsome iron giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space
monster.
A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones
Grades 5-10 (278 pages) 1987
In 1939 an eleven-year-old London girl is kidnapped to Time City, a place
existing outside the stream of time and manipulating the history of
humanity, where she finds the inhabitants facing their worst hour of crisis.
Key, Alexander. The Forgotten Door
Jon travels through time and space into our world, where he meets for the
first time danger, hate, fear, and prejudice.
King-Smith, Dick. Harriet's Hare
A young girl's life with her father on their farm in England is changed when
she befriends a talking hare that is really a shape-changing alien.
Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause
Grades 4-10 (227 pages) 1993
On her journey to the distant planet where her parents are working,
twelve-year-old Puck befriends a troubled alien and becomes involved in a
dangerous mystery involving a precious artifact.
Korman, Gordon
Nose Pickers from Outer Space J Fiction
Super-cool fourth-grader Devin is frustrated with Stan, the dweeb exchange
student from Chicago, until he realizes Stan is actually from outer space.
First in a series of four about the Nose Pickers.
Lasky, Kathryn
Star Split YA SF Fiction
It's 3038 and Darci is drawn to the "Originals," people who have
undergone
few genetic alterations. Her interest takes on new meaning when she learns
that she has been illegally cloned.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Grades 4-11 (203 pages) 1962 (audiobook available) - Newbery Medal winner
Sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters
Meg Murray and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a
search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work
for the government.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'Engle
Grades 4-11 (278 pages) 1978 (audiobook available)
The youngest of the Murray children must travel through time and space in a
battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
Lindbergh, Anne. Nick of Time.
Thirteen-year-old Jericho, whose father runs an unconventional school in
their home, passes through an invisible gateway into the year 2094 and
discovers a future world of uniformity and overpopulation, where his school
has been made a national monument.
The Day the Spaceship Landed by Beman Lord
Grades 3-6 (63 pages) 1967
Mike finds it difficult to get anyone to believe that he has found a
spaceship on earth.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Grades 5-12 (180 pages) 1993 - Newbery Medal winner (audiobook available)
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the
receiver of memories, shared by only one other in his community, and
discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Grades 5-12 (215 pages) 2000 (audiobook available)
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her village to
live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts
as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
Mackel, Kathy
>From the Horse's Mouth J SF Fiction
Funny guy Nick Thorpe faces aliens who want to control the time continuum by
capturing the horned horse Zephyr. Sequel to Eggs in One Basket.
Star Ka'at by Andre Norton and Dorothy Madlee
Grades 4-8 (122 pages) 1976
After Jim Evan's parents died, he was very unhappy and just wanted to be
left alone.
But then he met an energetic girl named Elly May Brown and a big black cat
called Tiro. After hearing Tiro speak intelligently in his head, Jim
wondered, was Tiro really a cat, or something else?
Mahy, Margaret. Aliens in the Family
Jake Raven, expecting to dislike her new stepsister and stepbrother, ends up
helping them protect an alien from another dimension as he flees from
mysterious pursuers with the ability to alter time.
McIntyre, Vonda. Barbary
Orphaned Barbary finds a new home on a space station but runs into
difficulties trying to protect her pet cat Mickey.
The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson
Grades 5-8 (200 pages) 1995
When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under
twelve,
ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to rebuild a new way of life.
Ice Crown by Andre Norton
Grades 5-10 (256 pages) 1970
A young girl accompanies an expedition to a planet settled centuries before
by colonists who were left there to develop as best they could after their
minds were cleared of all previous memories.
Iron Cage by Andre Norton
Grades 5-10 (288 pages) 1974
A young boy who has been in the care of a simple tribe of intelligent
animals he calls "The People" has to decide between his loyalty to
them and
his need to be among his own kind.
Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D. by Andre Norton
Grades 5-10 (248 pages) 1952
Two centuries after an atomic war on earth, a silver-haired mutant sets out
on a dangerous search for a lost city of the ruined civilization.
MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH by Robert O'Brien
233 pages) 1971
A mouse seeks help from a colony of extremely intelligent rats who have
escaped from a medical laboratory.
Z is for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien
Grades 5-9 (249 pages) 1975 (audiobook available)
At sixteen, Ann seems to be the only person alive after the holocaust of a
war. She is relieved to see a man arrive in her valley until she realizes
that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape.
Paton Walsh, Jill. The Green Book
As their small stock of essential supplies dwindles, a group of refugees
from earth struggle to make their strange new planet provide life's
necessities.
The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen (shelved in Young Adult Fiction)
Grades 5-9 (248 pages) 1998
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of
blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use
his knowledge and skills to survive.
Peck, Richard. The Great Interactive Dream Machine
Josh Lewis is unwillingly drawn into the computer experiments of Aaron, his
friend and fellow classmate at an exclusive New York private school, and the
two find themselves uncontrollably transported through space and time.
The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
Grades 5-9 (223 pages) 2000
Long after an earthquake has destroyed much of the planet, an epileptic
teenager nicknamed Spaz begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence
back to the Earth.
Philbrick, W. Rodman
The Last Book in the Universe J SF Fiction
Bangers run the latches, proovs rule the world, and books don't exist
anymore after an earthquake destroys much of the planet.
Pinkwater, Daniel. Lizard Music
When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a
community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little-known invasion
from outer space.
Mackel, Kathy
>From the Horse's Mouth J SF Fiction
Funny guy Nick Thorpe faces aliens who want to control the time continuum by
capturing the horned horse Zephyr. Sequel to Eggs in One Basket.
Pinkwater, Jill. Mister Fred
The children of class 6-A suspect their new teacher of being a telepathic
space alien.
Tria and the Great Star Rescue by Rebecca Kraft Rector
Grades 4-7 (184 pages) 2002
On the planet Chiron, a girl who has been afraid to venture Outside must
face germs and other frights when her mother and her holographic best
friend, Star, are kidnapped.
Roberts, Willo Davis. The Girl With the Silver Eyes
A ten-year-old girl, who has always looked different from other children,
discovers that she not only has unusual powers but that there are others
like her.
Space Demons by Gillian Rubinstein
Grades 5-10 (198 pages) 1988
Andrew is bored with life until he encounters Space Demons-the powerful,
mysterious computer game that comes with no instructions. Suddenly
he is
hurled through the screen into a new and terrifying dimension, into the dark
depths of the game itself.
Ryan, Mary. Me Two
Twelve-year-old Wilf accidentally clones himself when a science experiment
goes awry, and the clone proves to be more of a help than a hindrance.
Zenon, Bobo Crazy by Marilyn Sadler (J Paperbacks "S")
Grades 2-4 (88 pages) 2001
Zenon, who lives on a space station in 2049, is mortified when her father
buys her an embarrassing Bobo robotic dog instead of the cool Tobo Dog, but
Bobo comes in handy when the Tobo Dogs go crazy and turn on their owners.
Sadler, Marilyn
Sargent, Sarah. Watermusic
Laura's job playing the flute for anthropologist Mrs. Urhlander involves her
in an attempt to revive an ancient batlike creature from its suspended
animation.
Scrimger, Richard. The Nose from Jupiter
Alan is not big or strong. He hates playing soccer and can barely keep up in
math class. Moreover he's fodder for every bully for miles around. But all
that changes the day Norbert, an alien from Jupiter, comes to earth on an
exploration mission and moves into -- Alan's nose.
Scrimger, Richard
Noses are Red J Fiction
The third misadventure of Alan Dingwall and his buddy Norbert, the
diminuative alien from Jupiter who lives in Alan's nose.
Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Grades 3-6 (148 pages) 2000
After global warming causes the sea to rise until cities in England become
islands,
ten-year-old Zoe goes on a harrowing solitary boat journey to search for her
parents.
Seidler, Tor. Brainboy and the Deathmaster
When Darryl, a twelve-year-old orphan, is adopted by a technology genius, he
finds himself the star of his very own life-threatening video game.
Stinker From Space by Pamela F. Service
Grades 3-6 (83 pages) 1988 - Sequel: Stinker's Return
An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on
Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of a
boy and a girl in getting back to his home planet.
Service, Pamela. Weirdos of the Universe, Unite!
Dedicated weirdos Mandy and Owen accidentally summon up five mythological
beings, who need their aid in defending Earth from space invaders.
Sheldon, Dyan. My Brother is a Visitor from Another Planet
Nine-year-old Adam's obnoxious older brother Keith claims to be an alien
from another galaxy and asks for Adam's help because a spaceship is coming
to take him back to his home planet.
The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
Grades 6-9 (185 pages) 1997
Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he
is the son of aliens who stayed on earth following a botched invasion
mission.
Sinclair, Tom. Tales of a Wandering Warthog
A talking warthog and his teenage human friends outwit evildoers in exotic
settings in outer space and on earth.
Sinclair, Tom. Tales of a Wandering Warthog
A talking warthog and his teenage human friends outwit evildoers in exotic
settings in outer space and on earth.
Skurzynski, Gloria. Cyberstorm
In 2015, when Darcy Kane moves to another part of town, she discovers that
the Animal Control Division is trying to take her dog away and that the most
obvious escape is into her neighbor's Virtual Reality Rent-a-Memory machine.
Sleator, William. Boltzmon
A boltzmon, remnant of a black hole, materializes in eleven-year-old Chris's
bedroom and transports him to a parallel world, where he encounters the
bitter woman his overbearing older sister will become, after his death, if
he cannot convince her to change.
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator
Grades 5-10 (197 pages) 1984
Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the
cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to
a game they call "Interstellar Pig."
Sleator, William
Marco's Millions J SF Fiction
Twelve-year-old Marco journeys to other universes, somehow gaining the
ability to go wherever he wishes without ever getting older.
Others See Us by William Sleator
Grades 5-10 (163 pages) 1993
When an accidental dunking in toxic waste gives sixteen-year-old Jared the
ability to read minds, he discovers horrifying secrets about family members
at the summer reunion.
Sleator, William
Parasite Pig YA Fiction
If you win this game, be prepared to be eaten by aliens. But what happens
if you lose?
Slobodkin, Louis. The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree
When a junior scientist explorer from the planet of Martinea crashlands on
Eddie's grandmother's farm, Eddie spends his summer searching for a way for
Marty to get back home again. (first in a series)
Slote, Alfred. C.O.L.A.R: A tale of Outer Space
Stranded on an unknown planet when their spaceship runs out of fuel, the
Jameson family must rely on their robot to save their lives.
Slote, Alfred. C.O.L.A.R: A tale of Outer Space
Stranded on an unknown planet when their spaceship runs out of fuel, the
Jameson family must rely on their robot to save their lives.
Slote, Alfred. My Trip to Alpha 1
Voya-code is the most sophisticated form of interplanetary travel, but a
young boy finds out it is not without dangers.
Spinner, Stephanie. Be First in the Universe
While staying with their hippie grandparents, ten-year-old twins, Tod and
Tessa, discover an unusual shop at the nearby mall, where they find a
lie-detecting electronic pet, a Do-Right machine, and other alien gadgets
which help them foil their nemeses, the evil Gneiss twins. Sequel:
"Expiration Date: Never"
Spinner, Stephanie and Terry Bisson
Expiration Date: Never J SF Fiction
With DNA transfers and anti-fame spray, Alien Gemini Jack helps Tod and
Tessa in their struggles with the evil Gneiss twins. Sequel to Be First in
the Universe.
Thomas, Kathleen. Nifkin
Jeannie and Justin move in with their eccentric inventor uncle and make
friends with a small boy who comes through a screen from another planet and
loves peanut butter and skunks.
Vande Velde, Vivan
Heir Apparent J SF Fiction
Trapped in a virtual reality game, Giannine must play to win. Lose the
game
and she loses her life.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Grades 8-12 (307 pages) 1995 (video available)
In the year 1866 the reader is taken through a most incredible underwater
journey.
"An enormous thing," spindle shaped and phosphorescent, and larger and
more
rapid than a whale, frequently meets vessels from the Americas and Europe.
The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh
Grades 5-8 (71 pages) 1982
As their small stock of essential supplies dwindles, a group of refugees
from Earth struggle to make their strange, new planet provide life's
necessities.
Waugh, Sylvia. Earthborn
Upon suddenly learning that her parents are researchers from another planet
and they must leave in seven days or risk discovery, twelve-year-old Nesta
decides to stay in their York, England, home, whether or not her parents go.
Waugh, Sylvia. Space Race
When he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, eleven-year-old
Thomas Derwent is upset, but a terrible accident that separates the two of
them makes Thomas's situation much worse.
Wisler, G. Clifton. Antrian Messenger
A high school freshman knows that he is different, from his strange dreams,
his precognition, his scientific understandings; yet in the space of a week
his once ordinary life changes when the truth about himself is revealed.
Sequels: The Seer, The Mind Trap
Science Fiction Series
AKIKO by Mark Crilley
Grades 4-6 2000-
The adventures of ten-year-old Akiko and her intergalactic friends. Their
first mission is to rescue Prince Froptoppit from the castle of Alia
Rellapor.
Animorphs by K. A. Applegate
Grades 3-9 1997 to 2001 (volumes #1-54)
A series of books about the secret invasion of earth by alien creatures.
Only the courage of the Animorphs stands between complete domination by the
Yeerks and victory of humankind.
Remnants by K. A. Applegate Grades 3-9 2001-
Jobs and his family are a few of the lucky ones chosen to be saved from the
meteor that will destroy earth.
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville
Grades 4-9 1999-2001 (volumes #1-12)
The humorous adventures of Pleskit Meenom, Earth's first purple sixth-grader
from another planet.
Replica by Marilyn Kaye
Grades 5-9 1998-
Amy discovers that she is a clone and that there are eleven others like her.
All have been created for their superior intelligence and physical
characteristics. When the scientists who were working on this project
realized the evil intent of their superiors, they destroyed the notes and
building but saved the infants, who were adopted around the world.
Star Wars, Jedi Apprentice by Jude Watson
Grades 3-6 1999-2002 (volumes #1-18)
Star Wars, Jedi Quest by Jude Watson
Grades 3-6 2002-
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Today's Topics:
1. Boys Bibliography Needed (Sarah Evans)
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:34:55 -0800
From: "Sarah Evans" <SEvans@sno-isle.org>
Subject: [PY] Boys Bibliography Needed
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A group of local sixth grade teachers have requested bibliotherapy. At their 3rd
to 6th grade school, a handful of girls have become intensely manipulative and
caused some serious social issues (bullying, alcohol, sexual bravado, etc).
There is a lot of peer pressure and kids are reporting they don't feel safe. I
had a couple of ideas about books that deal with mean girls, such as The Girls
by Koss. But the teachers would also like some books for these boys that are
feeling very manipulated by the girls and confused by the situation. Here I am
pulling a blank, particularly because these are 6th graders and some of the
standard "teen issue" fare would go over their heads.
Anybody out there have some book recommendations for mean girls and the boys
they manipulate (that are reasonably appropriate for 12 year olds)? Please
respond to me off the list and I will compile and mail back. I'd really
appreciate the help!
Thank you,
Sarah Evans
Branch Manager
Brier Library - Sno-Isle Libraries
(425) 483-0888, extension 14
sevans@sno-isle.org
"When I only begin to read, I forget I'm on this world. It lifts me on
wings with high thoughts."
- Anzia Yezierska
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