Archive for the ‘Reading level: Young Adult’ Category
The City of Ember (Books of Ember) – Imaginative Science Fiction for Young Readers
Though the dialogue is at time a little thin and the plot rather straightforward, City of Ember introduces some very intriguing and imaginative settings not seen elsewhere, and concludes with a very positive and thought provoking message.
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World – Essential Science Fiction for Young Readers
A review of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a prescient and essential science fiction book to introduce young readers to critical thinking and social awareness.
The White Mountains – Fantastic Science Fiction for Young Readers
A compelling adventure story filled with action and suspense, young readers will be captivated this science fiction story that also incorporates a medieval fantasy setting in a fast-paced, easy to read but utterly gripping odyssey. The White Mountains is a flawless start to the Tripods series of children’s books. Also be sure to take a look at the companion novel, When the Tripods Came.
For the Win by Cory Doctorow
While author Cory Doctorow usually plays to a more adult crowd, For the Win is so in step with the present generation that it easily makes our reading list of science fiction books for young adults.
The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
At first the book’s cover art may be what grabs the reader’s attention, but it is ultimately the colorful characters, a twisting plot, and as is always the foundation of a classic science fiction novel for children, the deeper moral implications that the reader discoveries alongside the stories protagonists that win us over.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
With beloved children’s science fiction book The Giver, author Lois Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society.
