1. Genre Walk Science Fiction

2. Characters: robots, mutants, aliens, “mad” scientist, talking computer

3. Science Fiction Characters: robots, mutants, aliens, “mad” scientist, talking computer Setting: advanced tech-cities, spaceships, solar systems, galaxy, time travel (technology), in the FUTURE!!!!

4. Science Fiction Characters: robots, mutants, aliens, “mad” scientist, talking computer Setting: advanced tech-cities, spaceships, solar systems, galaxy, time travel (technology), often takes place in the FUTURE! Plot: alien attacks/visits, time traveling, technology, important experiments gone wrong, advanced cities and forms of government: underground cities, governmental control, advanced medicine

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6. Science Fiction Things Not Seen By Andrew Clements 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.

7. Science Fiction The City of Ember By Jeanne DuPrau 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.

8. Science Fiction The Ear, the Eye and the Arm By Nancy Farmer In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastics mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

9. Science Fiction Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment By James Patterson After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

10. Science Fiction Life As We Knew It By Susan Beth Pfeffer Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.