Great Reads-Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction & Fantasy
3rd through 5th Grade | Middle School

3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE
I Was a Third Grade Science Project by Mary Jane Auch J FICTION AUC	While trying to hypnotize his dog for the third grade science fair, Brian accidentally makes his best friend Josh think he's a cat.
Poppy by Avi J FICTION AVI	Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
Jessica Haggerthwaite, Witch Dispatcher by Emma Barnes Y FICTION BAR	When her mother decides to start a business as a professional witch, eleven-year-old Jessica sets out to sabotage the project.
Well Wished by Fran Billingsley Y FICTION BIL	In a time of dire need, eleven-year-old Nuria tries to outwit the magical wishing well in her mysterious mountain village.
Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville Y FICTION COV	Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer. Sequel: Song of the Wanderer.
World's Worst Fairy Godmother by Bruce Coville J FICTION COV	Maybelle Clodnowski is in big trouble. Every spell she casts seems to backfire. After her latest disaster (instead of turning a frog into a prince, she turned a princess into a frog!), her boss gives her one last chance.
Half Magic by Edward Eager J FICTION EAG	Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes.
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Y FICTION HAD	In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. Sequels: Among the Impostors, Among the Betrayed.
Dragon Bones by Paul Hindman J FICTION HIN	Hank is worried that he and his mother will have to move from Boulder, but he has even bigger problems when a wizard trapped in a tree in his backyard asks Hank to help him destroy the evil dragon that Hank's dog has unleashed.
Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye J FICTION KAY	At her christening a princess is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy, and the consequences of that eventually take her to a nearby palace where, having run away to become a fourteenth assistant kitchen maid, she meets the prince for her.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine Y FICTION LEV	With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the Grey death, meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure.
Falcon's Egg by Luli Gray J FICTION GRA	Taking care of her younger brother and a loving but flighty mother has made Falcon very responsible for an eleven-year-old, but she needs the help of her great-great aunt, a friendly neighbor, and an ornithologist when she finds a unusual egg in Central Park. Sequel: Falcon and the Charles Street Witch.
The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson Y FICTION NEL	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.
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel Y FICTION OPP	When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Sequel: Sunwing.
A Fairy Named Hilary by Linda Leopold Strauss J FICTION STR	A fairy named Hilary comes to stay with Caroline and uses her magic to enliven trick-or-treating on Halloween, the making of a giant snowman, a friend's party, an airplane trip, and a garden show.
Dragon of the Lost Sea by Laurence Yep Y FICTION YEP	Shimmer, a renegade dragon princess, tries to redeem herself by capturing a witch with the help of a human boy. Sequels: Dragon Steel, Dragon Cauldron, Dragon War.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander Y PAPERBACK ALE	Taran, the Assistant Pig Keeper in the mythical kingdom of Prydain, sets out with the warrior Gwydion to save his country from evil. Sequels: The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llr, Taran Wanderer, The High King.
White Mountains by John Christopher Y FICTION CHR	Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile, obedient servants. Sequels: The City of Gold and Lead, The Pool of Fire.
Dinoverse by Scott Ciencin Y FICTION CIE	When thirteen-year-old Bertram and three friends find themselves living in dinosaur bodies sixty-seven million years ago, they discover new ways to think about their lives.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Y FICTION COL	When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. Sequel: Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident.
The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson Y FICTION DIC	When the magic that protects their Valley starts to fail, Tilja and her companions journey into the evil Empire to find the ancient magician Faheel, who originally cast those spells.
Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist YA PAPERBACK FEI	The orphan, Pug, becomes apprenticed to a magician, but doesn't think he as magical abilities until his world is invaded by an alien warlike race. Sequels: Magician: Master, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon.
The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley Y FICTION HAN	A disturbing incident when he is only seven years old foreshadows the role Gabriel will play in the relations between his Navorran people and the Shinali, a role which is solidified when he becomes an Elected One and trains to be a Healer.
Secret Sacrament by Sherryl Jordan Y FICTION	A disturbing incident when he is only seven years old foreshadows the role Gabriel will play in the relations between his Navorran people and the Shinali, a role which is solidified when he becomes an Elected One and trains to be a Healer.
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindle Y FICTION KIN	Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince,an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers, before learning exactly who she is.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursual K. Le Guin Y FICTION LEG	A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. Sequels: The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu.
The Stones are Hatching by Geraldine McCaughrean Y FICTION MACC	Eleven-year-old Phelim and his companions, a Maiden, a Fool, and a strange black Horse, journey to the Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten Worm and its Hatchlings, who have been roused from their slumber by the sounds of war.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley Y FICTION MACK	Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers. Prequel : The Hero and the Crown.
Sabriel by Garth Nix Y FICTION NIX	Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead. Sequel: Lirael, Abhorsen.
Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara Y FICTION OGI	Raised in the ancient Japanese village of Hashiba, fifteen-year-old Saya discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Water Maiden, princess of the underworld, who must try to reconcile the powers of heaven and earth.
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Patrick O'Shea Y FICTION OSH	When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce YA PAPERBACK PIE	The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him. Sequels: A Gathering of Gargoyles, Pearl of the Soul of the World.
Windleaf by Josepha Sherman Y FICTION SHE	In 1510 eighteen-year-old Thierry, orphaned Count of Foretterre, undertakes a series of difficult challenges in order to free the half-human, half-fairy girl he loves from the hold of her cold-hearted father, Lord of Faerie.
The Virtual War by Gloria Skurzynski Y FICTION SKU	In a future world where global contamination has necessitated limited human contact, three young people with unique genetically engineered abilities are teamed up to wage a war in virtual reality.
Wren to the Rescue by Sherwood Smith Y FICTION SMI	With the help of a prince and an apprentice, Wren strives to rescue her best friend, a princess named Tess, from the fortress of a wicked king. Sequels: Wren's Quest, Wren's War.
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Y FICTION TUR	Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone. Sequel: The Queen of Attolia.
Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen Y FICTION YOL	Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom. Sequels: Heart's Blood, A Sending of Dragons.