Let Them Love Reading With These Science Fiction Books for Kids
We all know how important it is for kids to read. Reading can help kids develop their language skills and vocabulary, as well as improve their literacy and reasoning abilities. One great genre that can help encourage your kids to read is science fiction. There are plenty of great sci-fi books for kids out there, and we have eight that are sure to spark their love of reading!
Why Should Your Kids Read Science Fiction Books?
Reading is a fantastic way to stimulate young minds and encourage children to learn more. Science fiction stories transport readers to imaginary worlds where they can explore new ideas, experiment with different perspectives, and discover new ways of thinking about the world. By introducing kids to science fiction literature, you can help provide your kids with a foundation in critical thinking and moral reasoning, as well as a healthy dose of fun!
1. Sleepers
by Darcy Pattison
Jake Rose is half human and half alien. Raised on the planet Rison, a science experiment gone wrong means that the planet may implode. When Jake and his parents evacuate to Earth to live with his father’s human parents in Puget Sound, he learns the shocking news that elite forces on Earth are going to attempt an attack to get a large, destructive volcano to erupt—and blame it on the Risonians.
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2. Greg’s First Adventure in Time
by C. M. Huddleston
Time travel with Greg to 1,000 B.C. and explore the world of Native Americans! 12-year-old Greg will tell you about Native American ways of life, how to hunt and fish, and just to survive. He’ll always be searching for a way back home, but he’s having too much fun going on wild adventures and learning about this different time period as he finds his strengths and faces his fears.
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3. Alien Kid
by Kristen Otte
Charlie Baker looks like any other kid at his new middle school. But he’s far from it because of the secret he has to keep from his classmates. But when he messes up on his first day and Charlie’s classmate, Maya, learns that he is from outer space, he becomes dedicated to making this attending school on Earth thing work!
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4. The Journey of Hope
by Alan Nettleton
It’s 2068 and the first-ever child-only mission is being planned by scientists at Space Command. Sophie Williams would do anything to make her late dad proud. Pushed to her limits during the selection process, Sophie ends up on the spaceship and leads a select few other children to a distant star system. But when the discoveries and dangers start to connect to her father, Sophie needs to figure out how they’re all related.
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5. Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow
by Nathan Bransford
After swapping a spaceship for a corn dog, sixth-grader Jacob and his two best friends, Dexter and Sarah, embark on a space adventure. Between epic explosions that break the universe and getting captured by a space pirate on a planet with a terrible smell, Jacob and his friends may be in way over their heads in this action-packed outer space adventure.
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6. The Secret Lake
by Karen Inglis
Stella and her brother, Tom, are intrigued by their new neighbor’s dog who disappeared and keeps reappearing soaking wet. On their quest to solve the mystery, the siblings discover a tunnel that leads to a secret lake. When Stella and Tom realize they time traveled to 100 years ago, they know that they must start making connections between the present and the past.
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7. The Last Kids on Earth
by Max Brallier
Living in his tree house since the monster apocalypse hit his town, Jack Sullivan is armed with catapults and an endless supply of snacks he scavenged from abandoned stores. Even with all these things, he’s no match for Blarg, an eerily smart monster. Once Jack builds a team with friends and even a former bully, they aim to attack Blarg and reach apocalyptic success!
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8. The Proto Project
by Bryan R. Johnson
After meeting a billion dollar artificial intelligence device created by his mom, Jason finds himself caught in a mysterious adventure! Once the device, Proto, goes missing, people start disappearing soon after. In order to stop the global mayhem, Jason joins forces with his neighbor, Maya, to risk their lives and find out who is behind all of the disappearances.
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