“Atherton - The Dark Planet,” by Patrick Carman

“Atherton - The Dark Planet,” by Patrick Carman, is the stunning conclusion to the Atherton series. Its thoroughly satisfying conclusion reveals the final secrets of Atherton and its enigmatic creator.

Atherton is world created by a scientist named Dr. Harding. Dr. Harding grew up on the Dark Planet, a world ruined by pollution and human greed. As he grew up he envisioned a new, clean world that would orbit the Dark Planet. And so Dr. Harding created the world, using advanced science to grow it from a microscopic seed in a test tube, into a great three tiered world with its own creatures and natural cycles. Read the rest »

“The Other Side of the Island,” by Allegra Goodman

“The Other Side of the Island,” by Allegra Goodman is a dystopian style science fiction novel about a girl living in a future time when humans have started enclosing areas of the Earth as a way of dealing with the ruined environment.

Honor and her family have always been slightly eccentric. Although they live on Island 365 in the Tranquil Sea, Honor can sometimes remember a time when they lived somewhere else: somewhere where it snowed and the islands were not enclosed, but open to the sky. Read the rest »

“Found,” by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“Found,” by Margaret Peterson Haddix is book one of “The Missing” series, a science fiction fantasy about a group of children who discover that they have been stolen from various time periods using advanced time travel technology.

Thirteen years ago a plane full of infants landed at jetway of Sky Trails Air. There was no pilot of flight crew on board, and after the babies were removed from the plane it disappeared. Careful scrutiny of the flight records indicated that the plane had never landed. Even the radar records show nothing at all. Read the rest »

“The Dead and The Gone,” by Susan Beth Pfeffer

“The Dead & The Gone,” by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a stunning science fiction fantasy about the effects of a disastrous asteroid strike that jars the moon into a new orbit closer to earth.

When seventeen-year-old Alex Morales heard that an asteroid was predicted to strike the moon he didn’t realize that it was the end of the world as he knew it. He thought that this was just another overplayed media event, or maybe just something interesting for the astronomers to study. Alex was more concerned about getting elected as senior class president at his exclusive New York City school.

But all Alex’s plans are put on hold when the asteroid strike knocks the moon into a much closer orbit around Earth. Read the rest »

“The Adoration of Jenna Fox,” by Mary E. Pearson

“The Adoration of Jenna Fox,” by Mary E. Pearson is a science fiction novel about medical technology ethics in the future.

When seventeen-year-old Jenna awakes from a year-long coma she doesn’t even remember her name. At first she is in a daze, unable to think clearly about anything, but as she gradually recuperates memories and questions begin to surface in her mind. Not only are the memories that are coming back to her strange, but so is her parent’s behavior. Why did they move to an old home in a remote country location just days before she woke up? And why are they so hesitant to let other people see her? Read the rest »