Kids Books - Science Fiction

Indian in the Cupboard (Cascades)

Indian in the Cupboard (Cascades)

By Lynne Reid Banks

It's Omri's birthday, so he's getting presents! WoW! They include a MYSTERIOUS cupboard, an ANCIENT key, an AWESOME skateboard, a HELMET, and from his friend Patrick, a PLASTIC INDIAN. But Omri has tons of tiny plastic figures in his room, so WHAT can he do with another Indian?? So one day, Omri puts the Indian inside the mysterious cupboard and uses the ancient key to lock it. And when he wakes up, Omri hears a mysterious sound coming from the cupboard! And when he opens the door, a TINY INDIAN pops out! It breathes, talks, and thinks! In fact, the Indian, who is named Little Bear, comes from the past! Soon, Omri discovers that he can put anything plastic inside and it will become alive! But how will he keep his secret SECRET? This book was very funny and exciting, and you"ll enjoy reading it!

Palace of Mirrors (The Palace Chronicles)

Palace of Mirrors (The Palace Chronicles)

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Writing style--4/5. Really good. Every now and then I got a little distracted because Cecilia would discuss something to the reader for a couple pages and I would get bored. But I was still very impressed. Age choice--2/5. Cecilia was fourteen. Fourteen! Seriously! Just the way she acted and thought, the stuff that happened to her, it all spoke sixteen to me. She was one of the most ME characters I've ever read, not sure what that says about me, and I guess I'm only fourteen too. So hmmmm... Ending--2/5 While I hadn't contrived the exact ending, I knew it would be something a little too easy. And it was. I had at least a dozen reasons of why the solution wouldn't work. Couldn't come up with a better alternative, however. Cecilia and Harper's ending was great though... :) Dialogue--5/5 No complaints whatsoever, which was great, actually kind of impressed. Conversations felt normal and non-contrived, with the ease of real life friends. I am jealous. :) Character development--3/5 Conflicted here. I didn't really feel like I knew the characters well enough to predict actions for anyone except Harper and Cecilia, but for an MC she was pretty average, with the exception of her high values. Relatable, but not exactly remarkable. My type of person in real life, not so much in a book. But then, personality was not relevant to the plot, and it was made up for in story. Not sure where to go with this.

Double Identity

Double Identity

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

Double Identity is a enjoyable book with slice of life with a little bit of drama, mystery, sci-fi, and a unique story. The book starts slow but it gets more interesting later on, so even if it starts off boring, don’t stop reading it. Sometimes the story gets melodramatic but the drama goes away faster than most books and just having time to relax. If you have ever been interested in Margret Haddix’s books, then I recommend Double Identity first, if you are a fan of Haddix’s books but you haven’t read Double Identity, then I recommend it. I thought this was a good book, but I did have a few problems with it, the first one being is what I mentioned earlier about how it starts off slow, I was really bored at the beginning and I stopped reading it, but I decided to give it another chance and read the book, Another thing that bothered me was that there was like supposed to be a shocking truth and were supposed to be all shocked but everyone saw it coming, the hints were everywhere that you could already find it out in the middle which you find this out near the end of the story, my last problem with this book is some of the characters, their okay but I found a lot of characters useless and they didn’t really help anything, but overall, this book is worth checking out, and I really enjoyed Double Identity, so you should try reading it

Found (The Missing, Book 1) (The Missing, 1)

Found (The Missing, Book 1) (The Missing, 1)

By Margaret Peterson Haddix

When I first read the book, I was like "Wow. This is pretty cool. I think I'll like the next couple of books!" And so I continued the series, up until the 8th book. That's when I realized this book's greatness is not truly "Found" (pun intended) until you read the whole series. That is when it all comes together. Sometimes this book takes itself a little too seriously, and sometimes the information revealed is a little overwhelming. You may feel like the book is a little incomplete at the end, but that changes if you read the whole series. 5/5. This book is definitely worth your time.

Frozen Charlotte

Frozen Charlotte

By Alex Bell

Omg!!! I don't like books very much, but this is the second time i have read this book, i finished it in 3 days, and it was just as wonderful as the first time i read it! All the books in this series are AMAZING!!! There is never a "boring" part in this book! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading this intense creative story! i couldn't put it down!

The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square

By George Selden

When Chester Cricket lands in New York, he has no idea what's going on or how he got there and is scared out of his wits. Then, a boy named Mario finds him and takes him to his newsstand where his parents agree with Mario to keep it. When they leave Tucker, a city mouse, comes to visit the cricket. Chester tells him his story and they have some meatloaf together. This book is very funny, entertaining and inspiring and tells us that fame isn't everything.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum

I actually listened to this book as an audiobook but I really enjoyed it! I usually don't enjoy classics but I found this was so easy to understand, and the plot was really fun. I thought it was cool to finally know how the wizard of oz ended and overall I really enjoyed it.

Switched (Trylle)

Switched (Trylle)

By Amanda Hocking

read this series if you like romance, fantasy, and adventure. if you like the trylle trilogy, you'll also like the watersong series, also by amanda hocking. this book is so good and the ending is very sudden, leaving you hungry for the next book in the trilogy (ascend)

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

By Douglas Adams

I really liked this book, the sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Although I almost felt it could have been two separate books. None the less, it was funny and creative especially when they get to the restaurant... The end really makes you want to read the next book in the series and is really suspenseful It can be slightly confusing at a few spots but overall it was a great book.

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