Science Fiction Book Picks From The Mini Page
The Mini Page highlights classic and new sci fi reads. Notable works include Heinlein’s distant future tale featuring Thorby and his rise to power, William Alexander’s Gabe as Earth’s ambassador facing planetary danger, Peter Brown’s Roz the robot adapting to a remote island, Lana Krumwiede’s Taemon with powers and mystery, and Gordon Korman’s Eli unraveling hometown crimes.
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Local librarians share science fiction picks
Librarians at public and school libraries offer personalized sci fi recommendations. They enjoy guiding readers to titles that fit interests and reading levels, helping explore new authors and expansive worlds through informed suggestions.
Mars to London and back a tale of exile and hope
Arabella of Mars follows a girl banished from Mars who lands in London and embarks on a perilous quest to return to her family’s Martian colony. The narrative blends adventure with planetary voyage across a 200 year past setting.
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David D. Levine
Mars
London
Red Planet
Resources On the Web and Library Picks
Resources On the Web lists three bitly science fiction links MPscifi MPscifi2 MPscifi plus at the library a book titled How to Write Science Fiction by Megan Kopp in short.
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Megan Kopp
Jar Trek Pickle Joke Sparks Coastal Energy Talk
A light exchange about a pickle themed sci fi pun precedes a note on tidal energy. It explains how tidal generators convert ocean current motion into electricity via a turbine connected to a generator, delivering power to homes and businesses and reducing fossil fuel use.
Three Fall Books I’d Like To Read
I’d choose The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, and The Buried Giant by Ishiguro. They offer rich worlds, memorable characters, and thoughtful themes to discuss with a classmate.
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