Science Fiction

Fahrenheit 451 (Unabridged)

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Internationally acclaimed with more than five million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published over 50 years ago.

Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires....

Author:

Ray Bradbury

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

890L

Length:

12:57

The Hunger Games (Unabridged) (Unabridged Fiction)

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Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?

Author:

Suzanne Collins

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

810L

Length:

22:23

The Hunger Games (Unabridged) (Unabridged Fiction)

The Host: A Novel (Unabridged)

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Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.

Author:

Stephenie Meyer

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

640L

Length:

23:03

Ender's Game: Special 20th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged)

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The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation.

Author:

Orson Scott Card

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

780L

Length:

11:06

Ender's Game: Special 20th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged)

Ender's Shadow (Unabridged)

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The human race is at war with the "Buggers", an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win.

Author:

Orson Scott Card

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

780L

Length:

15:44

Prey (Unabridged)

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In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles (micro-robots) has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.

It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.

Author:

Michael Crichton

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

600L

Length:

12:53

Children of the Mind (Unabridged)

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The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: a large colony of humans; the Pequeninos; and the Hive Queen, who was brought there by Ender Wiggin. Once again, the enemy (the Starways Congress) has gathered a fleet and is threatening to destroy Lusitania.

Author:

Orson Scott Card

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Lexile:

860L

Length:

13:31

The Giver (Unabridged)

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December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special.

Author:

Lois Lowry

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

760L

Length:

09:37

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Unabridged)

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In this companion volume to A Wrinkle In Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest.

Author:

Madeleine L'Engle

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

850L

Length:

07:19