The Happy Librarian
Science Fiction:
A genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
Daughter of the Moon
by Abigail Spaggiari
Summary:
The Daughter's were a myth. Legends that were the stories of folklore and supernatural heroics of old, with strength and beauty unknown to mankind.
That makes them dangerous.
Jade Kessler's quick-wit and intelligence have worked in her favor, and though the Senate has their reservations Jade knows she is more than ready to be a Master. Possessing a unique ability that has put a target on her back for a reason of which she is unaware, Jade will have to work with her worst enemy to overcome a villain more dangerous than she had ever imagined. Faced to choose between the life she's always wanted or a life she never dreamed of having, Jade will embark on the journey of a lifetime to discover why she is so highly coveted and come face to face with a choice that will leave her world forever changed.
Review:
This was such a great read! I loved how the story wove in and out of past scenes and present moments. The characters have strong backgrounds and feel like real people with real struggles. There were moments of shock for me as the story took on more serious issues in a much darker way than many YA books do. Jade’s relationship with Raymond is still interesting and confusing and isn’t fully revealed, which means readers can look forward to that in the future! The concept of The Daughters is left as an ambiguous legend that will have readers wondering, what’s next for Jade, Zaria, and The Citadel?
Key Elements: Space Travel, Animal Transformations, Future Governments, Tyrants, Friendship Dynamics
Genres: Space Odyssey, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Dystopia, Young Adult, Middle Grade
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Summary:
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.") and a galaxy full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
Review:
An honored space odyssey classic, Hitch Hiker's Guide has everything teens could want: humor, space travel, aliens, spaceships, robots, and so much more. Arthur Dent's boring and apathetic personality is surprisingly relatable, an honest and enlightening look at depression and social anxiety. Despie desperately trying to literal end of the world, the story is filled with humor and adventure, allowing readers to question the universe and all of it's inhabitants. Clever & witty, and laugh out loud funny, with characters all obnoxious and silly in the best ways possible.
Key Elements: Space Travel, Robots, Aliens, Adventure , Friendship Dynamics
Genres: Space Odyssey, Sci-Fi, Super Natural Humor, Classics, Adult Fiction, Young Adult
Jinx
By Meg Cabot
Summary:
It's not easy being Jinx.
Jean Honeychurch hates her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean). What's worse? Her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—even to New York City, where Jinx has moved to get away from the huge mess she caused in her small hometown. Her aunt and uncle welcome her to their Manhattan town house, but her beautiful cousin Tory isn't so thrilled. . . .
In fact, Tory is hiding a dangerous secret—one that could put them all in danger. Soon Jinx realizes it isn't just bad luck she's been running from . . . and that the curse she has lived under since the day she was born may be the only thing that can save her life.