Science Fiction
A diverse selection of titles for Science Fiction fans.
“If we can't write diversity into sci-fi, then what's the point? You don't create new worlds to give them all the same limits of the old ones.” ― Jane Espenson
ELEMENTARY READS
DRAGON PEARL BY YOON HA LEE
Available in Sora.
Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She's counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds.--Publisher
A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR BY GRACE LIN
Available in Sora.
When Little Star's mother bakes a delicious-looking mooncake, she leaves it in the night sky to cool. But it looks so tasty that Little Star can't wait, and every night she must take a little nibble of the perfectly round confection until instead of a glowing, round cookie, there is only a shining trail of crumbs!
As Little Star takes bites out of the mooncake, readers see that the moon itself wanes, passing through each phase until it becomes a new moon--and Little Star's mother bakes a new mooncake! --Publisher
SAL & GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE BY CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Available in Sora.
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)?
A sassy entropy sweeper, a documentary about wedgies, a principal who wears a Venetian bauta mask, and heaping platefuls of Cuban food are just some of the delights that await in his mind-blowing novel gift-wrapped in love and laughter. --Publisher
YA READS
THE LAST LAST-DAY-OF-SUMMER BY LAMAR GILES
Available in Sora.
The Hardy Boys meetsThe Phantom Tollbooth, in the new century! When two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets hidden between the unmoving seconds, minutes, and hours are not the endless fun they expected.
Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town--and each other--before time stops for good.--Publisher
THE DISASTERS BY M.K. ENGLAND
Available in Sora.
The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this YA sci-fi adventure by debut author M. K. England. A diverse crew of space academy washouts race against time to save the Earth colonies from terrorists.
Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it's not exactly a surprise when he's kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax's one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy.
Nax and three other washouts escape--barely--but they're also the sole witnesses to the biggest crime in the history of space colonization. And the perfect scapegoats.
On the run, Nax and his fellow failures plan to pull off a dangerous heist to spread the truth. Because they may not be "Academy material," and they may not even get along, but they're the only ones left to step up and fight. --Publisher
AURORA RISING BY AMIE KAUFMAN
Available in Sora.
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the academy would touch. His squad is a diverse team of humans and aliens.
And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem--that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline cases, and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy. --Publisher
BLOOD OF A THOUSAND STARS BY RHODA BELLEZA
Available in Sora.
With a revolution brewing, Rhee is faced with a choice- make a deal with her enemy, Nero, or denounce him and risk losing her crown.
Framed assassin Alyosha has one goal in mind- kill Nero. But to get his revenge, Aly may have to travel back to the very place he thought he'd left forever-home. Vicious politics and high-stakes action culminate in an epic showdown that will determine the fate of the universe.
This is a multiplanet, multiculture, multitech world and a timely tale. --Publisher
THE MARROW THIEVES BY CHERIE DIMALINE
Available in Sora.
WE'RE NOT FROM HERE BY GEOFF RODKEY
Available in Sora.
Need more resources for finding recommended Diverse Sci-Fi books?
American Library Association's article, Diversity in Science Fiction
Diversity in YA's Science Fiction
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