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Children's Summer Reading
Science Fiction and Fantasy


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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
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This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles... (read more)

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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
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This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He... (read more)

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Freckle Juice
Freckle Juice
by Judy Blume
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Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. When Andrew turns green and blue from the brew, it's doubtful he'll ever wish for freckles again. Full color.... (read more)

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The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
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In this stunning sequel to The Golden Compass, the intrepid Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld—Cittagazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not... (read more)

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The Castle of Llyr (Chronicles of Prydain #3)
The Castle of Llyr (Chronicles of Prydain #3)
by Lloyd Alexander
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In the imaginary kingdom of Prydain, Princess Eilonwy must leave her friends to go to the Isle of Mona for training as a proper princess. Because Eilonwy has magical powers, she is sought by Achren, the most evil enchantress in the land. Shortly after... (read more)

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The Castle in the Attic
The Castle in the Attic
by Elizabeth Winthrop
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One of the classic fantastical adventures of all time! William has just received the best present of his life—an old, real-looking stone and wooden model of a castle, with a drawbridge, a moat, and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. Its... (read more)

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The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain #1)
The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain #1)
by Lloyd Alexander
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Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero. He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain.  Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallantry, Taran's adventures... (read more)

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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
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Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy – The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass – has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and... (read more)

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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #03)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #03)
by Philip Pullman
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Lyra and Will, the two ordinary children whose extraordinary adventures began in The Golden Compass and continued in The Subtle Knife, are in unspeakable danger. With help from the armored bear Iorek Byrnison and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must... (read more)

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A Wind in the Door
A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine Lengle
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Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, he's getting bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously... (read more)

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The High King (Chronicles of Prydain #5)
The High King (Chronicles of Prydain #5)
by Lloyd Alexander
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When the sword of dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Prince Gwydion raise an army to march against Arawn's terrible cohorts. After a winter expedition... (read more)

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Many Waters
Many Waters
by Madeleine L'Engle
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A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert land.  If only the brothers had normal parents, not a scientist mother and a father who experiments with space and... (read more)

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The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant
by Ted Hughes
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An iron giant saves the world in this contemporary classic. A mysterious creature stalks the land, eating barbed wire and devouring tractors and plows. The farmers are mystified—and terrified. And then they glimpse him in the night: the Iron Giant,... (read more)

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The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury
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A stunning contemporary classic by American literary treasure Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. Meet the mysterious Mr. Moonshroud, who leads eight boys on a journey back through the centuries to discover the real... (read more)

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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books)
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Meg Murry O'Keefe and her family are just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when her father gets a phone call from the White House about a madman's threat of nuclear war. Only an old Irish rune seems to hold a clue to averting worldwide disaster, and... (read more)

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The Black Cauldron (Chronicles of Prydain)
The Black Cauldron (Chronicles of Prydain)
by Lloyd Alexander
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In the imaginary Land of Prydain, where "evil is never distant," it has become imperative that the Black Cauldron, chief implement of the diabolical Arawn, be destroyed. In this cauldron Arawn has created his terrible army of deathless warriors... (read more)

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