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41) Braving the deep
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Luciana Vega wants to be the first kid on Mars. But first she's got to be a good team player here on Earth."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Regina 'Reggie' Hayes wants to be the first woman on the moon...But after a PR disaster, Reggie is off the list for a lunar mission. To rehabilitate her reputation...she agrees to a different kind of assignment: astronaut 'training' with a Hollywood action hero. Jon Leo is a charmer...He's pumped about his own personal space camp...until he meets ice-cold Reggie. Although Reggie and Jon are polar opposites, their mutual attraction is undeniable,...
45) The final six
Author
Series
Final six volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Surrounded by strangers all competing for one of the six slots to travel to Jupiter's moon, Europa, Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius, finds a friend in Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, as the training tests their limits.
Author
Series
Planet Kindergarten volume 2
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young child imagines kindergarten as a mission in space, with his fellow kindernauts, and this is their one hundredth day.
Author
Series
Medusa chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A sequel to Sir Arthur C. Clarkes Nebula Awardwinning novella "A Meeting with Medusa," this novel continues the thrilling adventure of astronaut Howard Falcon, humanity's first explorer of Jupiter from two modern science fiction masters. Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident as the first human astronaut to explore the atmosphere of Jupiterand a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. But he is no longer...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In order to win an interview with an astronaut and a trip to space camp, George competes in a physical fitness contest, but in his determination to win, he misses how much this prize means to his friend, Alex.
49) Sally Ride
Author
Series
Publisher
France Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This magical biography charts the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space. It's the perfect gift for young dreamers.
Author
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What skills do you need to become an astronaut? Why do astronaut trainees spend time underwater and in dark caves? And how does it feel to experience zero gravity? In this new Science Slam! title, kids will discover what it takes to become an astronaut.
51) Zero limit
Author
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For war hero Caitlin Taggart, mining work on the Moon is dirty, low pay, and high risk, but no risk seems too extreme if it helps her return to Earth and the daughter she loves more than life itself. Offered a dangerous, long-shot chance to realize that dream, Caitlin will gamble with more than just her life. By leading a ragtag crew of miners on a perilous assignment to harvest an asteroid, Caitlin could earn a small fortune. More importantly, it...
52) One way
Author
Series
Frank Kitteridge novels volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When the small crew of ex-cons working on Mars start getting murdered, everyone is a suspect in this terrifying science fiction thriller from bona fide rocket scientist and award winning-author S.J. Morden. It's the dawn of a new era - and we're ready to colonize Mars. But the company that's been contracted to construct a new Mars base, has made promises they can't fulfill and is desperate enough to cut corners. The first thing to go is the automation...
53) One giant leap
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An astronaut is getting ready to explore a new world. Boots? Check. Gloves? Check. And a helmet, of course. They take their first step outside ... and discover a strange new world with towering hills to climb, fantastical beasts to meet, and a raging storm to overcome. Will they make it back to their ship safely? A child's excitement for a snowy day transforms a walk to school into a wonder-filled trek through an imaginary world."--
54) Sally Ride
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to go to space. She worked on a space shuttle for two different missions. But Sally Ride did more than just travel to space. She also was a teacher, an author, and a scientist.
55) Space cows
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal the day-to-day lives of cow space explorers, from what they look like, to how they keep busy, to how they deal with a noisy baby.
58) Sally Ride
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and made her dreams come true. But she wanted to do even more! After leaving NASA, she created science and engineering programs that would help other girls and women make their dreams come true as well."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The girls at Miss Bunsen's are excited at the news that Nova Celeste, the famous astronaut, is offering space camp scholarships to three lucky students. All the winning team has to do is invent a flying machine--in just a week! The girls don't have much to work with, but during a sewing class, they stumble across an incredible idea. But will it fly?
60) Passengers
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two passengers board a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As Jim and Aurora try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction, only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind...
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