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61) Rey's story
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Rey, an orphan on the planet Jakku, has her life turned upside down when she encounters BB-8, a small droid with a big secret, and embarks on the journey of a lifetime.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After something strange happens during a camping trip, twelve-year-old alien-obsessed Simon suspects he has been abducted, but was it real or just his overactive imagination?
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 7
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Zeke learns that his parents' research mission is over and they must return to their home planet, Tragas, he and his friends seek a way to keep the family on Earth.
65) A new planet
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 8
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stowing away on Zeke's family's spaceship, Harris and Roxy arrive on an alien planet where they are challenged to blend in by disguising themselves as locals.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Cat partners with Dani to study crop circles, but Dani secretly aims to disprove Cat's theory, and during their investigations they discover a dangerous rival also seeking answers who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.
68) Enemies
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Warlord cat Klawde continues to suffer in exile as Raj faces starting a new school, but a further complication arises when both are unexpectedly confronted by figures from their pasts.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The dragons from Mars are headed to school. But when Molly and Fred arrive at the classroom door, they realize life at school might come with some challenges. Will Nathaniel's larger-than-most pals fit in with the rest of his class?
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Ruby, a Black girl who loves studying insects, accidentally captures an alien bug, but when the creature escapes and starts wreaking havoc around the neighborhood, it is up to Ruby and her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do.
72) Allies & enemies
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Mandalorian and the child meet both friends and enemies on their journey.
73) Poof! a bot!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text relate how Zip, the unlucky alien magician, zaps a bot and tells it what to do, but the bot does not listen. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.
74) Alien summer
Author
Series
Area 51 interns volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On the first day of summer vacation twelve-year-old Viv Harlow just wants to relax, but when a whole race of aliens escape from the famous Area 51 where her mom works, Viv and her friends will have to gear up, work together, and save their parents from alien abduction.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Elara from the planet "Nowhere" begins school at the Academy of Terraforming Arts, where she befriends Clare, a mute intergalactic sponge, and learns how to farm in space without blowing up planets.
79) Use the force!
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In order to be a Jedi, Luke must learn from Yoda how to master the force.
Author
Series
Ethan Fairmont volume 1
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius inventor, Ethan Fairmont, along with his ex-best friend Kareem, and new-kid Juan Carlos stumble across an extraterrestrial visitor they name Cheese, who is stuck on Earth in need of serious repairs, spicy snacks, and total secrecy.
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