Ergebnis für "Lifer" in Science Fiction

Ty has always known that the ocean is a dangerous place. Every time he swims beyond the borders of his family's subsea farm, he's prepared to face all manner of aquatic predators-sharks, squid, killer whales . . . What Ty isn't prepared to find in the deep is an entire township chained to a sunken submarine, its inhabitants condemned to an icy underwater grave. It's only the first clue to a mystery that has claimed hundreds of lives and stands to claim two more -- lives very precious to Ty and his Topsider ally, Gemma.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by the award-winning UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026 Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an funny out-of-this-world adventure. Perfect for children aged 8+ and illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton. 'Full of heart and emotion...

The extraordinary tale of a curious boy sent to live on the moon, the wondrous discoveries he makes, and the courage it takes to speak a truth no one wants to believe. LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD The first rule of life on the moon is: There is no life on the moon. The second rule is...

The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word. Then one day Prez answers the door to someone claiming to be his relative. This small...

Set at an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, the Mars Diaries feature 14-year-old virtual reality specialist Tyce Sanders. Life on the red planet is not always easy, but it is definitely exciting. As Tyce explores his strange surroundings, he finds that the mysteries of the planet...

Blast off!...for thrilling interplanetary adventures with courageous teen space explorer Tom Corbett and his pals, the brilliant but enigmatic Roger Manning & the affable Venusian engineer Astro. * * * Here’s Carey Rockwell’s fabulous first foray into the future world of the Solar Alliance...

Boston Globe–Horn Book Fiction Honor Book A Global Read Aloud Choice Six Starred Reviews "A profoundly relevant dystopian tale powered by one resourceful girl and a robot worth rooting for." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos doesn’t want a robot. She and her best...

This is the second volume on an epic science fiction series, covering journals #5 to #10 in a total series of 25 journals. It begins when two boys attempt to land on a foreign planet, where the human colony outpost is fighting against giant alien species. They are able to unite all with the power of science as well as love. Two boys then attempt to free a giant trapped under a mountain on a distant planet by an evil creature. By doing so, they want to unite all the different aliens living on this planet, and by succeeding one of the boys becomes a Prince.

Do you know how a star is born? Meet Stella, the star! Follow her as she shows you how stars form, live, and eventually go supernova! You will learn these processes as you meet her family—the Sun, Big Blue, and Supergiant. You will see how these different kinds of stars are able to use forces, such as gravity, atoms, and different elements help to create the beautiful night sky. Stella will help you understand how the millions of stars are able to dazzle you every night.

A hilarious tale of smart speakers going bad! There's a new craze in town for smart speakers and everyone has got one. At first they seem super helpful, but Tyler and her friends soon start to get suspicious. It's like these virtual assistants are really the ones in control-but no-one else seems...

Someone he cares about has seven days left to live. Can a thirteen-year-old survive an impossible universe long enough to save them? Rieden Reece is running out of time. Desperate to save someone close to him from a mysterious fate, the anxious teen searches for answers before the clock runs out. But before Ri can figure out how to put things right, a mysterious hand yanks him through a portal and drops him into a strange world made entirely of candy.

On their 300th birthday, every alien from Leonard’s home galaxy gets to spend a month in the body of an Earth Creature. Leonard was supposed to become a forest ranger in Yellowstone National Park - but there was a mix-up. And now he’s stuck as a stray cat. Luckily for Leonard, he meets a young human called Olive - and together they set out on a journey to find home.

National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with a moving story of a girl finding her place in a world that's changing at warp speed. Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little. As...

Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation... and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers. When Sherry's dad is snatched, she joins forces with the gorgeous but troubled Joshua - an Avenger, determined to destroy the Weepers. But can Sherry keep her family and Joshua safe, when his desire for vengeance threatens them all?

A one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That's important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it's even more important when your grandfather can't care for...

A not even remotely heroic kid must save his current timeline from a genius supervillain in this first book in a hilarious and action-packed new middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series, Stuart Gibbs. Middle schooler Johnny Day is not a good history...

A magical illustrated adventure about a very special unlikely friendship. Charlie’s set to have the worst weekend ever. His parents have gone away to prepare for ‘the important thing’ he’s been dreading, so he’s stuck with his spiky grandma and her horrible porridge, a football...

The second Tom Corbett, Space Cadet adventure. ***** At Space Academy, cadet Tom Corbett and his pals Roger and Astro are at the top of their class. So whenever there’s an important — and possibly dangerous — mission to be handed out, the crew of the Polaris “sticks out like a hot rocket...

In this hilarious book in the vein of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes, a boy’s time-travelling older self gives him an impossible mission: convince his class to be nice to their substitute teacher…or risk the fate of the world. Ethan seems like a...

There's a girl in Tim's room that claims she's from the future. Should he believe her? A short story about future glory.