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1) Sphere
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Language
English
Description
A team of four top scientists assembled by the Navy is sent to investigate a spaceship that has been on the ocean floor for at least 300 years and they discover a dangerous secret.
Author
Series
CatStronauts volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When one of Pom Pom's botany experiments goes awry on the International Space Station, the CatStronauts must find a way to tame the weeds gone haywire and get back to Earth without help from Mission Control.
3) Binti
Author
Series
Binti volume 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter...
4) Binti: home
Author
Series
Binti volume 3
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places. And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders. But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace. After generations...
Author
Series
Binti volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her. Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing...
6) Robot rescue
Author
Series
CatStronauts volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Cat-Stro-Bot gets into trouble while helping the CatStronauts team with their research on Europa, the CatStronauts defy mission control and undertake a secret mission to save their friend on Jupiter's frozen moon.
7) On a sunbeam
Author
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In two interwoven timelines, a ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together; and two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love, only to learn the pain of loss.
Author
Series
Central Corps novel volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
From debut author Elizabeth Bonesteel, The Cold Between is the start to a stellar military science fiction series that combines hints of mystery and romance with action and adventure in the tradition of Elizabeth Moon, Linnea Sinclair, and Lois McMaster Bujold.
When her crewmate, Danny, is murdered on the colony of Volhynia, Central Corps chief engineer, Commander Elena Shaw, is shocked to learn the main suspect is her lover, Treiko Zajec. She...
10) One day, Daddy
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grace's excitement to accompany her "fun" mom on delivery to Titan quickly turns to frustration when her mom is too preoccupied with her mission to spend time with Grace, yet when their ship stops working on their return home it is up to Grace to save the day.
Author
Series
Delta-V volume 2
Publisher
Dutton
Language
English
Description
In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid—kicking off a new space race in which Earth's climate crisis could well hang in the balance.
When unforeseen circumstances during an innovative—and unsanctioned—commercial...
When unforeseen circumstances during an innovative—and unsanctioned—commercial...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With clever, inventive art and universally relatable themes, A Little Space for Me by Jennifer Gray Olson is a heartwarming picture book about the importance of mindfulness, understanding, and finding a moment of peace within a big, busy world.
Sometimes, when it's too loud, too crowded, too messy, too smelly, or for no reason at all, you might just need a little bit of space to feel like yourself again.
15) Fractal noise
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across...
16) Space matters
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
"Gently encourage mindfulness and critical thinking through this playful and witty exploration of negative space." -- Amazon.com
From the spaces between words in a sentence to the vast, blue sky, spaces, both large and small, add beauty and make sense of the world around us.
17) Snakes in space
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Snakes blast into outer space. they spin around planets and give stars a chase. Snakes in space? Yes, indeed. The colorful crew explores stars and planets on a fabuloussss adventure with accessible, fun, sibilant text. Brimming with rocket ships and planets, this outer space adventure is also a fun read aloud. And at the end, there's a surprise sure to delight readers, as one of the snakes makes a new friend!
19) Alone out here
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When the president's daughter--eighteen-year-old Leigh Chen--ends up on the only ship escaping a dying earth, she and a group of teenagers must grapple with the challenges of what it will take to survive as the last remnants of humanity. 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation. Production of a space fleet is meant to save humankind, and the children of engineers and scientists are touring the Lazarus, a high-tech prototype...
20) One giant leap
Author
Publisher
Crescent Vista
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Blast off with the four winners of the StellarKid Project on a trip to the ISS and then to the Gateway outpost orbiting the Moon! It's a dream come true until space junk collides with the ISS, turning their epic trip into a nightmare of survival. Alone aboard the Aether starship, the kids have to work as a team to save the adults before the ISS is destroyed. Suit up, cadet, and launch into adventure with One Giant Leap!
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