National Science Fiction Day!

Today, January 2, is National Science Fiction Day - an unofficial holiday which coincides with the birthday of famed science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.  To celebrate, why not stop by the library and check out one of our many Science Fiction books?

Here are some of our favorite Sci-Fi books here in the Children's Room:

The Giver (Series):

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. 

The City of Ember (Book of Ember Series):

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

The Sky Inside:

Martin lives in a "perfect world" under the protective dome of suburb HM1, where every year a new generation of genetically-engineered children is shipped out to meet their parents. And it's all about to come crashing down because a stranger has come to take away all the little children, including Martin's sister, Cassie, and no one wants to talk about where they have gone. Martin has a choice either to remain in the dubious safety of HM1, or to break out of the suburb into the mysterious land outside.

Among the Hidden (Shadow Children Series):

In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.

A Wrinkle in Time (Series):

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

 May the Force be with you.

Posted by Amy