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Need YA-accessible Sci-Fi suggestions. (literature.cafe)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/books

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The local high school is considering redoing their selections for their 9th grade Sci Fi unit and I’m privileged enough to be able to provide suggestions. Currently they have a choice of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E Pearson, Scythe by Neil Shusterman, and Unwound also by Shusterman.

It doesn’t have to be explicitly YA, but definitely YA accessible, and preferably something that will keep a 9th grader interested and isn’t just a fluffy book but challenges thinking/perceptions like good Sci Fi can. My goal is something near 300-ish pages but if it’s a faster read more is ok.

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[–] mfdoom 6 points 3 weeks ago

The Martian, or Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Sanderson has some good scifi, including a YA series starting with Skyward.

Most of the original Robot books from Asimov. 2001 series from Clarke.