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1) Earth boy
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Benson, young teen boy with dreams of venturing into space and becoming a Galactic Ranger, is given the chance to make his hopes a reality when he's selected to join an elite academy full of strange characters and unusual alien classmates. But when a combination of culture shock, bullying, and administrative secrets shake his confidence, Benson must dig deep and fight to prove he belongs.
2) Last pick: 1
Author
Series
Last pick volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this first volume of Jason Walz's dystopian graphic novel trilogy, the kids last picked are humanity's last hope. Three years ago, aliens invaded Earth and abducted everyone they deemed useful. The only ones spared were those too young, too old, or too “disabled” to be of value. Living on Earth under the aliens' harsh authoritarian rule, humanity's rejects do their best to survive. Their captors never considered them a threat-until now. Twins...
Author
Series
Steven Universe (2017) volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Experience all-new adventures with fan-favorite characters from the hit Emmy Award-nominated Cartoon Network TV series, Steven Universe! From learning to paint to helping Connie with her “research”, this collection is packed with great moments featuring Beach City's Crystal Gems. Steven, Connie, and the Crystal Gems find themselves in all-new adventures around the boardwalk: from taking painting lessons from Vidalia to putting together an epic...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Don't you hate it when your archenemy launches your latest invention into space, accidentally creating a robot army that falls into the clutches of an evil alien emperor? Well, that's how Billie Blaster's day is going! The genius child of two famous scientists, Billie is an inventor extraordinaire and the star of the annual science fair, much to the disgust of her nemesis, Tiny Hector Glum. But now their rivalry has gone too far, and the fate of...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This is the official adaptation of the original screenplay for Alien 3, written by William Gibson, the award-winning science fiction author of the cyberpunk cult classic Neuromancer. You'll see familiar characters and places--but not all is the same in this horrifying Cold War thriller! After the deadly events of the film Aliens, the spaceship Sulaco carrying the sleeping bodies of Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop are intercepted by the Union of Progressive...
Author
Series
Descender volume 6
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A new, cataclysmic chapter of the Descender saga is here! All the various factions who have been hunting Tim-21 finally converge around the ocean planet, Mata just as the robots launch their galaxy wide revolution! But nothing can prepare the young android Tim, or the readers, for what happens next. The Descender saga comes to a startling climax and sets the stage for the next, mind bending adventure.
8) Jellaby
Author
Series
Jellaby volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Portia is bright beyond her years, which means it difficult to make friends in her new school, and her single mother is preoccupied, so when Portia sneaks into the woods after midnight and discovers a shy and sweet purple monster, she is delighted by her new friend--but Jellaby has secrets of his own.
Author
Series
Red's planet volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After crash landing on a distant planet, a ten-year-old redheaded orphan finds herself in a new home surrounded by a host of odd and intriguing friends who must band together when Uskog space pirates return, searching for a mysterious stolen treasure.
10) Star Scouts
Author
Series
Star Scouts volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Avani is the odd ball out, but when she's abducted by aliens and enters the Star Scouts, she finally finds a place where she can fit in.
Author
Series
Star Scouts volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Avani is the odd ball out, but when she's abducted by aliens and enters the Star Scouts, she finally finds a place where she can fit in.
Author
Series
Red's planet volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Red's wishes of living far away from her foster family come true when she's swept up by a UFO one day and carried across the galaxy. But this isn't what she imagined. Can Red find her way back home, while dodging aliens and space wildlife along the way?
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with the dreams. Cassie has been having strange nightmares of a voice calling to her from deep beneath the ocean. They're unsettling, but it isn't until Cassie discovers Tobias has been having dreams too, the exact same dreams, of a voice pleading for help---that she decides it's time to start listening. When pieces of debris wash up on shore, marked with alien writing, the team realizes they may still have allies in the fight for Earth,...
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