Kids Science Fiction

Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them. Nothing, that is, until Marzana's parents are recruited to help solve an odd crime, and she realizes that this could be the excitement she's been waiting for. She assembles a group of kid detectives with special skills - including the ghost of a ship captain's daughter - and together, they explore hidden passageways, navigate architecture that changes overnight, and try to unravel the puzzle of who the kidnappers are.

When Max discovers an old brass telescope, he finds more than just stars. He finds a secret—a tiny red dot that hums with a mysterious energy, a whisper from across the vast sea of space. This single discovery propels him into the adventure of a lifetime, starting with a forgotten star-chart found in his dusty attic. The chart doesn't just show stars; it shows a path to the legendary Crimson Planet. With his inventive best friend, Maya, by his side, Max builds the Stardust Drifter—a spaceship crafted from a refrigerator box, a sled, and a whole lot of imagination.

Pup has boundless energy and endless optimism; Dragon is cool and thoughtful but always up for adventure … together, they are best friends who are always there for one another. In their first adventure, they are trying to catch one of Santa's little helpers—only Dragon has no idea what a Santa is let alone an elf.

When Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger explore an abandoned theater, they discover an unpublished opera score entitled "The Day of Doom". Ignoring a strange omen, they show it to their music teacher, who heralds "The Day of Doom" as a masterpiece. Little do they know that the eerie Henry Vanderhelm, the composer's grandson, arrives - with a plan. A plan to awaken the dead and enslave the world!

What if your dragon is diagnosed with ADHD? What if he is worried, scared and wonders what is wrong with him? What should you do? You help him understand ADHD! You teach him ADHD is not a “defect” and with the right attitude and help, it can be his asset!

When disaster separates Gwen from her family, she must fend for herself, all alone in the wilderness. Luckily, she’s not alone for long… After a wolf puppy, a Labrador, a Chihuahua, and a greyhound save her life, Gwen discovers talents she didn’t know she possessed. But it will take Gwen and her new friends all of their skills and strength just to survive. Will she follow her instincts and become the one and only…Wolf Girl?

Encanto es una historia de fantasía sobre la familia Madrigal, que vive en una casa mágica llena de vida y color en las montañas de Colombia. Todos los miembros de la familia tienen un don mágico con el que ayudan y protegen a los habitantes de su querido pueblo, Encanto. Todos menos Mirabel. Pero cuando descubre que la magia de Encanto está en peligro parece que ella será la única capaz de salvar a su peculiar familia. Prepárate para dejarte hechizar por el fantástico universo DISNEY.

The Viking's Voyage to Venus follows the adventure of a young Viking boy named Bjorn. When his village's longship, the Stardust Serpent, is magically transformed into a starship, Bjorn and his crew set sail not across the sea, but through the cosmos. Their journey takes them beyond the known world to the mysterious planet Venus. Here, they must navigate a landscape of glowing lava plains, encounter friendly Cloud Dwellers, and brave a cosmic storm. With the help of new friends like Fafnir, a fiery salamander, they solve ancient riddles and discover the true meaning of courage and friendship.

Based on one of the most popular video game of all time, this all-new chapter book series takes a group of intrepid Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before. In their last adventure, Morgan, Harper, and their friends barely survived a dangerous game only to return to a Minecraft Overworld in total chaos! The rift that's been growing steadily larger in the sky is now on the verge of consuming everything in its path.

A new series of standalone video game books from bestselling author Dustin Brady (Trapped in a Video Game series) to delight young gamers. Perfect for ages 9-12. YouTube sensation Sir Hype is using groundbreaking technology to take his annual mountain challenge inside of a video game. One...

When a mysterious transmission from the exoplanet Kepler-186f reaches Earth, young Toya knows something is wrong. Her father, Dr. Aris Thorne, a leading astrophysicist, has vanished amidst his groundbreaking research. Now, it's up to Toya and her friend Jax to uncover the secret of the "Star-Eater" and rescue her father from the Xylos, a reclusive race that misuses a planet's living energy. Join Toya on a journey of courage, where she'll have to use her wits to solve a cosmic puzzle and prove that science can be a force for good.

In a whimsical world of science adventures on Marsimble, Louey, a large orange cat, and his ward, the bouncy cloud Chloe, are explorers and inventors. Guided by Bassy, a petite young scientist working in the Stellar Garden Lab on Earth, they’re always ready to tackle Marsimble’s mysteries! This time, they are on a quest to find what happened to the Echoes of Singing Trees.

Eve has always called the Crystal Forest her home—a magical world where trees have quartz bark, the rivers sing with tumbling gems, and the moss glows with a gentle light. But a strange sadness is falling over the land. A formless, creeping shadow is consuming the forest’s sparkle, leaving behind a cold, colorless silence. When Eve discovers a tiny, warm crystal shard humming with forgotten energy, she is set on a perilous quest. Guided by a loyal firefly named Flicker, she must journey through echoing caverns and across chattering chasms to find the Heart of the Forest.

For Dave, life in the quiet village of Aethelgard is perfectly ordinary—until a magical storm brings a golden-eyed owl with a mysterious delivery. It's a compass, but it doesn't point North. It points toward adventure. A creeping darkness, born from the shadow magic of the sinister Serpent King, Malakor, is poisoning the land and dimming the very stars in the sky. The compass is the key to stopping him, a guide on a perilous quest to awaken the world's last hope: the legendary Phoenix. Dave won't be alone.

Rodney's life in the quiet village of Silverpine was perfectly ordinary, filled with warm bread and quiet afternoons, until the day a strange parcel arrived, whispering secrets only he could hear. Inside, a mysterious key hums with a power he's never felt before, a power that reveals a shocking truth: he is the secret son of a powerful sorcerer. Now, with a magical, vanishing cat as his guide, Rodney must embark on a thrilling quest to find the legendary House on Whispering Hill. He'll have to face dancing shadows, unravel ancient secrets, and learn to master his first spells.

First, the ruby-red berries turned a rusty brown. Then, the sky faded from brilliant blue to a weary, endless grey. In the world of Lyra, the light, color, and laughter are disappearing, replaced by a creeping, hopeless gloom. For a young girl named Gloria, this fading world is becoming all she knows. But everything changes when she captures a single, pulsing spark of brilliant blue light—a living piece of Lyra’s fading magic. Now, guided by a map woven from starlight and a compass that follows the song of a moonpetal, Gloria must embark on a perilous quest to the dreaded Sunken Spire.

In The Secret Explorers and the Tomb Robbers, Gustavo (history expert) and Kiki (engineering expert) are set the mission of stopping the Cairo Museum from closing down. They travel back in time to ancient Egypt and are soon drawn into a tense, thrilling adventure that involves breaking into pyramids, learning ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and stopping thieves hoping to rob all the treasure from the Pharaoh's tomb.

A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.

When Finn is saved from the Time Rangers by an older version of himself, it comes with a catch. Old Man Finn needs Finn and his friends, Lincoln and Julep, to help him win battles he lost years ago against the Paradox, a terrible creatures obsessed with revenge against Finn's father. If they succeed, he promises to tell Finn where his father is. He even gives them a pair of time-traveling pajamas to help them with their quest. There's only one problem. The pajamas malfunction almost immediately.

Meet some brave, amazing animals and the caring people who come to their rescue. Filled with engaging, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, listeners won't want to pause this audiobook. National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, exciting, true stories - just right listen to with friends or under the covers at night.