GRADES 3 AND 4

Alien for Rent by Betsy Duffey
Third grader Lexie doesn't know what to expect when she finds a Twinkie-eating alien in her lunchbox. JFIC & JPBK

Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra and Stephanie Spinner
Richard gets the surprise of his life when an alien climbs out of his cereal bowl and informs him that they have two days to save the world! JBEG & JPBK

Be First in the Universe by Stephanie Spinner
During a shopping trip at the local mall, twins Tod and Tessa discover a secret store that rents some very unusual items. JFIC & JPBK

Fat Men from Space by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
William is held captive aboard a spaceburger while hungry aliens begin a junk food takeover of Earth. JBEG

The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh
Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to escape from the dying planet Earth. Will they survive in their new home? JFIC & JPBK

Hang a Left at Venus by Dan Greenburg
Zack and his dad are walking through Central Park at night when they have a close encounter with a glowing spacecraft and a pint-sized alien named BZ. JPBK

Harriet's Hare by Dick King-Smith
In a wheat field on her father's farm, Harriet meets a visitor from outer space disguised as a hare. JFIC & JPBK

My Life Among Aliens  by Gail Gauthier
Will and Rob can't convince their parents that the strange visitors who keep showing up at their house are actually life-forms from other planets. JFIC & JPBK

My Trip to Alpha 1 by Alfred Slote
Jack stumbles upon a sinister plot to cheat his Aunt Katherine out of everything she owns when he travels to a planet six million light years away to visit her. JFIC & JPBK

The Mystery Machine by Herbie Brennan
Hubert knows that there's something odd about his new next-door neighbor - but it isn't until he falls through the roof of her garden shed that he realizes exactly how strange she really is! JFIC

Shape Changer by Bill Brittain
When a policeman from the planet Rodinam lands in their neighborhood, Frank and Lauren are caught up in his attempts to capture a shape-changing master criminal. JFIC & JPBK

Wanna Buy an Alien? by Eve Bunting
A bizarre birthday present leads Ben, Paloma and Jason into unexpected danger. JFIC

The Wonderful Flight to Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
David and his best friend Chuck build a spaceship for the mysterious Mr. Bass - and set off on an incredible adventure! JFIC

GRADES 5 AND UP

Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause
On her journey to the planet Shoon, Puck befriends a troubled alien and is drawn into a mystery involving a secret treasure. JFIC & JPBK

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
As a third child in a future world where the Population Police limit each family to two children, Luke lives his life in fear and isolation - until he sees a girl's face in the window of a nearby house where he knows two other children already live. JFIC & JPBK

Cyberstorm by Gloria Skurzynski
When Animal Control comes to take away her dog, Darcy escapes with Chip into her elderly neighbor's Virtual Reality Rent-a-Memory machine. But is there a way out? JFIC

The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
Jason is stunned to discover that the monthly shots he receives from old Doc Fuller are not for his health - but serve a far more sinister purpose. JFIC & YAFIC

The Dark Side of Nowhere by Nancy Butts
After vanishing without a trace during a camping trip, twelve year-old Joey reappears two years later - and doesn't look a day older! JFIC & JPBK

The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them in this story set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194. A Newbery Honor book. JFIC, JPBK & YAPBK

The Giver by Lois Lowry
In a "perfect" future world, Jonas discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. A Newbery Award winner. JFIC & JPBK

The Hermit Thrush Sings by Susan Butler
One hundred years after a natural disaster almost destroys the earth, an outcast girl named Leora joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the oppressive Rulers. JFIC & JPBK

Interstellar Pig by William Sleator
Barney's boring seaside vacation turns into an encounter with aliens when the strange people next door introduce him to a new board game called Interstellar Pig. JFIC & YAFIC

Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
While living a bleak existence in a designated area for the permanently unemployed, Lisse and her friends are invited by the government to play the Game, which transports them to a paradise. Is it a dream, a computer simulation - or is it real? JFIC & JPBK

The Nose from Jupiter by Richard Scrimger
Alan's life changes dramatically when a tiny alien from the planet Jupiter takes up residence inside his nose! JFIC

Space Race by Sylvia Waugh
After spending five years on earth observing human beings, Thomas and his father must return to the planet Ormingat - but Thomas isn't so sure he wants to go. JFIC & JPBK

Starbright and the Dream Eater by Joy Cowley
A twelve year-old girl discovers that only she can save the world from an alien force intent on destroying the human race. JFIC

This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger
Popular high school freshman Aurora Williams is devastated when her parents tell her that their family is moving - to the moon! JFIC & JPBK

When the Tripods Came by John Christopher
When the Tripods arrive from outer space, they use metal caps to begin a systematic brainwashing of the earth's population. Will Laurie and his family be next? JFIC & JPBK

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe travel across dimensions in search of her missing father in this Newbery Award-winning book. JFIC & JPBK