Entering Grade 9
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
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Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. Frenchie and his companions struggle to stay hidden from the Marrow Thieves, but one of them has the key to their survival. |
The Hazelwood (series)
by Melissa Albert Alice and her mother Ella move from place to place never staying anywhere long, until they get a message that Ella's mother---a reclusive author of fairy tales with a cultish fan base-- has died alone on her estate, The Hazelwood. When Ella disappears on her way to the estate Alice receives only one message: Stay away from The Hazelwood. |
Contagion
by Erin Bowman After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the project—including its members’ dead bodies. What could have caused it? |
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland Slavery comes to a halt when the dead on Civil War battlefields begin to rise and eat their compatriots. The north and south put aside their philosophical differences and join forces against the undead,but they are aided in their efforts by the passage of the Native and Negro Reeducation Act which forces African American boys and girls into combat schools. |
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy. |