Science Fiction/Fantasy for YA Reading Group
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compiled by Merideth Jenson-Benjamin (mjenson-@lib.az.us), Glendale
Public Library, Arizona
posted to YALSA-BK and PUBYAC, April 2000

My teen sci-fi/fantasy group is split among party lines between the pure
sci-fi and the dragons.  They are having a hard time picking books for
everyone to enjoy.  I asked for scientific fantasy books or fantasic
science fiction books for YA's.

Those of you who suggested spliting the group into two -- one exclusively
science fiction, one fantasy only had a valid point.  Unfortunately, the
group isn't large enough to support this, and the kids themselves are very
much opposed to it.  (They like argueing -- a lot)

Here is the complitation of your suggestions.  I also asked the kids to
try to think of books that everyone would enjoy reading.  I've included
those with the suggestions from PUBYAC and YALSA-BK, and noted those
"kid-approved" titles with a *.

More Science Fiction Type Books:
Z for Zacharia -- O'Brian
*Starship Troopers -- Heinlein
*Puppetmasters -- Heinlein
Parable of the Sower -- Butler
*Shade's Children -- Nix
*Dune -- Herbert
*Raptor Red -- Bakker
*Contact -- Sagan
The Giver -- Lowry
Split Infinity -- Anthony
On a Pale Horse -- Anthony
Mr. Was -- Hautman
The Homecoming -- Longyear
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm -- Farmer
Dark Side of Nowhere -- Shusterman
Downsiders -- Shusterman
*The Copper Elephant -- Rapp
Timeline -- Chrichton
Alien Secrets -- Klause
Stolen Law -- Mason
Neverwhere -- Gaiman
Virtual War -- Gaiman
Among the Hidden -- Haddix

More Fantasy Type Books
Star of Danger -- Bradley
Spell Sword -- Bradley
*Golden Compass -- Pullman
Blood and Chocolate -- Klause
The Dark Lord of Derkholm -- Jones
*The Darkangel -- Pierce
*The Dragonbone Chair -- Williams
*The Woman Who Loved Reindeer -- Pierce
*Dragon Prince -- Rawn
*Black Gryphon -- Lackey/Dixon
Sabriel -- Nix
Dark is Rising -- Cooper
Book of Three -- Alexander
Wizard of Earthsea -- LeGuin
Winter's of Magic's Return -- Service
Tooth Fairy -- Joyce
Wizard's Hall -- Yolen
Shepard Moon -- Hoover
So You Want to Be a Wizard -- Duane
Unlikely Ones -- Brown
Magic and the Healing -- O'Donahoe
Warlock Series -- Satsheff
Time of the Dark -- Hambly
Walls of Air -- Hambly
Armies of Daylight -- Hambly
A Tale of Time City -- Jones
Nine Princes in Amber -- Zelany