# Books about science fiction assigned in US schools

**17** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _science fiction_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/science-fiction
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## Authors who explore science fiction

- [Adam Rex](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-rex)
- [Bill Brittain](https://readinglist.school/author/bill-brittain)
- [Bruce Coville](https://readinglist.school/author/bruce-coville)
- [Dan Gutman](https://readinglist.school/author/dan-gutman)
- [Gary Paulsen](https://readinglist.school/author/gary-paulsen)
- [Nancy Farmer](https://readinglist.school/author/nancy-farmer)
- [Roald Dahl](https://readinglist.school/author/roald-dahl)
- [Scott Westerfeld](https://readinglist.school/author/scott-westerfeld)

## science fiction canon

- [Airborn](https://readinglist.school/book/airborn) by Kenneth Oppel _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Aliens Ate My Homework](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-ate-my-homework) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Aliens for Breakfast](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-for-breakfast) by Jonathan Etra _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Are You Scared, Darth Vader?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-scared-darth-vader) by Adam Rex _(Grades K–3)_
- [Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-the-great-glass-elevator) by Roald Dahl _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Heir Apparent](https://readinglist.school/book/heir-apparent) by Vivian Vande Velde _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Interstellar Pig](https://readinglist.school/book/interstellar-pig) by William Sleator _(Grades 9–12)_
- [My Robot Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-robot-buddy) by Alfred Slote _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Nova's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/novas-ark) by Kirk, David _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Shape-Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/shape-changer) by Bill Brittain _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Space Case](https://readinglist.school/book/space-case) by Edward Marshall _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ear-the-eye-and-the-arm) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Last Dragon on Mars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-dragon-on-mars) by Scott Reintgen _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Transall Saga](https://readinglist.school/book/the-transall-saga) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Uglies](https://readinglist.school/book/uglies) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Virtually Perfect](https://readinglist.school/book/virtually-perfect) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Zorgamazoo](https://readinglist.school/book/zorgamazoo) by Robert Paul Weston _(Grades 3–6)_

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