Best Children's Science Fiction Books
Vote for your favourite Children's SF books (novels, novellas, anthologies).
For children between 8 and 12.
CLEAN & SAFE books only. No sexuality.
Books parents can comfortably read to their children (without omitting any parts). Books everyone can recommend to their little sister/brother.
Please don't add books with less than 100 ratings.
No Young Adult, Teen or Fantasy titles please. Separate lists can be created for those.
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For children between 8 and 12.
CLEAN & SAFE books only. No sexuality.
Books parents can comfortably read to their children (without omitting any parts). Books everyone can recommend to their little sister/brother.
Please don't add books with less than 100 ratings.
No Young Adult, Teen or Fantasy titles please. Separate lists can be created for those.
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Anyway, the safe/clean concept differs from one person to the next and from society to society...

This list is titled "Books parents can comfortably read to their children (without omitting any parts). Books you can recommend for your little sister/brother."
I re-read Wrinkle in Time last night, just to be sure, and I can see no evidence of any sexuality that would offend anyone but the most extravagantly controlling religious organisation. If that book is taken off the list then two thirds of the other ones on it, that I have read, should not be there either.
Have you read this book? The first 'kiss' I encountered was when a boy kissed an older woman on the cheek, was that it?
Or the bit at the end where a family of two married adults and four children were reunited and hugged and kissed each other?
Because I think most people on this list would accept that as normal healthy behaviour that any child could be, even ought to be exposed to.

Anyway, the safe/clean concept differs from one person to the next and from s..."
"Books parents can comfortably read to their children (without omitting any parts). Books you can recommend for your little sister/brother. "
You'd rather have your little brother or sister read a book with a character who commits suicide because of the stress of the physical violence of battle school (Ender's Game, #1 on your list) then Wrinkle in Time because there is an innocent kiss or two? They are not even "romantic kisses" but brotherly, sisterly kisses, a good luck kiss, a kiss of appreciation. Nice list, but Wrinkle in Time does not contain any sexuality and why is violence more acceptable than sexuality anyways?







No sex. No violence.
And what 8 year old doesn't enjoy a book where poop is a lifesaving material?
Sure, it's an adult book. But so what.
Just throw a dictionary their way -- they'll figure it out. I know more people who were reading adult novels as an 8-10 year old child than otherwise.
If you're going to shelter a kid, at least do it with something interesting.


If you read the description about it, it is listed as a romance-thriller mostly and it is definitely young adult and not for children.
It does not fit this list.

It does not fit this list.


Heinlein I would not recommend. Dated, sexist, racist. Sure, lots of loved that s* when we were teens or maybe even younger, but that was not a good thing....
Wrinkle in Time definitely belongs. Very much about pure love, spiritual ethics, and aimed at 10-12 year old children.
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Anyone can add books to this list.