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2019 Challenge Prompts > A book set in space

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message 1: by Emily (new)

Emily (emilyc) | 195 comments Mod
Who doesn't love a good space adventure?

Recommendations:

Astronaut Handbook - Meghan McCarthy (children)
Mousetronaut - Mark Kelly (children)
George's Secret Key to the Universe - Stephen and Lucy Hawking (middle grade)
Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (teen/adult)
The Martian - Andy Weir (teen/adult)
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers (teen/adult)


message 2: by Brittany (last edited Jan 09, 2019 11:08AM) (new)

Brittany (brittburkard) | 66 comments Ideas:

Young adult/Adult:
1. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James 2. Zenith (The Androma Saga #1) by Sasha Alsberg 3. Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1) by Veronica Roth 4. An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon 5. A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 6. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 8. Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl 9. Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor 10. Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente

1. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe (YA)
2. Zenith (YA)
3. Carve the Mark (YA)
4. An Unkindness of Ghosts
5. A Wrinkle in Time (Middle grade YA)
6. Cinder (YA)
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
8. Enchantress from the Stars
9. Binti
10. Radiance

Children's Books
1. Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood 2. A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman 3. Curiosity The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum

1.Interstellar Cinderella (We own this one and it is adorable and a top favorite in our house!)
2. A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
3. Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover

Comics
1. Descender, Vol. 1 Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire 2. Saga, Vol. 1 (Saga, #1) by Brian K. Vaughan

1. Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars (YA)
2. Saga, Vol. 1 (Adult: LOTS of adult themes, like...LOTS. Be aware, profanity, sex, nudity, violence, etc etc; but still a beautifully heartbreaking story and gorgeous art.)


message 3: by Nikki (last edited Aug 08, 2019 12:06AM) (new)

Nikki (mnnikki) | 164 comments For this one I used Mars One by Jonathan Maburry which arrived in the May 2019 BYL reading crate. Only the 2nd half took place in space but I really enjoyed this book! I liked the main character and his friends and I thought the relationships were believable.

I'm 3/4 done with the challenge after this book! I hope i can find books for the last 10...


message 4: by Alicia (new)

Alicia | 19 comments Skyward by Brandon Sanderson! He is one of my favorite authors.


message 5: by Laura (new)

Laura | 18 comments Red Rising by Pierce Brown. This was a dystopian/fantasy which took place on Mars.


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