Science+Fiction

Science Fiction 2009-2010 **Science Fiction** …..is a **genre** of fiction in which the stories often tell about **science and technology of the future**. It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science— **these stories involve partially true-** **partially fictitious laws or theories of science**. It **should** **not be completely unbelievable**, because it then ventures into the genre fantasy. **//The plot creates situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. Science fiction texts also include a human element, explaining what effect new discoveries, happenings and scientific developments will have on us in the future.//** Science fiction texts are often set in the · ***future** , · * in **space** , · * on a **different world** , · * or in a **different universe or dimension**. Early pioneers of the genre of science fiction are **H. G. Wells** (//The War of the Worlds//) and **Jules Verne** (//20,000 Leagues Under The Sea//).

== = GRADES 7 & 8 = = = *Bradbury, Ray: **//Fahrenheit 451//** //*//Westerfeld, Scott: //**Pretties**// = GRADES 5 & 6 = WORK IN PROGRESS
 * Clancy, Tom: **//Net Force: The Deadliest Game//**
 * Clancy, Tom//: Net Force: **Virtual Vandals**//
 * Card, Orson Scott: **//Ender’s Game//**
 * //*//** Card, Orson Scott: **//Ender’s Shadow//**
 * Card, Orson Scott: **//Homecoming: The Memory of Earth//**
 * Crichton, Michael: **//The Lost World//**
 * Farmer, Nancy: //The House of Scorpions//
 * Frank, Pat: **//Alas, Babylon//**
 * Haddix, Margaret Peterson: **//Turnabout//**
 * Keyes, Daniel**: //Flowers for Algernon//**
 * O’Brien, Robert: **//Z for Zachariah//**
 * Orwell, George: **//1984//**
 * Patterson, James: **//Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment//**
 * Paulsen, Gary: **//The White Fox Chronicles//**
 * Pfeffer, Susan: **//Life As We Knew It//**
 * Philbrick, Rodman: **//The Last Book in the Universe//**
 * Sleator, William: **//The House of Stairs//**
 * Vande Velde, Vivian: **//Heir Apparent//**
 * Verne, Jules: **//20,000 Leagues Under the Sea//**
 * Wells, H.G.: **//The Invisible Man//**
 * Westerfeld, Scott: **//Uglies//**
 * Westerfeld, Scott: **//Specials//**
 * Westwood, Chris: **//Virtual World//**


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