science fiction

"Ever since he learned about climate change, twelve-year-old Jonah has dreaded a weather-beaten future where not even his asthma medication can save him. Luckily, a girl from that future arrives just in time to throw Jonah a lifeline. Sunny traveled back to the 2020s with a mission: help Jonah launch a climate strike big enough to rewrite history. To do it, he'll have to recruit his entire school before Halloween. . . . How can Jonah win over 600 classmates when the only thing he dreads more than the end of the world is talking to other kids?"--Provided by publisher.

"Astrid and Stella are best friends and intergalactic heroes...After drifting into a dangerous force field powered by misunderstanding, it will take total teamwork to get back on track! Once they've recovered from that detour, a run-in with a fur-miliar villain and the rescue of an intergalactic pop star are enough to keep things interesting for Astrid, Stella, and their trusty robot sidekick, Bobo. They just need to remember what's most important. When they do, Astrid and Stella just might surprise themselves by learning a few new things along the way, too"--Back cover.

Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them--manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child. Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen--pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind. Now the merciless agents of The Shop are in hot pursuit to apprehend this unexpected genetic anomaly for their own diabolical ends by any means necessary ... including violent actions that may well ignite the entire world around them as Charlie retaliates with a fury of her own ...

The captain of the nuclear destroyer, Nathan James, recounts his ship's role in the nuclear holocaust and the struggles and pressures encountered as the ship journeys through a world in ruins.

"On the most tragic day of her life, Earth-65's Gwen Stacy was convinced the Lizard died in her arms along with Peter Parker. Now a new reptilian rampage has left her in doubt--not only about Peter's life but also about his death! And Gwen's troubles pile up as the Osborns of her world make their debut and she finds herself on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted list. Perhaps another Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, could share some lessons about power and responsibility! Get to know Gwen; her policeman father, George Stacy; and her BFFs and bandmates--the incomparable Mary Janes! Plus: More Earth-65 twists on familiar faces, including Frank Castle, Matt Murdock and Captain America!"-- Back cover.

"Jason Zhou, his friends, and Daiyu ... play a treacherous cat and mouse game in the labyrinthine streets of Shanghai, determined on taking back what Jin had stolen"--Provided by publisher.

"A biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler"--Provided by publisher.

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.

Normal teen, Riley, must navigate crushing on her best friend, starting a new summer job, and not being squashed during the next supervillain showdown.

"Gina saves the world and restores the earth to what it was before magic took over"--Provided by publisher.