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Empty world

1978
When a deadly virus kills off most of the world's population, a teenaged boy tries to survive in a seemingly empty England.

The monster garden

1988
Using a tissue sample she believes is from one of her father's experiments in genetic engineering, Frankie accidentally creates a baby monster, which begins to grow at an alarming rate.

The Iron Giant

2011
The fearsome Iron Giant becomes a hero when he challenges a huge space monster.

Akiko and the missing Misp

2008
Sixth-grader Akiko makes another visit to the planet Smoo, but on the way she passes through a time warp that sends her back twenty-five years.

Kaput & Z?sky

2008
A collection of stories that follow the cartoon adventures of Kaput and Zosky, alien friends who just cannot seem to get the hang of conquering the universe.

Chance Fortune and the Outlaws

2006
Determined to become a superhero, fourteen-year-old Joshua Blevins enlists the help of Captain Fearless in order to get into the Burlington Academy for the Superhuman.

Robots

Rodney goes to town
2005
Rodney, a young robot, goes to Robot City to show television host Bigweld an invention he made -- the Wonderbot.

Space cat

2004
When Space Cat and Earl the robot encounter trouble with their space ship, they crash-land on an alien planet to search for more fuel.

Space race

2001
When he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, eleven-year-old Thomas Derwent is upset, but a terrible accident that separates the two of them makes Thomas's situation much worse.

Alien secrets

1999
On her journey to the distant planet where her parents are working, twelve-year-old Puck befriends a troubled alien and becomes involved in a dangerous mystery involving a precious artifact.

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