These books are Ok for High School with a Little Help Although written for an adult audience, these books are readable by high school students. Personally, I began reading many of them by the time I was in the 10th grade. They are all entertaining, but do require the reader to visualize the scene mentally. Discussion among peers, viewing quality sf movies and tv series and discussion with a teacher helps the student gain the experience needed to conceptualize an unknown environment based on the written word. |
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Need a book to reinforce a unit of study? Use the keywords or contact me. Look for the Gold Star. It marks the books I really enjoyed. The gold star used in a row marked with the Parental Screening icon indicates a book in the set that does not require the parental screening. I tend to divide science fiction into these categories: .(1) writen by scientists and engineers(2) writen by journalists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists (3) military science fiction writen by former military (4) military science fiction writen by a historian or social science major (5) other or not sure This star says that I have read all books listed by the author and loved them all. |
These have been read and approved by at least one teacher for use with secondary students, especially those that are used to the range of subject matter covered on prime time network television. Look for comments about the need for parent approval if violence or mild profanity is excessive or if sexual themes are involved. These books should not cantain excessive and graphic or gratuitous violence, extensive profanity, or overt sexual scenes and adult sexual delimmas. Look for this stamp. It marks books that I enjoyed, and that contains topics for use in teaching, but would want to ask local parents about before assigning it to my students.
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Douglas Adams | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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Roger McBride Allen | BSI: Death Sentence |
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Poul Anderson | Fire Time |
Tau Zero |
We Claim these Stars |
The
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Isaac Asimov | A Whiff of Death |
Caves of Steel |
End of Eternity |
Foundation
Triology |
Nemesis |
Robots and Empire |
Prelude to Foundation |
I, Robot |
The Martian Way
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Robot Novels |
The Stars Like Dust |
The Gods Themselves |
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Phule's Company |
Phule's Paradise |
A Phule and his Money |
Phule me Twice |
No Phule Like an
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Phule's Errand |
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David Brin |
Foundation's Triumph |
Sundiver |
Brightness Reef |
Startide Rising |
Earth |
The Practice Effect |
Heart of the Comet |
The Postman |
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C.J. Cherryh | Downbelow Station |
Explorer |
Foreigner |
Hammerfall |
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Hal Clement |
Essential Hal Clement Vol. 3 |
Heavy Planet |
Mission of Gravity |
Half-Life |
Star Light |
Ice World |
Needle |
Through Eye of a Needle |
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Michael Crichton | Jurassic Park |
Andromeda Strain |
State of Fear |
Prey |
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Robert Heinlein | Red Planet |
The Puppet Masters |
Podkayne of Mars |
Between Planets |
Starship Troopers |
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress |
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Pilot's Choice |
Partners in Necessity |
Plan B |
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Madelein l'Engle | A Wrinkle in Time |
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Elizabeth Moon | Deed of Paksinarion |
Harris Serano |
Once a Hero |
Rules of Engagement |
Change of Command |
Against the Odds |
Trading in Danger |
Marque and Reprisal |
Engaging the Enemy |
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Omnibus of 5 novels about a warrior of great powers. Only the last is too violent, although others deal with war. |
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Larry Niven |
Ringworld |
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Larry Niven |
The Mote in God's Eye |
Gripping Hand |
Lucifer's Hammer |
Footfall |
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H. Beam Piper | Little Fuzzy |
Fuzzy Sapiens |
Fuzzies and Other People |
The Complete Fuzzy |
The Complete Paratime |
Empire |
Space Viking |
The Cosmic Computer |
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Jerry Pournelle |
Falkenberg's Legion: Prince of Mercenaries |
The Prince |
King David's Spaceship |
Imperial Stars |
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J. R. Tolkein |
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On
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In
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The
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The
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Heirs
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March
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March
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We
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Crusade |
Changer of Worlds |
Worlds of Honor |
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Beginning Operations |
General Practice |
Alien Emergencies |
Mind Changer |
The Galactic Gourmet |
Final Diagnosis |
Double Contact |
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