The local high school is considering redoing their selections for their 9th grade Sci Fi unit and I’m privileged enough to be able to provide suggestions. Currently they have a choice of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E Pearson, Scythe by Neil Shusterman, and Unwound also by Shusterman.

It doesn’t have to be explicitly YA, but definitely YA accessible, and preferably something that will keep a 9th grader interested and isn’t just a fluffy book but challenges thinking/perceptions like good Sci Fi can. My goal is something near 300-ish pages but if it’s a faster read more is ok.

TiA

    • JaymesRS@literature.cafeOPMEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      Solar punk is great, I was thinking of the monk and robot books, but ultimately leaned away from it.

      • technomad@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        I’m not familiar with those, do you have a link? What caused you to change your mind?

        • JaymesRS@literature.cafeOPMEnglish
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          8 hours ago

          They are A Psalm for the Wild Built and A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

          Don’t get me wrong, they are fantastic and have great meditations on purpose and other topics. But my concern was the ages of the readers. For 12th graders, no question, but for freshmen, I thought it wouldn’t be gripping enough early enough.