Pageturners Science Fiction
These short novels provide plenty of choices for readers to strengthen their fluency skills. Each of the six different genres deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Each title includes comprehension questions that deal with: recall, vocabulary, character analysis, cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and noting details.
Bugged!
Home from college for the summer, Jean and Jared find disturbing changes in the tiny community of Warm Springs. Something suspicious is going on in HybriGene’s top-secret laboratory.
Lexile:430
Escape from Earth
Nick’s new college roommate, Darryl is literally “out of this world.” If his enemies catch up with him, his race is doomed!
Lexile:400
Flashback
Dozens of people disappeared from a deserted mountain road only to reappear dazed and confused. Joe saw something that no one was supposed to see. Now he’s in mortal danger!
Lexile:380
Murray’s Nightmare
Lazy Rita needed to hit the gym and get in shape. She’s grateful when the mysterious Rowena shows up and supplies the motivation. But now Rowena is going too far and pushing too hard.
Lexile:400
Under Siege
All of the vehicles on Cole’s Island seem to have minds of their own, and they want to kill. Can the class clown and the town punk stop fighting long enough to outwit the alien invaders?
Lexile:380
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