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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"A girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 1
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English
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While waiting to leave Mars before it burns up just like the Earth before it, Liam and his friend Phoebe discover some facts about time and space and realize that the human race is just one of the races trying to survive in space.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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The fearsome Nihil continue to spread chaos inside the Occlusion Zone, aided by the mysterious creatures called the Nameless that feed on the Force itself. When the people of an embattled world plead for help with the Nihil threat, a team of both Republic Defense Coalition members and Jedi--including Ram Jomaram--is sent to their aid.
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Chronicle of the dark star volume 3
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English
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"It is Earth year 2256--but the fate of the few who even remember Earth is perilously in doubt. Mina Saunders-Chang and many of the surviving humans are stranded in the Centauri system, having barely survived their confrontation with the Telphon refugees. Now everyone--human and Telphon alike--is caught in the blast zone of the Centauri supernova. And yet there's only one question Mina is asking: Where are Liam and Phoebe? Having barely made it through...
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Flat Stanley volume 3
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English
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When the residents of a far-distant planet send a message to Earth asking for someone to meet with them, the President of the United States asks Stanley Lambchop, an all-American boy, to be his ambassador.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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The Galactic Republic is in chaos following the Nihil's shocking destruction of the gleaming space station Starlight Beacon. Capitalizing on their victory, the Nihil have erected a barrier called the Stormwall around a section of Republic space and claimed it for themselves. Within this Occlusion Zone, people live at the mercy of the Nihil-and the Nihil are not known for mercy.
9) Invader
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
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Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix disappeared into the heavens, leaving an isolated colony of humans on the world of the atevi, it unexpectedly returns to orbit overhead, threatening the stability of both atevi and human governments. With the situation fast becoming critical, Bren Cameron, the brilliant, young paidhi to the court of the atevi is recalled from Mospheira where he has just undergone surgery. But his sudden and premature...
11) Divinity 36
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Tinkered starsong volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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The aliens are coming for us and they want our voices. New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you a gloriously warm and unique scifi about the power of art, celebrity, and found family. Phex is a barista on a forgotten moon. Which is fine - he likes being ignored and he's good at making drinks. Until one day an alien hears him singing and recruits him to become a god. Now Phex is thrust headfirst into the galaxy's most cutthroat entertainment...
12) Alien invaders
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Publisher
Raven Tree Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Bichos en el jardín? O extraterrestres? Un niño compara las criaturas pequeñas del jardín con lo que conoce sobre invasores extraterrestres.
Bugs in the garden? Or are they really alien invaders? A small child compares the physical resemblance of small garden creatures to what they know of space invaders.
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Rocket and Groot volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After battling deadly space piranhas in Sector 7 of the Cosmos, Rocket and Groot crash-land on a planet made up of strip malls, maniacal robots bent on customer service, and killer toilets - yes, killer toilets! Told through the eyes of Rocket, the Adventures of Rocket and Groot will feature simple black-and-white drawing throughout, as Rocket uses a space stylus to express his adventures, visually, while Veronica, their space recording companion,...
15) Space rocks!
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Series
Space rocks! volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Chorkle narrates the adventures of Earth children Hollins, Becky, Nicki, and Little Gus, marooned on his asteroid, Gelo, as he watches over them with his fives eyes, teaches them to fight a ferocious thyss-cat, and seeks a way to get them home.
16) Crimson climb
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Not everyone gets to be the hero. Qi'ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from him and returned to the White Worms gang while Han made his way to freedom. Now freedom seems like a luxury she can't afford while she concentrates on survival and despairs of ever leaving Corellia. But her fortunes seem to turn when a representative of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn plucks Qi'ra from captivity and...
17) Deadly mission
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Series
Star fighters volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As an intergalactic battle between two alien planets, Xion and Meigwor, causes trouble in outer space, Peri and his half-Martian best friend Diesel find themselves caught in the middle. The Meigwors are acting seriously weird and making outrageous demands! When the war puts Peri and Diesel's friend Selene in danger, though, they'll have to think quickly if they want to save her and the universe.
18) Life on Mars
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A young astronaut is trying to find life on Mars, but he's made a very big oversight"-- Provided by publisher.
19) Cosmic blackout!
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Series
Galaxy Zack volume 16
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Zack loves everything about his new planet, Nebulon. There's Ira, his Indoor Robotic Assistant, who makes him delicious food every day. There's Zack's hyperphone for playing games with friends. Even his desk at school is pretty grape. But Zack wakes up one morning to discover that everything awesome about his new planet is out of order. Nebulon has fallen into a complete cosmic blackout. Without power, how will Zack and his friends ever get through...
20) I will survive
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Series
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"I Will Survive is an empowering picture book based on Dino Fekaris and Frederick J. Perren's #1 hit song. Gloria Gaynor's recording in 1978 became her signature song and was a near-instant success, topping both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles chart. Considered one of the most important disco offerings ever and embraced by millions across the globe, it remains an anthem and inspiration for marginalized groups everywhere. Kaitlyn Shea...
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