Kids Books - Science Fiction

Many of us know the story of Cinderella that we have come to love. How she lost her glass slipper, but the prince is able to find her by letting her try it on. But this book begs the question...what if she never tried on the glass slipper? In this alternate take on Cinderella's magical story, the author decides to tell a tale of what would have happened if Lady Tremaine had locked Cinderella in her room and never tried on the slipper. Cinderella has the best night of her life at the ball. She dances with the prince for hours and even is able to see a secret garden with him. But Cinderella must rush home before midnight, unable to tell the prince who she is but leaving behind one glass slipper. But when the Grand Duke comes with the glass slipper to Lady Tramaine's home, the cruel stepmother locks Cinderella away, so for her not to try on the slipper. After missing the opportunity to find her true love, the prince Charles, Cinderella sets out to find a new life for herself, one far away from Lady Tremaine's cruelty. As luck would have it, Cinderella lands a job in a place she never thought she would step foot in again, the Palace. In the Palace, Cinderella takes care of the king's visiting sister, Duchess Genevieve. But as Cinderella begins to get settled in her new life, working for the Duchess, Cinderella catches wind of a mass conspiracy against the king and ultimately, the prince. On top of all that, Cinderella is determined to return magic back to Aurelias, once and for all. With the help of unlikely friends, Cinderella must stop the conspiracy before it is too late. And in the process, will she able to convince Prince Charles that she is the "mystery princess"? Love doesn't even begin to describe the amount of fondness I have for this book. Not many books that I read for the first time become my favorite book but this one really did. I was captivated from the first sentence and was enthralled with the magic of the whole book, from start to finish. The fairytale romance was the sweetest part. The author was able to beautifully display the love Prince Charles and Cinderella had for each other. This book truly did keep you on the edge of your seat. Every chapter was a cliff-hanger, making it even harder to part with it. I would strongly suggest this book to anyone looking a reimagined fairytale romance story. Happy reading!!

I think that this book is pretty cool I would love to have pink shoes that when I put them on I go into a ballet. it's pretty cool. Now I would recommend this book for 4+ and not really sure if I'll be reading it again any time soon just because sometimes the Barbie books can be a little more for younger kids not really for my age, but I'll recommend this to 4-9

For fans of Skyward. "Defy the Stars" is an incredible book that will leave its imprints on your heart forever. Noemi Vidal is a soldier. Abel Mansfield is an AI. But, yet when these two opposites meet, they go on amazing, once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Noemi and Abel are so different. But, hey as the old saying goes, opposites attract? Will they in this death-defying science fiction book? Read to find out!

The best book I have ever read it has a great plot and wonderful details this book is the greatest

I love this book i kissed it and i sleep with it next to me every day i read it going to the bathroom and read it to my dolls everline and char char THanks everyone

I recently wrote a book review for the third book in the Lunar Chronicles, "Cress", and in that review I said that all the books in the Lunar Chronicles series were just as good, if not better, than the previous ones. I had spoke too soon, that statement does not apply to "Fairest." Just to clarify, "Fairest" is not part of the main Lunar Chronicles series, it is an add-on book/short story and it is read after "Cress" but before "Winter" so technically it is book 3.5. The main series is Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter, but Fairest is a book on the main villain, Lunar Queen Levana, and should be read as book 3.5. Now back to me saying that "Fairest" wasn't as good as the previous books, I would even say it is my least favorite book from this series. Now I know that since this is a book on a villain, I should expect it to be kind of dark and evil and I did, but not as much as it was. (Dun dun dun!) This book was still a wonderful read, and I think maybe I wasn't used to reading books about the evil people in the world, or in this case, the moon. Some people say that they don't want to read this book before the finale of the series, "Winter", because they are worried that they will feel bad for Levana. Let me tell you, even after reading this book, I still think that Levana is super evil and cruel. I guess that after reading her backstory in this book, I could say that some of her "evilness" is due to her childhood, which was pretty horrible, but Levana made some pretty bad decisions and you can't blame all of them on her upbringing. I haven't read "Winter", the last book in the series yet, but I'm pretty sure it is necessary to read Levana's backstory before "Winter" because Levana has a big part to play in the last book. "Fairest" was alright, but it put a big spot light on beauty, and that is because all Lunars have a special power called glamour, which is the ability to manipulate brain waves and make people see you different than you are. Levana uses her glamour all the time to make herself prettier than she is, because of what her sister did to her when they were younger. I didn't think it was possible, but Levana's sister is even more evil than Levana grew up to be. Levana also uses her glamour to make her childhood crush fall in love with her, forcing their marriage and dooming herself to a lifetime of forced and fake love. Being the reader of this book was kind of hard, because I could see all sorts of things that Levana didn't, due to her being figuratively blinded by using her glamour to force power and love on other people and herself. Overall, I would say that this is a pretty dark book since it is based on a villain, but I would still recommend it to teens who like the lunar chronicles, because it is necessary to read if you want to understand the last book of the Lunar Chronicles series. I hope this review was helpful!

It was sooo cool! Black Panther really kicked the bad guy's but this time!

Just like the previous Lunar Chronicles book, "Scarlet" is based on a fairy tale, more specifically, Little Red Riding Hood. I loved the mix of the old classics and the futuristic sci-fi in this wonderfully written novel. The main character, named Scarlet, has lived with her grandmother on their farm for as long as she can remember, but unbeknownst to her, everything is about to change. One night her grandma disappears, leaving only her ID chip behind. Scarlet knows that she has been kidnapped, but the police are convinced her grandma just ran away of her own accord, so Scarlet decides to find her grandma herself. She meets a very suspicious character named Wolf who earns his living participating in street fights. They run off together because Wolf claims to have information on her grandma's whereabouts, and Scarlet is desperate. Right when Scarlet thinks she has finally figured out Wolf's character, he turns out to be not at all what he seems. But still Scarlet still feels drawn towards him, even after he betrayed her, and lied to her. Wolf wants to change so he can be with Scarlet, but someone else is controlling him, turning him into an animal, with thoughts only to hunt and kill. Through many highs and lows, and ups and downs, many different stories intertwine when the characters find out why they are connected, and why they have been brought together. This book is a great read for teens who love pretty much any genre.

This third installation to Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles did not disappoint. Unlike most book series in which the books get worse as the series continues, all of the books in the Lunar Chronicles are just as good, if not better, than the previous ones. And just like its previous books, Cress is a wonderfully written, futuristic, sci-fi, retelling of a classic fairy tale. As you can probably guess by the title, Cress is based on Rapunzel, and just like Rapunzel, the main character Crescent (Cress for short) has been trapped up high for a long time. But unlike Rapunzel who was trapped in a tower, Cress' prison is much higher. Cress is trapped in a satellite orbiting the moon high up in space. Being trapped in a satellite for so long has resulted in Cress being an excellent hacker, just the thing that the fugitive crew traveling together on the Rampion would need. And yes, Cinder does know about Cress because she is the one on the other side of the D-Comm chip that Cinder found in the Prince's android. The Rampion Crew (Cinder, Scarlet, Wolf, and Thorne) attempt to rescue Cress, but in the process they lose some members of their crew, and gain some new ones. The crew is trying to stop Kai from marrying Queen Levana and get Cinder on the Lunar throne as Princess Selene, the rightful heir. There is also a tiny hint of romance in this book between Cress and Captain Thorne, but Cress is nervous it might be going only one way, because she has done a lot of research on him, but he doesn't seem to know anything about her. She thought that he was a wonderful hero, but when she learns the whole truth from him rather than what she found on the internet, it turns out that he may be what everyone thinks he is, a sarcastic fugitive with a big ego. But even after learning this, Cress cannot get rid of her feelings for him. This book has so many hidden connections to Scarlet and Cinder, and they do a great job of tying the whole story together, and keeping you turning pages. I would totally recommend this to teens who like sci-fi, romance, and fantasy added to the classic fairy tale. I hadn't even finished the second book before I knew that this was one of my favorite series, so I would encourage other teens to try it too.

This book is an absolutely amazing conclusion to the lunar chronicles series! It is a pretty thick book and took me a long time to read it, but it was totally worth it. This book focuses mainly on Winter, Levana's beautiful step daughter, and is based on the fairy tale Snow White. Winter is rumored to be the fairest girl in all the land, which upsets Levana very much. This is why, previously, Levana forced Winter to scar herself on her cheek, but much to Levana's dismay, this seemed to accentuate Winter's beauty even more. Winter also refuses to use glamour to hide her scars or to manipulate anyone, after she realized very young that glamour could be used for more evil than good. This causes Winter to have hallucinations and go crazy once in a while, because she refuses to use her gift. And of course, there has to be a love interest, in this case it is the royal guard Jacin. If that name sounds familiar, you are correct, Jacin was present in the previous book, Cress, but is thought to have betrayed the Rampion crew. He came back to Luna and is now appointed as Winter's personal guard. Meanwhile, on the Rampion, Cinder, Wolf, Cress, Iko, and Captain Thorne, are formulating a plan to overthrow Levana, and rescue Scarlet from Luna. But in order to do this they have to get onto Luna, and this is where Kai comes in. He needs to find a way to move the wedding and coronation to Luna, instead of Earth, this proves to be the simple part, because there are much more hardships ahead. The book follows the journeys of everyone as they get separated, reunited, and reacquainted over and over again. Winter and Scarlet escape from the castle, faking Winters death, where they meet Cress after she had gotten separated from Cinder, Thorne, Wolf, and Iko when they made a big scene escaping from the docks. Their plan has to be modified many times over, but in the end they all live happily ever after, but after way more sacrifices and battles then the original fairy tales ever had. This series is by far my favorite of all time, I loved the author's creativity in mixing so many different genres, the classic fairy tale, futuristic technology, sci-fi battles, fantasy adventure, and a hint of romance. Every middle schooler should have a chance to read this series, because you won't regret it.