It was a real book with interesting ideas.” My oldest daughter described it this way: “Well written and thought-provoking. In the end, Ender is able to defeat the Formics, but he also has to make some difficult choices that will haunt him for the rest of his life. However, he also makes a lot of enemies, and he has to deal with a lot of pressure. Ender is a very smart and talented boy, and he quickly becomes the best student at Battle School. He’s learning how to fight the Formics, an alien race that attacked Earth a few years ago.

A boy named Ender Wiggin is sent to Battle School. Like “The Giver”, “ Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card is a memorable book worth reading. My youngest daughter read this and described this as a “thought-provoking book with a sad ending”. In the end, Jonas is faced with a difficult choice that will help other young people consider what values they consider important. Jonas learns about love, hate, joy, and sadness, and he begins to question the world he lives in. This means that he’ll be the only person who remembers all of the good and bad things about the world before it became the way it is now. One day, Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory.

Everyone is assigned a job and a spouse, and they all live in the same kind of house. “ The Giver” by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a future world where everyone is the same. Thank you for supporting our family business. As Amazon affiliates, we may make a small commission from purchases made using these links, at no extra cost to you. While members of our family have read and appreciated many of the books in this list, we recommend that adults pre-read any of these books that may contain questionable content. Please note: 5th graders (age 10 and up) vary greatly in their tolerance for violence, sexual themes, and other controversial issues. Content Warning: Science Fiction books for 5th graders and up We’ve put together this curated list of science fiction books for kids that’s perfect for 5th graders through middle school students (and beyond). For older kids, science fiction books can be especially exciting, since they introduce complex ideas in a way that’s accessible and fun. Science fiction stories can make our imaginations soar and take us on a wild ride to new worlds.

Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease