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Expert: Lindalee Stuckey - 9/5/2008
Question
I read a book in the mid 70s about a boy that left the secured environment of a domed city with a bag of tangerines. Part of the plot involved being on a mountain during a thunderstorm and smelling the ozone. I am 46 now, but every once in a awhile I think of this book and would like to get it for my granson.
Thanks!
Answer
Sorry but it doesn't ring a bell. I will ask around to my science fiction friends and see if one of them knows.
I can recommend many science fiction books to your grandson though.
I am in the process of updating this list and should have it ready by October.
Recommended Picture Books
Bradman, Tony. It came from Outer Space*. Dial. 1992.
Coffelt, Nancy. Dogs in Space. HBJ, 1993.
Cohn, Arlen. Solar System SOS. Accord. 1998.
McNaughton, Colin. Here Come The Aliens! Candlewick, 1995.
Marshall, James. Space Case. Dial. 1986.
Marshall, James. Merry Christmas, Space Case. Dial. 1986
Reynolds, David West. Star Wars: Incredible Cross Sections. DK. 1998.
Reynolds, David West. Star Wars: the Visual Dictionary. DK. 1998.
Sadler, Marilyn. Alastair and the Alien Invasion. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Sadler, Marilyn. Alastair's Time Machine. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Sadler, Marilyn. Alastair in Outer Space. Simon & Schuster, 1985.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole. Putnam.1996.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid. Putnam. 1996.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy. Putnam. 1996.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes. Putnam. 1997.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Space Pirates. Putnam.1997.
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad in Space. Putnam.1997.
Science Fiction Reading List for Grades 2-4
Calhoun, B. B. On the Right Track*. W. H. Freeman, 1994.
Coville, Bruce. Space Brat. Pocket, 1993.
Coville, Bruce. Space Brat 3: The Wrath of Squat. Pocket, 1994.
Coville, Bruce. The Dinosaur That Followed Me Home. Pocket, 1992.
Coville, Bruce. How I Survived My Summer Vacation. Pocket, 1991.
Coville, Bruce. Some of My Best Friends Are Monsters. Pocket, 1991.
Curtis, Phillip. Invasion of the Brain Sharpeners. Random House, 1981.
Curtis, Phillip. Invasion of the Comet People*. Random House, 1983.
Dadey, Debbie and Jones, Marcia Thorton. Aliens Don't Wear Braces. Scholastic, 1993.
Slobodkin, Louis. Space Ship Under the Apple Tree. Macmillian, 1952.
Slobodkin, Louis. The Space Ship Returns to the Apple Tree. Macmillian, 1981.
Science Fiction Reading List for Grades 5-6
Ames, Mildred. Anna to the Infinite Power*. Scribner, 1982.
Anderson, Margaret J. The Brain on Quartz Mountain*. Knopf, 1982.
Applegate, K. A. Alien (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Andalite's Gift. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Android. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Capture. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Encounter. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Forgotten. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Invasion. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1996
Applegate, K. A. Message. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Pretender. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Secret. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Stranger. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Applegate, K. A. Visitor. (Animorph) Scholastic, 1997
Asimov, Isaac. Mutants*. Raintree,1982.
Asimov, Isaac; Greenberg, Martin; Waugh, Charles, ed. Young Mutants*. Harper, 1984.
Ballantine, Betty. The Secret Oceans. Bantam. 1994.
Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg. Little, Brown & Company, 1993.
Byars, Betsy. The Computer Nut. Viking, 1984.
Cameron, Eleanor. Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet. Little, 1954.
Cameron, Eleanor. Time and Mr. Bass*. Little, 1967.
Cameron, Eleanor. Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet*. Little, 1956.
Christopher, John. White Mountains. Macmillan, 1967.
Conly, Jane Leslie. R-T, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH. HarpC Chil, 1991.
Corbett, Scott. The Deadly Hoax*. Dutton, 1981.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Glows in the Dark. Pocket, 1991.
Coville, Bruce. I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X. Pocket, 1994.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Is an Alien. Pocket, 1991.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Fried My Brains. Pocket, 1992.
Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework. Pocket, 1993.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Flunked the Planet. Pocket, 1993.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Is an Alien. Pocket, 1991.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Fried My Brains. Pocket, 1992.
Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework. Pocket, 1993.
Coville, Bruce. My Teacher Flunked the Planet. Pocket, 1993.
David, Peter. Worf's First Adventure. Pocket, 1993.
David, Peter. Line of Fire. Pocket, 1993.
David, Peter. Survival. Pocket, 1993.
DeWeese, Gene. Black Suits from Outer Space*. G.P. Putnam, 1985.
Disch, Thomas M. The Brave Little Toaster*. Doubleday, 1988.
Gilden, John. The Pet. Pocket, 1994.
Greer, Gery and Ruddick, Bob. Jason and the Escape from the Bat Planet*. HarperCollins, 1993.
Haas, Dorothy. Burton's Zoom Zoom Va-room Machine*. Pocket, 1993.
O'Brien, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
Roberts, Willo Davis. The Girl with the Silver Eyes. Scholastic, 1980.
Service, Pamela. Stinker from Space. Fawcett, 1989.
Service, Pamela. Stinker's Return. Scribners, 1993.
Service, Pamela. Weirdoes of the Universe, Unite! Atheneum, 1992.
Slobodkin, Louis. The Three-Seated Space Ship*. Macmillian, 1981.
Strickland, Bruce. The Star Ghost. Pocket, 1994.
Strickland, Bruce. Stowaways*. Pocket, 1994.
Vornholt, John. Capture the Flag. Pocket, 1994.
Science Fiction Reading List for Grades 6-10
Bova, Ben. City of Darkness. Scribner, 1976.
Bova, Ben. Exiled from Earth*. Dutton, 1971.
Bova, Ben. End of Exile*. Dutton, 1975.
Bradbury, Ray. R is for Rocket.*
Bradbury, Ray. S is for Space**.
Caraker, Mary. Snows of Jasper.**
Christopher, John. Beyond the Burning Lands. Macmillian, 1971.
Christopher, John. The Prince is Waiting. Macmillian, 1970.
Christopher, John. The Sword of the Spirits. Macmillian, 1972.
Christopher, John. The White Mountains. Macmillian, 1967.
Christopher, John. City of Lead and Gold. Macmillian, 1967.
Christopher, John. Pool of Fire. Macmillian, 1968.
Clarke, Arthur C. Dolphin Island. Holt, 1963.
Danziger, Paula. This Place Has No Atmosphere.**
Du Bois, William Pene. Twenty-One Balloons.
Engdahl, Sylvia Louise. Enchantress from the Stars*. Atheneum, 1970.
Engdahl, Sylvia Louise. This Star Shall Abide*. Atheneum, 1972.
Heinlein, Robert. Between Planets.
Heinlein, Robert. Citizen of the Galaxy.
Heinlein, Robert. Farmer in the Sky.
Heinlein, Robert. Have Space Suit--Will Travel.
Heinlein, Robert. Red Planet.
Heinlein, Robert. Rocketship Galileo.**
Heinlein, Robert. The Rolling Stones.**
Heinlein, Robert. Space Cadet.
Heinlein, Robert. The Star Beast.
Heinlein, Robert. Starman Jones.
Heinlein, Robert. Time for Stars.*
Heinlein, Robert. Tunnel in the Sky.
Hughes, Monica. Invitation to the Game. Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Hughes, Monica.The Crystal Drop*. Simon & Schuster, 1993
Hughes, Monica. The Guardian of Isis. Atheneum, 1982.
Hoover, H.M. The Bell Tree*. Viking, Avon, 1977.
Hoover, H.M. The Rains of Eridan*. Viking,Avon, 1977.
Hoover, H.M. The Shepard Moon**. Viking, 1984.
Karl, Jean. But We Are Not of Earth*. Dutton, 1981.
Klause. Alien Secrets. Bantam. 1993.
L'Engle, Madeline. Wrinkle in Time. Farrar, Dell, 1962.
L'Engle, Madeline. Wind in the Door. Farrar, Dell, 1974.
L'Engle, Madeline. A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Farrar, Dell, 1978.
L'Engle, Madeline. Ring of Endless Light. Farrar, Dell, 1980.
Lowrey, Lois. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonsong. Atheneum, 1976.
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragondrums. Atheneum, 1979.
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonsinger. Atheneum, 1977.
Norton, Andre. Forerunner. Pinnacle, 1981.
Norton, Andre. Moon of Three Rings*. Viking, 1966.
Norton, Andre. The Zero Stone*. Viking, 1968.
O'Brien, Robert. Z for Zachariah. Atheneum, 1975.
Oppel, Kenneth. Dead Water Zone. Little, Brown, 1993
Park, Ruth. My Sister Sif.
Payne, Bernal C. Experiment in Terror. Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Pinkwater, Daniel M. Lizard Music. Bantam. 1976.
Rubinstein, Gillian. Space Demons. Pocket, 1989.
Rubinstein, Gillian. Skymaze. Pocket, 1991.
Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig.
Sleator, William. House of Stairs.
Slote, Alfed. Clone Catcher. Harper, 1982.
Slote, Alfed. My Robot Buddy. Harper, 1975.
Slote, Alfed. My Trip To Alpha I. Avon, 1978.
Slote, Alfed. C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer Space. Avon, 1981.
Slote, Alfed. Omega Station. Avon, 1983.
Stevermer, Caroline. River Rats. HBJ, 1992.
Yep, Lawrence. Sweetwater.
Adult Titles Able to be Enjoyed by Young Adults
Adams, Douglas. Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Anderson, Poul. Earthman's Burden.
Anderson, Poul. Guardians of Time.
Anderson, Poul. The High Crusade.
Asimov, Isaac. The Caves of Steel.
Asimov, Isaac. Nightfall and Other Stories.
Asimov, Isaac. Foundation.
Asimov, Isaac. Second Foundation.
Asimov, Isaac. Foundation's Edge.
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game.
Cherryh, C. J. Pride of Chanur.
Clarke, Arthur C. Red Sands of Mars.
Clement, Hal. Mission of Gravity.
Herbert, Frank. Dune.
Smith, E. E. The Lensman series.
Smith, E. E. The Skylark series.
Williams, Sheila. Loch Ness Monster. Doubleday, 1993.
Van Vogt, A. E. Slan.
Wells, H. G. The Invisible Man.
Wells, H. G. The Time Machine.
Wells, H. G. The War of the Worlds.
Wibberly, Leonard. Encounter Near Venus.
Williamson, Jack. The Legion of Space.
Williamson, Jack. The Legion of Time.
Williamson, Jack. The Moon Children.
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