YA Books featuring Aliens ------------------------- compiled by Maria Wegscheid (mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us) and Katy Morgan, Bettendorf Public Library, Iowa posted on YALSA-BK, April 2000 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams YA SF ADAM Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent encounter aliens of all kinds in their adventures through space and time. the Animorphs series K. A. Applegate YA SF APPL Aliens give a group of kids the ability to morph into animals to aid them in their fight to save Earth. The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury SF BRAD Stories of the colonization of Mars in the near future, including how human colonists wiped out the golden-eyed Martian natives with their diseases. Priams Lens Jack L. Chalker YA SF CHAL NEW The god-like Titans have taken over the galaxy, and the only hope for mankind is the strange weapon called Priams Lens. Childhoods End Arthur C. Clarke YA SF CLAR The Overlords appear in their space ships located over every major city on Earth. One by one they eliminate disease, ignorance, and poverty. But after peace comes their next target: humans. Silent Songs A. C. Crispin YA SF CRIS Tesa has spent a lot of time creating good relations between the humans and Grus on the planet Trinity, but a hostile alien invasion threatens all that shes worked for. The Lone Sentinel Jo Dereske YA SF DERE When a boys father dies suddenly, the boy takes over his job controlling a light tower. He thought it would be easy then two teenage girls and a group of aliens show up. Alien Game Catherine Dexter YA F DEXT New girl Christina fits right in with her mastery of the game Elimination, but her classmate Zoe suspects that Christina isnt what she seems. Chess with a Dragon David Gerrold YA SF GERR Humanity tries to escape enslavement by a race of intergalactic aliens. The Exchange Student Kate Gilmore YA SF GILM NEW When Darias mom agrees to house an exchange student from the planet Chela, Daria is intrigued by the students interest in Darias project to breed endangered animals. The Golden Aquarians Monica Hughes YA SF HUGH Walt goes with his dad to visit the planet Aqua, where Walt discovers that his dads work is endangering the local natives. Aliens in the Family Margaret Mahy YA SF MAHY Jake expects to dislike his new stepsister and stepbrother, but he ends up protecting them from aliens who can alter time. The Dark Side of Nowhere Neal Shusterman YA SF SHUS Jason goes through an identity crisis when he discovers that hes the son of aliens who stayed on earth when they botched a mission. Interstellar Pig William Sleator YA SF SLEA Barney's summer neighbors are aliens! The Night the Heads Came William Sleator YA SF SLEA When Leo and his artist friend Tim are abducted by aliens, Leo begins to wonder what the aliens plan to do with Tim's artistic talents. A Dark Traveling Roger Zelazny YA SF ZELA When a scientist discovers hostile aliens in a parallel universe, he mysteriously disappears. His children then set out to find their father.