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Sylvia Engdahl Author Of This Star Shall Abide

From my list on YA about imaginary worlds.

Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™ve always been interested in worlds other than ours, primarily extraterrestrial worlds because I believe expansion into space is vital to the future survival of humankind, but also fantasy worlds that illuminate ideas and feelings that are universal. Iā€™ve written the Newbery Honor book Enchantress from the Stars and ten other science fiction novels, a classification that limits their discovery because they're often liked better by people who read little if any science fiction than by avid fans of that genre. Because theyā€™re set in imaginary worlds distant from Earthā€”and are not fantasy because they contain no mythical creatures or magicā€”there is nothing else to call them. I wish books didnā€™t have to be labeled with categories!

Sylvia's book list on YA about imaginary worlds

Sylvia Engdahl Why did Sylvia love this book?

All of Robert Heinlein's YA novels are good (better, in my opinion, than his adult novels), but this one has special meaning for me because it was the first book I ever read about colonizing an uninhabited world. At the time it was published in 1950 I was sixteen and had been enthusiastic about the possibility of space travel for four years, since long before the general public was familiar with it; but all the space fiction I knew of was about mere adventure, usually adventure focused on fighting. The idea that families could someday settle a new planet--and, despite danger and hardship, accomplish something of immense importance to the future of humankind--made a strong impression on me and became one of my deepest convictions.

By Robert A. Heinlein,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Farmer in the Sky as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Farmer in the Sky


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B.K. Bass Author Of What Once Was Home

From my list on ordinary people surviving the extraordinary.

Why am I passionate about this?

I lived in small towns with ā€œordinaryā€ people most of my life, so books where people from small towns contend with situations beyond the ordinary fascinate me. I also served in the US Army as a nuclear, biological, and chemical operations specialist and am a military history buff, so anything with a military spin is all that more engaging for me and I developed a morbid fascination for just how easy it would be for us to end civilization as we know it. Therefore, military science fiction and post-apocalyptic fiction are among my favorite genres. 

B.K.'s book list on ordinary people surviving the extraordinary

B.K. Bass Why did B.K. love this book?

Unlike the typical post-apocalyptic fare of nuclear war or other identifiable disasters, Dies the Fire posits an interesting question: What if everything just stops working? Everything we rely on to drive modern society, from combustion to electricity, fails. Against this backdrop, a cast of characters from varied backgrounds all must struggle to adapt to this new reality. Civilization falls apart, and new orders spring up in their place. What drew me most to this was the different ways in which the characters responded to this situation. Some seek simply to survive, while others seek to exploit this new reality for their own gains at the expense of others.

By S. M. Stirling,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dies the Fire as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless.

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperableā€”and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face... 
 
Michael Pound was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the planeā€™s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. Andā€¦


Book cover of The Root Cellar

Summer Rachel Short Author Of The Legend of Greyhallow

From my list on childrenā€™s books that let you step into another world.

Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™ve always been a daydreamer on the lookout for my entry into another world. I spent a good chunk of my early elementary years imagining I was a flying pony who could travel to distant lands and perform dazzling deeds. I never got my wingsā€”but I did discover a way to reach those distant lands. Today, I have the pleasure of creating worlds of my own as the author of three published middle-grade novels: The Mutant Mushroom Takeover, Attack of the Killer Komodos, and The Legend of Greyhallow

Summer's book list on childrenā€™s books that let you step into another world

Summer Rachel Short Why did Summer love this book?

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. One of the things I loved about it was that it featured a regular girl with no special abilities embarking on a grand adventure.

I could easily relate to Rose Larkin and imagine myself in her shoes. I was captivated by the simple way Rose entered the new worldā€”stepping into her auntā€™s root cellar and traveling back in time to Civil War-era United States.

As a kid, I loved that Rose brought modern money with her and that just a little bit was enough to purchase quite a lot in the 1860s. I also appreciated the little historical details, like how everyone in the past assumed Rose was a boy just because she had short hair and wore jeans.

The Root Cellar thrilled my eleven-year-old heart and was such a fun way to explore another time and place.

By Janet Lunn, N. R. Jackson (illustrator),

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Root Cellar as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 10, 11, 12, and 13.

What is this book about?

Bestseller and an ALA Notable Book!

It looked like an ordinary root cellarā€”and if twelve-year-old Rose hadnā€™t been so unhappy in her new home, where sheā€™d been sent to live with unknown relatives, she probably would never have fled down the stairs to the root cellar in the first place. And if she hadnā€™t, she never would have climbed up into another century, the world of the 1860s, and the chaos of the Civil War.
 
ā€œMelds past and present neatly . . . suspenseful.ā€ā€”Publishers Weekly


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