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These books are Ok for High School with a Little Help

Although written for an adult audience, these books are readable by high school students. Personally, I began reading many of them by the time I was in the 10th grade. They are all entertaining, but do require the reader to visualize the scene mentally. Discussion among peers, viewing quality sf movies and tv series and discussion with a teacher helps the student gain the experience needed to conceptualize an unknown environment based on the written word.

 

 

           

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The gold star used in a row marked with the Parental Screening icon indicates a book in the set that does not require the parental screening.

I tend to divide science fiction into these categories:

.(1) writen by scientists and engineers

(2) writen by journalists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists

(3) military science fiction writen by former military

(4) military science fiction writen by a historian or social science major

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These have been read and approved by at least one teacher for use with secondary students, especially those that are used to the range of subject matter covered on prime time network television. Look for comments about the need for parent approval if violence or mild profanity is excessive or if sexual themes are involved. These books should not cantain excessive and graphic or gratuitous violence, extensive profanity, or overt sexual scenes and adult sexual delimmas.

Look for this stamp. It marks books that I enjoyed, and that contains topics for use in teaching, but would want to ask local parents about before assigning it to my students.

 

 
List is organized by author. A-D E-H I-L M-P Q-T U-Z
     
Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 

Play games on-line--or Buy your own.

Rent Movies
             
   
             
For fun, mostly. Turns many onto reading.      
         
   
Roger McBride Allen
BSI: Death Sentence
                       
                           
 
  • politics
  • sociology
  • technology
  • semiotics
                       
Poul Anderson
Fire Time
Tau Zero
We Claim these Stars
The Man-KzinWars
The Man-Kzin Wars XI
Ensign Flandry
     
 
             
 
  • ecological stress
  • adaptation
  • seasons/cycles
  • relativity
  • stellar evolution
  • Big Bang
  • astronomy
  • cosmology
  • sociology and politics
  • sociology
  • technology
  • sociology
  • technology
  • sociology
  • technology
             
Isaac Asimov
A Whiff of Death
Caves of Steel
End of Eternity
Foundation Triology
Nemesis
Robots and Empire
Prelude to Foundation
I, Robot
The Martian Way and other Stories
Robot Novels
The Stars Like Dust
The Gods Themselves
Pebble in the Sky
   

  • chemistry
  • problem solving
  • scientific method/thinking

 

  • sociology
  • computers
  • problem solving
  • robotics

  • history
  • logical paradoxes

  • history
  • sociology
  • technology

  • technology
  • scientific method/thinking
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • scientific method/thinking
  • robotics

 

  • sociology
  • technology
  • scientific method/thinking

  • sociology
  • technology
  • scientific method/thinking
  • robotics

  • sociology
  • technology
  • scientific method/thinking
  • problem solving
  • biology
  • chemistry

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • robotics

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
Robert Asprin and
Phule's Company
Phule's Paradise
A Phule and his Money
Phule me Twice
No Phule Like an Old Phule
Phule's Errand
Peter Heck              
I have to admit that I have read only one of these, but I feel confident that all are ok based on the quality of the one.
       

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic/comedy
  • robotics

 

                 
David Brin
Foundation's Triumph
Sundiver
Brightness Reef
Startide Rising
Earth
The Practice Effect
Heart of the Comet
The Postman
           

  • sociology
  • computers
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • linguistics

  • sociology
  • technology
  • geology
  • problem solving

  • anthropology
  • technology
  • physics
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
  • medicine
  • genetic engineering
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • technology
         
C.J. Cherryh
Downbelow Station
Explorer
Foreigner
Hammerfall
                 
                   

  • sociology
  • computers
  • problem solving

  • politics
  • sociology
  • technology

  • politics
  • sociology
  • technology

  • politics
  • sociology
  • technology
                 
Hal Clement
Essential Hal Clement Vol. 3
Heavy Planet
Mission of Gravity
Half-Life
Star Light
Ice World
Needle
Through Eye of a Needle
 
This is the sequel to Heavy Planet and is contained in both Heavy Planet and Essential Hal Clement Vol. 3
must obtain from used book stores or anthologies          

  • sociology
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving

contained in EHC- 3

  • sociology
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • adaptation

contained in both EHC- 3 and in HP

  • sociology
  • physics
  • genetics
  • technology
  • ecology
  • evolution
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

contained in both EHC- 3 and in HP

  • anthropology
  • ecology
  • sociology
  • commensalism
  • psychology
  • problem solving
  • commensalism
  • psychology
  • problem solving
         
Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park
Andromeda Strain
State of Fear
Prey
               
                       

  • sociology
  • physics
  • biology
  • genetics
  • ecology
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • physics
  • biology
  • medicine
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • critical thinking
  • scientific thinking
  • philosophy of science

 

nanotechnology

                 
Ron Foward
Dragon's Egg
Starquake
                       
Dragon's Egg is a good novel to read after reading Flatland.

  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • math
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • medicine
  • technology
  • math
  • physics
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
                     
Robert Heinlein
Red Planet
The Puppet Masters
Podkayne of Mars
Between Planets
Starship Troopers
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
               

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • ecology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • ecology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • ecology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • computers
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving
             
Frank Herbert
Dune
                         

    • sociology
    • linguistics
    • biology
    • ecology
    • adaptation
    • technology
    • problem solving
                       
Lee Hogan
Enemies
                       
                         
ok for youth if parents agree stampsome obscenities
  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • ecology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving
                       
Sharon Lee
Balance of Trade
Pilot's Choice
Partners in Necessity
Plan B
I Dare
       
and Steve Miller &                
 

ok for youth if parents agree stampScreen most for violence and adult sexual situations.

Look for the star that indicates the book requires no screening and is ok.kthe star that indicates took requires

Loo

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • A YA novel

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • technology
  • problem solving
 

           
Madelein l'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
                 
                       
 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • time
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
                       
Ursula LeGuin The Left Hand of Darkness                        
                       
 

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • biology
  • adaptation
  • technology
  • problem solving
                       
Walker J. Miller, Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
                         

  • sociology
  • ecology
  • history
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking/lack of
                       
Elizabeth Moon
Deed of Paksinarion
Harris Serano
Once a Hero
Rules of Engagement
Change of Command
Against the Odds
Trading in Danger
Marque and Reprisal
Engaging the Enemy
The Planet Pirates
     
ok for youth if parents agree stamp      
Screen all for violence and reference to rape and reference to sex out of marriage. In Once a Hero, the main character deals as an adult with feelings over being raped when she was a child.

  • sociology
  • physics
  • military strategy/logic
  • problem solving

Omnibus of 5 novels about a warrior of great powers. Only the last is too violent, although others deal with war.

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

Omnibus of 4 novels.

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving
Great adventure.

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • military logic
  • problem solving

Omnibus of 3 novels with McCafferty and others.

     
Larry Niven
Ringworld
Man Kzinwars 2

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • biology
  • linguistics
  • geology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
Larry Niven
The Mote in God's Eye
Gripping Hand
Lucifer's Hammer
Footfall
Oath of Fealty
and Jerry Pournelle                
 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • adaptation

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • adaptation

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • archetecture
  • technology
               
George Orwell Animal Farm and 1984                        
                         
 

  • sociology
  • psychology

 

                       
Christopher Paolini
Eldest (book 2)
Eragon
                     
                       
 
Bestseller written by an adolescent
Bestseller written by an adolescent
                     
H. Beam Piper
Little Fuzzy
Fuzzy Sapiens
Fuzzies and Other People
The Complete Fuzzy
The Complete Paratime
Empire
Space Viking
The Cosmic Computer
Uller Uprising
       
         
Many of Piper's stories and books are now free ebooks on guttenberg.com. All are suitable and interesting.

  • sociology
  • biology
  • linguistics
  • geology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • biology
  • geology
  • medicine
  • limits
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
  • A bit of problem-solving modeled on the classic version of the scientific method.
  • sociology
  • biology
  • geology
  • medicine
  • limits
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
  • sociology
  • biology
  • geology
  • medicine
  • limits
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • physics
  • logic and paradox
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

an omnibus of all the paratime cop set by Piper

  • sociology
  • anthropology
  • physics
  • chemistry
  • biology
  • geology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

anathology of short stories

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • geology/geography
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • geology/geography
  • astronomy
  • problem solving
  • scientific thinking
       
Jerry Pournelle
Falkenberg's Legion: Prince of Mercenaries
The Prince
King David's Spaceship
Imperial Stars
                   

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • geology/geography
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • linguistics
  • geology/geography
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic
Contains the Falkenberg Stories

  • sociology
  • astronomy
  • technology
  • problem solving

  • sociology
  • astronomy
  • technology
  • problem solving
                 
Mike Shephard
Kris Longknife Deserter
ok for youth if parents agree stamp                        
screen for violence

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic
                       
J. R. Tolkein
The Hobbit
                       
 

  • sociology
  • geology/geography
  • problem solving
                       
David Weber
On Basilisk Station
In Enemy Hands
The Shadow of Saganami
The Aramegeddon Inheritance
Heirs of Empire
March Upcountry
March to the Sea
March to the Stars
We Few
Crusade
Changer of Worlds
Worlds of Honor
Empire from the Ashes
Weber has now written 2 novels for YA. Look for A Beautiful Frienship and its sequel(s). Also look closely at his short story anthologies as some of them are suitable.  

ok for youth if parents agree stampScreen most for the violence of war and the occasional mild obscenity.

Look for the star that indicates the book requires no screening and is ok.

 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • technology/lack of
  • biology
  • ecology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology/lack of
  • biology
  • ecology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • problem solving
  • military logic
My favorite of the Prince Roger series. Not sure how I would put it on this list, though.

  • sociology
  • physics
  • biology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • ecology
  • biology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • biology
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic

  • sociology
  • physics
  • technology
  • problem solving
  • military logic
Omnibus containing the 3 books of the Dahek series. Contains The AI and The HE listed here separately.
James White
Beginning Operations
General Practice
Alien Emergencies
Mind Changer
The Galactic Gourmet
Final Diagnosis
Double Contact
           
 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

Omnibus of several novels

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

Omnibus of several novels

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

Omnibus of several novels

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving

 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • technology
  • problem solving
           
Sarah Zettel
Playing God
                       
 

  • sociology
  • physics
  • medicine
  • psychology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • genetics
  • pharmacology
  • technology
  • problem solving
                       
     

 

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