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41) Dragonflight
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Lessa is ready to come out of hiding and reclaim her birthright, but first she must save the planet of Pern from the deadly silver Threads.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
56) Space colonies
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1985]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses building colonies in space --why, where, and how--and the benefits to Earth.
Author
Series
Lady Astronaut novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience...