Genre + Age 8

Hand-picked Sci Fi Books for 8-year-olds

Sci-fi at eight is the age when robots, time loops and distant planets start to feel genuinely plausible — the 'but what if' questions are properly firing. Our shelf is built for that curiosity: short, concept-driven stories that reward a reader who likes to think sideways. Each one hand-picked by Hannah, a former English teacher.

26 sci fi books for 8-year-olds

Cover of World of Adventure 12 - The Seventh Crystal by Gary Paulsen

World of Adventure 12 – The Seventh Crystal

Cover of World of Adventure 14 - Time Benders by Gary Paulsen

World of Adventure 14 – Time Benders

Cover of Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett

Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World

Cover of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Wild Robot

Cover of The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

The Fourteenth Goldfish

Cover of The Day No One Woke Up by Polly Ho-Yen

The Day No One Woke Up

Cover of The Boy Who Made the World Disappear by Ben Miller

The Boy Who Made the World Disappear

Cover of The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum

The Area 51 Files

Cover of Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford

Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion

Cover of Norby and the Court Jester by Janet Asimov

Norby and the Court Jester

Cover of Norby and the Invaders by Janet Asimov

Norby and the Invaders

Cover of Norby and the Lost Princess by Janet Asimov

Norby and the Lost Princess

Cover of My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville

My Teacher is an Alien

Cover of My Teacher Flunked the Planet by Bruce Coville

My Teacher Flunked the Planet

Cover of My Teacher Fried My Brains by Bruce Coville

My Teacher Fried My Brains

Cover of My Teacher Glows in the Dark by Bruce Coville

My Teacher Glows in the Dark

Max Einstein – The Genius Experiment

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Cover of Lucy and the Rocket Dog by Will Buckingham

Lucy and the Rocket Dog

George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt

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Cover of Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger by Jon Scieszka

Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger

Cover of Frank Einstein and the EvoBlaster Belt by Jon Scieszka

Frank Einstein and the EvoBlaster Belt

Cover of Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo by Jon Scieszka

Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo

Cover of Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka

Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor

Cover of Blob by David Walliams

Blob

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