This week NYPD issued a press release regarding a teenage 'Jane Doe' with severe amnesia who cannot recall her own name, age or where she is from, but can recite portions of a certain fantasy novel.
@seitzk002: I agree with all the authors you've listed and would also add that Octavia Butler is great for breaking away from the straight-white-male sci-fi mindset, although perhaps better for slighter older kids, maybe 16 and up. #youngadultsciencefiction
@Starwatcher: I was fortunate enough to grow up with a copy of this book in my house, but it is nearly impossible to obtain these days, which is the primary reason it did not make the list. #youngadultsciencefiction
@cletar: my dreadful personal oversight. I recall reading Voyage to the Mushroom Planet in fifth grade, and it escaped my mind when putting this list together. Do forgive me. #youngadultsciencefiction
@NerD: Blattella: Grass is absolutely amazing but I'd imagine a little dense for a 13-year-old. I'd happily hand it or any other Tepper novels over to a high schooler, however. #youngadultsciencefiction
@Eseph: I love the Dirk Gently books, but I think some of the themes and ideas, ST Coleridge for one, are better for older readers. #youngadultsciencefiction
Theater Troupe Brings Sci-Fi Classics To The Stage
This year, San Francisco's Foul Play Productions is bringing two screen legends to life with its Attack of the Killer B-Movies series. Enjoy sizzling stage productions of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Barbarella, just in time for Halloween!
Blue Peter Wants Your Six-Year-Old To Re-design The TARDIS
Popular British kids show Blue Peter is hosting a contest calling for children in the UK to submit their original TARDIS designs for production. We're hoping this means that Matt Smith's Doctor is tinkering with the ship's Chameleon Circuit.
Brian and Stewie Hit "The Road To The Multiverse"
Tonight, in the season premiere of Family Guy, Brian and Stewie go on a Sliders-esque adventure, traversing time and space to encounter the Griffins (and themselves) in numerous alternate universes, including a Disneyverse, a Post-apocalypticverse, and a RobotChickenVerse.
