Graphic novels are very popular among young readers. With fun and colorful illustrations, easily accessible text presented in small chunks, and vivid characters that leap off the page, it is not hard to see why. Science fiction stories about robots, aliens, and outer space are perfectly suited to the graphic novel format because illustrators can make the impossible feel a little more real through their drawings.  

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Cosmic Cadets

Cosmic Cadets

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Ben Crane, Mimi Alves, & Priscilla Tramontano

As the son of the ship’s captain, Jimmil might not always live up to his mom’s expectations … but right now he and his friends might be the galaxy’s only hope. After they’re stranded on a strange alien planet, they’ll have to do what their parents couldn’t: explore the surface, discover the secrets of the terrifying race that lives there, and try to prevent a full-scale war!

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Everyday Hero Machine Boy

Everyday Hero Machine Boy

Irma Kniivila & Tri Vuong

When a machine boy falls to Earth causing his heart to beat for the first time, he learns to be human and struggles to override his own programming and become a hero.

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The Sand Warrior

The Sand Warrior

Mark Siegel

Three unlikely heroes–a clumsy dancer, a boy from the poorest slums, and a superstar athlete–team up on an epic quest to save one small, distant galaxy from the forces of evil.

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Sanity & Tallulah

Sanity & Tallulah

Molly Brooks

Sanity and Tallulah live in a space station at the end of the galaxy. When Sanity’s illegally created three-headed kitten escapes, the girls have to turn their home upside down to find her.

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Kick It Off

Kick It Off

Yehudi Mercado

Set in 1980s Brooklyn, a young DJ accidentally summons a UFO that transports his family, best friend, and current crush to the robot-dominated planet of Discopia.

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Lights, Camera, Snacktion!

Lights, Camera, Snacktion!

Natalie Riess

Space Battle Lunchtime is a hit show broadcast all over the universe, and the new season is about to start! When one of the competing chefs drops out at the last minute, an aspiring baker from Earth, Peony, is offered the chance to compete, and all she has to do is impress the alien judges and beat the other five chefs (also aliens).

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Space Dumplins

Space Dumplins

Craig Thompson

When her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, Violet Marlocke and her group of misfit friends search the universe to find him.

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Zita the Spacegirl

Zita the Spacegirl

Book One, Far From Home

Ben Hatke

When young Zita discovers a device that opens a portal to another place, and her best friend is abducted, she is compelled to set out on a strange journey from star to star in order to get back home.

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