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Aliens & Extraterrestrials Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Aliens & Extraterrestrials Books for Ages 12–18

As your teen begins to navigate the vast and often lonely space of finding their own identity, stories about visitors from other worlds offer a profound lens for exploring what it means to truly belong. This collection of 303 titles captures that adolescent feeling of being an outsider, helping them process complex themes of isolation and connection through the thrill of first contact. From high stakes intergalactic survival to quiet stories of cosmic friendship, these books meet older readers exactly where they are.

302 books

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Louise Lawrence

An apprentice dream-weaver uses her psychic gifts to protect her peaceful world from human colonists arriving on a massi

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Ignatius MacFarland #2

Frequency Freak-out!

After building a rocket to escape school bullies, Iggy lands in a strange dimension where he must expose a fraudulent di

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Where Is Area 51?

Paula K. Manzanero

Unidentified flying objects, restricted airspace, and desert secrets collide in this investigation into why the U.S. gov

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The Softwire #3

Wormhole Pirates on Orbis 3

P.J. Haarsma

For the young reader navigating a world where they feel like a cog in a machine, this space adventure explores finding y

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Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights #10

Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta

When Lowbacca vanishes into the headquarters of a sinister alliance, his friends must mount a daring rescue against a pl

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Star Wars: Jedi Quest #1

Standing on the threshold of manhood, nearly thirteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker begins the perilous journey that will ev

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Melissa Landers

For the teen navigating the weight of family expectations and the search for a place to truly belong while balancing dut

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What Is the Story Of?

What Is the Story of Princess Leia?

Brandon T. Snider

The Force is strong in Leia Organa, the rebel princess of Alderaan who risks everything to save her people and fight for

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The Joshua Files #1

Following his father's plane crash, Josh enters a high-stakes race to find a lost Maya book containing a prophecy about

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Sixteen-year-old Rho must unite twelve clashing zodiac nations after reading a terrifying omen in the stars that threate

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Matthew J. Kirby

Sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up on a desolate planet after a crash-landing and must navigate a landscape of wr

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Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Official Graphic Novels #4

For the child who thrives on high stakes and needs to see that even the strongest individuals must learn to work as a te

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The Remnants discover their strange new world is actually a computer-generated ship, leading them on a desperate race to

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The Life and Legend of Star Wars #1

The Life of Luke Skywalker

From his lonely youth on Tatooine to his final stand against the dark side, follow the complete journey of the galaxy's

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Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi #9

Master of Deception

Ferus Olin goes deep undercover as a double agent, forcing him to decide how much pain he is willing to cause in the nam

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Constellation #3

For the teen exploring the boundaries of their own identity and what it means to be truly human while standing up for th

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Margaret Simpson

A routine trip to the moon goes dangerously wrong when a spaceship veers off course, hurtling fourteen-year-old Jessica

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Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #1

The Rising Force

Sixteen-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi pushes to become a Jedi Knight, but tension rises as he wonders if his master, Qui-Gon J

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Who Was David Bowie?

Margaret Gurevich

For the child who feels like an outsider or loves to create, this biography celebrates the power of reinventing yourself

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Who Is Steven Spielberg?

Stephanie Spinner

For the creative child who feels like an outsider, this inspiring biography shows how a young boy's obsession with camer

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Lucky O'Leary hits the jackpot with a million-dollar ticket, but when it’s stolen, his three best friends must hunt down

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Zita the Spacegirl #1

Zita the Spacegirl

When an alien cult abducts her best friend, Zita jumps into a portal and finds herself becoming an intergalactic hero am

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Hilo: Gina and the Last City on Earth

Time-turning magic, warrior cats, and monsters fill the air as Gina steps up to lead an epic quest to save the entire wo

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Oliver's Great Big Universe #1

Volcanoes Are Hot!

Middle school is chaotic, but the universe makes sense. Follow Oliver as he explains the Big Bang and exploding stars wh

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