Sleepers, Chapter Book for 9 12 Science Fiction
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Earth finally receives a message from space:
"You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas."
Rison will implode soon. They desperately need a new blue planet, a water planet. But Earth is crowded. Will humans be able to open their hearts to an alien race?
SLEEPERS, Book 1
A rogue militia.
A diabolical sabotage.
Is an alien teen is the only hope for either blue planet?
A test-tube baby, fifteen-year-old Jake Rose is half human and half alien; he has both lungs and gills.He's been raised on the "other blue planet," Rison. However, in a horrifying science-gone-wrong scenario, Rison will soon implode. He evacuates to Earth to live with his human father's parents on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound. His mother, Dayexi Quad-de is Rison's ambassador to Earth. She's tasked with finding Risonians a new home on Earth in a peaceful manner.
Jake accidentally discovers that Earth's elite ELLIS forces are trying to sabotage Mt. Rainier by starting an eruption so that they can blame it on the Risonian aliens. Working to thwart them, Jake suddenly realizes his mother--the ambassador--is missing.
Sleepers is the first novel in the action-packed science fiction The Blue Planets World series. This classic teen novel of finding your place in society combines with thrilling science fiction that delivers a punch. If you like the intrigue and excitement of Ender's Game or I Am Number Four, you'll love Darcy Pattison's science fiction series of survival among the galaxies.
ALSO IN THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD
Sirens, Book 2 is the continuing story in a science fiction trilogy. When aliens beg refuge on Earth, they ask only for a home in the seas. But what if Earth's oceans aren't empty? The Phoke, the mer men and mermaids of Earth have remained hidden for centuries. But a Risonian water-borne illness forces them to come out of hiding and take a place at the negotiation table.
Pilgrims, Book 3 (coming November 1)is the exciting conclusion of an epic science fiction trilogy that pits Risonians and Earthlings against inevitable implosion of a planet. A small courageous team from Earth travels to Rison to find the cure for a water-borne disease that threatens the Phoke, the mermen and mermaids of Earth. But Rison's implosion is pending. In a rush against time, they must deal with the politics of desperate men and the tricks of a dying planet. Will they find the cure and escape in time?
ENVOYS, Prequel
Envoys, Prequel is the short story of the first contact with the Risonians on their Cadee Moon Base. The ambitious naval officer Blake Rose joins the team as the comparative biology specialist. He's the first to shake hands with a Risonian, Dayexi Quad-de, who immediately captures his heart. Still, he has a job to do: protect Earth from aliens.Interested in the origin of the Blue Planets World series? This is the short story for you.
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THE FALL OF FIVE
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THE RISE OF NINE
GENERATION ONE
RETURN TO ZERO
FUGITIVE SIX
The Legacy Chronicles
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About the author
Storyteller and writing teacher DARCY PATTISON has been published in ten languages. Her books, published with Harcourt, Philomel/Penguin, Harpercollins, Arbordale, and Mims House have received recognition for excellence with starred reviews in Kirkus, BCCB and PW. Three nonfiction nature books have been honored as National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade books. The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt) received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature Honor Book award, and has been published in a Houghton Mifflin textbook. The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake New Story is a Junior Library Guild selection and a 2018 NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts. Pollen: Darwin’s 130-Year Prediction (2019) is a Junior Library Guild selection and received a starred Kirkus review. She's the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature.
In sixth grade, Pattison read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy and Ender's Game, which left her with a life-long fascination for science fiction and fantasy. With the publication of THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD series, she returns to the genre she's always loved.
Learn more about The Blue Planets World series at mimshousebooks.com/pages/blue
