HIT: Science fiction titles

["Roseyn J. Devlin" <rjdevlin@LAVA.NET>]

Thank you very much to the thirty of you who responded to our request for
titles for a course in science fiction literature for high school juniors
and seniors.

The "winner" by far was Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, touted even by
those who don't like science fiction.  Asimov, Clarke, Verne, and Wells
were recommended, of course. Other titles mentioned more than once are as
follows:
        Bradbury--Fahrenheit 451
        Adams--Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
        LeGuin--Left Hand of Darkness
        Simak--City
        Dickinson--Eva
        Lowry--The Giver
There were more, ranging from Anne McCaffrey to William Sleator to Kurt
Vonnegut.

Thank you also to those who mentioned the latest issues of VOYA and English
Journal and the Young Adult Reading Activities Library as good sources for
titles.

We've learned today that 100 students (of a student body of 550) have
signed up to take the course next year.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Roseyn J. Devlin, Librarian
Maryknoll High School
Honolulu, HI
rjdevlin@lava.net