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Buffalo Is the New Buffalo
Par Chelsea Vowel. 2022
Powerful stories of "Metis futurism" that envision a world without violence, capitalism, or colonization. "Education is the new buffalo" is…
a metaphor widely used among Indigenous peoples in Canada to signify the importance of education to their survival and ability to support themselves, as once Plains nations supported themselves as buffalo peoples. The assumption is that many of the pre-Contact ways of living are forever gone, so adaptation is necessary. But Chelsea Vowel asks, "Instead of accepting that the buffalo, and our ancestral ways, will never come back, what if we simply ensure that they do?" Inspired by classic and contemporary speculative fiction, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo explores science fiction tropes through a Metis lens: a Two-Spirit rougarou (shapeshifter) in the nineteenth century tries to solve a murder in her community and joins the nehiyaw-pwat (Iron Confederacy) in order to successfully stop Canadian colonial expansion into the West. A Metis man is gored by a radioactive bison, gaining super strength, but losing the ability to be remembered by anyone not related to him by blood. Nanites babble to babies in Cree, virtual reality teaches transformation, foxes take human form and wreak havoc on hearts, buffalo roam free, and beings grapple with the thorny problem of healing from colonialism. Indigenous futurisms seek to discover the impact of colonization, remove its psychological baggage, and recover ancestral traditions. These eight short stories of "Metis futurism" explore Indigenous existence and resistance through the specific lens of being Metis. Expansive and eye-opening, Buffalo Is the New Buffalo rewrites our shared history in provocative and exciting ways.The invisible Fran (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
Franny drinks a potion to make herself invisible so she can persuade her clueless classmates to work on her robot.…
The students become so involved that they sneak into school at night to finish the job and unintentionally send the robot on a rampage. For grades 2-4. 2004Mr. Docker is off his rocker! (My Weird School Ser. #10)
Par Dan Gutman. 2006
Mr. Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up and uses potatoes for power. He…
has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subject ever. For grades 2-4. 2006Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #2)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
It's almost Valentine's Day. Franny's new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally brings to life a picture…
of Cupid and then enlarges Cupid to gigantic proportions. Now Franny has to deal with the problem. For grades 2-4. 2004Heir apparent
Par Vivian Vande Velde. 2002
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game full of medieval kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators protesting…
such pastimes have damaged the equipment she's connected to. She must win the game quickly or face brain damage. For grades 6-9. 2002The prophet of Yonwood: The Third Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 3)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2006
Yonwood, North Carolina. Eleven-year-old Nickie figures out how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions…
to the apocalyptic visions of their neighbor, Althea Tower. Prequel to City of Ember (RC 59907) and People of Sparks (DB 60098). For grades 5-8. 2006The Fran that time forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #4)
Par Jim Benton. 2005
When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at the school science fair, mad scientist Franny K. Stein goes back in…
time to change the name. Unfortunately, Franny's experiment does not go as planned. For grades 2-4. 2005Blindsight
Par Peter Watts. 2006
It is 2082. Thousands of luminous alien probes surrounding Earth intercept a radio signal from an unknown source. Aboard the…
spaceship Theseus a misfit crew of explorers--a bionic biologist, a linguist with multiple personalities, a pacifist warrior, and their vampire leader--prepares for first contact. Strong language and some violence. 2006The island of Doctor Moreau (Penguin classics)
Par H. G Wells. 2005
Late Victorian fantasy classic in which scientific arrogance leads to horrifying consequences. In 1887 Edward Prendick is shipwrecked, rescued, and…
later abandoned on a mysterious island inhabited by grotesque creatures under the control of Dr. Moreau. Includes 2005 introduction by Margaret Atwood. Some violence. 1896Frantastic voyage (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #5)
Par Jim Benton. 2006
When Franny's dog Igor accidentally swallows her Doomsday Device, she must act quickly before the contraption explodes inside him. She…
activates her shrinkerizer to make herself small enough to go up Igor's nostril and races against time to bring out the bomb. For grades 2-4. 2005Things not seen
Par Andrew Clements. 2002
When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and can't see his body, his relationship with the physical world and his parents changes.…
He confides his invisibility situation to a new friend, Alicia, blinded two years before, and they try to figure out what happened to him. For grades 6-9. Schneider Family Book Award. 2002The Fran with four brains (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #6)
Par Jim Benton. 2006
Franny's solution to feeling overworked is to build three Franbots--mechanical copies of herself. Carried away in their pursuit of excellence,…
the Franbots plan to neutralize Franny and her family and maybe the world, so Franny must outsmart them. For grades 2-4. 2006The Wall and the Wing
Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006The necessary beggar
Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Genetopia
Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Effendi: the second arabesk (Arabesk Ser. #2)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Darkhenge
Par Catherine Fisher. 2006
Avebury, England. While his younger sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, talented teen Rob works at…
a secret archaeological dig. There he encounters a centuries-old shapeshifting Druid called Vetch, who promises to help retrieve Chloe from her imprisonment. For grades 6-9. 2005Banner of souls
Par Liz Williams. 2004
Martian Matriarchy elders send warrior Dreams-of-War to Earth to protect Lunae, a genetically engineered girl who can manipulate time. Perceiving…
the child as a threat, rival clan leader Elaki orders her niece Yskatarina to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Surviving Antarctica: reality TV 2083
Par Andrea White. 2005
By 2083 a deteriorating American civilization is dominated by "reality" television programs. Five fourteen-year-olds reenact Scott's 1910 failed expedition to…
the South Pole as contestants on the Historical Survivor series. They overcome obstacles with the covert help of a Department of Entertainment employee. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Rash
Par Pete Hautman. 2006
United Safer States of America, 2070s. Sixteen-year-old Bo Marsten is locked up for unsociable behavior like fighting. At an Arctic…
work camp, he's recruited to play the illegal game of football until the disgruntled warden releases him into a wilderness full of polar bears. For senior high readers. National Book Award. 2006