Earth’s Best Reading Challenge â–µ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
Earth’s Best Reading Challenge â–µ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
S.T.E.A.M. Race to Space Reading Challenge
This is a reading challenge unlike any that have ventured before. Not just because there are cool prizes but because these books are secret worlds that will launch your future in ways you never imagined. Let’s explore some great reads!
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Your Mission
Base Goal
Read 100 pages.
Earn 5 virtual tickets and a reward package
(packages can vary).
Bonus Goals
Read an additional
25 pages.
Earn 3 tickets.
Tickets
Submit tickets to any of the prizes found in your Beanstack account.
Final day to submit virtual tickets is December 1, 2024.
Prizes to Win
Young Adult Prizes
Be rewarded for your S.T.E.A.M. reading adventure with digital badges, virtual tickets, a certificate of completion and a package of goodies (reward packages can vary). For those who want a greater chance to win prizes, earn extra bonus tickets by continuing to explore secret worlds hidden inside books!
(Prizes can only be redeemed through Beanstack and the last day to submit virtual tickets is December 1, 2024. Winners will receive an email on January 3, 2025, notifying them of how to collect their prize.)
S.T.E.A.M. Reading List
Young Adult Books
Most of the books listed below can be found at your local library.
Happy book hunting!
Download the 2024 Young Adult Recommended Reading List PDF.
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2022 Young Adult Recommended Reading List PDF.
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2021 Young Adult
Recommended Reading List PDF.
The 2024 Young Adult Recommended Reading List
Download the
2024 Young Adult Recommended Reading List PDF.
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) by Barbara Oakley PhD
Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet by Dallas Campbell
Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age by James Essinger
And We're Off by Dana Schwartz
Art Boss by Kayla Cagan
Back To Earth What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet—And Our Mission to Protect It by Nicole Stott
Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris
Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon by Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Birder on Berry Lane: Three Acres, Twelve Months, Thousands of Birds by Robert Tougias
Black Internet Effect by Shavone Charles
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Borrowing Life: How Scientists, Surgeons, and a War Hero Made the First Successful Organ Transplant a Reality by Shelley Fraser Mickle
Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics, Innovations that Changed the World by Dr. Robert M. Krim with Alan R. Earls
Cells at Work! by Akane Shimizu
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the Future by Alice Gorman
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates by Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw
Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook by Jennifer Swanson
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Going Blue: A Teen Guide To Saving Our Oceans by Philippe Cousteau and Cathryn Berger Kaye
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals by James Trefil and Michael Summers
Incredible Stories from Space
by Nancy Atkinson
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention by Kathryn D. Sullivan
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hot X: Algebra Exposed! by Danica McKellar
Into the Deep: Science, Technology, and the Quest to Protect the Ocean by Christy Peterson
Keep
Your Hands Off Eizouken! (vol. 1-5)
by Sumito Oowara
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Material Beings by Peter Van Iwagen
Math Geek: From Klein Bottles to Chaos Theory, a Guide to the Nerdiest Math Facts, Theorems, and Equation by Raphael Rosen
Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History by Lynn Gamwell and Neil deGrasse Tyson
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari
Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo
Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics by Marilee Peters
Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Rocket Boys by Homar Hickman
Science Fair Season: Twelve Kids, a Robot Named Scorch . . . and What It Takes to Win by Judy Dutton
Tesla’s Attic (trilogy) by Neal Shusterman
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another by Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinsteink
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani
The Lunar Chronicles
by Marissa Meyer
The Mars Challenge by Alison Wilgus
The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
The Universe: The Big Bang, Black Holes, and Blue Whales by Matthew Brenden Wood
The Wide World of Coding: The People and Careers Behind the Programs by Jennifer Connor-Smith
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Warcross by Marie Lu
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Guardians of the Young Adult Books
Prize Winners
Plans are underway for the Splash-Down Celebration to honor Bonus Prize Winners. Keep an eye on the email used to create your Beanstack account to get the details of how and when to receive your prize.
If you have any questions, contact us at
steamracetospace@gmail.com.
Aarav N
Serrano Intermediate
$50 Amazon gift card
Aiden G
Serrano Elementary
30-Second Dance Party button
Carson B
Serrano Elementary
30-Second Dance Party button
Charlotte M
Kraemer Middle
30-Second Dance Party button
Diego T
Homeschool
Sky Zone pass
Eli S
Serrano Intermediate
HP Chromebook
Elias David C G
Other
Zoom call with Dr. Nield
Emerson S
Serrano Intermediate
Bazic backpack
Emma Z
Serrano Intermediate
JPL visit
Farishta I
Legacy Magnet Academy
Lerner book bundle
Fernando A
Serrano Intermediate
$20 Amazon gift card
Hanne L
Serrano Intermediate
JPL visit
Ivana B
El Toro High
Zoom call with Vicky Fang
Jesus G
Serrano Intermediate
Sky Zone pass
Jonathan Q
Serrano Intermediate
Boomers Golf tickets
Keaton H
Serrano Intermediate
Focus Dance lessons
Kenzington M
Serrano Intermediate
JPL visit
Madelyn P
Trabuco Hills High
JPL visit
Megan P
Trabuco Hills High
JPL visit
Nivan S
Serrano Intermediate
Zoom call with Vicky Fang
Saikrishnan S
Troy High
JPL visit
Zhaohan W
Serrano Intermediate
JPL visit
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