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The Martian (Classroom Edition)
Andy Weir · Hardcover
Stranded on Mars with only science and stubbornness. The classroom edition skips the swearing.
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Science
How things work, from bugs to black holes.
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Packing for Mars
Mary Roach · Hardcover
Funny and a little gross: what it really takes for humans to live in space.
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Beginner telescope
Start with the moon. Saturn's rings are the moment they'll remember.
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The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe · Hardcover
The first astronauts and the test pilots before them. Fast, bold writing.
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Cosmos
Carl Sagan
The book that made a generation look up. Read a chapter, then go stargazing.
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Endurance
Scott Kelly
A year on the space station, told honestly. Good for teens thinking about hard goals.