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Books I've Used for Teaching Science Fiction

These are books |'ve used for various Science Fiction courses for adolescents in the last 40+ years. They are not broken into themes, though I may offer sub-lists subsequently.
I'd love comments or questions about them!
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A Deeper Sea (Alexander Jablokov)
A Deeper Sea
1
Alexander Jablokov
A World Called Camelot (Arthur H. Landis)
A World Called Camelot
2
Arthur H. Landis
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
3
Ursula K. Le Guin
If It Had Happened Otherwise (J.C. Squire, Winston Churchill, G.K. Chesterton...)
If It Had Happened Otherwise
4
J.C. Squire, Winston Churchill, G.K. Chesterton...
'Microcosmic God" (Theodore Sturgeon)
'Microcosmic God"
5
Theodore Sturgeon
Phylogenesis (Alan Dean Foster)
Phylogenesis
6
Alan Dean Foster
Rite of Passage (Alexei Panshin)
Rite of Passage
7
Alexei Panshin
Science Fiction Hall of Fame III (Arthur C. Clarke)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame III
8
Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 4 (Terry Carr)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 4
9
Terry Carr
Stand by for Mars (Carey Rockwell)
Stand by for Mars
10
Carey Rockwell
Star Surgeon (Alan E. Nourse)
Star Surgeon
11
Alan E. Nourse
Starfire (Charles Sheffield)
Starfire
12
Charles Sheffield
The Child Buyer (John Hersey)
The Child Buyer
13
John Hersey
The Fourth "R" (George O. Smith)
The Fourth "R"
14
George O. Smith
The Path Beyond the Stars (Emil Petaja)
The Path Beyond the Stars
15
Emil Petaja
Time Capsules: A Cultural History (William E. Jarvis)
Time Capsules: A Cultural History
16
William E. Jarvis
A Coming of Age (Timothy Zahn)
A Coming of Age
17
Timothy Zahn
Andy Buckram's Tin Men (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Andy Buckram's Tin Men
18
Carol Ryrie Brink
Commitment Hour (James Alan Gardner)
Commitment Hour
19
James Alan Gardner
Derelict (L. J. Cohen)
Derelict
20
L. J. Cohen
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
21
John Crowley
If the South Had Won the Civil War (Mickinlay Kantor)
If the South Had Won the Civil War
22
Mickinlay Kantor
R. U. R.: A Fantastic Melodrama (Karel Capek)
R. U. R.: A Fantastic Melodrama
23
Karel Capek
The Adolescence of P-1 (Thomas Ryan)
The Adolescence of P-1
24
Thomas Ryan
The Disappeared (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
The Disappeared
25
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Forgotten Door (Alexander Key)
The Forgotten Door
26
Alexander Key
The Forgotten Star (Joseph Greene)
The Forgotten Star
27
Joseph Greene
The Iron Dream (Norman Spinrad)
The Iron Dream
28
Norman Spinrad
The Last Man Is Out (Marvin Karlins)
The Last Man Is Out
29
Marvin Karlins
The Witches of Karres (James H. Schmitz)
The Witches of Karres
30
James H. Schmitz
The Year's Best Science Fiction 25th Annual Collection (Gardner Dozois, Ed)
The Year's Best Science Fiction 25th Annual Collection
31
Gardner Dozois, Ed
With Friends Like These (Alan Dean Foster)
With Friends Like These
32
Alan Dean Foster
Brother to Dragons Companion to Owls (Linskold)
Brother to Dragons Companion to Owls
33
Linskold
Children of the Atom
Children of the Atom
34
Godsfire (Cynthia Felice)
Godsfire
35
Cynthia Felice
Methusaleh's Children (Robert A. Heinlein)
Methusaleh's Children
36
Robert A. Heinlein
Midworld (Alan Dean Foster)
Midworld
37
Alan Dean Foster
Playing God (Sarah Zettel)
Playing God
38
Sarah Zettel
Retief (Keith Laumer)
Retief
39
Keith Laumer
Triplanetary (E.E. "Doc" Smith)
Triplanetary
40
E.E. "Doc" Smith
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