PROJECT HAIL MARY
by Andy Weir
Nonfiction · 1050L (~7th–8th grade) · 496 pages · 2021
Why we'd hand it over
A rare adult novel that works for smart middle-graders—witty, scientifically rigorous, and fundamentally about problem-solving and connection; the profanity and mild peril are worth it for kids hungry to see real thinking on the page.