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Weird Science: When It All Goes Wrong

The beauty of science fiction is that it pushes the reader to grapple with ethical conundrums, situational ethics, heroism or the banality of evil. This list is inspired by the 80s movie, Weird Science, and the descriptions are prefaced with the lyrics to the Oingo Boingo song: Weird Science.

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  • Shooting From the Hip: Alchemy is a science, right? After fighting bad guys, she gets torn apart. Her brother Frankensteins her body parts with steam punk alchemy, so she lives again. But not everything turns out rosy. A super fun graphic…
    Graphic NovelNew York : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2021] — Fiction Bowles TEEN
  • Plastic Tubes and Pots and Pans: When the left and right hand don't match, it's quite obvious that something went wrong.
    Downloadable AudiobookBlackstone Publishing, 2024
  • We're Makin' Weird Science: Is cloning unethical when it's done to prolong one man's life?
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002. — SciFic Farmer TEEN
  • My Creation, Is It Real?: Why make something that seeks autonomy only to enslave it? The Dougs of the world really need to be put in a closet.
    BookNew York : Mariner Books, [2024] — SciFic Greer
  • No Hesitation, No Heart of Gold: What are the ethical dilemmas around genetically engineering a designer baby? How is this different than botox, acrylic nails, hair plugs, or breast implants? Why is one socially acceptable, but not the…
    eBookKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2024
  • Just Flesh and Blood: So zombie-ism is a thing now. But new science mitigates their violence. Until it doesn't. So much fun!
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks, [2023] — Fiction Cottingham TEEN
  • Why Don't People Understand My Intentions?: When climate change leaves us homeless, what atrocities are you willing to commit in order to survive? Throw in weird science, and that which is already catastrophic reaches epic dystopian…
    BookNew York : Atria Books, 2023. — Fiction Sterling
  • Things I've Never Seen Before: So do you remember the film, Aliens, and one of the characters was named Vasquez? Well, now we have the story of the two kids she had to leave behind. They've grown up and taken different paths. Her son is…
    eBookTitan, 2022
  • Bits and Pieces: Would you let your body be copied and your consciousness teleported light years across the universe? The catch here is that when your consciousness is reincorporated with your 3D printed body, your original body back on…
    BookNew York Penguin Group USA 2023 — SciFic Kirby TEEN
  • The Magic From the Hand: When science sacrifices the female of the species, don't be surprised when one violently steps out of line.
    Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Penguin Teen, 2021. — SciFic Zhao TEEN
  • We're Makin' Weird Science: When science can solve problems, but corporations use that technology for profit, things go upside down.
    Downloadable Graphic NovelImage Comics, 2018
  • Behind Bolted Doors: A close cousin to Frankenstein, this scientist leaves his daughter alienated, much like the creature in Frankenstein.
    BookNew York : Del Rey, [2022] — Fiction Moreno
  • Diagrams and Charts, Mending Broken Hearts: This incandescent audiobook version is read by a cast of distinct voices and captures the heartbreak of Weird Science laying waste to Arizona's beauty.
    Downloadable AudiobookRandom House Digital, 2020. — Audio Download