War of the Worlds, The

by H.G. Wells | Grades 8-12 | Lexile 900

Wells’ seminal science-fiction novel about alien invaders will grip your students just as it has countless readers over the past century. The tenuous grasp that the human race has on its continued existence is strikingly depicted, while the narrator’s concern for his friends and family gives this tale of war between man and Martian a deeply personal edge.