The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia by David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Most of the books teens read today are fictional and often tell a story. This, however, does not mean that nonfiction books can’t be just as entrancing, if not more. The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia captures just the scope of what I am talking about. Upon opening it, you are plunged into an amazing narrative which is straight out of science fiction, yet happening right before us in real life: the search for extraterrestrial life. All around the planet, top thinkers and scientists, space agencies, technologically advanced telescopes and devices are scanning the skies, searching for the first proof of alien life. Rockets are being sent up, probes are being deployed, and hypotheses are being tested in a mind-blowing, almost unreal race. But the craziest thing is that most of us are totally unaware of it.
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