The story: Space miners on Perses, a mineral-rich asteroid, are getting ready to send a hugely valuable shipment back to earth when their colony is attacked by pirates just as their position behind the sun cuts off all communication with earth. A small group of teens with Christopher Nichols at the head faces the daunting challenge of staying alive--finding food, avoiding marauders--for the two months until comm systems come back online. And of course there are more challenges than they initially expect...like, who's the traitor in their midst? And can they expose him before his treachery wipes them all out?
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG-13; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (acts of war, betrayal, parental death) PG-13; overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: The kids' ages are never exactly clear, but this book appears to be aimed at grades 5-8. I thought it was a solid science fiction read, with appealing characters of both the boy and girl persuasion. Alert: it's a cliff-hanger!
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