"Bell has spent his whole lifeall eleven years of iton Mars.
But he's still just a regular kidhe loves cats, any kind of cake,
and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are
keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars
colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the
grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones
who can help. It's up to Bella regular kid in a very different
worldto uncover the truth and save his familyand possibly unite
an entire planet"Publisher's website.