Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Life on Earth in the 22nd century is grim. Many people have chosen to abandon this harsh existence in favour of starting anew, on a space station or even another planet. Those left behind are expected to conform to strict rules, and independence is discouraged. But Pete and his friends find such restrictions hard to accept and, despite the constant threat of the Children's Centres, they are determined to search for a place they can call home.