It was the cover of this book that grabbed my attention when I looking at our local library for trade paperbacks or graphic novels to read.

This is a story in manga art style that kind of grabbed me, the more I read into the storyline. I normally don't reach for manga art books, unless they are ones that  I am familar with from anime films that I see at comic conventions.

This book is from Tokyopop, who has a large presence at the San Diego Comic Con International each year.  I had not
seen this storyline before, but found that Stuart Moore, (the writer), and Christopher Schons, (the illustrator), combined
to tell such a good story that I'll be looking for Volume Two!

The story is set in the year 2068, on the Earthlight Lunar Colony. The colony has become a melting pot of scientific discovery and global tensions.

It is  a fiveteen-year-old Damon Cole who has come from Earth with his mom and dad that attends the new Earthlight Academy. Damon has it tough as his mom is the teacher, and his father is the new Chief Administrator of the entire colony.

Damon wants to fit in with the rest of the kids, several who have been born on the moon, but he hits a few rough spots when he is drawn into the life of a mysterious girl, her abusive boyfriend, and a finale to the first volume that you don't see coming!

Other than some of the language used in the book, (not appropriate IMHO for younger children), this is a well written and extremely well drawn graphic book. The only exception is the very ending when there is a radical turn in the storyline. But that is what Volume Two Is For!

I for one will be looking forward to reading Volume Two of this series! 

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