They don't call it Crater School A - It's Cinnamon Sands Academy. William Glenn learns that when he arrives at the Mars Colony. A second fact is that Vincent Sorenson is a friend he can trust with his secret irrational fears. So when bad dreams and a nagging sense of danger keep creeping into his mind, he tells himself it's time to grow up. However, when all communications are suddenly cut off, he has time for one course of action. William has to conquer his fear by taking the ride of his life as he attempts to save the Colony from "The Monsters on Mars".