An NPR favorite book of 2019 Winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award When an Earth—like planet is discovered, a team of six teens, along with three veteran astronauts, embark on a twenty—year trip to set up a planet for human colonization—but find that space is more deadly than they ever could have imagined. Have you ever hoped you could leave everything behind? Have you ever dreamt of a better world? Can a dream sustain a lifetime? A century ago, an astronomer discovered an Earth—like planet orbiting a nearby star. She predicted that one day humans would travel there to build a utopia. Today, ten astronauts are leaving everything behind to find it. Four are veterans of the twentieth century’s space—race. And six are teenagers who’ve trained for this mission most of their lives. It will take the team twenty—three years to reach Terra—Two. Twenty—three years locked in close quarters. Twenty—three years with no one to rely on but each other. Twenty—three years with no rescue possible, should something go wrong. And something always goes wrong.