Keelic and the Space Pirates: The Keelic Travers Chronicles, Book 1 in Bloomington, MN

Keelic isn't just the new kid on the block; he's the new kid on the
planet
. No friends. No fun. School bites, and so do some of the critters in the alien forest he explores to get away from it all. Normal, everyday life on a frontier world. Except, Keelic isn't your normal everyday kid, and what he discovers out in the alien woods will change the course of human history...if he can get his homework done first.