The Xantir Project

It's two hundred years in the future, and Earth has problems. The tilt of the planet has stabilized, causing widespread drought. Once-stable countries are at war for what little resources are left. The United States government decides it's time for the humans to leave.

Chloe and her family are part of an experiment that will determine the fate of humanity. Along with thirty-five other families, they are sent to planet Xantir. Their mission: to set up a new civilization.

But they are taking a great risk. A slight miscalculation, a bug in the computer program; thirty-six families gone forever. Good thing the programmers were hand-picked by the government...

With every minute that passes, Chloe leaves behind everything that she knows. The farther the ship gets from home, the longer it takes to communicate with her home. All that she has left is her family.

If the ship can reach planet Xantir, a whole new set of difficulties will meet Chloe. She's spent two years of her life learning about the edible plants, the dangerous animals, and the geography of the new planet. But there's far too much the humans don't know. In the past, Chloe's relied on information from probes. Nobody knows what will happen if a human actually sets foot on Xantir.