From the multiple Hugo-winning author of APOLLO'S OUTCASTS and the Coyote series comes a young-adult novella about a thrilling encounter between a small-town teenager and three kids from ... somewhere else. "With a combination of humor, sensitivity and believability, Steele writes an adventure story (with romantic undercurrents) that forms a crucible of character for our hero." — Tangent "This story typifies the classic young adult sense-of-wonder story ... with its young protagonist dreaming of the stars who is thrust into an adventure beyond his imagination ... Very good stuff." — SF Signal