Gaia: A Novel

Sixteen-year-old Vicky Sobin's only wish is to help her mother. Since Vicky's birth, her mother has been completely unresponsive. Her body is present, but Vicky senses that her mind is somewhere far, far away. What happened to her? Where has she gone?

Vicky gets the answers to her life's biggest mystery with the arrival of Troy, an aloof stranger claiming to be her twin brother. Troy brings extraordinary news. While Vicky is human, Troy is alien and was raised on Gaia, a planet under the threat of warfare. Troy was intended to be his planet's hope for survival. He failed. Now, it is up to Vicky.

Vicky does not completely understand or trust Troy. He may be her brother, but he is still an alien and a stranger. If Vicky helps him, Troy promises her the one thing she has been yearning for her entire life: he will save their mother.

In this intergalactic young-adult adventure, Vicky and her best friend, Ming, are transported to an alien planet full of wonders and danger. When Troy and his people take a stand against violent invaders, the two girls will learn what it truly means to be human.