Space Runners: The Moon Platoon

It's 2085, and Benny Love grew up in the Drylands where he and his family live as nomads and scavenge to survive.  He can't believe his luck when the genius inventor Elijah West picks him for an all expenses paid trip to the moon.  This is a dream come true!  Not only will he get to spend two weeks in the first resort on the moon, the Lunar Taj with Elijah West and some of the earth's greatest minds, but he also gets enough money to take his family out of the Drylands for good. 

Soon after their arrival, a freak asteroid shower strikes the moon and the Lunar Taj knocking his new friend Hot Dog off her race track and stranding her on the moon's surface.  Drue, who may be a potential friend, but who is also kind of a jerk, convinces Benny and genius girl Jasmine to join him on a rescue mission.  This cements their friendship and gives them a bit of a reputation. 

Benny is sure the unauthorized rescue mission is a one-time thing, but it just feels like something not quite right on the moon.  When they can't get any information from Elijah about the asteroids, they decide to do some digging of their own and make a startling discovery about the real purpose of the Lunar Taj and the fate of everyone on earth.

Jeramey Kraatz's series starter is a fun science fiction thrill ride.  Its got secretive billionaires, drag racing on the moon, unlikely friendship, and mortal peril.  This is just good fun!  Highly recommended!