A few years ago Professor Locke posted about Crater, a science fiction book written by Homer Hickam. In his post, Professor Locke mentioned two good attributes of the book: its overtly pro-freedom dialogue and the fun adventure portrayed.
The book’s setting is the future when the moon is a settled frontier area to which humans travel via space elevators and “cyclers” and mining is the primary industry. There is little government and the moon is portrayed as a place where individuals go to live more free than they can on Earth.
A young adventurous and intelligent orphan named Crater is the protagonist. Crater is sent on a mission by the moon’s leading industrialist to retrieve a package that could lead to the technological transformation of the moon, decreasing its dependence on Earth.
The theme revolves around realizing one’s potential and, as such, I think it is a book worth reading and recommending, especially, to teenagers.
http://www.amazon.com/Crater-Helium-3-Novel-Homer-Hickam/dp/1401686966/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1314902148&sr=1-24
